82030 Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors

What this occupation covers

Agricultural service contractors provide agricultural services such as livestock and poultry breeding, soil preparation, crop planting, crop spraying, cultivating or harvesting. Farm supervisors supervise the work of specialized livestock workers, farm machinery operators, livestock labourers, aquaculture labourers and harvesting labourers. They operate their own business or may be employed by farms and agricultural enterprises.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 18 main duties for this code.

• Provide agricultural livestock services such as artificial insemination, spraying or shearing of livestock or disinfecting pens, barns or poultry houses
• Provide agricultural crop services such as plowing, irrigating, cultivating, spraying or harvesting
• Assist in the development and implementation of farm safety and bio-security procedures
• Hire and train workers
• Negotiate the terms of services to be provided
• Maintain financial and operational records
• May participate in the provision of services or in the operation of machinery and equipment
• May operate and repair digital technology and communication tools and equipment, such as robotic milking systems and global positioning systems (GPS).
• Coordinate, assign and supervise the work of specialized livestock workers, farm machinery operators, livestock labourers and harvesting labourers
• Supervise and oversee breeding and other livestock-related programs
• Supervise, monitor and enforce procedures to maintain animal and crop health and welfare
• Supervise and oversee growing and other crop-related operations
• Supervise maintenance of infrastructure, equipment, and supplies
• Develop work schedules and establish procedures
• Ensure farm safety, food safety and security and bio-security procedures are followed
• Maintain quality control and production records
• May perform general farm duties.
• Farm supervisors may specialize in areas such as dairy, poultry, swine, beef, sheep, equine, fruit, vegetable, mixed or other specialty farming.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 3 of its 18 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 85101 Harvesting labourers
• 85100 Livestock labourers
• 80020 Managers in agriculture
• 80021 Managers in horticulture
• 73202 Pest controllers and fumigators
• 65220 Pet groomers and animal care workers
• 84120 Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators

Excluded from this code

• Harvesting labourers (See 85101 Harvesting labourers)
• Livestock labourers (See 85100 Livestock labourers)
• Managers in agriculture (See 80020 Managers in agriculture)
• Managers in horticulture (See 80021 Managers in horticulture)
• Pest controllers and fumigators (See 73202 Pest controllers and fumigators)
• Pet groomers and animal care workers (See 65220 Pet groomers and animal care workers)
• Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators (See 84120 Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

agriculture foreman/woman · animal farm foreman/woman · animal husbandry foreman/woman · apple orchard foreman/woman · artificial insemination service contractor · caponizing service contractor · cattle feedlot foreman/woman · cattle ranch foreman/woman · contractor - agricultural service · corral boss · crop dusting service contractor · crop harvesting service contractor · custom combine contractor · dairy farm foreman/woman · dehorning service contractor · egg grading station manager · farm boss · farm business foreman/woman · farm foreman/woman · farm irrigating system contractor · farm operation foreman/woman · farm operation supervisor · farm produce grading service contractor · farm produce packing service contractor

Employment requirements

• Agricultural service contractors usually require a university degree, college diploma or industry courses in agricultural studies and several years of experience related to the service offered.
• Contractors providing certain services, such as artificial insemination and pesticide application, may require training certificates and provincial licensing.
• Farm supervisors may require a college certificate or other specialized training in agriculture or livestock husbandry.
• A course or certificate in first aid may be required.