84111 Silviculture and forestry workers

What this occupation covers

Silviculture and forestry workers perform a variety of duties related to reforestation and to the management, improvement and conservation of forest lands. They are employed by logging companies, contractors and government services.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 8 main duties for this code.

• Assess site, select seedlings and plant trees using manual planting tools in reforestation areas
• Operate power thinning saw to thin and space trees in reforestation areas
• Operate chain saw to thin young forest stands
• Control weeds and undergrowth in regenerating forest stands using manual tools and chemicals
• Complete firefighting reports and maintain firefighting equipment
• Dig trenches, cut trees, pump water on burning areas to fight forest fires under direction of fire suppression officer or forestry technician
• Operate and maintain a skidder, bulldozer or other prime mover to pull a variety of scarification or site preparation equipment over areas to be regenerated
• Perform other silviculture duties such as collecting seed cones, pruning trees, assisting in planting surveys and marking trees for subsequent operations.

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 2 of its 8 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.

• 22114 Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists
• 84110 Chain saw and skidder operators
• 85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourers
• 21111 Forestry professionals
• 22112 Forestry technologists and technicians
• 85120 Logging and forestry labourers
• 82010 Supervisors, logging and forestry

Excluded from this code

• Arborist (See 22114 Landscape and horticulture technicians and specialists)
• Chain saw and skidder operators (See 84110 Chain saw and skidder operators)
• Forest nursery labourer (See 85103 Nursery and greenhouse labourers)
• Forestry professionals (See 21111 Forestry professionals)
• Forestry technologists and technicians (See 22112 Forestry technologists and technicians)
• Logging and forestry labourers (See 85120 Logging and forestry labourers)
• Supervisors, logging and forestry (See 82010 Supervisors, logging and forestry)

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.

brush cutter - forestry · clearing saw operator - forestry · fire crewman/woman - forestry · fire lookout · fire suppression crewman/woman - forestry · forest firefighter · forestry conservation worker · forestry crew worker · forestry crewman/woman · forestry worker · forestry worker - logging · lookout - forestry · pieceworker - silviculture · precommercial tree thinner · scarification equipment operator · scarification equipment operator - forestry · scarifier operator - silviculture · seed cone collector · seed cone picker · silviculture worker · spacing saw operator · spacing saw operator - forestry · thinning saw operator · thinning saw operator - forestry

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school may be required.
• Completion of a college or other specialized program for silviculture workers or forestry crew workers may be required.
• Formal training in power saw operation and maintenance and several months of on-the-job training are usually provided.
• Experience as a logging and forestry labourer may be required.
• A chemicals application licence is required.
• Workplace hazardous materials information system (WHMIS) and transportation of dangerous goods (TDG) certificates may be required.
• A silvicultural worker's licence may be required.