85100 Livestock labourers

What this occupation covers

Livestock labourers assist other farm workers to raise cattle, poultry and other animals, to help carry out feeding, health and breeding programs, to process animal products and to assist in the maintenance and repair of farm equipment and buildings. They are employed on livestock farms.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 8 main duties for this code.

• Feed and tend livestock, poultry and other animals
• Milk animals such as cows and goats, manually or with a machine
• Sort, brand and handle animals
• Maintain or assist in the maintenance of facilities and farm infrastructure including cleaning stables, barns, barnyards and pens
• Assist with breeding activities
• May monitor health of animals and provide care
• May prepare animals for transportation
• May operate and maintain farm machinery and equipment.

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.

• 82030 Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors
• 80020 Managers in agriculture
• 84120 Specialized livestock workers and farm machinery operators

Excluded from this code

• Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors (See 82030 Agricultural service contractors and farm supervisors)
• Managers in agriculture (See 80020 Managers in agriculture)
• 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.

apiary worker · barn worker · bee farm worker · beef cattle farm worker · cattle ranch labourer · cattle ranch worker · chicken catcher · cowboy/cowgirl · dairy farm labourer · dairy farm worker · dairy hand · egg candler · egg collector · egg gatherer · egg grader · egg grading machine tender · egg grading station labourer · egg packer - farm · egg picker - poultry · egg processing machine tender · farm hand - livestock · farm labourer - livestock · farm worker - livestock · feedlot assistant

Employment requirements

• There are no specific education or training requirements.