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0011 – Legislators

Legislators participate in the activities of a federal, provincial, territorial or local government legislative body or executive council, band council or school board as elected or appointed members.

Profile

Index of titles Example job titles

  • Aboriginal band chief
  • Aboriginal band council member
  • Alderman/woman
  • Attorney general
  • Band chief, First Nations
  • Cabinet minister
  • Chair, metropolitan council
  • Chair, regional municipality
  • Chief, First Nations band
  • City alderman
  • City councillor
  • City councilman/woman
  • Council member, First Nations band
  • Councillor
  • Councilman/woman, city
  • First Nations band chief
  • First Nations band council member
  • First Nations government leader
  • Government leader
  • Governor general
  • Leader of the opposition
  • Legislative body speaker
  • Legislator
  • Lieutenant-governor
  • Mayor
  • Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)
  • Member of Parliament (MP)
  • Member of the House of Assembly (MHA)
  • Member of the National Assembly (MNA)
  • Member of the Provincial Parliament (MPP)
  • Metropolitan council chair
  • MHA (Member of the House of Assembly)
  • Minister - government
  • MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly)
  • MNA (Member of the National Assembly)
  • MP (Member of Parliament)
  • MPP (Member of the Provincial Parliament)
  • Municipal council chairman/woman
  • Opposition leader
  • Orator - government
  • Premier
  • Prime minister
  • Reeve
  • Regional municipality chair
  • School board trustee
  • Senator
  • Solicitor general
  • Speaker, legislative body
  • Treasury Board president
  • Trustee, school board
  • Cabinet minister
  • City councillor
  • First Nations band chief
  • Governor general
  • Lieutenant-governor
  • Mayor
  • Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)
  • Member of Parliament (MP)
  • Member of the National Assembly (MNA)
  • Member of the Provincial Parliament (MPP)
  • Premier
  • Prime minister
  • School board trustee
  • Senator

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Legislators perform some or all of the following duties:
    • Enact, amend or repeal laws and regulations
    • Participate in developing or amending government policies, programs or procedures
    • Represent their government at local, national and international meetings and conferences
    • Respond to matters of concern to constituents or the general public
    • May serve as minister responsible for a government department or agency and direct senior government managers and officials in the implementation of government policy and the management of that department or agency.

Employment requirements

  • Election to a legislative body, or appointment to positions such as senator, lieutenant-governor or governor general, is required.

Additional information

    Exclusions

    Breakdown summary

    Broad occupational category
    0 – Management occupations
    Skill level
    A – Occupations usually require university education.
    Major group
    00 – Senior management occupations
    Minor group
    001 – Legislators and senior management
    Version
    NOC 2011 Version 1.0