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2224 – Conservation and Fishery Officers

Conservation and fishery officers enforce the federal and provincial regulations established for the protection of fish, wildlife and other natural resources and collect and relay information on resource management. They are employed by federal and provincial government departments.

Profile

Index of titles Example job titles

  • Conservation officer
  • District inspector - fisheries
  • District supervisor - fisheries
  • Fish and game warden
  • Fish and wildlife officer
  • Fisheries inspector
  • Fisheries observer
  • Fisheries officer
  • Fishery officer
  • Fishing area supervisor
  • Forest ranger - wildlife management
  • Game officer
  • Game warden
  • Inspector, fisheries
  • Natural resources officer
  • Observer, fisheries
  • Officer, conservation
  • Officer, fisheries
  • Officer, game
  • Park ranger
  • Supervisor, fisheries inspectors
  • Supervisor, fisheries officers
  • Conservation officer
  • Fish and wildlife officer
  • Fishery officer
  • Forest ranger - wildlife management
  • Game officer
  • Game warden
  • Natural resources officer
  • Park ranger

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Conservation and fishery officers perform some or all of the following duties:
    • Generate public awareness of fish and wildlife conservation and regulations
    • Conduct patrols by truck, aircraft, boat, or on foot, to ensure compliance with the provincial and federal statutes relating to fish, wildlife and the environment
    • Investigate complaints, arrest violators, prepare briefs and present evidence in court
    • Issue licences, export documents and special permits and collect royalties assessed on fish, wildlife and timber resources
    • Implement and supervise approved techniques in preventing or overcoming damage caused by wildlife
    • Perform resource protection duties
    • Gather resource data by making inventories of fish, collecting water samples and assisting biologists in scientific research
    • Supervise or provide firearms safety training courses and trapper education courses.

Employment requirements

  • Completion of a one- to three-year college program in renewable resources management is required.
  • On-the-job training and courses related to law enforcement and resource management are provided.
  • A class-5 driver's licence, pesticide applicator's licence and explosives licence may be required.

Additional information

  • Progression to senior and supervisory positions is possible with experience.

Exclusions

Breakdown summary

Broad occupational category
2 – Natural and Applied Sciences and Related Occupations
Skill level
B – Occupations usually require college education or apprenticeship training.
Major group
22 – Technical Occupations Related to Natural and Applied Sciences
Minor group
222 – Technical Occupations in Life Sciences
Version
NOC 2006 Version 1.0