Variant of the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0 for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)

• C - Other than STEM Occupations
• C0 - Other than STEM - Senior Management Occupations

00010 - 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.

• Illustrative example(s)

  • 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

  All examples

• Exclusion(s)

  • Chief executive officer (CEO) - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations (See 00013 Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations)
  • Commissioner - government services (See 00011 Senior government managers and officials)

• Main duties

  This group performs 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.