Probation officers monitor the conduct and behaviour of criminal offenders serving probation terms and serving sentences of two years less a day. They are employed by provincial governments. Parole officers monitor the reintegration of criminal offenders serving the remainder of sentences on conditional release and individuals that are subject to a long-term supervision order. They also assess inmates and develop rehabilitation programs for criminal offenders who are incarcerated in correctional facilities. They are employed by federal and provincial governments. Both probation and parole officers work in the community and in correctional facilities including young offender's correctional facilities.

Probation and parole officers

Correctional Services 

Managers in social, community and correctional services plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the programs and activities of social service and community agencies, correctional institutions, counselling departments, labour organizations, professional associations, political parties and non-governmental organizations.

Managers in social, community and correctional services

Social Services

Sheriffs execute and enforce court orders, warrants and writs, participate in seizure and sale of property and perform courtroom and other related duties. Bailiffs serve legal orders and documents, seize or repossess properties, evict tenants and perform other related activities. Sheriffs and bailiffs must usually complete a training program offered by the province to work in the provincial courts. They are employed by federal, provincial, territorial and municipal courts, and bailiffs may be employed as officers of the court or in private service as agents for creditors.

Sheriffs and bailiffs

Correctional service officers guard offenders and detainees and maintain order in correctional institutions and other places of detention. Primary workers develop women offender's correctional plan and work with other service officers in the correctional team. They are employed by federal, provincial and municipal governments. Correctional service officers who are supervisors are included in this unit group.

Correctional service officers

Other professional occupations in social science include anthropologists, archaeologists, geographers, historians, linguists, political scientists, sociologists and other professional occupations in social science. They are employed in universities and throughout the public and private sectors.

Criminologists

Security Officers

Legal administrative assistants perform a variety of secretarial and administrative duties in law offices, legal departments of large firms, real estate companies, land title offices, municipal, provincial and federal courts and government.

Legal administrative assistants

Administrative Assistant

Legal Professions

Judges adjudicate civil and criminal cases and administer justice in courts of law. Judges preside over federal and provincial courts.

Judges

Lawyers advise clients on legal matters, represent clients before administration boards and draw up legal documents such as contracts and wills. Lawyers also plead cases, represent clients before tribunals and conduct prosecutions in courts of law. Lawyers are employed in law firms and prosecutor's offices. Lawyers are employed by federal, provincial and municipal governments and various business establishments or they may be self-employed. Articling students are included in this unit group.

Lawyers

Paralegals prepare legal documents and conduct research to assist lawyers or other professionals. Independent paralegals provide legal services to the public as allowed by government legislation, or provide paralegal services on contract to law firms or other establishments. Justices of the peace administer oaths, issue subpoenas, summonses and warrants and perform other court-related duties such as conducting bail hearings. Notaries public administer oaths, take affidavits, sign legal documents and perform other activities according to the scope of their practice. Trademark agents advise clients on intellectual property matters. Paralegals are employed by law firms, by record search companies and in legal departments throughout the public and private sectors. Independent paralegals are usually self-employed. Justices of the peace are employed by federal, provincial, municipal, and territorial courts. Notaries public are employed by government and in the public and private sectors or they may be self-employed. Trademark agents are employed by law firms and legal departments throughout the public and private sectors, trademark development and search firms or they may be self-employed.

Paralegals

Paralegals and related occupations

Notaries public

Trademark agents

Court reporters record and transcribe verbatim the proceedings of courts, legislative assemblies and committees, and prepare transcripts for use by judges, tribunals and quasi-judicial panels. They are employed by courts of law, provincial and federal legislative assemblies and committees, or they may be self-employed. Medical transcriptionists record, transcribe and edit dictation by physicians and other health care providers, surgical proceedings, health-related reports and other medical documentation. They are employed by hospitals, medical clinics and doctors' offices, or they may be self-employed. Closed captioners, braille technicians and other transcriptionists are included in this unit group.

Court reporters

Commissioned police officers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate police force administration and police activities such as maintaining law and order and detecting and preventing crime. They are employed by municipal, provincial and federal governments. This unit group includes officers from the rank of staff sergeant to police commissioner. Commissioned officers in the railway police, deputy chief coroners, and deputy chief medical examiners are also included in this unit group.

Commissioned police officers and related occupations in public protection services

Police Officers

Police officers maintain order and enforce laws and regulations. They respond to emergency calls, patrol public areas, regulate traffic, control crowds, arrest offenders and build community relationships. They are employed by municipal and federal governments and some provincial and regional governments.

Police officers (except commissioned)

Police investigators and professionals in related investigative occupations follow leads and investigate circumstances relating to crimes committed and obtain information to prevent crimes. They plan and coordinate investigations, collect evidence, interview suspects, victims, witnesses and other stakeholders, conduct surveillance and testify in court. They are employed by municipal, provincial and federal governments. This unit group includes coroners and medical examiners. 

Coroners and medical examiners

Police investigators and other investigative occupations

Physicians and Medical Specialists

Police investigators

Border services, customs, and immigration officers administer and enforce laws and regulations related to immigration, customs and border crossing. They are employed by government agencies.

Border services, customs, and immigration officers

By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers enforce by-laws and regulations of provincial and municipal governments. They are employed by provincial and municipal governments and agencies.

By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers

Zoning inspectors

Animal control officers

Security guards and workers in related security service occupations guard and implement security measures to protect property against theft, vandalism and fire; to control access to establishments; to maintain order and enforce regulations at public events and within establishments; to perform screening of passengers, luggage or cargo; to conduct private investigations for clients or employers and to provide other protective services not elsewhere classified. They are employed by public or private security agencies, residential complexes, educational, cultural, financial and health institutions, retail establishments, investigation service companies, transportation facilities, and organizations throughout the private and public sectors, or they may be self-employed.

Security guards

Screening officers

Armoured car guards

Corporate security officers

Private investigators

Primary combat members of the Canadian Armed Forces provide collective defence measures to protect Canadian waters, land, air space and other interests. They conduct raids and ambushes in combat missions and conduct patrols and escorts in security and stability missions. They also follow the military and strategic policies established by the leadership of the Canadian Army, the Royal Canadian Airforce and the Royal Canadian Navy.

Primary combat members of the Canadian Armed Forces

Canadian Armed Forces

Specialized members of the Canadian Armed Forces provide critical technological support for military armament. They are primarily responsible for the maintenance, inspection and technical support of all Canadian Army equipment. They also follow the military and strategic policies established by the leadership of the Canadian Army, the Royal Canadian Airforce, and the Royal Canadian Navy.

Specialized members of the Canadian Armed Forces

Commissioned officers of the Canadian Armed Forces plan, organize, command, direct, control and evaluate, the operations of their organization in relation to established objectives. Senior commissioned officers formulate military and strategic policies which establish the direction to be taken by the Canadian Forces. All ranks of commissioned officers in the Royal Canadian Air Force, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Navy are included in this unit group.

Commissioned officers of the Canadian Armed Forces

Operations members of the Canadian Armed Forces provide operational support to soldiers including the proper functioning and testing of military equipment such as vehicles, ships and weapons. They follow the military and strategic policies established by the leadership of the Canadian Army, the Royal Canadian Airforce and the Royal Canadian Navy.

Operations members of the Canadian Armed Forces

Law & Justice

Public Administration Master's Degrees

Architecture and Architectural Engineering Diplomas

Construction estimators

Architectural technologists and technicians

Drafting technologists and technicians

Paralegal And Legal Studies Diplomas

Legal Administration Certificates

Peace and Conflict Studies Bachelor's Degrees

Social policy researchers and program officers

Forensic Sciences And Investigation Bachelor's Degrees

Sociology Master's Degrees

Sociologists

Criminology Doctoral Degrees

Any Bachelor's Degree

College and other vocational instructors

Technical sales specialists - wholesale trade

Post-secondary teaching and research assistants

Program officers unique to government

Postal and courier services managers

Technical writers

Employment insurance and revenue officers

Psychology Master's Degrees

Educational counsellors

Psychometricians

Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education)

Sociology Bachelor's Degrees

Government managers in health policy development and program administration

Other managers in public administration

Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers

Government managers in social policy development and program administration

Immigration consultants

Statistical officers and related research support occupations

Law Enforcement Bachelor's Degrees

Paralegal Bachelor's Degrees

Animal Control and Welfare Certificates

Social Work Master's Degrees

Health Science Master's Degrees

Science managers

Medicine First Professional Degrees

Managers in health care

Specialists in clinical and laboratory medicine

Specialists in surgery

General practitioners and family physicians

Psychology Bachelor's Degrees

Human resources managers

Human resources and recruitment officers

Human resources professionals

Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies

Law Master's Degrees

Law Enforcement Diplomas

Counselling Master's Degrees

Law First Professional Degrees

Criminology Bachelor's Degrees

Legal Studies Post-Baccalaureate Diplomas

Forensic Investigation Advanced Certificates

Business Administration Bachelor's Degrees

Financial officers

Retail and wholesale trade managers

Financial auditors and accountants

Managers in transportation freight traffic

Mortgage broker managers

Financial managers

Other administrative services managers

Securities managers

Other business services managers

Producers, directors, and film editors

Government managers - economic analysis, policy development and program administration

Senior managers - financial, communications and other business services

Information systems specialists

Securities agents, investment dealers and brokers

Professional occupations in marketing

Financial sales representatives

Administrative officers

Financial advisors

Mortgage brokers

Computer and information systems managers

Supervisors, supply chain, tracking and scheduling coordination occupations

Insurance managers

Marketing managers

Corporate sales managers

Procurement and purchasing agents and officers

Senior managers - trade, broadcasting and other services

Actuaries

Conference and event planners

Court officers

Purchasing managers

Registrars and administrators of vocational training schools

Business development officers and market researchers and analysts

Banking, credit and other investment managers

Senior managers - construction, transportation, production and utilities

Retail and wholesale buyers

Executive housekeepers

Professional occupations in business management consulting

Managers in transportation operations

Business systems specialists

Financial and investment analysts

Manufacturing managers

Senior managers - health, education, social and community services and membership organizations