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43202 – By-law enforcement and other regulatory 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.
Profile
Index of titles Example job titles
- Animal control inspector
- Animal control officer
- Animal control supervisor
- By-law enforcement officer
- By-law enforcement officers supervisor
- Commercial transport inspector
- Commercial vehicle enforcement officer
- Development control officer
- Dog catcher
- Dog warden
- Garbage collection inspector
- Highway scale operator
- Humane Society inspector
- Humane Society officer
- Inspector - by-law enforcement
- Inspector - municipal law enforcement
- Licence inspector
- Liquor board licence inspector
- Liquor licence inspector
- Lottery supervisor - government services
- Municipal law enforcement officer
- Municipal law enforcement officers supervisor
- Parking control officer
- Pound officer
- Property standards inspector
- Property use inspector
- Right of way inspector
- Road transport inspector
- Service station inspector
- Sign inspector
- Subdivision control officer
- Taxi inspector
- Traffic supervisor - by-law enforcement
- Transport compliance officer
- Transportation enforcement officer
- Weigh station operator - by-law enforcement
- Zoning enforcement officer
- Zoning examiner
- Zoning inspector
- Animal control officer
- By-law enforcement officer
- Commercial transport inspector
- Garbage collection inspector
- Liquor licence inspector
- Parking control officer
- Property standards inspector
- Taxi inspector
- Zoning inspector
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Animal control officers
- Respond to citizen complaints concerning stray domestic animals, livestock and wildlife
- Issue warnings and citations to owners
- Impound lost, homeless and dangerous animals.
By-law enforcement officers
- Enforce municipal and provincial regulations
- Investigate complaints
- Issue warnings and citations to commercial and residential property owners and occupants.
Commercial transport inspectors
- Inspect commercial vehicles to ensure compliance with regulations governing load restrictions, the transportation of hazardous materials and public safety.
Garbage collection inspectors
- Investigate complaints concerning infractions of garbage collection by-laws.
Liquor licence inspectors
- Conduct inspections of licensed establishments
- Advise licensees on laws and regulations
- Report contravention of laws and regulations to provincial liquor control boards and agencies.
Parking control officers
- Enforce parking by-laws on city streets, regional roads and municipal properties.
Taxi inspectors
- Inspect taxicabs for mechanical reliability, cleanliness, licensing and meter accuracy
- Investigate public complaints, issue citations and prepare reports
- Give evidence to city councils, taxi commissions and in court.
Zoning inspectors
- Investigate properties in violation of zoning and related by-laws, after receiving requests for licence clearances pertaining to zoning and related by-laws, and on receipt of building permit applications.
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is required.
- Completion of a college program or courses in law and security or other related field or experience in a related administrative or regulatory occupation is usually required.
- Zoning inspectors or zoning enforcement officers may require a college diploma as a civil engineering or architectural technologist or technician and several years of experience in enforcement and/or building construction or a related field.
- On-the-job training is provided.
Additional information
- By-law enforcement officers may specialize in the enforcement of one specific by-law.
Exclusions
Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 4 – Occupations in education, law and social, community and government services
- TEER
- 3 – Occupations usually require a college diploma or apprenticeship training of less than two years; or more than six months of on-the-job training
- Major group
- 43 – Assisting occupations in education and in legal and public protection
- Sub-major group
- 432 – Assisting occupations in legal and public protection
- Minor group
- 4320 – Assisting occupations in legal and public protection
- Version
- NOC 2021 Version 1.0