NOC 22231: Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers

Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers inspect transportation vehicles such as aircraft, watercraft, automobiles and trucks and weighing and measuring devices such as scales and meters as well as industrial instruments, processes and equipment for conformity to government and industry standards and regulations. They are employed by government agencies and in the private sector.

Express Entry eligibility

• Skilled work (TEER 0 to 3): yes, TEER 2.
• Canadian Experience Class: counts as skilled Canadian work (1 year in the last 3 years).
• Federal Skilled Worker Program: counts as skilled work (1 year of continuous work in the last 10 years).
• Federal Skilled Trades Program: not one of the eligible trades.
• High-wage occupation (from November 3, 2026): yes, 1.5× tier.

TEER 2: Occupations that usually need a college diploma, an apprenticeship of 2 or more years, or supervisory duties. Every program has other requirements too, such as language test results and, for FSW, a points test.

Category-based draws

NOC 22231 is not on any of IRCC’s occupation category lists. You can still be invited in general, Canadian Experience Class or other program draws.

Category lists checked on canada.ca on 2026-10-17. IRCC category-based selection

CRS points for work in NOC 22231

With 12+ months of Canadian work here, from November 3, 2026, by years of skilled Canadian work:

See Canadian work points and the median-wage rule.

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Motor vehicles defects investigators
• Conduct motor vehicle and motor vehicle component defect investigations, examinations, tests and defect-related accident investigations
• Provide expert advice and testimony on specific motor vehicle performance problems or defects
• Recommend improvements in vehicle inspection and licensing procedures and vehicle safety standards.
• Railway accident investigation officers
• Collect and analyze data from train derailments, collisions, and other accidents to determine the causes
• Inspect and evaluate railway property, structures, rolling stock, signals, track structure and train handling characteristics to ensure compliance to operating standards.
• Airworthiness inspectors
• Conduct initial and regular inspections of establishments and individuals holding or applying for air carrier operating certificates and establishments engaged in aircraft maintenance, repair or modification
• Inspect aircraft, advise of any deficiencies and detain aircraft suspected of being unairworthy or unsafe.
• Inspectors, weights and measures
• Conduct inspections and tests of a variety of mechanical and electronic weighing and measuring devices and systems
• Prepare draft investigative reports of findings
• Recommend corrective or enforcement action.
• Oil and gas drilling rig inspectors
• Conduct onshore and offshore inspections of drilling and well servicing equipment and processes to ensure compliance with regulations and policies and to recommend improvements and corrective action.

For Express Entry your duties must match the lead statement and most of the main duties above.

Example job titles

• air carrier maintenance inspector
• air transport inspector
• airworthiness inspector
• electricity and gas meter inspector
• elevator inspector
• engineering inspector
• engineering regulatory officer
• insurance loss prevention inspector
• marine damage surveyor
• motor vehicle defects investigator
• railway accident investigation officer
• weights and measures inspector

Employment requirements

• University degree or college diploma in an appropriate engineering field or Trade qualifications and extensive related work experience are required.
• Appropriate professional engineering or engineering technology certification and licences may be required.

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