NOC 40010: Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration

Government managers in health and social policy development and program administration plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the development and administration of health care policies, social policies and related programs designed to protect and promote the health and social welfare of individuals and communities. They are employed by all levels of government.

Express Entry eligibility

• Skilled work (TEER 0 to 3): yes, TEER 0.
• 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, 2× tier.

TEER 0: Management occupations. Every program has other requirements too, such as language test results and, for FSW, a points test.

Category-based draws

NOC 40010 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 40010

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:

• Participate in the development of health or social policies by providing advice to senior government managers
• Organize departmental unit and establish procedures to meet departmental objectives set by senior management
• Direct and advise health or social policy researchers, consultants or program officers who conduct research, prepare documents or administer programs for individuals and communities in areas such as health and social services, employment and immigration, labour or housing
• Plan, administer and control budgets for research and administration, support services and equipment and supplies
• Organize and direct committees and working groups to plan, manage or evaluate health and social services projects and programs
• Interview, hire and provide training for staff.

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

Example job titles

• city medical officer of health - government services
• health information and promotion director - government services
• health program operations manager - government services
• housing policy and development director - government services
• immigration and settlement director - government services
• social services director - government services
• social services planning manager - government services

Employment requirements

• Government managers in health policy development and program administration
• A bachelor's degree or college diploma in health science, hospital administration or public administration or a bachelor's degree in social science is required.
• A graduate degree in a health, social science or an administrative discipline may be required.
• Several years of experience as a health or social policy researcher, consultant or program officer are usually required.
• For some government managers in health policy development and program administration, certification in the relevant health profession is required. For example, city medical officers of health must be physicians.
• Government managers in social policy development and program administration
• A bachelor's degree or a college diploma in a social science discipline, such as sociology or economics, or an administrative discipline, such as public administration, is required.
• A graduate degree in a social science or an administrative discipline may be required.
• Several years of experience as a social policy researcher, consultant or program officer are usually required.

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