NOC 40041: Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers

Fire chiefs and senior firefighting officers plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate firefighting operations and fire prevention activities in fire departments. They are employed by municipal and federal governments and by industrial establishments with firefighting services.

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 40041 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 40041

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:

• Develop, implement and evaluate policies and procedures for the operation of a municipal fire department, a district fire region or an industrial firefighting service
• Plan, direct and coordinate firefighting strategies for fire departments
• Evaluate the type of fire, the extent of damage to buildings and the danger to nearby establishments
• Direct activities at the scene of a fire
• Determine damage estimates and investigate the potential causes of a fire after extinguished
• Develop and oversee the implementation of security and fire prevention campaigns
• Represent the fire department in communications with government, the media and the public
• Direct the training of personnel in firefighting methods
• Coordinate and monitor budget and departmental resources.

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

Example job titles

• deputy fire chief
• district fire chief
• fire chief

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is required.
• Completion of a college program in fire protection technology, fire science or a related field is usually required.
• Completion of a provincial or municipal firefighters training course is required.
• A minimum of ten years of experience as a firefighter is usually required before becoming eligible for a senior officer position.

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