NOC 40042: Commissioned officers 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.

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, 1.5× 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 40042 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 40042

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:

• Allocate material, human and financial resources to implement military policies and programs, establish administrative controls, and approve overall personnel planning
• Plan, organize and command the activities of the Canadian Armed Forces combat units and military strategic units in the Army, Royal Canadian Air Force, and Royal Canadian Navy at home and when deployed overseas during operations in conflict territory
• Plan, organize and command units engaged in non-military disaster relief, humanitarian and peacekeeping operations at the national and international level
• Set objectives of the organization in accordance with legislation and government policy, formulate or approve and evaluate programs and procedures, alone or in collaboration with senior government committees
• Coordinate the work of various military strategic units employing appropriate levels of military force for specific tasks
• Develop and implement military procedures and policies that are geared to the capabilities and performance of each unit.

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

Example job titles

• admiral
• artillery officer
• brigadier general
• colonel
• commodore
• lieutenant commander
• major
• naval cadet
• officer cadet
• search and rescue captain

Employment requirements

• A university degree is usually required.
• Completion of military training is required.
• Experience as a non-commissioned member of the armed forces and demonstrated leadership ability may substitute for a university degree.
• Senior ranks, such as colonel, require several years of experience.

Similar jobs with a different code

• 43204Operations members of the Canadian Armed Forces
• 44200Primary combat members of the Canadian Armed Forces
• 42102Specialized members of the Canadian Armed Forces