NOC 82010: Supervisors, logging and forestry

Supervisors in logging and forestry supervise and coordinate the activities of workers engaged in logging operations and silvicultural operations. They are employed by logging companies, contractors and government agencies.

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: an eligible skilled trade (2 years in the last 5 years).
• High-wage occupation (from November 3, 2026): yes, 1.3× 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 82010 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 82010

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:

• Supervise and co-ordinate the activities of logging and forestry workers in woodland operations, often in several work locations over several square kilometres
• Oversee silvicultural activities such as scarification, planting and vegetation control
• Schedule work crews, equipment and transportation for several work locations
• Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve work methods
• Instruct workers in safety, recognize unsafe work conditions and modify work procedures
• Ensure that government regulations are met
• Communicate with forestry technical, professional and management personnel regarding forest harvesting and forest management plans, procedures and schedules
• Prepare production and other reports
• Hire and train new workers.

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

Example job titles

• forest operations supervisor
• forestry crew supervisor
• hook tender - logging
• logging contractor
• logging foreman/woman
• production supervisor - logging
• silviculture supervisor
• woods foreman/woman

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Completion of a one- to three-year college program for forestry technologists or technicians may be required.
• Formal company training and several months of on-the-job training are provided.
• Several years of experience as a logger, silvicultural worker, or logging machinery operator are usually required.
• A chemical application licence may be required.
• An industrial first aid certificate may be required.

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