NOC 84111: Silviculture and forestry workers

Silviculture and forestry workers perform a variety of duties related to reforestation and to the management, improvement and conservation of forest lands. They are employed by logging companies, contractors and government services.

Express Entry eligibility

• Skilled work (TEER 0 to 3): no, TEER 4 does not count for Express Entry.
• Canadian Experience Class: does not count.
• Federal Skilled Worker Program: does not count.
• Federal Skilled Trades Program: not one of the eligible trades.
• High-wage occupation (from November 3, 2026): no. No high-wage add-on, and a job offer in it earns no CRS points.

TEER 4: Occupations that usually need a high school diploma or several weeks of on-the-job training. Every program has other requirements too, such as language test results and, for FSW, a points test.

Category-based draws

NOC 84111 is not on any of IRCC’s occupation category lists. You can still be invited in general, Canadian Experience Class or other program draws if you qualify through other experience.

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

CRS points for work in NOC 84111

None. Work in TEER 4 and 5 occupations earns no Canadian work points in the CRS.

See Canadian work points and the median-wage rule.

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Assess site, select seedlings and plant trees using manual planting tools in reforestation areas
• Operate power thinning saw to thin and space trees in reforestation areas
• Operate chain saw to thin young forest stands
• Control weeds and undergrowth in regenerating forest stands using manual tools and chemicals
• Complete firefighting reports and maintain firefighting equipment
• Dig trenches, cut trees, pump water on burning areas to fight forest fires under direction of fire suppression officer or forestry technician
• Operate and maintain a skidder, bulldozer or other prime mover to pull a variety of scarification or site preparation equipment over areas to be regenerated
• Perform other silviculture duties such as collecting seed cones, pruning trees, assisting in planting surveys and marking trees for subsequent operations.

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

Example job titles

• clearing saw operator - forestry
• forest firefighter
• forestry crew worker
• pieceworker - silviculture
• scarification equipment operator - forestry
• silviculture worker
• thinning saw operator

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school may be required.
• Completion of a college or other specialized program for silviculture workers or forestry crew workers may be required.
• Formal training in power saw operation and maintenance and several months of on-the-job training are usually provided.
• Experience as a logging and forestry labourer may be required.
• A chemicals application licence is required.
• Workplace hazardous materials information system (WHMIS) and transportation of dangerous goods (TDG) certificates may be required.
• A silvicultural worker's licence may be required.

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