NOC 2021 · 41310 · TEER 1
Police investigators and other investigative occupations
Unit group 41310 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
Police investigators and professionals in related investigative occupations follow leads and investigate circumstances relating to crimes committed and obtain information to prevent crimes. They plan and coordinate investigations, collect evidence, interview suspects, victims, witnesses and other stakeholders, conduct surveillance and testify in court. They are employed by municipal, provincial and federal governments. This unit group includes coroners and medical examiners.
Example job titles
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- Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) investigator
- coroner
- counterfeit and forgery section detective
- cybercrime investigator
- dark web detective
- detective - police
- detective sergeant - police
- drug investigator - police
- investigator - police
- medical examiner
- narcotics detective
- narcotics squad investigator
- police investigator
- railway investigator - police
- vice squad detective
Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0. Data current as of 13 August 2026. NOC 2021 Version 1.0. The classification is versioned rather than dated — IRCC moved to it in November 2022, and a new version would be a new classification rather than an update.