Policy and program researchers, consultants and officers
Social policy researchers, consultants and program officersNOC 41403, TEER 1
NOC 41403 (Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers) is TEER 1.TEER 1
Occupations that usually require a university degree
- Express Entry
- IRCC counts TEER 0 to 3 work for the Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Canadian Experience Class, so work in NOC 41403 sits inside that range.
- 2026 categories
- IRCC's 2026 category lists do not include NOC 41403.
- Median wage
- $42.56 an hour across Canada, from Job Bank's 2025 wage release (2023-2024 data).
- Provincial programs
- Each province sets which occupations its streams take. From our registry: OINP Ontario Workforce Priority stream, status Open, verified November 12, 2026.
How to read this code
- Broad category
- The first digit is the broad occupational category, the widest grouping in the NOC.
- TEER
- The second digit, 1, is the TEER category: TEER 1.
- Group
- The first four digits, 4140, are the minor group: Policy and program researchers, consultants and officers.
- Occupation
- All five digits, 41403, are the unit group, the occupation itself: Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers.
Also called: social policy researcher, Aboriginal issues lobbyist, child welfare policy analyst, community policing program consultant, community social development officer
This page shows the official duties for NOC 41403, where its TEER sits in immigration rules, and the wages Job Bank reports. It describes the rules. It does not decide anyone's case.
What the job involves
Statistics Canada text, quoted word for word. IRCC compares your duties with this description, not your job title.
Lead statement
Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers conduct research, develop policy and implement or administer programs in areas such as consumer affairs, employment, home economics, immigration, law enforcement, corrections, human rights, housing, labour, family services, foreign aid and international development. They are employed by government departments and agencies, hospitals, educational institutions, consulting establishments, professional associations, research institutes, non-government organizations and international organizations or they may be self-employed.
Example job titles
- Aboriginal issues lobbyist
- child welfare policy analyst
- community policing program consultant
- community social development officer
- consumer advisor
- employment equity policy consultant
- home economist
- housing policy analyst
- human rights officer
- immigration and citizenship consultant
- immigration policy analyst
- Indigenous affairs officer
- international aid and development project officer
- labour policy analyst
- social policy researcher
- social services planner
- social survey researcher (except statistician)
Main duties: check yours
IRCC's rule for the Federal Skilled Worker Program: you must have performed "the actions in the lead statement" and "most of the main duties listed". Tick the duties you do. The count helps you compare. It is not a decision.
Verify on canada.ca(opens in a new tab)This group covers more than one job. Compare yourself with the duties under the job closest to yours.
Lead statement: not ticked. Main duties ticked: 0 of 7.
The rule asks for the lead statement and most of the main duties. IRCC gives no number for "most", and an officer decides.
Few ticks? Read "Classified elsewhere" below: it names the codes for jobs that sit close to this one.
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If your duties look different
Statistics Canada names the jobs that belong in a different NOC. If one of these sounds more like your work, open that code and compare.
Classified elsewhere
- 41402Business development officers and market researchers and analysts (See 41402 Business development officers and market researchers and analysts)
- 41401Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts (See 41401 Economists and economic policy researchers and analysts)
- 40010Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration (See 40010 Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration)
- 41404Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers (See 41404 Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers)
- 41220Home economics teacher - secondary school (See 41220 Secondary school teachers)
- 40030Non-governmental organization (NGO) manager (See 40030 Managers in social, community and correctional services)
- 42201Social and community service workers (See 42201 Social and community service workers)
- 41300Social workers (See 41300 Social workers)
Usual employment requirements
- A bachelor's degree or college diploma in a social science or related discipline, or in business administration is usually required.
- A master's degree in a social science or related discipline or in business administration may be required.
- Home economists require a bachelor's degree in home economics, home economics education, human ecology, nutrition and food sciences or family and consumer studies.
- Registration is available, but voluntary, for home economists but the use of the designation "Professional Home Economist" is regulated in New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba and Alberta, and "Registered Professional Home Economist" in British Columbia.
- Registration with the Immigration Consultants of Canada Regulatory Council is required for regulated Canadian immigration consultants.
Where TEER 1 sits in immigration rules
Each row gives the rule, then what it means for this occupation. The programs set many other conditions too, so read the official page before you act.
Federal Skilled Worker Program and Canadian Experience Class
The rule: both programs count work experience only in TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3.
What this means: NOC 41403 is TEER 1, so work in it is inside that range. The TEER is one condition, not the whole test. Both programs also set how much work you need (at least 1 year, or 1,560 hours), when you did it, and minimum language results.
Federal Skilled Trades Program
The rule: this program goes by NOC group, not by TEER alone. IRPR s. 87.2 lists Major Groups 72 (less Sub-major Group 726), 73, 82, 83, 92 and 93 (less Sub-major Group 932), Minor Group 6320 and Unit Group 62200, other than a restricted occupation.
What this means: NOC 41403 is not in one of the listed groups, so work in it is not skilled trade experience under this program.
Express Entry category-based selection, 2026
The rule: IRCC publishes a closed list of NOC codes for each category. NOC 41403 is not on any 2026 occupation list.
What this means: People in this occupation can still be invited in general or program-specific rounds. French-language proficiency is a separate category: it depends on test results (NCLC 7 in all 4 abilities), not on the occupation.
IRCC page modified October 16, 2026, checked November 12, 2026.
Atlantic Immigration Program
The rule: the program takes job offers in TEER 0 to 4 from designated employers in New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island. The job must be full-time and non-seasonal.
What this means: A TEER 1 offer must last at least 1 year from the day the person becomes a permanent resident.
Provincial Nominee Programs
The rule: each province and territory sets its own requirements and streams, including which occupations and TEER levels a stream takes.
What this means: Check the stream's own page for this NOC code. One example from our program status registry:
Program status: OINP Ontario Workforce Priority stream: Open
The stream has launched and the expression of interest portal opened on August 4, 2026. It covers skilled workers with a qualifying job offer in any NOC occupation, plus self-employed physicians.
Verified November 12, 2026 · Official source
Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA)
The rule: an employer, not a worker, applies for an LMIA, and ESDC assesses each job offer. The wage offered, compared with the provincial or territorial threshold, puts the job in the high-wage or low-wage stream.
What this means: Service Canada refuses to process low-wage applications for jobs in census metropolitan areas where unemployment is 6% or higher. Some sectors are exempt, such as primary agriculture, construction, food manufacturing, hospitals, and nursing and residential care. ESDC updates the list of areas each quarter. When this page was checked (September 26, 2026), the ESDC page showed the list for July 10 to October 8, 2026; open the ESDC page for the list in force today. A separate pause covers low-wage jobs in Montréal and Laval.
Wages in Canada
The wages Job Bank publishes for NOC 41403, for Canada as a whole and for each province and territory.
- Low
- $26.67
- per hour
- Median
- $42.56
- per hour
- High
- $60.00
- per hour
What this means: half of the people in this occupation earn less than the median and half earn more. Pay changes with the province, the employer and your experience.
Median by province or territory
| Province or territory | Median (per hour) |
|---|---|
| Newfoundland and Labrador | $36.06 |
| Prince Edward Island | $37.95 |
| Nova Scotia | $39.56 |
| New Brunswick | $40.00 |
| Quebec | $40.00 |
| Ontario | $44.62 |
| Manitoba | $38.00 |
| Saskatchewan | $39.49 |
| Alberta | $41.34 |
| British Columbia | $41.83 |
| Yukon | $49.32 |
| Northwest Territories | $56.25 |
| Nunavut | $55.90 |
Reference period 2023-2024. Data source: Labour Force Survey. ESDC Job Bank wages, release revised 2025-11-19. (opens in a new tab)
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Related occupations
Codes in the same NOC group as 41403, the closest first.
- 41402Business development officerBusiness development officers and market researchers and analystsTEER 1
- 41404Health policy researchers, consultants and program officersTEER 1
- 41401EconomistEconomists and economic policy researchers and analystsTEER 1
- 41405Education consultantEducation policy researchers, consultants and program officersTEER 1
- 41400Natural and applied sciences program officerNatural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officersTEER 1
- 41406Recreation consultantRecreation, sports and fitness policy researchers, consultants and program officersTEER 1
Questions about this code
What is the TEER of NOC 41403?
NOC 41403 (Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers) is TEER 1: occupations that usually require a university degree. In NOC 2021, the second digit of a code is its TEER: in 41403, it is 1. Every job title in this unit group, such as social policy researcher, shares that TEER.
Is NOC 41403 eligible for Express Entry?
IRCC counts work experience in TEER 0, 1, 2 or 3 for the Federal Skilled Worker Program and the Canadian Experience Class. NOC 41403 is TEER 1, so work in it sits inside that range. IRCC's 2026 category lists do not include NOC 41403. People in this occupation can still be invited in general or program-specific rounds. IRCC decides each case.
What is the median wage for NOC 41403?
Job Bank reports a median wage of $42.56 an hour for NOC 41403 across Canada. The low figure is $26.67 and the high is $60.00. Medians by province and territory run from $36.06 in Newfoundland and Labrador to $56.25 in the Northwest Territories. The figures come from Job Bank's 2025 wage release (Labour Force Survey, 2023-2024).
What job titles are under NOC 41403?
Statistics Canada lists 17 example job titles for NOC 41403, including social policy researcher, Aboriginal issues lobbyist, child welfare policy analyst, community policing program consultant and community social development officer. The title alone does not set the code: IRCC compares your duties with the lead statement and main duties on this page.
Can an employer hire for NOC 41403 through an LMIA?
An employer, not a worker, applies for an LMIA, and ESDC assesses each job offer, including the wage. For low-wage jobs, Service Canada refuses to process applications in census metropolitan areas where unemployment is 6% or higher, with some exemptions.
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NOC 2021 Version 1.0: Statistics Canada and ESDC.