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NOC 21120: Public and environmental health and safety professionals
NOC 21120 is a TEER 1 occupation. It counts as skilled work for Express Entry under FSW and CEC. It is not on any 2026 category list, so candidates compete in general and program rounds.
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Public and environmental health and safety professionals review, evaluate and monitor public health and environmental safety hazards and develop strategies to prevent, control and eliminate disease and environmental impact caused by biological and chemical factors. They inspect restaurants, industrial establishments, municipal water systems, public facilities and institutions to ensure compliance with government regulations regarding sanitation, pollution control and the handling and storage of hazardous substances. They are employed throughout the public and private sectors.
Job titles filed under this code
Official example titles
- environmental health officer
- environmental officer
- environmental safety advisor
- hazardous waste inspector
- pollution control inspector
- public health inspector
- public health inspectors supervisor
- public safety consultant
- public safety coordinator
- public safety officer
- restaurant inspector
- rodent control inspector
- water inspector
Not this code
Close occupations that have their own code
- By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers → 43202
- Construction inspectors → 22233
- Engineering inspectors and regulatory officers → 22231
- Ergonomist → 41400 Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers
- Occupational health and safety specialists → 22232
- Occupational hygienist → 41400 Natural and applied science policy researchers, consultants and program officers
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Inspect the sanitary conditions of restaurants, hotels, schools, hospitals and other public facilities or institutions
- Conduct surveys and monitoring programs of the natural environment to identify sources of pollution
- Collect biological and chemical samples and specimens for analysis; measure physical, biological and chemical; and conduct safety and environmental audits
- Investigate health and safety related complaints, spills of hazardous chemicals, outbreaks of diseases or poisonings
- Inspect workplaces to ensure that equipment, materials and production processes do not present environmental hazards to the environment or a health and safety hazard to employees or to the general public
- Lead the development and the implementation of public safety and environmental health and safety programs and strategies to mitigate risk and optimize the general public and worker's health and safety and environmental protection
- Initiate enforcement procedures to fine or to close an establishment contravening municipal, provincial or federal regulations
- Provide consultation and deliver training programs to employers, employees and the general public on issues of public health, environmental protection or workplace safety.
What this code means for Express Entry
TEER 0–3 work counts toward the Federal Skilled Worker Program.
One year of this work in Canada can qualify for the Canadian Experience Class.
Not in a Federal Skilled Trades group.
CRS points from November 3, 2026
NOC 21120 is on IRCC's high-wage occupations list at the 1.5x level. From November 3, 2026, at least 12 months (1,560 hours) of Canadian work in it adds 40 points to your Canadian work experience points in the CRS, and a valid job offer in it is worth 70 points; the higher of the two counts. No LMIA is needed.
IRCC high-wage list (list from 2023 to 2025 wage data, read 2026-10-16) · CRS calculator with the new rules
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Employment requirements
- A bachelor's degree in a discipline such as food science, environmental studies, chemistry or health and safety is usually required.
- Public health inspectors employed outside Quebec require certification with the Canadian Institute of Public Health Inspectors.
- Environmental health and safety professionals may require certification with the Board of Canadian Registered Safety Professionals (BCRSP).
Codes in the same group
| NOC | Occupation | TEER |
|---|---|---|
| 21100 | Physicists and astronomers | 1 |
| 21101 | Chemists | 1 |
| 21102 | Geoscientists and oceanographers | 1 |
| 21103 | Meteorologists and climatologists | 1 |
| 21109 | Other professional occupations in physical sciences | 1 |
| 21110 | Biologists and related scientists | 1 |
| 21111 | Forestry professionals | 1 |
| 21112 | Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists | 1 |