Regulatory Officers
Job description
These individuals enforce provincial laws and municipal by-laws in various sectors (zoning, commercial transport, garbage collection, etc.). They may specialize in the enforcement of a specific regulation. They work for provincial government agencies and municipal governments.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Climatic conditions
- Vehicle or passenger compartment
- Hazardous chemical
- Biological agents
Main tasks
Animal Control Officers
- Respond to complaints about stray pets and livestock or wild animals on the loose.
- Issue warnings and fines to owners.
- Impound stray and dangerous animals.
By-law Enforcement Officers
- Enforce municipal by-laws and provincial regulations.
- Investigate complaints.
- Issue warnings and fines to offenders.
Commercial Transportation Inspectors
- Check commercial vehicles to ensure compliance with regulations.
Garbage Collection Inspectors
- Investigate complaints of violations of the household garbage collection by-law.
Liquor Permit Inspectors
- Inspect licensed establishments.
- Inform permit holders of laws and regulations.
- Report violations to provincial alcohol boards and agencies.
Parking Enforcement Officers
- Enforce parking regulations on streets, roads, and on municipal and private property.
Taxi Inspectors
- Inspect taxi cars (mechanical reliability, cleanliness, meter accuracy, etc.).
- Investigate public complaints, issue referrals, and write reports.
- Deliver evidence to municipal councils, taxi commissions, and the court.
Zoning Inspectors
- Investigate properties for zoning violations
Advancement and mobility
- These individuals may specialize in the enforcement of a specific regulation.
Hourly wage
The hourly wage is calculated by averaging wages from 2022 to 2024.- Minimum
- $18.62
- Median
- $30.00
- Maximum
- $42.00
Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
All of Québec
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
All of Québec
Gender distribution
All of Québec
- 32.7% Female
- 67.3% Male
- 32.7% Female
- 67.3% Male
Job types
All of Québec
- Full time
- Part time
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- None
All of Québec
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
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NAICS 9177% of jobs
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NAICS 48, 499% of jobs
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NAICS 814% of jobs
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NAICS 55, 563% of jobs
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NAICS 232% of jobs
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Others5% of jobs
All of Québec
-
NAICS 9177% of jobs
-
NAICS 48, 499% of jobs
-
NAICS 814% of jobs
-
NAICS 55, 563% of jobs
-
NAICS 232% of jobs
-
Others5% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
Most training programs are offered in French only.
College
DCS in techniques d'aménagement et d'urbanisme
Placement rate: 75%
25% of graduates pursue further studies
University
Urban planning
Bachelor’s degree
Placement rate: 65.5%
28.7% of graduates pursue further studies
Master’s degree
Placement rate: 88.7%
3.2% of graduates pursue further studies
Sometimes required
- Experience in a related administrative or regulatory position is usually required.
Zoning Inspectors and Zoning Enforcement Officers
- Several years of regulatory enforcement in construction or in a related experience may be required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Active listening
- Reading comprehension
- Critical thought
- Written expression
- Oral expression
- Judgment and decision-making
- Active learning
- Information processing
- Solving complex problems
- Coordination
- Result evaluation
- Systems evaluation
- Social perception
- System analysis
- Quality control analysis
- Teaching
- Time management
- Service oriented
- Learning strategies
- Monitoring operations
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
Abilities
- Inductive reasoning
- Awareness of issues
- Written comprehension
- Oral comprehension
- Deductive reasoning
- Written expression
- Verbal skills
- Information organization
- Speech clarity
- Near vision
- Speech recognition
- Distance vision
- Processing flexibility
- Perception speed
- Selective attention
- Classification
- Idea generation
- Information processing speed
- Visualization
- Colour perception and distinction
- Memorization
- Time sharing
- Basic numeracy
- Mathematical reasoning
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to work under pressure
- Diplomacy
- Critical thinking
- Autonomy
- Sense of responsibility
- Intermediate knowledge of the English language
- Respect standards and regulations
- Sense of observation
- Knowledge of laws and policies
- Knowledge of buildings and construction
Interests
- Draft, communicate, and inform
- Watch, defend, and secure
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Social
- People with this profile prefer to be in contact with others, in particular to entertain, help or teach them.
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Official name of the NOC 43202
By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers
Job titles
- Animal control officer
- By-law enforcement officer
- Garbage collection inspector
- Liquor licence inspector
- Commercial transport inspector
- Pound officer
- Zoning enforcement officer
- Transport compliance officer
- Development control officer
- Subdivision control officer
- Parking control officer
- Humane society officer
- Commercial vehicle enforcement officer
- Inspector - by-law enforcement
- Animal control inspector
- Property use inspector
- Sign inspector
- Humane society inspector
- Licence inspector
- Liquor board licence inspector
- Service station inspector
- Taxi inspector
- Property standards inspector
- Right of way inspector
- Road transport inspector
- Zoning examiner
- Weigh station operator - by-law enforcement
- Highway scale operator
- Dog catcher
- By-law enforcement officers supervisor
- Traffic supervisor - by-law enforcement
- Lottery supervisor - government services
- Animal control supervisor
- Dog warden
Skill type
Education, law and social, community and government services
Last update: January 29, 2026