Description

By-law enforcement and other regulatory officers enforce by-laws and regulations of provincial and municipal governments. They are employed by provincial and municipal governments and agencies.

Job Titles

• Animal control officer
• By-law enforcement officer
• Commercial transport inspector
• Garbage collection inspector
• Liquor license inspector
• Parking control officer
• Property standards inspector
• Taxi inspector
• Zoning inspector

Main Duties

• Respond to citizen complaints concerning stray domestic animals, livestock and wildlife
• Issue warnings and citations to owners
• Impound lost, homeless and dangerous animals.
• Enforce municipal and provincial regulations
• Investigate complaints
• Issue warnings and citations to commercial and residential property owners and occupants.
• Inspect commercial vehicles to ensure compliance with regulations governing load restrictions, the transportation of hazardous materials and public safety.
• Investigate complaints concerning infractions of garbage collection by-laws.
• Conduct inspections of licensed establishments
• Advise licensees on laws and regulations
• Report contravention of laws and regulations to provincial liquor control boards and agencies.
• Enforce parking by-laws on city streets, regional roads and municipal properties.
• Inspect taxicabs for mechanical reliability, cleanliness, licensing and meter accuracy
• Investigate public complaints, issue citations and prepare reports
• Give evidence to city councils, taxi commissions and in court.
• Investigate properties in violation of zoning and related by-laws, after receiving requests for licence clearances pertaining to zoning and related by-laws, and on receipt of building permit applications.

Workplaces

• Municipal and provincial government agencies
• Municipal governments
• Provincial governments

Work Environment

• Indoors, environmentally controlled
• Outside, exposed to weather
• In an enclosed vehicle or equipment
• Extreme temperatures

Physical Demands

• Sitting
• Standing
• Bending or twisting of the body
• Handling material manually
• Walking and running

Requirements

• Completion of secondary school is required.
• Completion of a college program or courses in law and security or other related field or experience in a related administrative or regulatory occupation is usually required.
• Zoning inspectors or zoning enforcement officers may require a college diploma as a civil engineering or architectural technologist or technician and several years of experience in enforcement and/or building construction or a related field.
• On-the-job training is provided.

Skills

• Coordinating
• Critical Thinking
• Decision Making
• Evaluation
• Instructing

Abilities

• Sound Localization
• Speed of Limb Movement
• Arm-Hand Steadiness
• Body Flexibility
• Control of Settings

Personal Attributes

• Adaptability
• Independence
• Analytical Thinking
• Collaboration
• Concern for Others

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Source: OaSIS