Description

Legislators participate in the activities of a federal, provincial, territorial or local government legislative body or executive council, band council or school board as elected or appointed members.

Job Titles

• Cabinet minister
• City councillor
• First Nations band chief
• Governor general
• Lieutenant-governor
• Mayor
• Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA)
• Member of Parliament (MP)
• Member of the National Assembly (MNA)
• Member of the Provincial Parliament (MPP)
• Premier
• Prime minister
• School board trustee
• Senator

Main Duties

• Enact, amend or repeal laws and regulations
• Participate in developing or amending government policies, programs or procedures
• Represent their government at local, national and international meetings and conferences
• Respond to matters of concern to constituents or the general public
• May serve as minister responsible for a government department or agency and direct senior government managers and officials in the implementation of government policy and the management of that department or agency.

Workplaces

• Band councils
• Executive councils
• Federal government
• Local governments
• Provincial government
• School boards
• Territorial governments

Skills

• Coordinating
• Critical Thinking
• Decision Making
• Evaluation
• Learning and Teaching Strategies

Abilities

• Categorization Flexibility
• Deductive Reasoning
• Inductive Reasoning
• Information Ordering
• Memorizing

Personal Attributes

• Adaptability
• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Collaboration
• Concern for Others

Similar Occupations

• Commissioner – government services (in 00011.00 Senior government managers and officials)
• Chief executive officer (CEO) – health, education, social and community services and membership organizations (in 00013.00 Senior managers – health, education, social and community services and membership organizations)

Source: OaSIS