NOC 41404: Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers
What health policy researchers, consultants and program officers do
Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers conduct research, produce reports and administer health care policies and programs. They are employed by government departments and agencies, consulting establishments, universities, research institutes, hospitals, community agencies, educational institutions, professional associations, non-governmental organizations and international organizations.
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Assist in developing government health policy by reviewing relevant literature, conducting interviews, collecting and analysing statistical data, and providing advice to senior managers and officials on issues such as health promotion, regulation, standards and financing
- Design and implement health projects or programs
- Maintain, update and manage health information databases
- Compile and analyse statistical information provided by private and public health care institutions and organizations and produce reports
- Monitor and evaluate health care programs operated by government departments and agencies or private organizations
- Assess compliance with health standards and identify remedial action if necessary
- Conduct evaluations and assessments of health projects and programs
- Provide consulting services to clients in private establishments or government departments or agencies
- Respond to internal and external program and policy information requests
- Produce newsletters, magazines and other documents to provide information to association or organization members or the general public
- Present the views of an association or organization to politicians, government officials, the media or the general public.
- Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers may specialize in a particular area of health policy development, research or program administration such as addiction research.
Job titles under NOC 41404
36 job titles are classified here, including child health care programs planning officer, drug and alcohol abuse consultant, health care consultant.
- child health care programs planning officer
- decision support analyst - health
- decision support specialist - health
- dental health consultant
- drug and alcohol abuse consultant
- health and social services institution accreditation officer
- health and social services liaison officer
- health care association program officer
- health care consultant
- health care planner
- health care planning consultant
- health care planning officer
- health care program administration officer
- health care researcher
- health educator
- health policy development officer
- health policy research analyst
- health program information analyst
- health promotion program officer
- health research officer
- health services consultant
- health services program consultant
- health services research officer
- health services researcher
Employment requirements
- A bachelor's degree or college diploma in health science, public administration, recreation administration or hospital administration, or a bachelor's degree in social science, is required.
- A graduate degree in health, social science or an administrative discipline may be required.
- Several years of experience in the health field as a health care professional or as a community or social service worker are usually required.
Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers wages in Canada
Low, median and high hourly wages from Job Bank’s 2025 wage data. Annual figures assume full-time work (1,950 hours a year).
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Canada | $27.00/hr | $43.08/hr | $60.00/hr |
Toronto ON | $24.04/hr | $42.60/hr | $58.97/hr |
Montréal QC | $26.96/hr | $43.80/hr | $56.23/hr |
Vancouver Lower Mainland region, BC | $26.82/hr | $41.03/hr | $59.19/hr |
Calgary AB | $29.33/hr | $42.61/hr | $56.74/hr |
Edmonton AB | $38.46/hr | $42.00/hr | $59.00/hr |
Ottawa ON | $41.54/hr | $52.31/hr | $64.39/hr |
Winnipeg MB | $29.18/hr | $44.71/hr | $55.38/hr |
Québec City Quebec region, QC | $25.00/hr | $38.00/hr | $54.95/hr |
Hamilton Hamilton–Niagara Peninsula region, ON | $25.27/hr | $41.79/hr | $63.57/hr |
Kitchener-Waterloo Kitchener–Waterloo–Barrie region, ON | $28.00/hr | $42.05/hr | $56.92/hr |
London ON | $28.24/hr | $41.50/hr | $57.91/hr |
Halifax NS | $30.00/hr | $44.51/hr | $72.12/hr |
Victoria Vancouver Island and Coast region, BC | $32.00/hr | $41.88/hr | $58.97/hr |
Saskatoon Saskatoon–Biggar region, SK | $39.78/hr | $44.00/hr | $54.15/hr |
Regina Regina–Moose Mountain region, SK | $27.70/hr | $41.92/hr | $55.88/hr |
| Where | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
Newfoundland and Labrador | $27.00/hr | $41.21/hr | $52.20/hr |
Nova Scotia | $30.38/hr | $44.51/hr | $64.10/hr |
New Brunswick | $23.71/hr | $37.00/hr | $46.15/hr |
Quebec | $25.00/hr | $38.00/hr | $54.95/hr |
Ontario | $26.50/hr | $44.62/hr | $62.42/hr |
Manitoba | $27.92/hr | $44.00/hr | $55.58/hr |
Saskatchewan | $26.67/hr | $42.00/hr | $54.15/hr |
Alberta | $29.23/hr | $43.50/hr | $59.00/hr |
British Columbia | $28.24/hr | $41.03/hr | $60.00/hr |
Using NOC 41404 for your resume or Express Entry profile
- IRCC asks you to make sure the main duties listed for your NOC match what you actually did at your job. If they don’t, look for another unit group whose duties do.
- Describe your own work in your own words. Recruiters and ATS software look for concrete tools, results and scope, not text copied from the NOC.
- Applying from outside Canada? Run your resume through the Canadian resume format checker to catch things Canadian employers don’t expect, like a photo or date of birth.
- Use the job title the employer’s posting uses. The 36 titles above are how the same work is named across employers.
Not in this group
Similar jobs classified under a different NOC code:
- Education policy researchers, consultants and program officers (NOC 41405)
- Government managers - health and social policy development and program administration (NOC 40010)
- Managers in health care (NOC 30010)
- Social and community service workers (NOC 42201)
- Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers (NOC 41403)
Frequently asked questions
What is the NOC code for health policy researchers, consultants and program officers?
Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers are NOC 2021 unit group 41404. Example job titles in this group include child health care programs planning officer, drug and alcohol abuse consultant, health care consultant, health care planner.
What TEER is NOC 41404?
NOC 41404 is TEER 1 (University degree). Usually requires a university degree (bachelor’s, master’s or doctorate), or experience from a related TEER 2 occupation. TEER 0, 1, 2 and 3 work counts as skilled work experience for Express Entry’s Federal Skilled Worker and Canadian Experience Class programs.
How much do health policy researchers, consultants and program officers earn in Canada?
Job Bank's 2025 wage data puts the median at $43.08/hr, about $84,000 a year full-time, with a range of $27.00/hr to $60.00/hr.
Related occupations
Sources: Statistics Canada, National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021 Version 1.0; Employment and Social Development Canada, Job Bank wages (2025). Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. OfferJetAI is not affiliated with the Government of Canada. Check IRCC’s NOC guidance before you apply.