NOC 2021 · 53202 · TEER 3
Sports officials and referees
Unit group 53202 of the National Occupational Classification, 2021 Version 1.0.
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What this group covers
Sports officials and referees observe and enforce rules and regulations governing sporting events, athletic games and sports competitions. They are employed by national, provincial and local sporting commissions, organizations and leagues.
Example job titles
As Statistics Canada publishes them. Yours may be worded differently and still belong here.
- athletics judge
- clerk of scales - racetrack
- clerk of the course - harness racing
- clerk of the course - horseback racing
- clerk of the course - racetrack
- commission steward - horse racing
- competitive sports judge
- curling judge
- figure skating evaluator
- figure skating judge
- goal judge
- harness racing starter
- horse identifier
- horse plating inspector - racetrack
- horse race timer
- horse racing starter
- horseshoe inspector
- judge, sport competitions
- paddock blacksmith - racetrack
- paddock horseshoer - racetrack
- paddock judge - racetrack
- paddock plater - racetrack
- patrol judge - racetrack
- placing judge - racetrack
- presiding steward - racetrack
- racehorse judge - racetrack
- racetrack clocker
- racetrack steward
- racetrack timer
- racing secretary and handicapper
- referee
- scoreboard operator
- scorekeeper
- sports competition judge
- sports judge
- sports linesman/woman
- sports official
- sports referee
- standardbred judge - racetrack
- track and field judge
- track judge
- umpire
Source: Statistics Canada — National Occupational Classification 2021 V1.0. Data current as of 13 August 2026. NOC 2021 Version 1.0. The classification is versioned rather than dated — IRCC moved to it in November 2022, and a new version would be a new classification rather than an update.