Conservation Officer

This proposed new program will equip students with the knowledge and use of our regulated natural resources to be employed as professional law enforcement officer in conservation, managing resource protection and compliance programs. The program will afford Manitobans with the opportunity to acquire all of the knowledge and skills required in order to be employed as a conservation officer, fisheries and wildlife officer, or as an environmental compliance officer.

Graduates will gain knowledge of land resource law, fish and wildlife regulations and communications specific to conflict management, and trained in enforcement of acts dealing with natural resources, fish and wildlife. This program builds upon two areas of strength at Assiniboine College (Public Safety and Land and Water Management).
 

Typical duties of the Conservation Officer

• Enforcement of all resource-based acts and regulations relating to fish, wildlife, parks, wildfires, forestry, and crown lands.  This includes patrols, education, investigations, and issuing warnings, laying charges, preparing court briefs and participating in court.
• Manage and actively participate in the park safety and security program including supervision of seasonal enforcement staff.
• Responsible for prevention, detection, and suppression of wildfires, including fire line command, aircraft management, hiring and supervision of staff, and financial control.
• Wildlife management programs for wild animals such as black bears, polar bears, wolves, coyotes, deer, elk, moose, and waterfowl to protect persons, property, livestock, and crops.
• Inspect, monitor, and regulate commercial resource-based activities, such as logging, commercial fishing, lodges and outfitters, mineral exploration, and other activities on crown lands.

As there is a significant component of training that includes use of force, arrest procedures, and firearms training, there will be a selective admissions criteria and interview processes.