Job description Coroner in Canada

Find out what work is like for a coroner in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Health policy researchers, consultants and program officers (NOC 41310).

Police investigators and other investigative occupations

Description

Police investigators and professionals in related investigative occupations follow leads and investigate circumstances relating to crimes committed and obtain information to prevent crimes. They plan and coordinate investigations, collect evidence, interview suspects, victims, witnesses and other stakeholders, conduct surveillance and testify in court. They are employed by municipal, provincial and federal governments. This unit group includes coroners and medical examiners.

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Police investigators and other investigative occupations have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Police investigators
  • Interviews persons in connection with criminal incidents, including victims, witnesses and suspects
  • Exchange information and coordinate activities with other law enforcements agencies
  • Prepare investigation reports and testify in courts concerning criminal investigations
  • Search and collect physical evidence from crimes scenes, such as fingerprints, and attend autopsies
  • Perform surveillance by using investigative technologies
  • Obtain search warrants, conduct searches and arrest suspects
  • May conduct investigation on online networks and computer systems to detect cyber crimes or to recover data.
  • May supervise and coordinate the work of police officers.
  • Coroners and medical examiners
  • Conduct death investigations to determine the identity of the deceased, date and location of death, medical cause of death, and manner of death
  • Order or perform autopsies and other medical tests
  • Consult with and request assistance from law enforcement, physicians, and family
  • Issue death certificates, including assigning cause and manner of death
  • Identify and educate the public on dangerous practices or conditions that may lead to death
  • May testify or produce evidence in proceedings about observations made during investigations
  • May supervisor and coordinator work of other employees.

Physical demands

Physical demands are the physical activities that the job requires the worker to do. Physical demands are selected according to the likeliness that workers will have to perform them for at least half of the time they spend at work.

Work environment

The work environment refers to the physical setting in which people work. The characteristics and conditions of the work environment are selected according to the likeliness that workers will be exposed to them at least once a week.

Physical proximity from others

Physical proximity from others refers to the physical distance between individuals in the workplace. The likeliness that the job requires to perform tasks while being physically close to other people is rated on a scale with 3 levels: "Somewhat close", "Close" and "Very close".

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 41310), and a list of similar occupations:

  • detective - police
  • detective sergeant - police
  • drug investigator - police
  • police investigator

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Similar occupations

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Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

Labour Market Information Survey
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