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Career Description
Executive assistants establish and co-ordinate administrative policies / procedures for officials, committees, and boards of directors, analyze incoming / outgoing memoranda, submissions, and reports as well as prepare / co-ordinate submissions of summary briefs, perform research, compile data, and prepare papers for consideration / presentation, liaise and meet with clients on behalf of executive committees / boards of directors to discuss issues and recommend courses of action.
Examples of Titles
Committee Clerk
Corporate Secretary
Executive Assistant
Legislative Assistant Where They Work
Executive assistants work for governments, corporations, and associations. Sources
The National Occupational Classification (NOC) Code found next to the name of the career is a 4-digit code that classifies occupations by different skill types and skill levels.
The information on careers is adapted from Canadian Occupational Projection System, a project by Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, which uses annual data to analyze trends in labour.
© Canadian Occupational Projection System, Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, 2011.
© JobFutures, Labour Force Survey, 2006.
© National Occupational Classification, Human Resources Skills and Development Canada, 2006.
© Working in Canada, Labour Force Survey, 2009.
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