Training – Forestry & Lodging | Québec métiers d'avenir

TRAINING
DESCRIPTION

This program is designed for people who are passionate about working outdoors. Forest Management and Protection and Development of Wildlife Habitats combines two programs, to focus on all aspects of managing wildlife, parks and forests, as well as understanding safety in the field and conservation issues.

Duration : 2 195 Hours

IMPORTANT: This training program is eligible for the PGWP according to the current IRCC list.
NOTE: This list may change with the scheduled update in 2026.

academic
prerequisites

SCHOLARITY LEVEL : Quebec's Secondary 4th (France's Second) or equivalent
LANGUAGE LEVEL :
The level of language required varies according to the training center chosen.

* The validation of your eligibility will be confirmed by our admissions department once your application has been completed.

JOB
PROSPECTS

Forestry and lodging supervisors

Forestry and lodging workers/contractors

Lodging labourers

Conservation and fishery officers

Outdoor recreation and sports activities guides

Visit Emploi-Québec to learn more about these opportunities.

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

Perform forest-related inventory
Perform operational marking and control activities
Plant trees and other vegetation
Ensure maintenance of trees and other vegetation
Monitor different jobs
Forge forest paths
Determine deforestation areas
Carry out various inspections related to the protection of forests and wildlife
Patrol designated areas
Assist lost or endangered persons
Guide and inform hunters, fishermen and other forest guests
Observe and apply the rules of fishing
Assist biologists
Participate in team wildlife inventory
Perform various inspections on wildlife
Monitor the operation of territories under lease
Prepare equipment, buildings, and infrastructure
Manage reception
Write reports taking into consideration the tasks listed above

Similar training

Forest management (view)
Woodworking (view)
Pulp and paper — operations (view)
Protection and development of wildlife habitats (view)
Manual felling and timber hauling (view)
Arboriculture and pruning (view)
Tree pruning (view)

TRAINING CONTENT

Competency statement

HOURS

Determine their suitability for the trade and the training process

Apply heath and safety regulations

Use light and non-motorized equipment and tools

Assist people requiring assistance

Use propane gas

Prepare equipment, buildings and infrastructure

Apply notions of animal biology

Identify wildlife species

120

Interpret and explain the laws and regulations related to wildlife conservation

Use hunting weapons

Communicate in the workplace

Manage a reception station

Apply survival techniques in the forest

Orient yourself in the forest

Navigate forests on foot

Patrol the territory

Conduct investigations

Apply notions of forest ecology

Provide assistance to wildlife management specialists

Detect animal pathologies

Apply fishing, hunting and trapping techniques

Guide and inform customers

Use job search methods

Enter the work force

120

Determine their suitability for the trade and the training process

Characterize the organization and legislative context of forestry in Quebec

Use maps and a compass

Apply first aid techniques

Become familiar with survival techniques in the forest

Apply dendrometry techniques

Use computer equipment

Measure cut timber

Apply photo-identification and photo-restoration techniques

Measure uncut timber

Determine the quality of felled timber

Measuring wood by the mass / volume method

Perform work related to precommercial thinning

Apply logging techniques

Use job search methods

Participate in the inspection of wood harvesting work

Integrate into the work place

Identify the main plants of Quebec's forests

120

Use light motorized and non-powered equipment

Perform forest inventory

Apply notions of silviculture

Apply forest intervention management

Communicate in the work place

Perform work related to reforestation and maintenance of a plantation

Perform preparatory work for harvesting wood