Meteorologist Occupational Training Program

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Meteorologist Occupational Training Program

Environment and Climate Change Canada - Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC)

Closing date:
January 19, 2026 - 23:59, Pacific Time

Reference number
DOE
25J
- Selection process number
25-DOE-HRPROG-EA-664178 Location
Edmonton (Alberta), Vancouver (British Columbia), Winnipeg (Manitoba), Oromocto (New Brunswick), Gander (Newfoundland and Labrador), Dartmouth (Nova Scotia), Ottawa (Ontario), Toronto (Ontario), Dorval (Québec), Montréal Island (Québec)
Salary
$56,572 to $74,023 - Note that the salary for MT‑01 to MT‑03 ranges from $56,572 to $113,981.
Level
MT-01 Who can apply
Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.
Organization information
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About the position

Duties
The Meteorological Service of Canada (MSC) recruits new meteorologists to maintain or augment its workforce. The Meteorologist Occupational Training Program (MOTP) for Intern Meteorologists (MT-01) and Developmental Meteorologists (MT-02) allows for the training, development, and certification to the MT-03 level of new recruits. Highly experienced Operational Meteorologists (MT-03) are the primary source of the meteorological and scientific workforce within the MSC and Environment and Climate Change Canada as a whole.

This selection process is targeted at recruiting meteorologists for initial entry into the operations stream as well as identifying suitable candidates for eventual careers in the Research and Development stream thereafter. Training Locations within the Meteorologist Occupational Training Program:

MT-01 Meteorologist Intern: approximately 7 to 8 months in classroom at one of the following work locations:

• English:
Montreal, QC and/or Edmonton, AB

• French:
Montreal, QCPlus approximately 3 additional months of on-the-job training (shift work) at one of the locations listed below:
• Vancouver - British Columbia

• Edmonton - Alberta

• Winnipeg - Manitoba

• Toronto - Ontario

• Ottawa - Ontario

• Dorval - Quebec

• Montreal - Quebec

• Oromocto - New Brunswick

• Dartmouth - Nova Scotia

• Gander - Newfoundland and Labrador If you are selected, as an MT-01 you will first be assigned to one of the two training centres located in Montreal (Quebec) or Edmonton (Alberta) for a period of approximately 7 to 8 months. Upon completion of this training in classroom, as an MT-01, an MT-02 and then an MT-03, you may be relocated to one of the Meteorological Service of Canada Centres as listed above.

Work environment
There exists a variety of career opportunities for meteorologists at Environment and Climate Change Canada following completion of the MOTP. Some choose to specialize in operational meteorology, service delivery, training or in management. Others choose to specialize in the development of weather models or the technological transfer from research to operations. You could work, as part of multidisciplinary teams, in different fields related to atmospheric and environmental predictions including weather forecasts, oceanography, hydrology, air quality, ice forecasts, climatology and seasonal forecasts, etc.

once you complete the initial developmental  addition to the operational stream, the MSC is interested in identifying and developing meteorologists interested in the science, development, and research field. This specialization would be offered to candidates after they complete the MOTP at the MT-03 level (typically after 30 months of development at the MT-01 and MT-02 levels). Applicants with an interest in this Research and Development (R&D) specialization (including numerical and AI-based weather prediction and environmental modelling, data assimilation, and/or computer science) are encouraged to indicate this in their cover letter.

The Canadian Centre for Meteorological and Environmental Prediction (CCMEP), located in Dorval, Quebec, is the R&D centre responsible for MSC's numerical weather and environmental prediction systems.
Intent of the process
An anticipatory pool of qualified candidates will be created and may be used to make appointments on an indeterminate (permanent) basis at the…