Maritime Security Officer
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Maritime Security Officer
National Defence - Canadian Coast Guard (
* Note:
Effective 1 September 2025, the Canadian Coast Guard has transferred to DND by Order-in-Council.)
Closing date:
August 15, 2026 - 23:59, Pacific Time
DND
26J
- Selection process number
26-DND-EA-CCG-673991 Location
Victoria (British Columbia), Halifax (Nova Scotia), Niagara-on-the-Lake (Ontario)
Salary
$84,174 to $95,704 Level
GT-05 Who can apply
Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.
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About the position
DutiesThe Marine Security Operations Centres (MSOC) were created to provide effective maritime security by collocating departments and agencies with a security and/or safety mandate. The Marine Security Operations Centres are located in Victoria, Niagara on the Lake and Halifax. The partner agencies are the Department of National Defence, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Canada Border Services Agency, Transport Canada, the Canadian Coast Guard, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Conservation & Protection).
Together, these departments and agencies use their respective sensor and system data to create the national maritime picture and their collaboration supports timely operational decision making. For its part, the Canadian Coast Guard monitors activities in Canadian waters 24/7/365 in each of the MSOCs using radar, Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT), the Automatic Identification System (AIS), and the Information System on Marine Navigation (INNAV).
Coast Guard personnel also provide maritime expertise to help interpret and assess on-water activities to detect threats.
The National Command Centre (NCC) serves as the 24/7/365 strategic communications point for situational awareness of Coast Guard maritime operations in Ottawa, Ontario. NCC Operations Officers monitor, observe, collect, analyze and report on maritime events to ensure the strategic headquarters is kept informed of: the current status of fleet assets; program delivery; and, developing or ongoing incidents. Additionally, officers provide support to the National Incident Management Team during major incidents through alerting, coordination and information management.
Work environment
The Canadian Coast Guard (CCG) is a special operating agency within the Department of National Defence (DND). We work to ensure the safety of mariners in Canadian waters and protect Canada’s marine environment. We support Canada’s economic growth through the safe and efficient movement of maritime trade. We help to ensure our country’s sovereignty and security through our presence in Canadian waters.
The CCG proudly serves 243,000 kilometers of Canada’s vast and rugged coastline, the longest coastline of any given country, and is one of the few federal agencies that provides direct, front-line services 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
Intent of the process
Intent of the process:
The intention of this process is to staff various positions in various locations within the Marine Security Operations Centres. A pool of qualified candidates may be established and used to fill similar positions with various tenures, security profiles and linguistic requirements within the Canadian Coast Guard.
Positions to be filled
1 Important messages
Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.
Depending on the position being staffed:
↪ Additional qualifications, operational requirements and/or conditions of employment may be required
↪ Varying degrees of breadth and depth of experience may be deemed essential
↪ Asset qualifications may be invoked as essential qualifications
↪ You may be contacted and asked to submit information or be further assessed
Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.
All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the applicants. Your overall conduct and communications, including email correspondence, may be used in…
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