Surveillance Officer

Surveillance Officer

Reference number: MOT
25J
- Selection process number: 24-MOT-EA-HRS-12636 Transport Canada - Aircraft Services
Richmond (British Columbia), Vancouver (British Columbia), Moncton (New Brunswick), Ottawa (Ontario)
EG-05
Permanent opportunities:
Deployment or Indeterminate. Temporary opportunities:
Assignment, Casual, Acting, Secondment or Specified period (Term).
$78,909 to $99,200

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Closing date: 1 February 2026 - 23:59, Pacific Time

Who can apply: Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

Update: Please note that the requirement to possess and maintain a valid Canadian passport that was included in the Conditions of Employment has been modified to the following:
Possess and maintain a valid passport to travel abroad.

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

When you apply to this selection process, your application is placed in an inventory. As positions become available, management will pull applications from this inventory. Applicants who meet the screening qualifications may be contacted to take part in further assessments.

Duties

📌 Transport Canada’s Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Division, which oversees the National Aerial Surveillance Program, is looking for officers to conduct various mission profiles, including pollution detection, and whale observation, and land-based infrastructure observation patrols, onboard its aircraft.

Work environment

These positions are located at the following three locations:

📍5455 Airport South Unit G
Richmond, British Colombia

📍200 Comet Private
Ottawa, Ontario

📍1945 Champlain Street
Dieppe, New Brunswick

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Apply today for an opportunity to join Transport Canada. We are looking for dynamic candidates that will help shape and build the Transport Canada of tomorrow. The persons selected will have the opportunity to increase their experience and expertise. We look forward to hearing from you!

Transport Canada employs over 6,000 talented and motivated employees working in the Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Prairie and Northern, Pacific regions, and at our Ottawa Headquarters. We develop policies and enforce Acts and regulations that support transportation efficiency, safety, security, environmental responsibility, and align with global standards. Our vision is of a safe, secure, green, innovative and integrated transportation system that supports trade and economic growth, a cleaner environment and the well-being of Canada's middle class.

Our transportation agenda thrives to adopt new ways of thinking about how we deliver services and oversee the transportation system.

We are an employer that fosters employee well-being, provides an open and respectful workplace, competitive benefits and flexible work schedules that promote work-life balance.

Transport Canada believes that to be able to effectively serve the public, its workforce needs to reflect the diversity of the Canadian population. The Department is committed to a representative workforce that represents the Canadian public we serve. If you are an Indigenous person, a person with a disability, a member of a racialized group
* and/or a woman and are interested in bringing in different perspectives and insights we encourage you to self-declare in this staffing process. This self-declaration information can be factored into departmental strategies and selection decisions to address our commitment to eliminate gaps for these groups.

* Please note that this group is currently designated as members of visible minorities in the Employment Equity Act and the self-declaration form.

Intent of the process

For each pull of applications, a pool of partially and/or fully qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar or identical…