26-EXT-EA-ML-1047383
Salary$81,792 to $103,494
LevelFS-01
Who can applyPersons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.
DutiesNew FS-01 employees will begin their careers through a de-streamed onboarding period and will not initially be assigned to a specific stream. During this period, employees will gain exposure to and learn about all four Foreign Service streams before being aligned with one stream.
Wondering if a career in the Foreign Service is right for you? Ask yourself the following questions to learn more about the realities of an FS career and reflect on whether this type of work is right for you.
Are you interested in a career that involves working in Canada and abroad, regularly moving between assignments and adapting to new roles and locations, some of which may be outside your preferred choices?
Do you enjoy building relationships, speaking publicly, and working with diverse people?
Are you and your family prepared for the lifestyle demands of frequent international relocations?
Are you adaptable and comfortable living and working in unfamiliar cultural, social, or security environments?
Are you willing to meet the operational demands of the Foreign Service, including emergencies, travel, and irregular hours?
Is the Foreign Service lifestyle compatible with your personal values, goals, and family circumstances?
Are you willing to advance the positions of the government in office, which can change at any moment and may not align with your own beliefs, values and convictions?
The more “Yes” answers you have, the more suited you may be to a diplomatic career in the Canadian Foreign Service.
Working at Global Affairs Canada (GAC) offers the opportunity for a global career, and provides a wealth of international experiences that enable employees to enhance their professional skills and broaden their global perspectives. A career in the department helps to shape Canada's place in the world. Our global network is made up of professionals working in Ottawa, across Canada and around the world.
Global Affairs Canada manages Canada’s international platform—a global network of 178 missions in 110 countries that supports the international work of the department and 37 partner departments, agencies and co-locators. It also manages six regional offices across Canada. This network is supported by more than 11,000 employees. With rotating assignments at missions abroad and in Canada, a career at GAC is a career without borders.
We offer: stimulating and rewarding work; unprecedented professional development; opportunities to learn a foreign language, to live, work and travel in Canada and abroad; the flexibility to specialize or have diverse career experiences; belonging to a motivated and results-oriented professional team, and; the opportunity to contribute, both in Canada and abroad.
This rotational position requires a physical presence in the office in the majority of circumstances. The operational needs of the Assignments and Pool Management Division (HFP) does not allow full‑time telework.
The intent of this selection process is to staff 30 positions on an indeterminate basis and 15 ab initio positions.
Positions to be filled45
Important messages- Prescreening
- Written Exam
- Simulation Exercise
- Interview
- Second Language Evaluation
The written exam is scheduled for mid-to-late January 2027. The simulation exercise and interview will take place in person on the same day. These full-day assessments are expected to take place in March and April 2027. As part of your application, you will be asked to select the city where you would like to be assessed. In your responses to the screening questions, you must clearly…
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