Firearms Officer - INVENTORY

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Selection process number
25-RCM-EA-N-S-NT-CFP-143603

Salary
$73,798 to $79,511

Level
PM-03-SP-PADM-03

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

As a Firearms Officer you will have the opportunity to assist in administering the Firearms Act Canada (the Act) under a designation of authority from the Chief Firearms Officer. Duties of this position include, but are not limited to:

• Investigating, analyzing and making decisions to approve, refuse or revoke firearms licences and authorizations for individuals, businesses and non‑profit organizations. Decisions are based on eligibility under the Act and potential risk to public safety.
• Accessing police, court and other secure information databases, conducting interviews with a variety of people (e.g. licence applicants, licence‑e family members/employers/etc., medical professionals, police, Crown and others) in order to undertake thorough investigations.
• Coordinating and carrying out inspections of firearms businesses, shooting ranges and some private dwelling houses to ensure compliance with the Act and Regulations.
• Planning and implementing outreaches to clients and stakeholder groups (e.g. remote or indigenous communities, other government departments, police, public interest groups) to educate and assist with compliance.
• Preparing and submitting legal documents such as notices of refusal or revocation, court briefs, affidavits and disclosure materials. Most decisions to refuse or revoke licences or authorizations can be referred to a provincial court for a review of the decision.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) seeks talented and skilled individuals to join our dynamic team. We offer a diverse, inclusive, respectful and healthy work environment that offers flexible work arrangements to ensure work‑life balance. If you value teamwork, challenging assignments and are innovative, collaborative and value high quality service to clients, we want to hear from you! Remote work is not an option for any of the positions to be staffed.

The immediate need is to staff Firearms Officer positions within the Chief Firearms Officer locations for Northwest Territories. A pool of candidates will be established and used to staff positions within the Canadian Firearms Program on an indeterminate or specified period (including term, acting, or assignment) basis, with an English essential linguistic profile and various RCMP security clearances. Should a Civilian Member (CM) be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to the Public Service (PS) category for the CM.

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

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USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI):
The use of AI is prohibited. You must complete your application and future assessments independently without external help, including unauthorized internet resources or Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools (for example, Copilot, ChatGPT or any other form of AI). You may be asked to explain or elaborate on your answers in a follow‑up interview. Any violation may be investigated and result in serious consequences, including the rejection of your application.

POSITION UNDER REVIEW:
Please note that the position is currently under classification review. The current classification of the positions is PM-03 - SP-PADM-03; however, as a result of a review, the position may be…