CBSA Is Hiring Enforcement Officers & These High-Paying Jobs Are In Ontario & BC

You don't need a university degree to get hired!

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Canada Border Services Agency officer at a border crossing. Right: CBSA officer on an airport tarmac.

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Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is hiring people for officer positions in Ontario and B.C.

With these government of Canada jobs, you could make almost $90,000 a year and you don't need a university degree.

CBSA jobs for Inland Enforcement Officers are available with the Intelligence and Enforcement — Detentions department at Immigration Holding Centres in Toronto, Surrey and Laval.

Duties of these officer positions include:

  • managing detainee files
  • ensuring the security of the detention facility
  • maintaining the well-being of detainees
  • diffusing situations
  • making detention and/or release decisions
  • conducting risk assessments and making recommendations on detention placement
  • monitoring, reporting and interacting with detainees
  • completing transports of detainees as required

The CBSA salary for Enforcement Officer positions is $75,100 to $89,068 a year.

You need at least a secondary school diploma to get hired.

Also, significant and recent experience effectively de-escalating difficult situations in an enforcement or mental health environment is required.

All applicants will be required to meet these conditions of employment:

  • possess and maintain a valid driver's license
  • obtain and maintain a Secret Security Clearance
  • possess and maintain a valid Standard First Aid Certificate
  • carry, use and maintain CBSA-issued defensive equipment (including a duty firearm and a baton)
  • wear and maintain a uniform
  • work overtime as required
  • willingness to work a 24/7 rotational shift schedule or work various shifts
  • complete the Canadian Firearms Safety Course and the Canadian Restricted Firearms Safety Course
  • travel as requested (in Canada, in the U.S. and/or internationally)
  • possess a valid passport
  • obtain and maintain a Transportation Security Clearance
  • operate a government vehicle
  • accept deployments anywhere in Canada

If you want to apply for this CBSA job, you have until the closing date which is December 31, 2024, at 11:59 p.m. PT.

Enforcement Officers

Salary: $75,100 to $89,068

Company: Canada Border Services Agency

Who Should Apply: People residing in Canada, Canadian citizens abroad and permanent residents living abroad can apply for this CBSA job.

The minimum education requirement is a high school diploma.

Also, significant and recent experience in effectively de-escalating difficult situations within an enforcement or mental health environment is needed.

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    Lisa Belmonte (she/her) is a Senior Writer with Narcity Media. After graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), she joined the Narcity team. Lisa covers news and notices from across the country from a Canada-wide perspective. Her early coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic earned Narcity its first-ever national journalism award nomination.

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