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.

Senior Writer

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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