CSIS Is Hiring People Who Can Speak Foreign Languages & Positions Are Available Across Canada

You could make more than $100,000 a year!

​Government of Canada sign and Canadian flag on a building in Ottawa.

Government of Canada sign and Canadian flag on a building in Ottawa.

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There are Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) jobs that you can apply for if you know a foreign language and you could make over $100,000 a year!

For these government of Canada jobs, the national intelligence agency is looking to hire people who can work in Foreign Language Communications Analyst positions at regional offices across Canada.

Offices are located in Burnaby, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax.

The CSIS jobs are for people who are able to translate one or more foreign languages that the intelligence agency has specified into French or English.

As a Foreign Language Communications Analyst, you'll read or listen to materials in foreign languages, determine their relevance and importance, and produce translations and draft reports based on the intelligence value to generate leads for investigations.

Also, you'll be responsible for assessing and identifying oral and written communications and advising management through research and analysis.

For these analyst jobs, the CSIS salary ranges from $84,050 all the way to $102,250 a year!

CSIS is looking for people who are proficient in Arabic, Somali, Farsi, Mandarin, Kurdish, Sorani, Russian, Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali or Spanish.

To get hired, you need an undergraduate degree along with experience in research, analysis and report writing, experience in the use of computer applications, tools and social media apps, and experience with computer systems.

You're being told not to discuss your application with anyone besides your partner or close family members and they also need to be discreet.

Candidates need to successfully complete the Foreign Language Communications Analyst training course in Ottawa.

Also, candidates must be eligible to receive an Enhanced Top Secret security clearance and the process involves a security interview, a polygraph, and a background investigation.

The closing date for these government of Canada jobs is August 31, 2023.

Foreign Language Communication Analyst

Salary: $84,050 to $102,250

Company: Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)

Who Should Apply: For these CSIS jobs, you need to be proficient in English or French as well as Arabic, Somali, Farsi, Mandarin, Kurdish, Sorani, Russian, Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi, Bengali or Spanish.

Also, you need an undergraduate degree and experience in research, analysis and report writing, experience using computer applications, tools and social media apps, and experience with computer systems.

Apply online

What government of Canada jobs are available?

There are more government of Canada jobs that are open right now including accountant and auditor positions with the CRA, interviewer jobs with Statistics Canada, Foreign Service Officer positions that involve overseas work, admin jobs with Health Canada and jobs in immigration.

This article's cover image was used for illustrative purposes only.

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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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