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Summary

CSIS Jobs For Surveillance Officers Are Open & You Don't Need A University Degree To Get Hired

The salary for this position is almost $90,000! 💸

​Government of Canada office building.

Government of Canada office building.

Senior Writer

You can find Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) jobs for Surveillance Officers all over Canada and it's not required that you have a university degree!

These government of Canada jobs in surveillance are available across the country in Burnaby, Calgary, Edmonton, Toronto, Montreal and Gatineau.

CSIS is the main intelligence organization in Canada so it investigates threats to national security, so Surveillance Officers need to be able to fit in, adapt quickly and manage a high level of stress.

The job duties include conducting discreet physical surveillance in a vehicle or on foot, researching and analyzing surveillance information, drafting reports, gathering detailed information and carrying out several tasks simultaneously.

Also, the salary ranges from $73,315 to $89,197 for this position!

To get hired, you either need a university degree or college diploma with two years of experience or a high school diploma with four years of experience.

It's required that you have experience working in a team environment along with a minimum of six years of safely driving motor vehicles in various driving conditions.

A valid and permanent Canadian driver's license is also needed, which is a G class in Ontario and a Class 5 in the rest of Canada.

The Surveillance Officer position requires shift work like weekends, some travel within the region and the successful completion of a three-month training course in Ottawa.

If you want to get the job, you must be eligible to receive an Enhanced Top Secret security clearance and the process involves a security interview, a polygraph and a background investigation.

CSIS said that you can't discuss your application with anyone besides your partner or close family members and even then, they also need to be discreet.

The closing date for this government of Canada job is January 31, 2023.

Surveillance Officer

Salary: $73,315 to $89,197

Company: Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)

Who Should Apply: Someone with a university degree, college diploma or high school diploma who wants to conduct discreet physical surveillance and research and analyze surveillance information.

You also need experience working in a team environment and a minimum of six years of safely driving motor vehicles.

Apply Here

What government of Canada jobs are available?

Government of Canada jobs are available all over the country and you can find more even CSIS jobs like Foreign Language Communication Analyst, Database Administrator and Technical Advisor positions.

You can also apply for CBSA jobs in IT, Statistics Canada interviewer positions and CRA jobs for auditors.

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

  • Senior Writer

    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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