You Can Make $51K A Year Working For Elections Canada & You Don't Need A Degree

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If you're looking for well-paying work that doesn't require a degree, you'll want to check out these government of Canada jobs hiring right now.

These positions with Elections Canada pay up to $51,500 and the only education you need is a high school diploma.

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$51,518 the top end of the salary range

Since most Elections Canada positions are in Gatineau and Ottawa, you can apply for these jobs if you live within a 135-kilometre radius of the country's capital.

These temporary and casual jobs are for administrative and support positions. The salary ranges from $47,729 to $51,518.

To get the job you must have a secondary school diploma along with experience doing clerical support, as well as entering and verifying data in a computer.

You also have to speak French or English, have strong communication and interpersonal skills and be dependable.

You may need experience using Excel, preparing reports, managing records, using Adobe Acrobat Pro along with creating, combining, and editing PDFs.

This job is remote until further notice because of COVID-19.

If you want to be considered for one of these positions, you have to apply by 11:59 p.m. PST on March 31, 2021.

Elections Canada Temporary Positions

Salary: $47,729 to $51,518

Company: Elections Canada

Why You Should Apply: You don't need post-secondary education to get this job with a good salary.

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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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