Health Canada jobs for nurses are available and the salary is over $100,000

You can get an additional allowance up to $3,850 each year! 🤑

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Health Canada has jobs for nurses available in cities across the country.

You can make more than $100,000 a year with these positions.

Canada's national health department is hiring nurses to work as Occupational Health Medical Managers with the Public Service Occupational Health Program, the health service provider for federal employees.

With these Health Canada jobs, you'll work alongside occupational health nurses, nurse practitioners, occupational health physicians, administrative officers, and program managers.

Positions could be located in Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa, Montreal, Quebec City, Moncton, Halifax, or St. John's.

The Health Canada salary for this job is $101,726 to $119,945 a year.

Nurses are eligible to receive an annual education allowance — from $605 to $3,850 — depending on their education level.

You must have a degree from a post-secondary institution with a specialization in nursing, nursing administration, nursing education or another relevant specialty.

Or you can get hired with a certificate or diploma in occupational health nursing from a post-secondary institution.

Also, you need to be eligible for registration as a Registered Nurse in a province or territory of Canada.

Experience coordinating the delivery of clinical services and providing advice and recommendations on complex health issues is required.

If you get the job, you must:

  • have a current registration in good standing as a registered nurse in the province of work
  • have and maintain a valid driver's license
  • be able to travel
  • be able to wear personal protective equipment
  • be able to manually lift and carry equipment weighing up to 44 pounds
  • be able to deliver services to clients in person

The deadline to apply is April 25, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. PT.

Occupational Health Medical Manager

Salary: $101,726 to $119,945

Company: Health Canada

Who Should Apply: You must have a degree with a specialization in nursing, nursing administration, nursing education or another relevant specialty, or a certificate or diploma in occupational health nursing from a post-secondary institution.

Experience coordinating the delivery of clinical services and providing advice and recommendations on complex health issues is required.

Also, you need to be eligible for registration as a Registered Nurse in a Canadian province or territory.

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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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