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No Degree Required: High-Paying Government Of Canada Jobs You Don't Need University For

Salaries go from $50,000 all the way up to $100,000!

​Government of Canada building in Ottawa.

Government of Canada building in Ottawa.

Senior Writer

If you're looking for work right now, there are so many government of Canada jobs that you can apply for.

Not only are the positions high paying but you also don't need to have a university degree to get hired!

You can find high-paying jobs with a bunch of federal agencies and departments including Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Service Canada, Public Services and Procurement Canada, Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS), and Health Canada.

Salaries for these positions — which are located in multiple cities across the country — range from just over $50,000 to more than $100,000 a year.

Available jobs include call centre agents, admin support staff, HR coordinators, benefits officers, professional buyers and more.

So, here are eight government of Canada jobs you can apply for right now that are high paying but don't require you to have a university degree.

Regional Protective Services Officer

Salary: $51,760 to $70,500

Company: CSIS

Location: Montreal, Ottawa and Burnaby

Who Should Apply: To apply, you need to have a high school diploma and four years of experience or a college diploma and two years of experience in a protective services and security-related role.

You'll be responsible for monitoring and responding to emergency or safety situations, ensuring the protection of CSIS property, preparing reports related to safety and security activities, conducting security searches, and responding to phone line queries.

Also, you must be willing to work 12-hour shifts on a rotational basis, wear a uniform and be assigned personal protection equipment.

All candidates have to be eligible to receive an Enhanced Top Secret security clearance and the process involves a security interview, a polygraph, and a background investigation which includes credit and financial verifications.

The closing date for this job is September 15, 2023.

Apply on CSIS

Call Centre Agent and Taxpayer Services Agent

Salary: $61,774 to $69,526

Company: CRA

Location: Montreal and Shawinigan

Who Should Apply: You should apply if you have a secondary school diploma or the successful completion of at least three years of secondary school and are bilingual in English and French.

Experience in customer service, accounting, taxation and call centres is an asset but not a requirement to get hired.

Call Center Agents have to conduct telephone interviews, claim and negotiate overdue amounts, request missing returns, serve legal notices to taxpayers, respond to telephone inquiries, verify taxpayer information, and input data into electronic files.

Taxpayer Services Agents have to respond to enquiries or requests related to tax matters, do calculations to determine tax or CRA-administered program requirements or entitlements, and educate taxpayers with information on available services.

The closing date for these positions is September 3, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. ET.

Apply on CRA

Benefits Officer and Program Officer

Salary: $61,152 to $65,887

Company: Employment and Social Development Canada / Service Canada

Location: Quebec (in-person and/or telework)

Who Should Apply: You should apply if you have a high school diploma along with at least six months of experience delivering services or programs to the public and interpreting and applying legislation or policies.

You also need to be bilingual in English and French.

As a Benefits Officer, you'll have to provide accurate service by contributing effectively to the processing of employment insurance applications.

As a Program Officer, you'll be responsible for promoting and delivering social development and labour market programs, answering questions and communicating with community representatives, and analyzing applications for funding.

You can apply for this job until 11:59 p.m. PT on September 15, 2023.

Apply on GC Jobs

Administrative Coordinator

Salary: $62,500 to $78,200

Company: Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada

Location: Vancouver, Ottawa, Toronto and Montreal

Who Should Apply: You need a secondary school diploma and at least one year of experience providing administrative support services.

Those services include managing calendars and emails, writing agendas and minutes for meetings, scheduling and organizing meetings, making travel and hospitality arrangements, and using Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

As an administrative coordinator, you'll maintain calendars and manage emails, coordinate and schedule travel arrangements, coordinate and participate in regular divisional meetings, and draft and edit documents, reports, presentations, memoranda and correspondence.

The closing date is September 20, 2023 at 11:59 p.m. PT.

Apply on GC Jobs

Professional Buyers

Salary: $96,225 to $108,091

Company: Public Services and Procurement Canada

Location: Vancouver, Victoria, Calgary, Edmonton, Regina, Saskatoon, Winnipeg, Kingston, Toronto, Petawawa, Ottawa, Gatineau, Montreal, Quebec City, Saint-Hubert, Moncton, Saint John, Corner Brook, St. John's, Charlottetown, Halifax and Sydney

Who Should Apply: You should apply if you have a secondary school diploma along with five years of experience in completing contracting processes, debriefing management on procurement files, providing strategic advice on complex procurement issues, and managing client relationships or establishing partnerships.

Professional Buyers are responsible for parts of the procurement process including negotiating procurement contracts, awarding and managing contracts, engaging with vendors, and supporting procurement for federal government programs.

The closing date is September 29, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. PT.

Apply on GC Jobs

Human Resources Coordinator

Salary: $61,152 to $65,887

Company: Environment and Climate Change Canada

Location: Various locations in Canada

Who Should Apply: You need a secondary school diploma along with experience working in a client service environment and experience using a human resources management system to help address information requests or solve problems.

If you get hired, you'll be tasked with providing support to more than 7,000 Environment and Climate Change Canada employees and helping them access, navigate and resolve issues related to HR and pay systems.

You can apply for this job until 11:59 p.m. PT on September 29, 2023.

Apply on GC Jobs

Payment Services Officer

Salary: $60,424 to $67,582

Company: Employment and Social Development Canada / Service Canada

Location: Ontario

Who Should Apply: To get hired, you need a secondary school diploma and the ability to write and speak clearly, act with transparency and fairness, collaborate and manage conflicts, prioritize and analyze information, effectively respond to the needs of clients, and use a computer.

Payment Services Officers help clients by responding to enquiries regarding benefits that Service Canada provides.

The last day to apply for this job is September 29, 2023, at 11:59 p.m. PT.

Apply on GC Jobs

Clerical, Administrative Support and Program Officer

Salary: $50,821 to $70,622

Company: Health Canada and the Public Health Agency of Canada

Who Should Apply: You should apply if you have a secondary school diploma and are looking to work in a clerical or administrative support position.

There are no experience requirements listed on the job posting.

Health Canada is the federal department responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health.

The Public Health Agency of Canada protects the health of Canadians by preventing and controlling chronic and infectious diseases along with preparing for and responding to, public health emergencies.

You can apply for these jobs until 2:59 a.m. ET on November 1, 2023.

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  • 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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