Statistics Canada is still hiring for these 2026 census jobs and you can make over $100,000

Field Operations Supervisors

Salary: $73,798 to $79,511

Company: Statistics Canada

Who Should Apply: Canadian citizens or permanent residents living within a 125-kilometre radius of where the position is located can apply.

You must have a high school diploma or a combination of education, training and/or experience.

Also, you need experience managing a workload (including delegating multiple tasks to meet deadlines) and experience in performing computer functions (including sending emails, using word processing and spreadsheet applications, and creating virtual meeting invites).

For this job, you need experience in one of the following:

• working in a large-scale project with competing deadlines and conflicting priorities
• supervising a team, including assigning work and managing performance

Effective written and oral communication skills are required as well.

You must be able to travel, work overtime, and work evenings and weekends occasionally, based on operational needs.

Also, you need a secure, private area to make confidential phone calls and reliable internet access at your residence.

As a Field Operations Supervisor, you will:

• participate in planning, organizing and controlling census field operations for an assigned area
• train and supervise a team of supervisors and coordinate their activities
• participates in monitoring, analyzing and evaluating field operations
• authorize weekly payment, expenses and allowances for employees
• monitor the performance and productivity of staff
• promote respondent participation in the census
• respond to inquiries coming from the public
• resolve collection, processing, and pay issues through collaboration with other census employees
• work with Recruitment Clerks and Field Operations Managers to meet targets

Apply for positions in B.C., Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut

Recruitment Clerks

Salary: $57,217 to $61,761

Company: Statistics Canada

Who Should Apply: Canadian citizens or permanent residents living within a 125-kilometre radius of the position being staffed can apply.

You must have successfully completed two years of high school or have a combination of education, training and/or experience.

Also, you need experience in:

• providing general administrative support services in a physical or virtual office environment
• performing computer functions (including sending and receiving emails, using word processing and spreadsheet applications, and more)

Effective oral and written communication skills are required for this job.

You must be able to work overtime and to travel occasionally, according to operational needs.

A driver's license may be required.

You also need a secure, private office space to make confidential phone calls and have reliable internet access at your residence.

As a Recruitment Clerk, you will:

• promote census employment opportunities
• communicate with candidates by phone to assess job applications
• perform data entry and record maintenance of recruitment files
• coordinate with colleagues to organize schedules and conduct candidate interviews
• create pools of qualified candidates
• respond to inquiries regarding recruitment activities

Apply for positions in Western Canada, Ontario and Nunavut

Various census jobs

Salary: $57,217 to $61,761

Company: Statistics Canada

Who Should Apply: Canadian citizens or permanent residents living in the province or territory where the position is located can apply.

You must have successfully completed two years of high school or have a combination of education, training and/or experience.

Also, you need experience in:

• providing general administrative support services in a physical or virtual office environment
• performing computer functions (including sending emails, using word processing and spreadsheet applications, creating virtual meeting invites, and more)

Effective written and verbal communication skills are required as well.

You must be able to work overtime occasionally based on operational needs.

Also, you need to have a secure, private office space to make confidential phone calls and have reliable internet access at your residence.

As a census worker, you will:

• assist management in day-to-day operations by providing administrative support
• plan meetings, training sessions and conference calls
• organize logistics using Outlook and Microsoft Teams
• generate reports and prepare charts, graphs and other documentation
• review and respond to internal inquiries and facilitate communication between various partners
• liaise with the Travel Clerk to coordinate employee travel and submit expense claims
• process, maintain information on, and follow up on administrative requests

Apply for positions in Western Canada, Ontario, Quebec, and Eastern Canada

Field Operation Managers

Salary: $113,278 to $131,375

Company: Statistics Canada

Who Should Apply: Canadian citizens or permanent residents who live within a 125-kilometre radius of where the position is located can apply.

You must have successfully completed two years of a post-secondary program with a specialization in social science, statistics, library and archival work or a law-related field.

Also, you must have experience planning and managing projects and experience managing financial, human and material resources.

Effective written and oral communication skills are required as well.

You need to be able to work overtime and travel occasionally according to operational needs.

You must have a secure, private office space to make confidential phone calls and have reliable internet access at your residence.

As a Field Operation Manager, you will:

• develop operational plans for census data collection activities and organize, oversee, and control census field collection within the assigned area
• develop recruitment plans and mitigation strategies for recruitment challenges
• manage the financial, human, and material resources for the assigned area
• manage employees and participate in the recruitment process
• respond and follow up with compensation-related issues
• develop and implement collection strategies and contingency plans
• monitor and evaluate the cost, quality, efficiency, productivity and security of data collection
• analyze and produce reports on the progress of collection activities
• solicitate participation from non-respondents, respond to and resolve complaints
• participate in committees to evaluate census collection activities and provide advice on modifications
• collect evaluation reports for the assigned area, summarize findings, and recommend improvements.
• supervise a team of Field Operations Supervisors and oversee a workforce in a virtual environment

Apply for positions in B.C. and Yukon, and Alberta, Manitoba and the Northwest Territories