Surveillance Officer

Surveillance Officer

Reference number: MOT25J-141000-000070
Selection process number: 24-MOT-EA-HRS-12636 Transport Canada - Aircraft Services
Richmond (British Columbia), Vancouver (British Columbia), Moncton (New Brunswick), Ottawa (Ontario)
EG-05
Permanent opportunities: Deployment or Indeterminate. Temporary opportunities: Assignment, Casual, Acting, Secondment or Specified period (Term).
$78,909 to $99,200

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Closing date: 1 February 2026 - 23:59, Pacific Time

Who can apply: Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

Update: Please note that the requirement to possess and maintain a valid Canadian passport that was included in the Conditions of Employment has been modified to the following: Possess and maintain a valid passport to travel abroad.

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

When you apply to this selection process, your application is placed in an inventory. As positions become available, management will pull applications from this inventory. Applicants who meet the screening qualifications may be contacted to take part in further assessments.

Duties

📌 Transport Canada’s Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Division, which oversees the National Aerial Surveillance Program, is looking for officers to conduct various mission profiles, including pollution detection, and whale observation, and land-based infrastructure observation patrols, onboard its aircraft.

Work environment

These positions are located at the following three locations:

📍5455 Airport South Unit G
Richmond, British Colombia

📍200 Comet Private
Ottawa, Ontario

📍1945 Champlain Street
Dieppe, New Brunswick

𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗦𝗣𝗢𝗥𝗧 𝗖𝗔𝗡𝗔𝗗𝗔: 𝗔 𝗦𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗧 𝗖𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗥 𝗠𝗢𝗩𝗘!

Apply today for an opportunity to join Transport Canada. We are looking for dynamic candidates that will help shape and build the Transport Canada of tomorrow. The persons selected will have the opportunity to increase their experience and expertise. We look forward to hearing from you!

Transport Canada employs over 6,000 talented and motivated employees working in the Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, Prairie and Northern, Pacific regions, and at our Ottawa Headquarters. We develop policies and enforce Acts and regulations that support transportation efficiency, safety, security, environmental responsibility, and align with global standards. Our vision is of a safe, secure, green, innovative and integrated transportation system that supports trade and economic growth, a cleaner environment and the well-being of Canada's middle class. Our transportation agenda thrives to adopt new ways of thinking about how we deliver services and oversee the transportation system.

We are an employer that fosters employee well-being, provides an open and respectful workplace, competitive benefits and flexible work schedules that promote work-life balance.

Transport Canada believes that to be able to effectively serve the public, its workforce needs to reflect the diversity of the Canadian population. The Department is committed to a representative workforce that represents the Canadian public we serve. If you are an Indigenous person, a person with a disability, a member of a racialized group* and/or a woman and are interested in bringing in different perspectives and insights we encourage you to self-declare in this staffing process. This self-declaration information can be factored into departmental strategies and selection decisions to address our commitment to eliminate gaps for these groups.

*Please note that this group is currently designated as members of visible minorities in the Employment Equity Act and the self-declaration form.

Intent of the process

For each pull of applications, a pool of partially and/or fully qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar or identical positions within Transport Canada.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

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🎓 𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
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✔ A secondary school diploma (high school) or employer-approved alternatives (𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝟭)

𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝟭: The employer-approved alternatives to a secondary school diploma are a satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test OR an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

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📝 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘
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✔ Approximately two or more years of experience working in a related operational environment, such as aerial, shipboard, field, and shift work.

✔ Experience in data collection, analysis, 𝗔𝗡𝗗 reporting

✔ Experience working with geographic information systems 𝗔𝗡𝗗 spatial data

✔ Experience using a Windows Operating System AND Microsoft products (at a minimum: Word, Excel, MS Teams, PowerPoint AND Outlook) (𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝟮)

𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝟮: Or comparable alternatives for word processing, spreadsheets, messaging applications, presentations 𝗔𝗡𝗗 email/calendar softwares.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

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🎓 𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗧 𝗘𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡
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✔ Post-secondary school diploma or degree from a recognized institution with specialization in geography, geographic information systems, remote sensing, environmental technology, meteorology, aviation, information management, or another field relevant to the position

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📝 𝗔𝗦𝗦𝗘𝗧 𝗘𝗫𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗜𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘
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✔ Experience observing, recording, and reporting data from an aerial platform, including but not limited to, pollution, marine security, or marine mammal data

✔ Experience operating remote sensors (e.g., radars, UV, IR, EOIR, drones, camera systems or other systems)

✔ Experience working in remote areas

✔ Experience working with aviation or marine radios

✔ Experience conducting investigations

✔ Experience delivering weather briefings

✔ Experience using aviation weather products, including for but not limited to, flight planning purposes

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💼 𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗥𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗦
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✔ Willingness and ability to work in a flexible environment on a variable day work and/or shift work schedule, including weekends and some standby on the employee’s days of rest

✔ Willingness and ability to perform overtime on short notice, including weekends

✔ Willingness and ability to work up to 14 hours of duty per day

✔ Willingness and ability to travel on short notice and possibly for extended periods of time (up to 30 days) dependent on the location of the incident and support required

✔ Willingness and ability to undertake training to maintain or upgrade knowledge, skills, and abilities

✔ Willingness and ability to work under adverse field conditions on aircraft platforms

✔ Ability to obtain a valid airport Restricted Area Identity Card after appointment

✔ Ability to obtain a Restricted Operator Certificate for marine radios

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Various language requirements
English Essential, Bilingual imperative (BBB/BBB)

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💡 𝗔𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗘𝗦
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✔ Ability to communicate effectively orally

✔ Ability to communicate effectively in writing

✔ Ability to work under pressure

✔ Ability to follow instructions and procedures

✔ Ability to troubleshoot computer and software issues

✔ Ability to maintain operational situational awareness

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✨ 𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗨𝗜𝗧𝗔𝗕𝗜𝗟𝗜𝗧𝗬
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✔ Teamwork

✔ Initiative

✔ Judgment

✔ Analytical thinking

✔ Flexibility

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

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👥 𝗢𝗥𝗚𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗭𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗡𝗘𝗘𝗗𝗦
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Qualified candidates who self-declare as members of Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, members of racialized communities and/or women may be selected for appointment first, to fulfill organizational needs. In addition, this organizational need may be invoked at any stage of the selection process.

Conditions of employment

Secret security clearance

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✅ 𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦 𝗢𝗙 𝗘𝗠𝗣𝗟𝗢𝗬𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧
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✔ Valid Occupational Health Evaluation Guide (OHEG) section – Surveillance Officers (aerial) medical
✔ Possess and maintain a valid passport to travel abroad
✔ Possess and maintain a valid driver’s license

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

⇒ For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by 𝗘-𝗠𝗔𝗜𝗟 for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results and sending invitations for written tests and interviews). 𝗖𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲 𝗮 𝘃𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗱 𝗲-𝗺𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users (some e-mail systems block these types of e-mails). It is recommended to include an alternate e-mail address in your profile. It is also the candidate's responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required.

⇒ Your application and your answers to the screening questions may be used to assess your ability to communicate effectively in writing.

⇒ Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Please indicate your preferred official language in your application.

⇒ Persons who cannot apply online or persons with disabilities preventing them from applying online are asked to inform the contact person responsible for this process prior to the closing date.

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An inventory is a selection process that can be used by various hiring managers to meet their current and future needs. As a result, you will apply only once to be considered for multiple job opportunities at the __ level.

✅ 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁?
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