Firearms Officer - INVENTORY

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Royal Canadian Mounted Police- Canadian Firearms Program, Firearms Regulatory Services

Closing date : July 31, 2026 - 23 : 59, Pacific Time

Selection process number

25-RCM-EA-N-S-NT-CFP-143603

Salary

$73,798 to $79,511

Level

PM-03-SP-PADM-03

Who can apply

Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and permanent residents abroad.

Duties

As a Firearms Officer you will have the opportunity to assist in administering the Firearms Act Canada (the Act) under a designation of authority from the Chief Firearms Officer. Duties of this position include, but are not limited to :

• Investigating, analyzing and making decisions to approve, refuse or revoke firearms licences and authorizations for individuals, businesses and non‑profit organizations. Decisions are based on eligibility under the Act and potential risk to public safety.
• Accessing police, court and other secure information databases, conducting interviews with a variety of people (e.g. licence applicants, licence‑e family members / employers / etc., medical professionals, police, Crown and others) in order to undertake thorough investigations.
• Coordinating and carrying out inspections of firearms businesses, shooting ranges and some private dwelling houses to ensure compliance with the Act and Regulations.
• Planning and implementing outreaches to clients and stakeholder groups (e.g. remote or indigenous communities, other government departments, police, public interest groups) to educate and assist with compliance.
• Preparing and submitting legal documents such as notices of refusal or revocation, court briefs, affidavits and disclosure materials. Most decisions to refuse or revoke licences or authorizations can be referred to a provincial court for a review of the decision.

Work environment

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) seeks talented and skilled individuals to join our dynamic team. We offer a diverse, inclusive, respectful and healthy work environment that offers flexible work arrangements to ensure work‑life balance. If you value teamwork, challenging assignments and are innovative, collaborative and value high quality service to clients, we want to hear from you! Remote work is not an option for any of the positions to be staffed.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to staff Firearms Officer positions within the Chief Firearms Officer locations for Northwest Territories. A pool of candidates will be established and used to staff positions within the Canadian Firearms Program on an indeterminate or specified period (including term, acting, or assignment) basis, with an English essential linguistic profile and various RCMP security clearances. Should a Civilian Member (CM) be found qualified and selected for appointment, the appointment will not result in a change of status to the Public Service (PS) category for the CM.

Important messages

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

Persons who cannot apply online or persons with disabilities preventing them from applying online are asked to inform the contact persons responsible for this process prior to the closing date. You may also review jobs open to the public through INFOTEL at 1-800-645-5605. The INFOTEL number for persons using a TTY / TDD is 1-800-532-9397.

USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (AI) : The use of AI is prohibited. You must complete your application and future assessments independently without external help, including unauthorized internet resources or Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools (for example, Copilot, ChatGPT or any other form of AI). You may be asked to explain or elaborate on your answers in a follow‑up interview. Any violation may be investigated and result in serious consequences, including the rejection of your application.

POSITION UNDER REVIEW : Please note that the position is currently under classification review. The current classification of the positions is PM-03 - SP-PADM-03; however, as a result of a review, the position may be reclassified to a different group and level. Once the classification of the position is determined, we will have confirmation of the established group and level for this position. Should the classification not be completed upon completion of the process, we will proceed with indeterminate appointments of qualified candidates at the PM-03 - SP-PADM-03 group and level, and we will proceed with a reclassification of the employee afterwards.

INVENTORY : The inventory will be updated every 90 days. You will receive a notice in your applicant account 7 days before the end of your active period to confirm whether or not you wish to keep being considered for an additional 90 days. If your application becomes inactive while the process is still open, a notice will be posted to your account indicating that your application has expired; you may select the link “Update my Inventory Status” to reaffirm your interest.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS CONCERNING THIS INVENTORY

OTHER INFORMATION : Candidates must meet all essential qualifications to be appointed to a position. This will be determined through the use of various evaluation tools. Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. Depending on the number of applicants, volume management strategies such as, but not limited to, top‑down approach, cut‑off scores, random selection and / or assessment may be used for the purpose of managing applications / candidates. Should a volume management strategy be used, communication regarding the application of the strategy will be provided to those candidates who are impacted. Our means of communication with applicants is via e‑mail. Please ensure to include a functional e‑mail address, which will accept messages from unknown users (some e‑mail systems block these types of e‑mails). It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required.

Conditions of employment

You need (essential for the job)

Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following

EDUCATION

Secondary school diploma or employer‑approved alternatives.

EXPERIENCE

Applied / assessed at a later date

ABILITIES and SKILLS

PERSONAL SUITABILITY

Language requirements (essential for the job)

May be applied / assessed at a later date

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION

Successful completion of the Canadian Firearms Safety Course and the Canadian Restricted Firearms Safety Course. Note : Candidates do not need to have completed these courses to apply. They must, however, have successfully completed them prior to an offer of employment being made.

ASSET EXPERIENCE

OTHER LANGUAGES

Fluency in an Indigenous, Asian, South Asian or Persian language or any language other than English or French.

Our commitment

We’re 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 contact the hiring organization below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the population it serves. We promote employment equity and encourage you to self‑declare if you belong to one of the designated employment equity groups when you apply.

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

We’d like to thank all those who apply. However, only the people selected for further consideration will be contacted.

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