Careers in Information Management and Information Technology (IM/IT) - Post-Secondary Recruitment

Important messages

Is your passion in Information Management or Information Technology (IM/IT)? Connect with your future career and make a difference in the Federal Public Service!

Are you eager to challenge the status quo and make a real difference in the lives of Canadians? Do you thrive in dynamic and creative environments? It’s time to turn your ideas into helpful solutions by experimenting and failing-fast – become an innovator! Let’s talk SMAC (Social, Mobile, Analytics, Cloud).

Make your voice heard by joining Canada’s largest employer as it transforms into a digital government!

Take charge of your career and become part of a collaborative and progressive team of information management and information technology (IM/IT) professionals within the Government of Canada.

Work environment

Apply today to connect with career opportunities across the country!

The Government of Canada is built on values important to all Canadians and is recognized by Accenture for world-wide excellence in IT.

The Government of Canada offers:

- Meaningful and influential careers with opportunities to work on social, technological and economic topics that matter to Canadians.
- Cool jobs and opportunities for career advancement across a broad range of specializations – check us out at Proudly Serving Canadians or #CreateYourCanada on Twitter!
- Mobility, with over 17,000 IM/IT professionals located across Canada and internationally.
- A flexible work environment, excellent benefits, and competitive salaries.
- A collaborative and horizontal work culture facilitated by the Government’s social media platforms.
- Continuous learning through onboarding, on-the-job training, coaching, mentoring, interdepartmental placements, and other opportunities.
- Recognition that Canada’s public servants are among the best in the world.
- Commitment to inclusiveness and diversity.

Intent of the process

This inventory will be managed by the Public Service Commission (PSC) in collaboration with the Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat Chief Information Officer Branch (CIOB) and used by various federal government organizations. Candidates may be contacted to be further assessed.

Don’t wait! Candidate referrals will be provided to hiring organizations immediately.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

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

Hiring managers are looking for you if you have a degree, applied degree or diploma (already obtained OR will be obtained by June 30, 2018) from a recognized post-secondary institution (e.g. college, CEGEP, university) with at least one of the specializations* listed in the following categories:

Computer Science, Information Management, Information Technology, Management Information Systems, Information Systems, Computer Technician, Software Development and Engineering, Information Processing, Computer Engineering, Web Development and Design, Graphic Design

*PLEASE NOTE: Our system uses an automatic education screening functionality; select all the specializations you have among those listed above.

Degree equivalency

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

During the application process you will be asked to respond to a series of questions about your experience through detailed examples. Experience may be demonstrated through employment, volunteer work, student employment and/or scholastic activity or achievement.

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

Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

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

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

Other information

Give yourself the best chance to succeed!

If you have a limitation that may impact your performance during an assessment, such as a test or interview, you may require an accommodation. Assessment accommodations are designed to remove the obstacles without altering the criteria being assessed so candidates with limitations can fully demonstrate their abilities.

To request an assessment accommodation or if you have questions, including the physical environment of the exam room, please contact us as soon as possible at

Each request will be individually reviewed. You will be asked to provide information regarding your limitations. If needed, professional documentation could be requested to determine the appropriate accommodation measures. For more information about assessment accommodation, please visit our website at https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/recruitment/graduates/post-secondary-recruitment/exams-and-assessment-accommodation.html

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.