Investigator

Important messages

It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification in the screening questions. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

Work environment

If you are looking for an EXCITING, CHALLENGING and DYNAMIC career in the federal Public Service, then we’re looking for you!

Located in a new LEED building downtown Gatineau, the Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada (approximately 100 employees) is where people who are passionate about serving Canadians work to make a difference.

Across all occupational categories, we offer an environment that is intellectually stimulating and supportive. We offer a wide range of exciting careers that incorporate an array of benefits, flexible work arrangements that can help you balance your work and private life and many opportunities for personal and career development, through training, coaching, conferences, performance reviews, and language training.

Intent of the process

A pool of partially qualified candidates will be established and may be used to staff identical or similar positions within Agents of Parliament with various tenures, various security clearance levels and/or various linguistic profiles.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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)

ED: Certificate from a recognized university.

Degree equivalency

E1: Experience synthesizing and analyzing information in order to provide recommendations.
E2: Experience in conducting an investigation.
E3: Experience negotiating and/or mediating with various parties as part of an investigation.
E4: Experience writing documents such as, but not limited to, reports, briefing materials or correspondence.

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

Various language requirements
BBB/BBB

Information on language requirements

K1: Knowledge of the mandate of the Office of the Information Commissioner of Canada.
K2: Knowledge of the Access to Information Act and its related Regulations.
K3: Knowledge of the trends relating to the Access to Information Act within Canadian society.

A1: Ability to analyse and provide recommendations
A2: Ability to prioritize
A3: Ability to communicate orally
A4: Ability to communicate in writing

PS1 :Dependability
PS2 : Discretion
PS3: Initiative
PS4: Interpersonal Relationship Skills
PS5: Judgement

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

AED1: A degree from a recognized university.
AED2: Certificate in the Access to Information and Protection of Privacy Program from the University of Alberta.

Degree equivalency

AE1: Experience applying and or interpreting the Access to Information Act.

Willing and able to work overtime.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Other information

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.