Requirements for Government job positions (with a Working Holiday visa)

[MattMatt]

Hi all,

I talked with staff from 'Fisheries and Oceans Canada', a federal institution, and they told me they required PR to work with them. They also told me all government jobs would require PR or Canadian citizenship.

I searched the internet, and it seems that a PR or citizenship is not required to get a government job (maybe besides being a part of police and army forces).

Can someone confirm whether I need a PR or if my Working Holiday Permit is sufficient?

Thanks

 

[scylla]

Hi all,

I talked with staff from 'Fisheries and Oceans Canada', a federal institution, and they told me they required PR to work with them. They also told me all government jobs would require PR or Canadian citizenship.

I searched the internet, and it seems that a PR or citizenship is not required to get a government job (maybe besides being a part of police and army forces).

Can someone confirm whether I need a PR or if my Working Holiday Permit is sufficient?

Thanks

It depends on the level of security clearance required for that particular job. There are certainly government jobs where it's not possible to get the level of security clearance required without PR or citizenship and your county of origin can sometimes factor into this, and sometimes how long you have lived in Canada. So short answer is that this answer varies from department to department and sometimes role to role in the government. There is no blanket answer.

 

[foodie69]

Hi all,

I talked with staff from 'Fisheries and Oceans Canada', a federal institution, and they told me they required PR to work with them. They also told me all government jobs would require PR or Canadian citizenship.

I searched the internet, and it seems that a PR or citizenship is not required to get a government job (maybe besides being a part of police and army forces).

Can someone confirm whether I need a PR or if my Working Holiday Permit is sufficient?

Thanks

Why as a foreigner do you want to work for our government? Are you a spy?

 

[Naturgrl]

Depends on the department and job posting. But some jobs, you must be a citizen or PR due to security clearances, preferences etc. Just checked Fisheries and Oceans and to be hired as a trainee, you must be citizen or PR.

 

[MattMatt]

Why as a foreigner do you want to work for our government? Are you a spy?

Hahaha, yes. But a very unprepared one, I guess

 

[MattMatt]

Depends on the department and job posting. But some jobs, you must be a citizen or PR due to security clearances, preferences etc. Just checked Fisheries and Oceans and to be hired as a trainee, you must be citizen or PR.

That's what I thought. The government has some interesting opportunities in the education field, so I hope my WHP will suffice. Thanks for your answer!

 

[Naturgrl]

That's what I thought. The government has some interesting opportunities in the education field, so I hope my WHP will suffice. Thanks for your answer!

Preference will always be given to citizen or PR. It will state that in postings. Good luck.

 

[Copingwithlife]

Hi all,

I talked with staff from 'Fisheries and Oceans Canada', a federal institution, and they told me they required PR to work with them. They also told me all government jobs would require PR or Canadian citizenship.

I searched the internet, and it seems that a PR or citizenship is not required to get a government job (maybe besides being a part of police and army forces).

Can someone confirm whether I need a PR or if my Working Holiday Permit is sufficient?

Thanks

As mentioned Citizens or PR get priority in hiring , and most times it’s mandatory to be one or the other .
The position I had , you had to be a PR / Citizen. I was dealing with SIN’s, work history , benefits . Information they won’t let someone on a work permit access .
If you are going to be accessing protected information, they won’t even touch your application
And the security screening for foreigners can take over a year .
FYI competition is high when applying . Position I applied for had over 10k in applications.
Positions are either term ( contract ) or indeterminate ( permanent). You would not get a permanent offer since you have an end date you have to stop working , and the chances of a department sponsoring you is non existent as a foreigner . The domestic pool is large enough to get applicants.

 

[SonuVNair]

I am on PGWP and I got my reliability in 70 days. Had to submit lots of extra documents as I am here only since 4 years now and not 5. Got an offer for a teer 1 position related to my field (Accounting) and started recently. I'm eligible for CPA PEP but I haven't decided yet. I applied only after getting to know from some of my college seniors that even they got it while on pgwp. So I gave it a shot and got it. Just so you know, it took 8 months from application to offer and I was in the pool for 2 months But I had to move far away from lower mainland for this job. I don't know if Accounting has become an in-demand field now. Recently it's being pushed to be included in STEM in the US and they even lowered some education requirements for entry. My trainer was saying there's lots of them retiring in our office but barely any new hires coming in.