Career Opportunities

Looking for new challenges in an organization committed to its people? A career with Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) can be exciting and rewarding. We offer scientific, technical, operational, executive and administrative positions in a variety of settings — office, research facility, in the field, aboard a Canadian Coast Guard vessel — at more than 400 locations from coast-to-coast-to-coast.

Check out Current Job Openings to learn more about working at DFO.

What We Do

Each day, our employees work to ensure safe and accessible waterways, healthy and productive aquatic ecosystems, and sustainable fisheries and aquaculture.

In real terms, this means that we:

• save lives;
• help with ship-to-shore communication and navigation, and respond to ship-sourced oil spills;
• study, conserve and protect aquatic ecosystems, and ensure compliance with certain environmental standards and regulations;
• conduct scientific research and provide high-quality hydrographic data, products and services;
• provide services to fish harvesters, collaborate with stakeholders to manage the fisheries, and create the conditions to support a vibrant and sustainable aquaculture industry; and
• maintain a network of harbours.

The list goes on. To learn more, see Our Organization.

Types of Positions Available

• Career Fact Sheets
• Scientific, technical, operational, executive and administrative positions are offered in a variety of settings, including:
  • at any one of our national or regional headquarters or area offices;
  • at research facilities;
  • in the field with the Canadian Coast Guard, Canadian Hydrographic Service, Conservation and Protection Branch (Fishery Officers) and with other scientific and resource management groups.
• Students: programs for university, college and high school students
• Featured Job : Canadian Coast Guard Officer Cadet

Employee Profiles

Read more about DFO employees — their jobs, challenges and rewards.

• Stuart Aldridge, Commanding Officer, Canadian Coast Guard
• Brent Watkins, Conservation and Protection Supervisor
• Venitia Joseph, Environmental Assessment Technician
• Robert Jinchereau, Supervisor, Search and Rescue Team, Canadian Coast Guard
• Jeremy Stewart, Safety Diving Program Coordinator
• Steven Campana, Researcher
• Shawn Robertson, Researcher

Our Commitment to a Representative Workforce

DFO is committed to achieving a representative workforce, which reflects the rich cultural diversity in our country and enables the federal government to provide excellent service to Canadians.  We value a workplace that is fair, respectful, inclusive and welcoming for all.  Members of visible minorities, Aboriginal peoples, persons with disabilities and women are invited to self-identify when applying.

Our Commitment to our Values

Building on the foundation of the Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector, the Fisheries and Oceans Canada Values and Ethics Code sets out the expectations for behaviour governing all activities the Department performs to fulfill its mandate. It is binding on all management and employees, and it requires that each DFO employee be familiar with its content.

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