Public Service Jobs in Canada
Public service jobs are positions with federal, provincial, territorial, municipal and Indigenous governments and their agencies. They include administrative officers, policy analysts, program officers, inspectors, IT staff and by-law and enforcement roles.
Government hiring is structured and slower than the private sector. Postings list essential qualifications, and your application must show, point by point, how you meet each one, or it will be screened out. Many federal jobs require English and French and a security clearance. Pools of qualified candidates are often used to fill future openings, so an application can lead to an offer months later. See jobs in Ottawa.
Public Service job postings in Canada, October 2026
Employers in the public administration sector placed 168 job postings directly on Job Bank in October 2026, covering 519 vacancies. About 90% were full-time. The median advertised wage among hourly-paid postings was $28.07 an hour.
| Most advertised occupations | Postings |
|---|---|
| General practitioners and family physicians | 10 |
| Social and community service workers | 7 |
| Accounting and related clerks | 6 |
| Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers | 5 |
| Public works maintenance equipment operators and related workers | 5 |
| Province | Postings |
|---|---|
| Ontario | 78 |
| British Columbia | 20 |
| Northwest Territories | 16 |
| Manitoba | 16 |
| Québec | 14 |
Source: Job Bank open data, Employment and Social Development Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Figures count postings first advertised on Job Bank that month. They are not a count of jobs open on JobsNearMe.ca today.
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