Last Updated On 7 August 2026, 8:51 AM EDT (Toronto Time)
The Government of Canada is actively recruiting for jobs across multiple departments this month, with live job postings spanning tax enforcement, corrections, maritime response, national park operations, and parliamentary student programs.
Salaries on the current batch of openings range from about $29 per hour for skilled trades roles all the way up to $122,817 per year for senior tax auditors in the Atlantic region.
Two of these postings have closing dates at the end of August 2026, which means applicants who delay risk missing the intake window entirely.
Others remain open into the fall and winter, giving candidates more time to prepare their applications and gather the required documentation.
Every position profiled below is a verified, live posting on the official GC Jobs portal or a department-specific recruitment platform as of August 6, 2026.
Most of these roles are open to persons residing in Canada, including Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with preference given to veterans first under federal hiring policy.
This roundup covers postings from the Canada Revenue Agency, Correctional Service Canada, the Canadian Coast Guard under the Department of National Defence, Parks Canada, and the House of Commons Administration.
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August 2026 Federal Job Postings at a Glance
The table below provides a quick comparison of every posting covered in this article, including the hiring department, location, salary range, classification level, and application deadline.
| Position | Department | Location | Salary | Level | Deadline |
| Response and Compliance Positions | Canadian Coast Guard / DND | NB, NS, NL, ON, PE, QC | $74,995 – $95,704 | GT-04, GT-05 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Maintenance Worker III | Parks Canada | Coastal B.C. | $29.20 – $31.73/hr | GL-MAN-05 | Aug 31, 2026 |
| Correctional Officer I | Correctional Service Canada | AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, QC, SK | $77,510 – $97,266 | CX-01 | Dec 31, 2026 |
| Income Tax Auditors (AU03) | Canada Revenue Agency | Atlantic Region | $99,864 – $122,817 | AU-003 | Oct 13, 2026 |
| SP04 Officer – Jonquière | Canada Revenue Agency | Jonquière, QC | $65,389 – $73,595 | SP-004 | Oct 30, 2026 |
| SP-01 to SP-04 Positions | Canada Revenue Agency | Sudbury, ON | $46,904 – $73,595 | SP-01 to SP-04 | Nov 27, 2026 |
| Co-op Students | House of Commons | Ottawa, ON | $38,751 – $64,902 | STU-2 | Open |
| Student Employment Program | House of Commons | Ottawa, ON | $38,751 – $64,902 | STU-2 | Open |
Canadian Coast Guard — Response and Compliance Positions (GT-04 and GT-05)
The Canadian Coast Guard, operating as a special agency within the Department of National Defence, is recruiting Response and Compliance officers at the GT-04 and GT-05 classification levels.
GT-04 positions pay between $74,995 and $85,266 per year, while GT-05 roles offer $84,174 to $95,704 annually.
These positions are spread across 12 locations in six provinces: Saint John and Dartmouth in the Atlantic; Parry Sound and Prescott and Sarnia in Ontario; Charlottetown in Prince Edward Island; and Montréal and Québec City in Quebec.
The posting closes on August 31, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Pacific Time, making it one of the most time-sensitive openings in this batch.
Officers in these roles support Canada’s maritime safety operations along its 243,000-kilometre coastline, the longest of any country in the world.
Daily responsibilities include incident response, compliance monitoring, working with multi-disciplinary teams, and preparing technical reports and analysis documents.
GT-05 applicants must also demonstrate experience overseeing operational program activities, providing technical advice, and liaising with external organizations.
A secondary school diploma is the minimum education requirement, though employer-approved alternatives, including a PSC test score or an acceptable combination of education, training, and experience, are accepted.
Both levels require experience working with multi-disciplinary teams, preparing and analyzing reports, and building collaborative relationships with stakeholders.
Conditions of employment include obtaining a Health Canada medical certificate, holding a valid Class 5 driver’s licence, carrying a valid Canadian passport, and willingness to travel by ship, aircraft, and small vessel to remote locations.
Employees must be willing to work overtime; be on call, including nights and weekends; and work in potentially hazardous marine conditions.
This is an inventory posting, which means applicants are not applying for one specific job but for a pool that the department draws from as vacancies arise.
The first pull from the inventory was scheduled for as early as July 2, 2026, and additional pulls will continue through the posting period.
Click here for more information and to apply online for this job posting.
Parks Canada — Maintenance Worker III (Coastal British Columbia)
Parks Canada is hiring Maintenance Worker III positions across its Coastal B.C. Field Unit, with work locations including Colwood, Langley, Sidney, and both Tofino and Ucluelet within the Pacific Rim National Park Reserve.
The hourly pay rate is $29.20 to $31.73, with the salary currently under review by the agency.
This is an inventory posting that closes on August 31, 2026, and may be used to fill vacancies of various tenures, including year-round indeterminate, seasonal, part-time, and casual positions.
Workers in these Parks Canada jobs provide general maintenance, repair, and labour services supporting grounds, facilities, housing, potable water and sewer systems, and other infrastructure across the national park system.
The role requires graduation from secondary school or an acceptable combination of education, training, and experience.
Applicants must demonstrate experience in at least one technical function such as plumbing, building repair, equipment maintenance, or electrical work.
Experience with manual and power tools, computer applications like Microsoft Outlook and Excel, basic carpentry or construction, and general grounds maintenance are all essential requirements.
A valid Class 5 driver’s license is mandatory, and candidates must obtain and maintain Reliability Status security clearance.
The posting is open to all persons who have legal status to work in Canada, which is a broader eligibility threshold than many federal government job postings that restrict applications to citizens and permanent residents.
Candidates with chainsaw proficiency certification or a Small Vessel Operator Proficiency certificate may receive additional assessment credits.
Housing accommodations are not provided by the agency for these positions.
Click here for more information on this job opening and to apply online.
Correctional Service Canada — Correctional Officer I (CX-01)
Correctional Service Canada is running an ongoing national recruitment process for Correctional Officer I positions at federal penitentiaries across the country.
The salary range is $77,510 to $97,266 per year at the CX-01 classification level.
Positions are available in 24 locations across eight provinces: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Quebec, and Saskatchewan.
The posting remains open until December 31, 2026, giving candidates a wide application window, but applicants should note that the inventory is accessed periodically and earlier applications may be processed sooner.
Correctional Officers maintain the safety and security of Canada’s 43 federal institutions, supervise and interact with offenders, conduct routine patrols and inmate counts, search cells and living units, and draft daily operational logs.
CSC employs more than 20,000 people nationwide, making it one of the largest employers in the federal public service.
The education requirement is a secondary school diploma or a satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission equivalency test.
Successful candidates must complete the three-stage Correctional Training Program, which starts with approximately 80 hours of online learning, progresses through a second virtual stage, and culminates in a 14-week in-person training program delivered primarily in Kingston, Ontario, or Summerside, Prince Edward Island.
During Stage 3, recruits receive a weekly allowance of $400 on top of provided meals and lodging, for a maximum of $5,600 over the full training period.
Applicants must hold a valid unrestricted driver’s licence, pass a Health Canada Category III medical assessment covering vision, hearing, and physical fitness, and clear a psychological evaluation.
The medical assessment includes a vision test requiring corrected vision of 6/9 in the better eye and 6/15 in the other and a hearing test requiring no more than a 25-decibel average loss at 500 to 3,000 hertz.
Institutions operate around the clock, and officers must be available to work shifts, variable hours, weekends, and statutory holidays.
Quebec applicants need a valid Class 4A driver’s licence for emergency vehicles issued by the SAAQ.
The application process requires completing a two-part submission, with the second part delivered through the VidCruiter platform within 3 to 5 days of the initial application.
Candidates who do not complete part 2 will not be considered further in the selection process.
Click here for more information and to apply online.
Canada Revenue Agency — AU03 Income Tax Auditors (Atlantic Region)
The CRA is actively hiring experienced Income Tax Auditors at the AU-003 classification level for multiple positions across the Atlantic Region.
The salary range is $99,864 to $122,817 per year, making these the highest-paying positions in this month’s roundup of federal job openings.
Work locations include Bathurst, Moncton, and Saint John in New Brunswick; Sydney and Halifax in Nova Scotia; Charlottetown and Summerside in Prince Edward Island; and St. John’s in Newfoundland and Labrador.
The posting closes on October 13, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time.
Four distinct audit roles are available under this single requisition: Business Valuator, Income Tax Auditor, International Tax Auditor, and Tax Avoidance Auditor.
Business Valuators conduct independent valuations of complex securities and equity transactions and prepare reports in accordance with CICBV standards.
International Tax Auditors perform compliance reviews of large businesses and multinational corporations involving cross-border tax issues.
Tax Avoidance Auditors investigate aggressive domestic and international tax avoidance schemes targeting complex large businesses, trusts, and high-wealth individuals.
All four roles require eligibility for a professional accounting designation or a degree with acceptable specialization in accounting.
Tax Avoidance and International Tax Auditor candidates need a minimum of three years of experience within the last five years working in Canadian income tax compliance with large or complex corporations, generally defined as those with gross revenues exceeding $10 million.
Income Tax Auditors and Business Valuators can qualify through either the same three-year requirement or through recent and significant experience in Canadian income tax compliance that may include preparing financial statements, administering accounting policies, or providing tax planning advice under the Income Tax Act.
A Chartered Professional Accountant designation is an asset, as is progression toward the CPA In-Depth Tax Course, a Master of Tax, or a Chartered Business Valuator designation.
Candidates must reside within 125 kilometres of one of the listed work locations.
The CRA currently has restrictions on certain hiring activities, so staffing from this process will initially be limited to temporary opportunities, though permanent appointments may follow if circumstances change while the pool remains valid.
Click here for more information from the official CRA webpage and to apply online.
Canada Revenue Agency — SP04 Officer at the Jonquière Tax Centre
The CRA is also recruiting SP-04 level officers for various processing and compliance roles at the Jonquière Tax Centre in Quebec.
The salary range is $65,389 to $73,595 per year, and the posting closes on October 30, 2026.
Five specific job profiles are available under this pool: EFILE Officer, Compliance Services Officer, Assessment Processing Officer, Assessment Accounts and Benefits Processing Officer, and Processing Officer for Accounts Benefits and Rebates.
Core responsibilities include analyzing and processing tax files, resolving non-routine enquiries from taxpayers and benefit recipients, preparing audit and examination plans, conducting legislative research, and maintaining quality statistics on completed work.
The language requirement is bilingual imperative at the BBB/BBB level, which the CRA considers intermediate proficiency in a second official language.
Starting in July 2026, employees at the Jonquière Tax Centre are required to work on-site a minimum of four days per week, with some positions requiring five-day on-site attendance.
The minimum education requirement is a secondary school diploma, though the Compliance Services Officer role requires additional introductory accounting credentials from a recognized post-secondary institution or professional accounting association.
Once an applicant accepts a temporary job offer from this pool, they may no longer be eligible for other opportunities from this process or from the related SP-03 staffing process for the duration of their contract.
Staffing from this process is currently limited to temporary opportunities due to CRA hiring restrictions.
Click here for full details and to apply online.
Canada Revenue Agency — Entry-Level SP-01 to SP-04 Positions in Sudbury, Ontario
The CRA is hiring for entry-level positions ranging from SP-01 to SP-04 at the Sudbury Tax Centre in Ontario, with salaries spanning $46,904 to $73,595 depending on the classification level.
The posting closes on November 27, 2026, and is intended to fill short-term contract positions at 1050 Notre Dame Avenue in Sudbury with durations up to six months.
No permanent offers will be made from this staffing process.
SP-01 and SP-02 duties involve sorting, scanning, and filing large volumes of incoming mail and documents, and inspecting high volumes of forms for accuracy.
SP-03 and SP-04 duties involve reviewing populated forms requiring corrective action, identifying issues, conducting research through internal and external sources, and in some cases handling difficult client interactions.
No prior work experience is required for any of the positions in this posting, making it one of the most accessible federal government entry points for job seekers in the current hiring cycle.
SP-01, SP-02, and SP-03 positions require successful completion of two years of secondary school education.
SP-04 positions require a full secondary school diploma.
Language requirements vary by level: SP-01 and SP-02 positions are English Essential, while SP-03 and SP-04 positions may be either English Essential or Bilingual Imperative at various levels.
Applicants must reside within 125 kilometres of the Sudbury Tax Centre, and many positions require five-day on-site attendance each week.
Shifts may vary between 7:00 a.m. and 11:30 p.m. Eastern Time, including potential weekend and statutory holiday requirements.
The CRA may give preference to the first 200 applicants who meet the staffing requirements, and candidates can only submit one application to this process.
Candidates who have lived outside Canada continuously for six months or longer in the last five years must provide a Certificate of Good Conduct from the other country.
Click here to get more official information and to apply online.
House of Commons — Student Employment Opportunities in Ottawa
The House of Commons Administration is running two separate student recruitment streams for positions based in Ottawa, Ontario.
Both streams are classified at the STU-2 level with pay ranging from $38,751 to $64,902, and both require on-site work at the House of Commons in the Parliamentary Precinct.
Co-op Student Positions
The first stream targets students enrolled in a post-secondary cooperative education program.
These full-time placements run 35 hours per week, typically last about 16 weeks, and are available during the 2026-2027 academic year covering spring, summer, fall, and winter terms.
Fields of work include administrative support, accounting, communications, architecture, engineering, computer science, cybersecurity, broadcasting, culinary arts, and several others.
Applicants must be currently enrolled as full-time students at an accredited post-secondary institution and registered in a co-op program.
Click here for more information on Co-op student positions and to apply online.
Student Employment Program
The second stream is broader and does not require co-op program enrollment.
Students enrolled at either secondary or post-secondary accredited academic institutions are eligible to apply.
The same fields of work are available, and the same STU-2 pay scale applies.
For both programs, applicants must be at least 16 years of age and must hold Canadian citizenship, permanent residency, or a valid study permit for international students.
Proof of enrollment is required during the hiring process, and fluency in both official languages is an asset but not a mandatory requirement.
Accommodation requests can be directed to the Recruitment and Selection Services team at the email address provided in each posting.
Click here to get more information and to apply online.
How to Apply for These Positions
Most of the postings above accept applications exclusively through the official GC Jobs portal or through department-specific recruitment platforms.
CRA positions require applications through the CRA Careers website, where candidates must create a profile, upload education credentials, and complete a staffing questionnaire.
House of Commons postings use the SmartRecruiters platform, accessible through the House of Commons careers page.
Applicants to the Correctional Officer I posting must complete a two-part application, with the second part submitted through the VidCruiter platform within 3 to 5 days of the initial GC Jobs submission.
Failing to complete part 2 is a common disqualification reason and is specifically flagged by Correctional Service Canada in the posting itself.
All applicants should ensure that uploaded education documents are clear, legible, and show their full legal name matching their government-issued photo identification.
Foreign education credentials must include a Canadian equivalency assessment from a recognized credential assessment service.
What This Means for Job Seekers in August 2026
The current federal job openings span multiple departments and agencies, covering roles in corrections, maritime operations, tax administration, parks maintenance and parliamentary student employment.
Two postings, the Coast Guard and Parks Canada roles, close on August 31 and should be treated as urgent for anyone who meets the requirements.
The CRA postings, particularly the entry-level Sudbury roles that require no prior experience, represent some of the most accessible entry points into the federal public service this year.
At the other end of the salary scale, the AU-03 Income Tax Auditor positions in the Atlantic Region offer experienced accounting professionals a path into one of Canada’s largest revenue agencies at compensation levels above $120,000.
Applicants should pay close attention to residency requirements, as several CRA postings restrict eligibility to candidates living within 125 kilometres of the work location.
The Correctional Officer I posting is the only one with a December 31 deadline, but because it uses a rolling inventory system, earlier applicants may be assessed and placed sooner.
For students, the House of Commons programs offer rare access to work inside one of Canada’s most iconic political institutions, with competitive pay and exposure to fields ranging from cybersecurity to culinary arts.
Every posting listed in this article was verified as active on the official recruitment platforms as of August 6, 2026, but deadlines and application volumes can change without notice.
Readers are encouraged to apply as early as possible, particularly for inventory-style postings where preference may be given to the first batch of qualifying applicants.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Can temporary foreign workers apply for these Government of Canada jobs?
Most federal government postings restrict eligibility to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with some extending access to persons residing in Canada. The Parks Canada Maintenance Worker III posting is an exception, as it is open to all persons with legal status to work in Canada, which can include work permit holders. Each posting specifies its own eligibility criteria under the section titled Who Can Apply, and applicants should review that language carefully before submitting.
Do these federal government positions offer remote work options?
The majority of positions in this roundup require on-site presence, with several explicitly stating five-day in-office attendance. The CRA’s Sudbury posting notes that many jobs require 100% on-site presence, while the Jonquière Tax Centre requires a minimum of four days per week starting July 2026. The Coast Guard and Parks Canada roles are inherently field-based and cannot be performed remotely.
How long does the federal government hiring process typically take?
Federal hiring timelines vary significantly by department and by whether the posting is an inventory or a direct selection process. Inventory postings like the Correctional Officer I and Coast Guard roles draw from a pool over several months, meaning some applicants may wait weeks or months before hearing back. CRA postings that prioritize early applicants, such as the Sudbury roles that may favour the first 200, can move faster for candidates who apply immediately after the posting goes live.
Is bilingualism required for all Government of Canada jobs?
No, bilingualism requirements vary by position and location. Several postings in this roundup are classified as English Essential, particularly those in Ontario and Western Canada. Quebec-based roles, including the Jonquière Tax Centre and some Correctional Service Canada positions, require French or bilingual proficiency at specific levels. Fluency in both official languages is listed as an asset for House of Commons student positions but is not mandatory for eligibility.
What happens if a CRA hiring pool closes before I receive an offer?
Being placed in a CRA pool does not guarantee a job offer, and pools have defined validity periods. If the pool expires before you receive an appointment, you would need to apply to a new staffing process when one is posted. The CRA notes that permanent staffing may be considered if hiring restrictions change while a pool is still active, but current policy limits most appointments to temporary terms.
Fact-Checked: All salaries, locations, closing dates, education requirements, and eligibility criteria in this article were verified against official Government of Canada recruitment pages and department-specific job postings as of August 6, 2026. Readers are advised to confirm individual posting status before applying, as deadline
Disclaimer: This article is published by Immigration News Canada for informational purposes only and does not constitute employment, legal, or financial advice. Applicants should verify all requirements, dates, and amounts directly on official Government of Canada posting pages before applying, as intake schedules may be updated without notice.
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