National Defence- Canadian Coast Guard (* Note: Effective 1 September 2025, the Canadian Coast Guard has transferred to DND by Order-in-Council.)

Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

The Marine Security Operations

Centres (MSOC) were created to provide effective maritime security by collocating departments and agencies with a security and/or safety mandate.

The Marine Security Operations

Centres are located in Victoria, Niagara on the Lake and Halifax. The partner agencies are the Department of National Defence, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, the Canada Border Services Agency, Transport Canada, the Canadian Coast Guard, and Fisheries and Oceans Canada (Conservation & Protection). Together, these departments and agencies use their respective sensor and system data to create the national maritime picture and their collaboration supports timely operational decision making.

For its part, the Canadian Coast Guard monitors activities in Canadian waters 24/7/365 in each of the MSOCs using radar, Long Range Identification and Tracking (LRIT), the Automatic Identification System (AIS), and the Information System on Marine Navigation (INNAV).

Coast

Guard personnel also provide maritime expertise to help interpret and assess on-water activities to detect threats.

The National Command

Centre (NCC) serves as the 24/7/365 strategic communications point for situational awareness of Coast Guard maritime operations in Ottawa, Ontario. NCC Operations Officers monitor, observe, collect, analyze and report on maritime events to ensure the strategic headquarters is kept informed of: the current status of fleet assets; Additionally, officers provide support to the National Incident Management Team during major incidents through alerting, coordination and information management.

The Canadian Coast

Guard (CCG) is a special operating agency within the Department of National Defence (DND).



We work to ensure the safety of mariners in Canadian waters and protect Canada’s marine environment. We support Canada’s economic growth through the safe and efficient movement of maritime trade.

We help to ensure our country’s sovereignty and security through our presence in Canadian waters. The CCG proudly serves 243,000 kilometers of Canada’s vast and rugged coastline, the longest coastline of any given country, and is one of the few federal agencies that provides direct, front-line services 24 hours a day 7 days a week. The intention of this process is to staff various positions in various locations within the Marine Security Operations Centres.

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and used to fill similar positions with various tenures, security profiles and linguistic requirements within the Canadian Coast Guard. Secret security clearance Willingness to wear and maintain a Canadian Coast Guard uniform Willingness and ability to work overtime and on short notice Willingness and availability to travel Willingness and ability to work on a Monday to Friday basis A satisfactory score on the Public Service Commission test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma; An acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.

Experience gathering and synthesizing information from a variety of sources, conducting analyses, drawing conclusions, and contributing to the development or preparing of documents. Significant experience working in an operations centre or maritime operations centre or Joint Operations Centre.



Knowledge of the concepts of maritime domain awareness (MDA) and of the Canadian Coast Guard’s contribution to it; knowledge of Maritime Security Operations Center partners, their programs and services; knowledge of Intelligence collection and analysis. ability to communicate effectively orally and in writing; Language requirements (essential for the job) Graduation from a recognized post-secondary institution with an acceptable specialization or training in a field related to the position.

Transport Canada Marine

Certificate of Competency Department of National Defence marine certificate Marine Communication & Traffic Services (MCTS) Officer certification Experience building and maintaining cooperative working relationships with stakeholders.

Experience in a seagoing or shore based work environment in Canadian Coast Guard operations.

Experience in using navigation, mapping, geographic information systems (GIS) or other geospatial software.

Experience in a marine workplace or industry.

Experience with handling sensitive or classified documents or material.

The Public

Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the population it serves. We promote employment equity and encourage you to self-declare if you belong to one of the designated employment equity groups when you apply. The Department of National Defence is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive team that reflects Canada’s population.

Indigenous

Peoples, members of visible minorities, persons with disabilities, and women. Preference will be given to veterans first, followed by Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of jobs located in Nunavut or Yukon. For positions located in Yukon, qualified Yukon First Nations will be appointed first, followed by qualified Indigenous persons.

📌 Part & Full Time Security Officers (Overnight Shifts) (Victoria)
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📍 Victoria