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Job Title: Public Health Investigator (4 positions)
Job Requisition ID: 89326
Ministry: Primary and Preventative Health Services
Location: Edmonton and Calgary
Full or Part time: Full-Time
Hours of Work: 36.25 hours per week
Permanent/Temporary/Wage: Temporary
Scope: Open Competition
Closing Date: November 23, 2026
Classification: Standards, Safety and Compliance 6
Salary: $3,704.77 to $4,654.42 bi-weekly ($96,694 - $121,480/year)

The Alberta Public Service works to build a stronger province for current and future generations. We make a difference in the lives of Albertans through rewarding career opportunities.

The Department of Primary and Preventative Health Services establishes the Government of Alberta’s strategic direction for health, including advising government on health policy, legislation and standards, and public health concerns; monitoring and reporting health system performance; setting policies and priorities for the electronic/digital health environment; and providing oversight and ensuring accountability across the health system.

Public Health Delivery protects and promotes the health of Albertans through public health services, health protection, regulatory compliance, communicable disease management, and collaboration with partners across the province.

Role Responsibilities

As a Public Health Investigator, you will support Alberta’s public health regulatory system by conducting complex investigations into serious, systemic, or high-risk non-compliance with public health legislation, regulations, and regulatory standards.

In this role, you will:

- Conduct complex regulatory investigations by assessing referrals and complaints,



developing investigation plans, gathering and analyzing documents, physical, electronic and testimonial evidence, conducting interviews, establishing facts, and preparing comprehensive investigative reports.
- Support enforcement and accountability by assessing evidence against legislative and regulatory requirements and recommending appropriate enforcement actions or other regulatory responses. You will prepare investigative briefs and supporting documentation and contribute factual evidence to hearings, appeals, reviews or court proceedings.
- Promote consistent investigative practices across Alberta by providing investigative advice and expertise, contributing to investigative procedures and operational guidance, identifying trends and systemic compliance risks, and recommending improvements that strengthen regulatory effectiveness.
- Build collaborative regulatory partnerships by working with Executive Officers, Medical Officers of Health, legal counsel, law enforcement, regulatory partners and other government organizations to coordinate investigations, obtain information and support effective regulatory decision-making.
- Strengthen compliance and deterrence by identifying recurring patterns of non-compliance and emerging risks, contributing to regulatory intelligence and enforcement reporting, and recommending policy,



procedural or legislative improvements that support long-term compliance and public confidence in Alberta’s regulatory oversight system.

Competencies are behaviors that are essential to reach our goals in serving Albertans. We encourage you to have an in depth understanding of the competencies that are required for this opportunity and to be prepared to demonstrate them during the recruitment process.

The successful candidate will demonstrate the following competencies:

- Creative Problem Solving: Uses strong analytical and critical-thinking skills to assess complex and conflicting evidence, establish facts, identify appropriate investigative approaches, and develop sound, defensible recommendations.
- Systems Thinking: Considers the broader legal, operational, regulatory, and public-interest implications of investigative and enforcement decisions. Identifies patterns, emerging risks, and systemic compliance issues that may require broader policy, procedural, or legislative responses.
- Develop Networks: Builds and maintain effective working relationships with regulatory partners, legal counsel, law enforcement, subject matter experts, regulated parties, and other stakeholders. Promotes cooperation and information sharing while navigating sensitive or contentious matters.
- Drive for Results: Independently advances complex investigations toward timely, high-quality outcomes. Balances competing priorities, addresses barriers, and maintains rigorous investigative, evidentiary, and procedural standards while supporting effective enforcement outcomes.
- Agility: Adapt investigative approaches and priorities as new evidence, emergin

📌 Public Health Investigator (Calgary)
🏢 Alberta
📍 Calgary