What You'll Get

Each of us has different priorities at any given time, and the Public Service of Canada has a compensation package with benefits that will appeal to you at all the various stages of your life and career.

Compare the specifics of the Public Service of Canada's total compensation package with those of other employers of choice. You'll see the advantages of a career with us. Our total compensation package includes many elements:

• Satisfaction: a Day-to-Day Benefit
• Diversity
• Opportunities for Advancement
• Access to Continuous Learning
• Access to Employment Security and Mobility
• Vacation Leave and Holidays
• Numerous Types of Leave
• Generous Insurance, Pension Plan, Dental and Health Care Plans
• Flexible Work Arrangements
• Fair Salary
• Safe and Healthy Physical Environment

Satisfaction: a Day-to-Day Benefit

In a survey conducted in 2002, 78% of employees said they were satisfied with their careers in the Public Service of Canada. Add to this the personal satisfaction that comes with making a difference, and the possibility is there for you to consider a career in the Public Service of Canada.

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Diversity

Consider those numbers and you'll understand what diversity means with the Public Service of Canada: dozens of types of employment; more than 150,000 employees in 75 organizations, and some 1000 different locations.

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Opportunities for Advancement

There are many openings for qualified employees who are looking for new challenges and promotions.

Management opportunities are offered through various programs including the Career Assignment Program, the Management Trainee Program, the Accelerated Executive Development Program and the Pre-Qualified Pool of Executives.

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Access to Continuous Learning

The Public Service of Canada is committed to maintaining an educated and knowledgeable workforce, and on-going professional and personal development is key to this objective. We encourage professionally-oriented training that helps you stay current and even run ahead. There are also personal development courses to help you explore other career choices or enhance your opportunities to advance in your own field. Some long-term training programs allow employees to complete or undertake a degree while still employed. Sometimes we even pay!

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Access to Employment Security and Mobility

The Public Service of Canada provides employment security for its employees to the greatest extent possible. Should a job be declared redundant, we strive to find the affected individual alternative employment.

As well, when a spouse is relocated, we try to find the employee a job in the same location.

The ability to move within a department, between departments/agencies and between regions of Canada offers mobility not often found with other employers.

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Vacation Leave and Holidays

While specific entitlements are defined in various collective agreements, in general employees have:

• 15 days of vacation after one year of employment;
• 20 days after 8 years;
• 25 days after 18 years; and
• 30 days after 29 years.

In addition there are 11 paid statutory holidays each year.

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Numerous Types of Leave

Numerous types of leave are available to employees of the Public Service of Canada. The main ones are:

In addition certain professional categories of jobs offer even more types of leave.

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Generous Insurance, Pension Plan, Dental and Health Care Plans

• dental and health care plans, with coverage for prescription drugs, vision care, paramedical practitioners, and hospitalization for you and your family;
• disability insurance;
• a competitive pension plan; and
• a death benefit.

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Flexible Work Arrangements Help Balance Your Personal and Professional Lives

Many Public Service organizations, depending on the type of work performed, allow employees to work flexible hours or a compressed work week. Alternative work arrangements such as telework are also becoming more common place in the Public Service.

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Fair Salary

The Public Service of Canada offers fair salaries and, for some occupational groups, the rates of pay are considered very competitive.

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Safe and Healthy Physical Environment

The Public Service of Canada provides physical work environment that meets and exceeds the norms followed by other sectors.

Specific technological aids are provided for persons with disAbilities when required.

Let us know about your skills and expertise. Take advantage of the ease of application.

We value your comments and your opinion.

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