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The Aviation, Marine, Road and Rail sectors offer some of the most stimulating and rewarding careers.

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Transportation by rail, sea, road and air in Canada is, along with sustainable development and the transportation of dangerous goods, key to the well-being of Canadians. These sectors also offer a number of exciting, enriching and diversified careers.

Transport Canada is committed to working with the transportation sector, industry, teaching establishments, provincial and territorial governments and other federal departments to ensure a pool of specialized, highly qualified and world-class workers for the transportation sector. If you are looking for a stimulating and rewarding career with a wide range of options, challenges and opportunities for advancement, the transportation sector is for you!

Today's youth represents the workforce of tomorrow and Transport Canada wants this brochure to properly guide you by providing information on the benefits of selecting a career in this field.

Transport Canada's mission is to develop and administer policies, regulations and programs for a safe, efficient and environmentally responsible transportation system.

A job in transportation, a destination of choice is available in PDF format (Portable Document Format, file size 625 ko) which will download in approximately 8 minutes and 40 seconds on a 28.8 connection and may be viewed using Adobe® Acrobat Reader version 3.0 or higher. This reader may be downloaded free of charge by visiting the Adobe® web site.


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