Who we are

The federal department of Industry is seeking recent postgraduate students to work as economists and commerce officers. The Department includes several sectors, two of which are currently recruiting - the Industry Sector and the Strategic Policy Sector. They both offer interesting and challenging employment opportunities, with possibilities for advancement.

Industry Canada

The Department's mandate is to help make Canadians more productive and competitive in the global economy, thus improving the standard of living and quality of life in Canada. Industry Canada's policies, programs and services help grow a dynamic and innovative economy that achieves the following:

• provides more and better-paying jobs for Canadians;
• supports stronger economic growth through continued improvements in productivity and innovation performance;
• gives businesses, consumers and investors confidence that the marketplace is fair, efficient and competitive; and
• integrates the economic, environmental and social interests of Canadians.

Industry and Policy Sectors

The Industry Sector helps Canadian industry and businesses to compete, grow and create jobs in the knowledge-based economy. It facilitates the delivery of industrial and related policy analyses and strategies designed to promote the global competitiveness of Canadian industry. In addition, it offers services, information resources, as well as sector policies and strategies that support stronger business growth.

The Sector, organized along industrial sectors, comprises seven branches that represent 70 percent of the Canadian economy. They are:

• Aerospace, Defence and Marine;
• Automotive and Transportation Industries;
• Life Sciences;
• Policy and Sector Services;
• Resource Processing Industries;
• Service Industries and Consumer Products; and,
• Information & Communications Technologies.

The Strategic Policy Sector contributes to the Industry Canada mandate by providing clear policy advice based on strong analytics.

The Sector is divided into five branches:

• International and Intergovernmental Affairs;
• Marketplace Framework Policy;
• Micro-Economic Policy Analysis;
• Strategic Policy; and,
• Telecommunications Policy.