Patent Examiner Recruitment

CIPO offers job opportunities that are both interesting and challenging as well as possibilities for advancement. As part of CIPO's Patent Office, you will join a group of professionals with various unparalleled expertise. Your responsibilities will involve a wide range of activities aimed at serving Canadians with excellent intellectual property services.

• About CIPO
• Statement of merit criteria:
  • SG-PAT-02
  • SG-PAT-03
• Compensation and benefit plans
• Frequently asked questions
• Patent examiner responsibilities
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2009-2010 Hiring Targets

Candidates that were invited andwrote the written test evaluating knowledge and abilities and were unsuccessful will not be considered in any future recruitment campaigns for a period of 2 years from the date of the written test.

Note: Only minimum required Educational Background is indicated in the above table. Asset qualifications may be applied. See the statement of merit and footnotes below for further details.

¹ An honour's degree in Chemistry is a four-year degree or three years of post-CEGEP university or 3 years post-CEGEP.
² An honour's degree in Chemistry will also be considered (see footnote 1). A Chemical Engineering bachelor's degree with specializations in Biotechnology, Biochemistry, and/or Environment will be considered as equivalent to a Chemical Engineering degree. A bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering or Metallurgy will be considered as equivalent to a Chemical Engineering bachelor's degree.