Staff at Returning Officers' Offices
Before an election, returning officers select their office staff (also known as key staff) but hire staff members only once the election has been called. Office staff handle all the preparations necessary for the smooth conduct of the election and offer registration and special ballot voting services.
Applicants must have the following skills:
- Ability to read and write
- Interpersonal skills
- Ability to exercise good judgment
- Ability to be impartial
- Ability to serve voters with disabilities
- Ability to perform repetitive tasks
- Basic math and analytical skills
- Attention to detail
- Ability to follow directions and standards
- Ability to learn quickly
It is a condition of employment that employees consent to disclosing to their office supervisor if they experience symptoms of or test positive for COVID-19.
Note: During the term of employment with Elections Canada, you may not take part in any partisan political activity. The length of employment and deadline to apply will vary by position. Please inquire with the returning officer for more details.
Current Opportunities
Attach your resume and your cover letter.
Nova Scotia
Cape Breton–Canso (NS) (12001.Jamie.Pearl@elections.ca)
- Electoral material coordinator
- Financial officer
- Service centre support officer
- Training officer
Quebec
Bourassa (QC) (24015.danielle.jomphe@elections.ca)
- Assistant automation coordinator
- Automation coordinator
- Recruitment supervisor
Laurentides–Labelle (QC) (24038.24036_Pierre.Tison@elections.ca)
- Service point supervisor
- Financial officer
- Office coordinator
- Automation coordinator
- Poll operations manager
- Office clerk
- Receptionist
- Service centre support officers
- Recruitment supervisor
- Recruitment officer
- Training officer
Notre-Dame-de-Grâce–Westmount (QC) (24053.Julie.Messier@elections.ca)
- Service point supervisor
- Financial officer
- Additional assistant returning officer
- Electoral material coordinator
- Assistant automation coordinator
- Recruitment supervisor
Vimy (QC) (24078.elias.boustros@elections.ca)
- Poll operations manager
- Financial officer
- Assistant automation coordinator
- Service point supervisor
- Recruitment supervisor
- Training officer
Ontario
Haliburton–Kawartha Lakes–Brock (ON) (35034.angella.brouwers@elections.ca)
- Assistant automation coordinator
- Bilingual receptionist
- Recruitment officer
- Service agent
Hamilton Centre (ON) (35035.35036_Timothy.Burns@elections.ca)
- Service point supervisor
- Automation coordinator
- Assistant automation coordinator
- Poll operations manager
Hastings–Lennox and Addington (ON) (35039.CarolAnn.Maleska@elections.ca)
- Automation coordinator
- Assistant automation coordinator
- Assistant service point supervisor
- Financial officer
- Recruitment officer
- Service agent
King–Vaughan (ON) (35043.35047_Nicole.Marin@elections.ca)
- Financial officer
- Electoral material coordinator
- Poll operations manager
Oakville (ON) (35072.Roci.Freeman@elections.ca)
- Automation coordinator
- Assistant automation coordinator
York South–Weston (ON) (35120.jacqueline.daley@elections.ca)
- Automation coordinator
- Service point supervisor
- Recruitment supervisor
Saskatchewan
Desnethé–Missinippi–Churchill River (SK) (47003.wendy.gowda@elections.ca)
- Assistant returning officer
Alberta
Edmonton Centre (AB) (48014.Dilara.Yegani@elections.ca)
- Bilingual receptionist
- Electoral material coordinator
- Office coordinator
- Support officer
Edmonton Manning (AB) (48016.Ryan.Reichl@elections.ca)
- Training officer
- Assistant automation coordinator
- Financial officer
- Recruitment officer
- Receptionist
Fort McMurray–Cold Lake (AB) (48023.joanne.day@elections.ca)
- Service agents
- Polling operations manager
- Receptionist
- Recruitment supervisor
- Service point supervisor
- Election material coordinator
Grande Prairie–Mackenzie (AB) (48024.Rhonda.Danderfer@elections.ca)
- Additional assistant returning officer
- Assistant automation coordinator
Lakeland (AB) (48025.Maureen.Sullivan@elections.ca)
- Financial officers
- Recruitment officer
- Office coordinator
- Office clerk
- Service centre support officer
- Receptionist
- Training officer*
British Columbia
Delta (BC) (59011.Greg.Parkes@elections.ca)
- Service point supervisor
- Service agent
- Finance officer
- Recruitment supervisor
- Recruitment officer
- Office coordinator
- Receptionist
- Automation coordinator
- Poll operation manager
- Training officer
- Electoral material coordinator
Kamloops–Thompson–Cariboo (BC) (59013.geoffrey.collier@elections.ca)
- Service agent
- Recruitment officer
- Office coordinator
- Receptionist
- Training officer
Kootenay–Columbia (BC) (59015.Alexandra.Pronovost@elections.ca)
- Additional assistant returning officer
- Service point supervisor
- Community relations officer – Indigenous
- Community relations officer
- Assistant automation coordinator
- Community relations officer – Official Languages/Ethnocultural
Prince George–Peace River–Northern Rockies (BC) (59024.Linda.Smerychynski@elections.ca)
- Office coordinator
- Service agent
- Poll operation manager
- Service point supervisor
- Training officer
- Electoral material coordinator
- Finance officer
- Assistant automation coordinator
Skeena–Bulkley Valley (BC) (59028.William.Spat@elections.ca)
- Office coordinator
- Service agent
- Poll operation manager
- Service point supervisor
- Training officer
- Electoral material coordinator
- Finance officer
- Assistant automation coordinator
- Assistant returning officer
Vancouver Granville (BC) (59036.59038_Teresa.Vaccaro@elections.ca)
- Recruitment officer
- Service point supervisor
- Electoral material coordinator
- Financial officer
Vancouver South (BC) (59040.rizwana.jiwa@elections.ca)
- Assistant automation coordinator
- Service point supervisor
- Training officer
- Financial officer
- Additional assistant returning officer
Job descriptions
- Assistant returning officer
- Assistant service point supervisor
- Assistant automation coordinator
- Automation coordinator
- Community relations officer
- Community relations officer – Indigenous
- Community relations officer – Accessibility
- Community relations officer – Official Languages/Ethnocultural
- Community relations officer – Homeless
- Community relations officer – Seniors
- Community relations officer – Youth
- Electoral material coordinator
- Financial officer
- Hospital liaison officer
- Office coordinator
- Office messenger
- Poll operations manager
- Receptionist
- Recruitment officer
- Recruitment supervisor
- Service centre support officers
- Service point supervisor
- Support officer
- Training officer
Canadian citizens who are at least 16 years old or older on election day are invited and encouraged to apply.