Discover Narcity
Get the latest and greatest stories every day in your inbox.
Government of Canada jobs for students that pay up to $34 an hour are open in these cities
Work experience isn't required.
Jerome Cid | Dreamstime
Government of Canada jobs with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) are open to post-secondary students.
You can earn up to $34 per hour working these positions in communications, finance, human resources, IT, engineering and other areas.
The federal intelligence agency is hiring post-secondary students in Alberta, Ontario and Quebec for the Winter 2028 work term between January and April.
With these CSIS jobs, salaries are $23.79, $26.42, $30.03 or $33.75 per hour for college and university students, and $27.20, $27.93, $29.85 or $34.32 per hour for graduate students.
You must be registered full-time as a college diploma student in your third year, an undergraduate degree student in your third year or higher, or a graduate-level student at the time of placement.
CSIS will only consider applicants who are enrolled in a co-op or internship program as an academic program requirement set by the post-secondary institution.
Work experience isn't required for these student jobs, but relevant school, volunteer or work experience is preferable.
The deadline to apply is Friday, November 13, 2026.
Change & Project Management
Salary: $23.79 to $34.32 an hour
Company: CSIS
Location: Ottawa
Who Should Apply: You must be enrolled in a relevant program of study such as entrepreneurship and innovation, business administration, commerce, engineering, information technology, computer science, psychology, sociology or communications.
CSIS prefers applicants with experience in:
- working on group projects or initiatives with defined timelines and deliverables
- defining problems, analyzing root causes and proposing solutions
- preparing reports, briefing notes, or presentations based on research or data
- working in team environments, especially cross-functional or interdisciplinary teams
- using Microsoft Excel, including tables, pivot tables, graphs and charts
Policy, Compliance & Review
Salary: $23.79 to $34.32 an hour
Company: CSIS
Location: Ottawa
Who Should Apply: You must be enrolled in a relevant program of study such as political science, strategic studies, public administration, history, communications, legal studies, sociology, government, law and policy, or information studies.
For the Policy, Planning, and Accountability job stream, CSIS prefers applicants with experience in:
- providing strategic advice, conducting analysis and making recommendations
- compiling and analyzing information to draft documents for briefing, decision-making, or planning initiatives
- collaborating, liaising, and coordinating with stakeholders
- working under pressure, prioritizing and meeting tight deadlines
For the Review, Complaints, Compliance, and Privacy job stream, CSIS prefers applicants with experience in:
- interpreting and applying policy provisions, guidelines or laws
- producing various written reports, such as briefing notes, reports, assessments, summaries and/or memorandums
- researching and analyzing information to draw inferences and/or make recommendations
- interacting with individuals at different levels within and outside the organization to obtain or provide information
Analysis & Exploitation of Information Sources
Salary: $23.79 to $34.32 an hour
Company: CSIS
Location: Ottawa
Who Should Apply: You must be enrolled in a relevant program of study such as political science, public administration, international relations, law/legal studies, communications, social sciences, computer science, data science, business, mathematics, information and records management, or library and information science.
CSIS prefers applicants with experience in:
- learning and using productivity software and online tools
- writing briefing notes, creating presentations, and compiling complex documents or dossiers
- policy research, analysis and writing
- stakeholder engagement and coordination
- program evaluation, audit, compliance monitoring or risk assessment
- open source research
- data analytics
- an information management or library environment
Finance
Salary: $23.79 to $34.32 an hour
Company: CSIS
Location: Edmonton and Ottawa
Who Should Apply: You must be enrolled in a relevant program of study such as accounting, finance, business administration, commerce, or economics.
CSIS prefers applicants with experience in:
- providing advice to clients, managers and/or employees
- using a financial system
- using Microsoft Excel, including tables, pivot tables, graphs and charts
- applying financial policies
- performing accounting operations
Communications
Salary: $23.79 to $34.32 an hour
Company: CSIS
Location: Ottawa
Who Should Apply: You must be enrolled in a relevant program of study such as communications, journalism, advertising, marketing, web design, graphic design, audio/visual production, media techniques, international relations, or political science.
CSIS prefers applicants with experience in:
- writing and editing communication products for various audiences, including social media content, communication plans, fact sheets, backgrounders, media responses and media lines
- providing strategic advice, conducting analysis and making recommendations
- compiling and analyzing information to support product development or coordinate initiatives
- collaborating or coordinating with clients, colleagues and stakeholders
- working under pressure, prioritizing, and meeting tight deadlines
Internal Audit and Evaluation
Salary: $23.79 to $34.32 an hour
Company: CSIS
Location: Ottawa
Who Should Apply: You must be enrolled in a relevant program of study such as social sciences, business administration, public administration, commerce, accounting, or finance.
CSIS prefers applicants with experience in:
- analyzing qualitative and/or quantitative data
- utilizing Microsoft programs (including Excel) and Power BI
- writing reports and/or drafting presentations
Human Resources
Salary: $23.79 to $34.32 an hour
Company: CSIS
Location: Edmonton, Ottawa and Montreal
Who Should Apply: You must be enrolled in a relevant program of study such as social sciences, human resources, business administration, or commerce (with a specialization in human resources).
CSIS prefers applicants with experience in:
- human resources or administration, including administrative support functions where planning, organizing and coordinating actions/activities are required
- research and statistical analysis
Information Management & Legal Information Management
Salary: $23.79 to $34.32 an hour
Company: CSIS
Location: Ottawa
Who Should Apply: You must be enrolled in a relevant program of study such as information and records management, library science, archival studies, business administration, or library information technology.
CSIS prefers applicants with experience in:
- providing client service, including responding to queries and providing advice on policies and procedures
- using word processors, spreadsheet applications and email
- performing general administrative duties, including file organization and management
Intelligence Analysis
Salary: $23.79 to $34.32 an hour
Company: CSIS
Location: Ottawa
Who Should Apply: You must be enrolled in a relevant program of study such as social sciences, humanities, public policy, law, business, commerce, economics, statistics, or administration.
CSIS prefers applicants with experience in:
- producing various written reports, such as briefing notes, reports, assessments, summaries and/or memorandums
- researching and analyzing information to draw inferences and/or make recommendations
- interacting with internal and external stakeholders at different levels to obtain or provide information
IT and Engineering
Salary: $23.79 to $34.32 an hour
Company: CSIS
Location: Calgary, Edmonton, Ottawa and Montreal
Who Should Apply: You must be enrolled in a relevant program of study such as computer science, computer and electrical engineering, engineering in technical areas, mechanical engineering, network security, information technology, telecommunications, software engineering, or informatics.
There are many streams you can be assigned to, including database administration, IT infrastructure support, network security, software development, strategic planning and reporting, artificial intelligence/machine learning development, and more.
CSIS doesn't require any work, school or volunteer experience, but software development experience and data analytics experience are assets.
Screening Analyst
Salary: $23.79 to $34.32 an hour
Company: CSIS
Location: Ottawa
Who Should Apply: You must be enrolled in a relevant program of study such as international security, social sciences, criminology, global and international studies, political science, conflict studies, history, communications, or ethics.
CSIS prefers applicants with experience in:
- producing presentations, briefing materials and/or reports
- conducting complex research and analysis using database systems
Keep reading
Show less
Immigrants unsure of their future in Quebec following the PQ victory
The PQ plans to halve temporary immigration and limit international students to 50,000 a year.
Parti Québécois leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon succeeded in growing the PQ to 59 seats in the Oct. 12 election from just three seats the party won in 2022, but it’s not enough to form a majority government.
Still, newcomers are concerned about decisions the PQ might make regarding immigration policies.
The party has said it would reduce temporary immigration by at least half, targeting 250,000 to 300,000 non-permanent residents by the end of a four-year term. It also wants to reduce the number of international students to 50,000 a year.
According to the Institut de la statistique du Québec, the number of non-permanent residents is tentatively estimated at 514,050 as of Jan. 1, 2026.
For Timothée Kouame, a master’s student in environment and sustainable development at the University of Montreal, the cuts to temporary immigration, particularly those affecting international students like him, are his biggest concern.
“The announced policies regarding the reduction of temporary immigration raise questions about our future,” Kouame said. “Many of us have invested a tremendous amount of time and, let me be clear, a tremendous amount of financial resources as well.”
In his view, most international students aim to integrate into Quebec society after earning their degrees and contribute to the province’s economy. In his case, this means putting his skills to work in the environmental field.
In the future, he said he hopes to gain professional experience in his field and potentially settle permanently in the province, but he’s not sure what to expect from the new government.
“It's hard to plan for the future when the conditions for transitioning from student to worker, and eventually to permanent residence, remain uncertain,” said Kouame, who arrived from the Ivory Coast in 2024.
Despite the uncertainty, Kouame said he remains positive but cautious about the future of temporary immigrants in Quebec.
“I hope the new government will recognize the efforts and contributions of the immigrants already living in the province, particularly those who are studying, working and actively participating in Quebec society,” he said.
“The key issue is not just how many people Quebec wants to welcome, but also what opportunities it offers to those who have already begun to build their future here.”
Leidy Johanna Martinez, a Colombian temporary worker who has been living in Quebec for six years, said she prefers to remain cautious about the future of immigration in the province.
She said it is too soon to jump to conclusions about the new government and thinks that despite the PQ’s proposals to reduce immigration, and the fact that the party won’t have a majority government means it will need additional support from the Parti Libéral du Québec (PLQ), which will make it difficult for the governing party.
“It's important to see what stance (the PLQ) takes and whether it’ll be willing to support or modify the measures proposed by the PQ,” Martinez said.
“So yes, there are reasons to stay alert, especially for those of us going through immigration proceedings, but I also don’t think this is the time to think that it’s all over.”
For Loane Grimm, who arrived in Quebec from France seven years ago and is close to obtaining Canadian citizenship, it is also too early to say if the party’s platform will win him over or not. But he said he views the change in government as positive.
“I simply value a change in government in a democracy — that's what keeps it alive.”
Grimm said he believes being a permanent resident now allows him to view the political landscape through a different lens.
“If I were still a temporary resident, or in the middle of the immigration process, I think I would have felt some unease about this political party,” he said.
“But since I’ll soon be a Canadian citizen, I think this election will spark interesting debates, including of course the issue of Quebec’s identity and sovereignty.”
Copyright 2026, New Canadian Media. All rights reserved.
Natalia Rivero, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, New Canadian Media.
Keep reading
Show less
Canada's temporary workers trapped between two federal bureaucracies
Pending LMIA renewals can leave workers without legal status or income.
An immigration lawyer sent Sofia a one-line message on Aug. 31, 2026: “Stop working immediately.”
Her employer's Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) renewal —filed on time, with all documentation complete — was still pending with Service Canada and the government was not prepared to wait for it.
The Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) officer who was processing her work permit renewal separately, noted one reason on Sofia’s refusal letter: "No LMIA approval has been matched to file. The 90 day mark has passed."
(New Canadian Media agreed to use a pseudonym due to her fears of retaliation from IRCC)
Employers who want to hire a foreign worker require an LMIA to certify that no Canadian citizen or permanent resident is available to fill a job.
Sofia had done nothing wrong, neither had her employer. The only problem was the two federal agencies not communicating with each other.
But the consequences for Sofia were immediate: Loss of income, loss of legal status, and the collapse of any pathway to permanent residency she'd been building.
About a week after she received the refusal letter, the labour market assessment was approved. But according to her employer, the company still had to file another LMIA application and pay $1,500 in fees — and Sofia could not work until the government approved the paperwork.
This isn't a rare case; it's what happens when Service Canada (which approves the assessments) and IRCC (which issues work permits) operate on separate 90-day processing clocks with no coordinating mechanism.
Neither agency answered questions about why renewals are refused while assessments are pending; why workers receive stop-work orders; how many workers are affected; or whether any mechanism synchronizes the process.
Here's how the situation unfolds: A temporary foreign worker's permit is expiring so their employer files a new assessment application with Service Canada, triggering the 90-day processing window.
At the same time, the worker applies to renew their work permit with IRCC, which starts its own 90-day clock.
In theory, both timelines should finish at about the same time. In practice, however, Service Canada’s backlogs mean assessment processing regularly takes longer than 90 days — and IRCC doesn't wait.
When no Service Canada approval has been matched to the file, IRCC rejects the renewal and orders the worker to stop working immediately, even though their employer's application is still pending.
According to IRCC, those who apply for renewal before their current status expires should be authorized to continue working under “maintained status” while their application is processed. But if the assessment hasn't cleared Service Canada within 90 days, IRCC rejects the application.
A worker can be following the rules perfectly and working legally until that deadline passes — then suddenly the legal ground collapses under them.
IRCC acknowledged the impact of the delay, stating it "continues to work closely with Employment and Social Development Canada (another name for Service Canada) to improve coordination."
Service Canada told New Canadian Media the "Temporary Foreign Worker Program works with IRCC to ensure that the processing of LMIAs does not impact the legal status of foreign nationals."
Neither agency acknowledged the systemic failure these cases reveal.
If their assessment hasn't been approved, temporary workers face an impossible choice: Leave Canada and restart the entire application process from abroad, or stay without legal work authorization. They lose income either way. And Rural employers lose trained staff mid-season — a devastating blow during peak seasons.
Glenn Cormier, owner of Bowen Island Pub on the British Columbia coast, had 12 foreign workers when the coordination failed. He said a couple of his employees can’t work right now. One was forced to return to the Philippines to restart the process, losing months of income and thousands of dollars.
Cormier said he warned MP Patrick Weiler about this scenario in June 2025 — 14 months before the first worker's refusal letter arrived.
“It’s Service Canada that handles the LMIA… IRCC handles work permits… these two arms of government don’t talk to each other,” he said, adding that if IRCC finds the labour market assessment hasn’t been processed, “they just reject you and send you back to the beginning.”
Rupinder Sidhu, who operates Saffron Restaurant in Sechelt, B.C., lost three foreign employees working in her kitchen due to the same timing problem.
With 55 people on her payroll, Sidhu said she had to close her dining room and shut down a school lunch program. She has been to Ottawa twice, met with federal officials and sent documented letters to the prime minister and her MP four times.
Small communities like hers are already worried about losing the few immigrants they have.
Cassandra Fultz, an immigration lawyer specializing in work permit processing, says the coordination gap is systemic.
"Service Canada and IRCC don't have an automatic data-sharing mechanism," she said. "They process applications independently.
“When backlogs at one department exceed the statutory window at the other, workers are trapped in a gap neither agency designed or monitors."
New Canadian Media asked Service Canada and IRCC why IRCC rejects renewals while a labour market assessment is pending; why workers are told to stop working during processing; what the average LMIA processing time is and how it is coordinated with IRCC; whether a federal mechanism synchronizes the two timelines; and how many workers have been affected in the last 12 months.
Service Canada did not answer questions about refusals, stop-work orders, the coordination mechanism or the number of affected workers.
IRCC said it cannot isolate refusals caused solely by LMIA delays, and that it continues to work with Service Canada to improve coordination. It did not describe a synchronizing mechanism or address restoring status.
B.C.’s labour ministry did not provide comment, citing restrictions due to the ongoing provincial election campaign.
The problem lies in a bureaucratic mismatch nobody monitors: IRCC gives employers 90 calendar days to submit a Service Canada decision.
But according to immigration consultant Andrea Baskin, “three calendar months is not the same as 90 business days.”
"Workers follow every rule," Fultz says. "Employers follow every rule. They file on time, they complete the paperwork, they pay the fees. The system fails them anyway.
And there's no escalation path, no emergency mechanism, no override. They just get expelled."
Copyright 2026, New Canadian Media. All rights reserved.
Shilpashree Jagannathan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter, New Canadian Media.
Keep reading
Show less
Tout ce qu'on sait sur la situation d'Éloïse à Occupation Double Chez Nous
Il n'y a pas que Capitaine Rebondissement qui amène des twists dans l'aventure cette saison d'Occupation Double. Cette année, il semblerait qu'un des plus gros scandales d'OD ait eu lieu Chez Nous. Éloïse, la top 1 de Charles, le leader, est actuellement au coeur des conversations des fans de l'émission.
Impossible de se rendre sur les réseaux sociaux sans tomber sur la fameuse rumeur, partagée par Brendan Mikan sur Instagram.
Selon ses dires, Éloïse serait en danger d'élimination cette semaine puisqu'elle aurait triché. Un manque de transparence qui pourrait faire sourciller Charles.
Voici plus d'informations sur la situation actuelle.
La sélection de l'éditeur : Yury d'OD Bali est maintenant papa pour la première fois et voici la mignonne annonce
Quelle est la rumeur au sujet d'Éloïse d'OD?
Selon la rumeur partagée par Brendan Mikan, qui n'a pas été commentée par la production, la candidate avait droit à un iPad pour se divertir, sur Netflix uniquement, pendant son temps d'isolement, en attendant les résultats de son test COVID-19.
Elle aurait utilisé celui-ci de manière interdite, pour aller sur le Web :
« Éloïse, pendant qu'elle était en confinement à cause de son dépistage COVID, elle avait accès à un iPad. Avec son iPad, madame avait accès à Netflix. Mais, elle n'a pas juste utilisé son iPad pour Netflix, elle a été capable d'apprendre des choses sur l'aventure et elle est allée chercher des informations sur OD.
« Évidemment, tu n'as pas le droit de faire ça. Elle a plein d'avantages et elle sait plein de choses qu'elle n'est pas supposée savoir parce qu'ils n'ont pas accès à l'Internet.»
Est-ce qu'un candidat s'est déjà fait éliminer d'Occupation Double pour avoir transgressé les règles?
Aucun candidat ne s'est jamais fait virer d'Occupation Double pour un manquement aux règles. Par le passé, la plus grosse conséquence vue sur le plateau fut des excuses publiques lors de propos déplacés.
On se rappelle que d'autres candidats ont brisé les règles, comme Pézie et Oli, d'OD Grèce, qui se connaissaient déjà et avaient menti à toute l'équipe.
Généralement, le destin des candidats est uniquement dans les mains des autres participants. La production a toutefois un grand pouvoir sur la durée de leur aventure, étant donné qu'elle contrôle les twists qui peuvent avantager ou désavantager les candidats.
Tout porte donc à croire que, si la rumeur était vraie, le destin d'Éloïse serait dans les mains des candidats ce dimanche.
Qu'est-ce qu'Éloïse pourrait avoir découvert?
Si la rumeur dit vrai, la candidate aurait eu accès à Internet, et donc aux articles sur l'émission.
Elle pourrait donc, par exemple, avoir eu accès à Narcity Québec, et découvert plusieurs informations qui ne sont pas connues des autres candidats et qui pourraient la choquer :
- Le témoignage de l'ex de Charles
- La pétition contre Charles, le « leader »
- La participation de Charles à deux autres téléréalité, dont une de dating.
- L'opinion d'Alicia Moffet sur Jordan
Il est à noter qu'il y a deux à trois semaines entre le moment où les épisodes sont filmés, et celui où ils sont diffusés.
Toutes informations publiées dans les deux dernières semaines ne sont donc pas considérées.
Que se passe-t-il avec le compte Instagram d'Éloïse?
La section « commentaires » a été désactivée sur le compte Instagram d'Éloïse, ce qui signifie que tu ne peux plus commenter ses photos.
La production utilise cette technique pour éviter les commentaires haineux lorsque les candidats sèment la controverse.
Plus tôt ce mois-ci, les commentaires ont aussi été désactivés sur le compte Instagram de Charles.
Qu'est-ce que dit la production de tout ça?
La production n'a pas commenté la rumeur directement, toutefois, voici ce qu'elle avait à dire sur l'épisode de dimanche : « C’est soir d’Halloween pour les candidats d’OD Chez Nous et des informations provenant d’une source mystérieuse s’infiltrent dans la soirée et viennent troubler le cours de l’aventure. »