Work environment
Together, DND and the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) form the largest and most complex organization in Canada. DND's role is to provide services and support to the CAF in their operations and missions at home and abroad. DND and the CAF work side-by-side to fulfill the Government of Canada’s mission to defend Canada and Canadians and contribute to international peace, security and stability efforts.
What do we offer?
At DND we foster a work environment where employees have opportunities to grow, learn, progress in their careers and have job satisfaction over the long-term. You’ll enjoy:
✅ A career among a dynamic and dedicated team
✅ Opportunities for advancement
✅ A diverse, respectful and inclusive work environment
✅ A total benefits package including a competitive salary, health and dental insurance plans, pension plan and a variety of leave entitlements
The Royal Military College Saint-Jean (RMC Saint-Jean) is one of Canada's two military universities. Founded in 1952, it has been recognized as a university-level institution by the National Assembly of Québec since 2021.
RMC Saint-Jean provides pre-university and university education to future officers and non-commissioned members of the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), instilling in them the skills required to excel in the profession of arms. Its officer cadets and naval cadets, drawn from across Canada, learn in a genuinely bilingual educational environment that is rare within the Canadian university landscape.
The College occupies the site of Fort Saint-Jean. Together with Québec City, this heritage site is the only place in Canada to have maintained a continuous military presence since the French Regime: the first fort was built here in 1666 by the Carignan-Salières Regiment, and the Fort Saint-Jean Museum preserves its memory on the campus itself. Located in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, on the banks of the Richelieu, the College stands at the gateway to Montréal and to one of the most significant university and scientific hubs in North America.
RMC Saint-Jean is a human-scale institution in full expansion. It is currently developing new university programs, including one in climate science and security, which will broaden both its educational offering and the scope of its research areas. Its research capacity is following the same trajectory, guided by the 2024-2029 Strategic Research Plan. The College is home to the Centre for Security and Crisis Governance (CRITIC), established in 2020, and the Research Chair on the Reserve Force, launched in 2026, which addresses the organizational and operational issues facing the CAF Reserve. It has developed partnerships with various university and college institutions, both nationally and internationally. It is also an active member of an international network of military academies offering university programs.
Its growing faculty contributes actively to scientific output, and its expertise is regularly sought after.
To join RMC Saint-Jean today is to take part in the rise of a university capacity: shaping new programs, building research areas, and leaving a lasting mark.
Intent of the process
The Department of National Defence (DND) is entering a pivotal period of transformation and growth, driven by evolving national and global geopolitical priorities. This expansion reflects our commitment to strengthening Canada’s defence capabilities, modernizing operations, and advancing strategic initiatives.
As we rise to meet these evolving challenges, the Department of National Defence (DND) is seeking skilled and dedicated professionals to help shape the future of Canada’s defence. Several targeted recruitment initiatives are underway to attract diverse talent across a wide range of disciplines, enhancing our ability to deliver on strategic and operational objectives.
The intent of this process is to build a dynamic pool of partially or essentially qualified candidates to fill current and future vacancies across DND’s operational landscape. Successful candidates may be considered for a range of meaningful opportunities that support our evolving mandate and contribute directly to Canada’s defence and security.
Important messages
When you to this selection process, you are not ing for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.
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HOW DOES THIS WORK?
*IMPORTANT* In order to be considered for the immediate vacancy, you must by October 12, 2026.
✅ Step 1: Read the entire advertisement. Want to join our team? Let us know you’re interested! Click “ Online”
✅ Step 2: Tell us about yourself! Attach your resume and answer the screening questions in the online application.
✅ Step 3: We will carefully review all of your qualifications. If your talent matches one of our immediate or upcoming opportunities we may contact you for further information or assessment.
If you were educated outside of Canada, you must have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian education standards (https://www.canada.ca/en/public-service-commission/jobs/services/gc-jobs/degree-equivalency.html)
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OTHER INFORMATION
- Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.
- Our organization will only accept on-line applications for this opportunity. Please click “ online” to submit your application. If there are limitations or special circumstances preventing you from submitting your application via the GC Jobs online portal, you must contact us and receive approval to via an alternate means PRIOR to the closing date.
- Depending on the position being staffed:
- Additional qualifications, operational requirements and/or conditions of employment may be required
- Varying degrees of breadth and depth of experience may be deemed essential
- Asset qualifications may be invoked as essential qualifications
- You may be contacted and asked to submit information or be further assessed
- Top down selection may be used during any stage of the selection process.
- Appointment decisions may be based on one or more of the following criteria:
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the strengths and weaknesses of the work team;
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the specific duties of the position being staffed;
- Depth, breadth, type of work-specific experience;
- Level/degree of one or more competencies/qualifications;
- Organizational Needs.
- Applicants who to this selection process must include in their application a valid email address and make sure that this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.
- All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the applicants. Your overall conduct and communications, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications and competencies.
- If, at any point in this process or upon qualifying in this process, your Values and Ethics do not align with that of the Department of National Defence and Canadian Forces Code of Values and Ethics and Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector, you will be eliminated from further consideration in this process. See the Additional Links section.
- To ensure the integrity of the selection process, the content and questions of the assessment must remain confidential. Please do not discuss or share the assessment content with anyone, including other candidates. You must complete the assessment, including screening questions, by yourself, without the help of others, including the use of unapproved internet resources and artificial intelligence. Any violation may result in potential consequences which could include your elimination from this selection process.
