Public Service Jobs in Canada
Social guarantees, benefits, working conditions.
According to PayScale, the average salary of a government employee in Canada is $76,212 CAD per year. This figure corresponds to the minimum and maximum wages listed on the official website of the Canadian government, but there is quite a bit of variation. For example, members of Parliament earn fold more.
Civil servants' salaries are indexed at the federal level every year and cannot be less than the provincial minimum wage. In addition, the Canadian government is proud of the social package it provides to most civil servants:
- health insurance, which includes medicines, ophthalmologist, dentist, and inpatient treatment;
- payment of certificates of incapacity for work — 15 days per year;
- high pension;
- death benefits;
- two weeks of vacation pay at 4% of salary after one year of employment, three weeks of vacation pay at 6% of salary after six years of employment;
- 11 paid days off per year during public holidays;
- the right to paid family leave (usually three days per year);
- the right to child or parental leave, leave for personal reasons, leave on own account;
- a variety of continuing education courses, some of which are paid for by the state.
The Canadian government tries to create an accessible work environment for people with disabilities, for whom there are hiring quotas. There are also quotas for women, aboriginal people and visible minorities.
If a government employee is going to relocate, he or she may be transferred to one of 214 federal government agencies at more than 1,000 locations across Canada. Also, for family reasons, an employee may be transferred to a telecommuting or flexible work arrangement.
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