Health Canada jobs
Santé Canada
1 open job right now; 3 posted in the past 12 months. Since 2017–18, Health Canada has posted 1,965 jobs and received 366,888 applications.
- Open now
- 1
- 3 posted in the past 12 months
- Past postings
- 1,965
- 9th most of 77 organizations
- Applicants, typical posting
- 48
- 36 across all organizations
- Average time open
- 36 days
- from posting to closing
Open jobs
Newest first.
| Job | Location | Salary from | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|
| NU-CHN-03 Occupational Health Nurse Inventory | Various locations | from $95,896 | Mar 31 2027 |
Postings per year
By the fiscal year a posting opened, with the applications they received.
2017–18
69,513 applied
2018–19
47,147 applied
2019–20
38,746 applied
2020–21
49,507 applied
2021–22
78,990 applied
2022–23
25,291 applied
2023–24
44,320 applied
2024–25
8,778 applied
2025–26
2,782 applied
2026–27
1,814 applied
What they hire for
Most posted classifications, and how many applied on average
- AS-03 97 143 applicants per posting
- AS-04 97 72 applicants per posting
- AS-02 91 220 applicants per posting
- PM-04 71 90 applicants per posting
- 67 4 applicants per posting
- EC-06 63 67 applicants per posting
Where
Most posted cities. 317 postings (16%) were for several places.
- Ottawa 1,190
- Winnipeg 55
- Edmonton 53
- 49
- Halifax 41
- Montreal Island 21
Most applied to
PostingApplicants
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Clerical / Administrative Support Casual Inventory31,4192017–2022 · Several cities
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Clerical / Administrative Support and Program Officer Casual Inventory18,7832021–2023 · Several cities
- 12,994
- 10,721
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Oral Health Branch - PM, AS, EC Positions (At-Level Inventory)8,9072023–2026 · Several cities
Recently closed
PostingApplicants
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NU-CHN-03 Occupational Health Nurse Inventory0closed March 31, 2027
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Oral Health Branch - PM, AS, EC (At level Inventory)692Ottawa · closed September 28, 2026
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Various EX-03 Positions16Ottawa · closed September 7, 2026
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Assistant Coordinator (Nurse)34Winnipeg · closed August 23, 2026
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Manager/Section Head, Biologist V91closed August 23, 2026
Who applies
Share of applicants who said so, all archived postings. Small counts the government hides are counted as zero.
Health Canada All organizations
- Women 61.3% All organizations: 46.0%
- Visible minorities 35.6% All organizations: 34.6%
- Indigenous peoples 2.7% All organizations: 2.6%
- Persons with disabilities 5.9% All organizations: 5.8%
- French as first language 26.7% All organizations: 27.2%
- English as first language 73.1% All organizations: 73.8%
- Canadian citizens 90.0% All organizations: 84.6%