Correctional Service Canada runs federal prisons, including ones in Abbotsford, Agassiz and Mission.
| Detail | Source | |
|---|---|---|
| Requirements · Education | Secondary school diploma or equivalent From CSC job posting 2026-PEN-EA-NAT-201617 (closes Dec 31, 2026), mirrored on gjobs.ca | source |
| Requirements · First aid | Standard First Aid/CPR Level C with AED | source |
| Requirements · Licence | Valid driver's licence | source |
| Requirements · Screening | Enhanced reliability, medical and psychological assessments | source |
| Requirements · Minimum age | not published CSC correctional officer careers page lists education, medical, psychological, first aid and driver's licence requirements; no minimum age stated (opened 2026-11-01) | source |
| Who hires | Correctional Service Canada | source |
| Hiring tests | No pre-employment fitness test; CTP Stage 3 includes fitness training (5x/week, 40 min) and recruits are expected to run 5 km by the end | source |
| Hiring tests | Psychological and medical assessments | source |
| Hiring tests | Situational Judgement Test (SJT); psych = questionnaire + clinical interview; medical incl. vision 20/30 & 20/50 corrected, hearing <=25 dB loss | source |
| Training | Correctional Training Program: Stage 1 online ~80 h over 4 weeks; Stage 2 online ~40 h over 3-4 weeks; Stage 3 in person ~14 weeks | source |
| Where training happens | Stage 3 mainly Kingston, ON and Summerside, PEI | source |
| Cost to you | No tuition; Stage 3 allowance $400/week (max $5,600) plus meals and lodging | source |
| Starting pay | $77,510 to $97,266 (CX-01), per a posted CSC job ad | job ad (gjobs.ca copy) |
| BC workplaces | Abbotsford, Agassiz, Mission | source |
| How to apply | Posted CSC job ad (gjobs.ca copy) | |
| Requirements - Minimum age | Not published by Correctional Service Canada (checked Nov 1, 2026) | source, checked Nov 1, 2026 |
A secondary school diploma or equivalent, Standard First Aid/CPR Level C with AED, a valid driver’s licence, and to pass enhanced reliability, medical and psychological assessments.
No pre-employment fitness test. Stage 3 of training includes fitness training 5 times a week, and recruits are expected to run 5 km by the end.
Stages 1 and 2 are online. Stage 3 is in person for about 14 weeks, mainly in Kingston, ON and Summerside, PEI.
No tuition. Stage 3 pays a $400/week allowance (up to $5,600) plus meals and lodging.
A posted CSC job ad lists $77,510 to $97,266 (CX-01). We saw it on a gjobs.ca copy of the ad, so check the current posting on GC Jobs.
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