Job opportunity
Federal Returning Officer
Elections
As a federal returning officer, you will be the local leader who makes sure federal elections run smoothly and fairly in your electoral district.
A returning officer must be qualified as an elector (i.e., be a Canadian citizen and at least 18years old) and must reside in or adjacent to the electoral district for which they have been appointed under the Canada Elections Act .
Current job opportunities and anticipatory recruitment
Deadline to apply:
October15, 2026 - 11:59p.m. Eastern Time
Who can apply:
Canadian citizens that are at least 18years old
Residents of one of the electoral districts listed below
Hastings-Lennox and Addington-Tyendinaga (35040)
Anticipatory recruitment (Inventory):
Bay of Quinte (35006)
Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes (35035)
Kingston and the Islands (35046)
Lanark-Frontenac (35051)
Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands-Rideau Lakes (35052)
Edmonton and Central Alberta Region
Deadline to apply:
October15, 2026 - 11:59p.m. Eastern Time
Who can apply:
Canadian citizens that are at least 18years old
Residents of one of the electoral districts listed below
Deadline to apply:
October15, 2026 - 11:59p.m. Eastern Time
Who can apply:
Canadian citizens that are at least 18years old
Residents of one of the electoral districts listed below
Southern Saskatchewan Region
Deadline to apply:
October15, 2026 - 11:59p.m. Eastern Time
Who can apply:
Canadian citizens that are at least 18years old
Residents of one of the electoral districts listed below
Anticipatory recruitment (Inventory):
Carlton Trail-Eagle Creek (47002)
Souris-Moose Mountain (47012)
Swift Current-Grasslands-Kindersley (47013)
Southern Manitoba Region
Deadline to apply:
October15, 2026 - 11:59p.m. Eastern Time
Who can apply:
Canadian citizens that are at least 18years old
Residents of one of the electoral districts listed below
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Apply on source site A returning officer must be qualified as an elector (i.e., be a Canadian citizen and at least 18years old) and must reside in or adjacent to the electoral district for which they have been appointed under the Canada Elections Act .
Current job opportunities and anticipatory recruitment
Deadline to apply:
October15, 2026 - 11:59p.m. Eastern Time
Who can apply:
Canadian citizens that are at least 18years old
Residents of one of the electoral districts listed below
Hastings-Lennox and Addington-Tyendinaga (35040)
Anticipatory recruitment (Inventory):
Bay of Quinte (35006)
Haliburton-Kawartha Lakes (35035)
Kingston and the Islands (35046)
Lanark-Frontenac (35051)
Leeds-Grenville-Thousand Islands-Rideau Lakes (35052)
Edmonton and Central Alberta Region
Deadline to apply:
October15, 2026 - 11:59p.m. Eastern Time
Who can apply:
Canadian citizens that are at least 18years old
Residents of one of the electoral districts listed below
Deadline to apply:
October15, 2026 - 11:59p.m. Eastern Time
Who can apply:
Canadian citizens that are at least 18years old
Residents of one of the electoral districts listed below
Southern Saskatchewan Region
Deadline to apply:
October15, 2026 - 11:59p.m. Eastern Time
Who can apply:
Canadian citizens that are at least 18years old
Residents of one of the electoral districts listed below
Anticipatory recruitment (Inventory):
Carlton Trail-Eagle Creek (47002)
Souris-Moose Mountain (47012)
Swift Current-Grasslands-Kindersley (47013)
Southern Manitoba Region
Deadline to apply:
October15, 2026 - 11:59p.m. Eastern Time
Who can apply:
Canadian citizens that are at least 18years old
Residents of one of the electoral districts listed below
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