Careers in science
Fisheries and Oceans Canada (DFO) offers challenging career opportunities in many science streams in our Ecosystems and Oceans Science Sector.
The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat's qualification standards for each of the occupational groups outline the mandatory minimum requirements. This includes the education necessary to perform the work in a given occupational group or classification. For example:
- researcher
- technician
- biologist
- chemist
- hydrographer
Most positions in the scientific and technical groups require a university degree and/or college diploma. Certain positions may also require a professional accreditation, such as:
- professional engineer (P. Eng)
- clinical laboratory science (C.L.S.)
- membership in a professional regulatory body
These specific requirements will be listed on job advertisements.
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