Job Description

Parks Canada - External Relations and Visitor Experience Directorate


Calgary (Alberta), Vancouver (British Columbia), Winnipeg (Manitoba), Halifax (Nova Scotia), Cornwall (Ontario), Ottawa (Ontario), Gatineau (Quebec), Montreal Island (Quebec), Quebec (Quebec) - Other Parks Canada locations may be considered with the approval of the delegated manager


EC-06


$110,871 to $128,584 (salary under review)
For further information on the organization, please visit Parks Canada

Closing date: 2 November 2025 - 23:59, Pacific Time

Who can apply:

All persons who have legal status to work in Canada: Canadian citizenship, permanent resident status or work permit.

Apply online

Important messages

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We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.


Assessment accommodation


We will only accept on-line applications received via the jobs.gc.ca site.



All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. To submit an application on-line, please select the button "Apply Online" below.



Persons who are unable to apply on-line must contact the person listed below prior to the closing date.

Duties

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We are a small team of social scientists who undertake strategic and operational research and business analytics to position, inform, and shape how people think about, use, and support Canada's national parks and national historic sites. Our areas of work include visitor and audience research and analytics, performance measurement, and economic analysis. We are seeking a conservation-oriented (ecological) socioeconomist to join our team to build on a history of applying socio-economics at Parks Canada. Reporting to the Chief Social Scientist, you will:


Be responsible for conducting, supporting, and advising on a range of initiatives that are at the intersection of socioeconomics, protected heritage (nature and culture/history), and government accountability. Conduct and provide support/advice to clients on economic approaches, methods and tools. Areas may include impact analysis (e.g., tourism, program investments), economic lift (e.g. heritage assets), cost-benefit analysis (e.g. regulatory and establishment initiatives), ecosystem service/natural capital accounting, and benefits of conservation (natural and cultural). Prepare and disseminate relevant economic information, ensuring timely and consumable information to inform decision-making. Work within the structures, policies and demands of government and protected heritage areas.


Note: This is not an accounting, banking, audit, financial or policy type economic position, nor is it an academic or primary research type position with a focus on peer reviewed publishing. The successful candidate will apply and adapt economic approaches and /or methods to serve the operational and strategic needs of Parks Canada.

Work environment

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The Parks Canada team is proud to be recognized by Forbes as one of Canada's Best Employers (2025).

Intent of the process

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This process may be used to create a list of qualified candidates to staff similar positions with various tenures, security levels or linguistic requirements in same or other parts of the country at Parks Canada.

Positions to be filled:

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Information you must provide

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Your resume.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

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EDUCATION



Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in economics, sociology, statistics or a social science discipline relevant to the responsibilities of the position.




Candidates must have a degree. The courses for the specialization must be acceptable and may have been taken at a recognized post-secondary institution, but not necessarily within a degree program in the required specialization. The specialization may also be obtained through an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience.


Degree equivalency


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EXPERIENCE



EX1: Recent and diverseexperience in planning and conducting socioeconomic analysis in the fields of recreation, tourism, protected areas or nature conservation;
EX2: Recentexperience providing advice on socioeconomic approaches or methods for quantifying or evaluating impacts, costs, or benefits in the fields of recreation, tourism, protected areas or nature conservation;
EX3: Recentexperience in communicating the results of socioeconomic analysis to non-economists.


Recent means within the last 10 years.

Diverse means experience with more than 1 type of economic approach or method.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

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Bilingual - Imperative (BBB/BBB)

The intention of this process is to staff the position with a person who meets the bilingual linguistic requirements. However, this process may be used to staff the position with a non-bilingual candidate if no qualified bilingual person is identified. We therefore encourage all candidates, whatever their linguistic profile, to apply to this selection process.


Information on language requirements


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KNOWLEDGE



K1: Knowledge of current and emerging issues in managing and operating protected areas.


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ABILITIES



AB1: Ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.


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PERSONAL SUITABILITY



PS1: Personally connects with people;

PS2: Works well independently;

PS3: Adaptable and flexible.

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

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ASSET EXPERIENCES



AE1: Experience adapting socioeconomic methods to unique situations or problems;

AE2: Experience with regulatory impact analysis statements;

AE3: Experience in survey design for socioeconomic studies and related statistical principles for implementation and analysis;

AE4: Experience managing staff.

Conditions of employment

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Secret security clearance

Other information

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The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.


Information on employment equity


To encourage workforce diversity, consideration may be given to candidates who self-declare as belonging to one of the following employment equity groups: Indigenous, visible minorities, people with disabilities, and women.



Parks Canada is established as a separate employer in the Federal Public Service under the Financial Administration Act. Persons appointed to the Agency continue to be part of the Public Service. Parks Canada operates under its own human resources framework outside of the Public Service Employment Act and in line with values of fairness, competence and respect, and its operating principles.



Each person is entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.



The onus is on the candidate to submit an application that addresses directly the screening requirements of the competition (education, experience, and assets). Failure to do so may result in your application being rejected. Candidates will not be solicited for incomplete or (possibly) missing information.

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.