Stock Assessment Technician III - Inventory

Reference number: DFO
24J
- Selection process number: 22-DFO-PAC-EA-EOS-341980b

Fisheries and Oceans Canada - Stock Assessment (Science) - Fraser and Interior Area
Various locations
EG-03
$65,216 to $81,985

For further information on the organization, please visit Fisheries and Oceans Canada

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Stock assessment is essential for managing fisheries in a sustainable manner. Ever wonder what it takes and how to count different salmon populations in the same river systems? Check out this page for videos and more information on what we do!

Closing date: 31 March 2026 - 23:59, Pacific Time

Who can apply: Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

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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.

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

Fisheries and Oceans Canada and the Canadian Coast Guard are stronger and most effective when we reflect the diversity of the Canadian population we serve. In support of achieving a diversified workforce, first consideration may be given to candidates self‑declaring as belonging to one of the following employment equity groups:
Indigenous Peoples, Visible Minorities, Persons with Disabilities, and Women. As part of your application to this selection process, we invite you to self‑declare which employment equity group(s) you belong to. To learn more, visit our website on

Update:
Closing Date is extended to March 31, 2026.

The resulting pool will primarily be used for staffing opportunities of various tenures for the Fraser Stock Assessment Program in the Fraser and Interior Area but it may also be used to staff similar future positions at various tenures within Fisheries and Oceans in the Pacific Region.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

In order to be screened into the process, please clearly demonstrate how you meet the following education and experience criteria.

• Secondary school diploma or employer‑approved alternatives (a satisfactory score on the PSC test approved as an alternative to a secondary school diploma; or an acceptable combination of education, training and/or experience).

• Experience in organizing and conducting stock assessments of anadromous salmonids.
• Experience operating and maintaining field equipment such as boats, motors, vehicles, inflatable rafts, seine nets, and biological sampling and mechanical equipment.
• Experience in the direction of technical support personnel.

Depending on the position being staffed, any of the asset qualifications may also be deemed as an essential qualification and only candidates and persons with a priority entitlement who possess those qualifications will be considered for that specific vacancy. Please indicate if you possess any of the asset qualifications in your application.

• Successful completion of post‑secondary training in fisheries or other relevant biological or natural resource science(s).

• Significant
  * experience in conducting stock assessments of Fraser River salmonids.
• Recent
  ** experience in conducting stock assessments of Fraser River salmonids.
• Experience working in remote areas.
• Experience in the application of acoustic enumeration techniques for assessment of Pacific salmonids.
• Experience analyzing stock assessments.
• Experience preparing technical or scientific reports.
• Experience working with public and private groups, First Nations, and other government agencies.
• Experience in data management.
• Experience in database design.

* ‘Significant experience’…