Online Recruitment Application - 2026 Census

Thank you for your interest in working for the census

The Census of Population helps paint a statistical portrait of Canada’s diverse population and the places where we live by collecting demographic, social and economic information from households across Canada.

Census information is important for you and your community and is used to plan services that support employment, education, public transportation and healthcare.

Join the 2026 Census team for meaningful work and community impact!

Before you start

To be considered for a job, you must:

• have reached the age of majority in your current province or territory of residence:
  Provinces where the age of majority is 18: Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Saskatchewan.
  Provinces and territories where the age of majority is 19: British Columbia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut and Yukon.
• be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident, or possess a valid work permit
• reside in Canada and have a Canadian home address.

To ensure you can complete your application in one attempt, please gather the following information before you start the application:

• a valid, reliable email address that you use regularly. We require your email address to provide you with important information throughout the recruitment process
• contact information for two people (references) who have supervised or know your work. Your application will not be complete without this contact information.

Important notes:

• it is important to complete the job application in full. It is not possible to save your progress and return later. Please ensure you have all necessary information ready before you begin
• the information you will be providing in this application must be true and may be verified. Any false or fraudulent information will result in the rejection of your application
• please do not apply more than once; you will be considered for all the jobs that you select on your first application.

Protecting your information

Statistics Canada is committed to respecting the privacy of applicants. All personal information created, held or collected by the Agency is protected by the Privacy Act.

For more information about the Privacy Act, please consult the privacy notice- this link will open in a new window.