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Government of Canada jobs in admin are open and some positions don't require a degree

You can make up to $74,000 with just a high school diploma!

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There are government of Canada jobs in administration available across the country.

Some of the positions don't require you to have a degree to get hired!

Federal agencies and departments, including Parks Canada, Indigenous Services Canada, Global Affairs Canada, and more, are looking to staff various admin positions.

These jobs pay up to $74,000 a year, even if you don't have a college or university degree.

So, if you're looking for work, here are a bunch of admin jobs with the government of Canada that are open right now.

Various admin positions

Salary: $68,849 to $74,180

Company: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Location: Etobicoke, Kingston, Kitchener, London, Milton, Newmarket, Niagara-on-the-Lake, Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay, Toronto, Windsor, and Hamilton

Who Should Apply: You need a high school diploma or an employer-approved alternative.

It's preferred that you have experience in administration or HR, like maintaining an electronic database, performing clerical tasks, using Microsoft Excel, and more.

The ability to interpret documents and make recommendations is required as well.

You also must have verbal and written communication skills.

The closing date is December 31, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. PT.

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Bilingual Administrative Assistant

Salary: $46,817.3 to $58,521.62

Company: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Location: Ottawa, ON

Who Should Apply: You must have a high school diploma and at least two years of experience in an administrative environment.

Knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint, organizational skills, and communication skills are required.

You must be bilingual in English and French for this job.

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Administrative Assistant

Salary: $60,424 to $67,582

Company: Public Safety Canada

Location: Ottawa, ON

Who Should Apply: You must have a high school diploma or an employer-approved alternative.

Experience providing customer service and experience using word processing and spreadsheet apps (like Word and Excel or Google Docs and Sheets) are required.

You must be able to communicate in both English and French.

Also, the ability and willingness to work overtime on short notice and to work flexible hours are required.

The closing date is October 17, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. PT.

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Program Support Administrative Assistant

Salary: $55,955 to $60,399

Company: Indigenous Services Canada

Location: Ottawa and Sioux Lookout, ON

Who Should Apply: You need to have a high school diploma or an employer-approved alternative.

Also, you must have experience providing general administrative services in one or more of the following:

  • coordinating travel arrangements and preparing expense reports
  • coordinating schedules for employees
  • purchasing of supplies
  • finance

Experience using computer technology like e-mail, Microsoft Word, and Microsoft Excel within a work environment is required as well.

The closing date is August 17, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. PT.

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Administrative support positions

Salary: $47,729 to $70,622

Company: Global Affairs Canada

Location: Ottawa, ON and Gatineau, QC

Who Should Apply: You must have experience providing administrative or operational support services.

Administrative support services include managing a daily agenda, planning or coordinating meetings, preparing documents, coordinating incoming and outgoing correspondence, filing, preparing spreadsheets and more.

Operational support services include preparing forms, data entry, preparing and reviewing reports, filing, and drafting correspondence related to operations like registrar service, finance, administration, security and human resources.

You also need experience with the contracting process (statement of work and the overall process), experience in project management, and experience providing advice to senior managers.

The closing date is December 18, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. PT.

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Various administrative positions

Salary: $57,217 to $69,106

Company: Transport Canada

Location: Abbotsford, Kelowna, Nanaimo, Penticton, Port Hardy, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Richmond, Sandspit, Sidney, Surrey, Vancouver, and Victoria

Who Should Apply: You need to have a high school diploma, successfully completed two years of high school, or an acceptable combination of education, training or experience.

Experience in providing administrative support services is required.

Administrative support services include scheduling, entering and tracking information in databases, answering phones, booking travel, managing meeting logistics, scanning documents, and more.

You also need experience providing service to clients and experience using Microsoft Office apps like Outlook, Teams, Word and Excel.

The closing date is March 3, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PT.

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Administrative Assistant

Salary: $57,397 to $61,953

Company: Parks Canada

Location: Annapolis Royal, NS

Who Should Apply: You must have successfully completed a high school education or have an acceptable combination of education, training and experience.

Experience providing administrative and program support in an office environment is required.

Administrative support service includes responding to information requests, invoice routing, maintaining records in a filing system, procuring office supplies, processing mail, making travel arrangements and other duties.

You must be bilingual in English and French for this position.

Also, you need to possess and maintain a valid Class 5 driver's license or its equivalent.

The closing date is December 1, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. PT.

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Clerk, Administrative Services

Salary: $41,791.38 to $52,239.22

Company: Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation

Location: Toronto, ON and Halifax, NS

Who Should Apply: You need a post-secondary education or certificate in office administration or office management.

Knowledge of Microsoft Office apps (including Word, Excel and PowerPoint) and organizational skills are required as well.

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Administrative Support

Salary: $57,217 to $61,761

Company: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Location: Regina, SK

Who Should Apply: You must have successfully completed two years of high school or have an acceptable combination of education, training or experience.

Experience providing administrative services (such as filing, reception work, mail duties, and client service) and experience working with word processing and spreadsheet apps (such as Microsoft Word and Excel) is required.

You also need to have verbal and written communication skills.

The closing date is June 5, 2026, at 11:59 p.m. PT.

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Executive Administrative Assistant

Salary: $57,294 to $67,404

Company: Bank of Canada

Location: Calgary, AB

Who Should Apply: You must have a degree or certificate in office administration, along with at least three years of experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Also, you need knowledge of Microsoft apps (including Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint and SharePoint) and knowledge of office procedures and related policies.

The closing date is July 20, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. ET.

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Admin Assistants

Salary: $61,786 to $69,106 or $62,533 to $67,699

Company: Royal Canadian Mounted Police

Location: Surrey, BC

Who Should Apply: You must have a high school diploma, successfully completed two years of secondary school, or an acceptable combination of education, training or experience.

Also, you need experience in:

  • providing administrative support in an office environment
  • creating and formatting documents with software like Microsoft Word
  • creating and using spreadsheets with software like Microsoft Excel
  • implementing and maintaining a records management system, including indexing, cross-referencing, filing, retrieving, archiving or destroying data

Effective communication skills and knowledge of general office practices and procedures are also required.

The closing date is July 30, 2025, at 11:59 p.m. PT.

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    Lisa Belmonte (she/her) is a Senior Writer with Narcity Media. After graduating with a Bachelor of Journalism from Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson University), she joined the Narcity team. Lisa covers news and notices from across the country from a Canada-wide perspective. Her early coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic earned Narcity its first-ever national journalism award nomination.

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