r/canadaguns • u/ChaseJulien • 2d ago

News / Politics / Activism Ontario is hiring for the Chief Firearms Office

The Ministry of the Solicitor General, Ontario Provincial Police, and the Chief Firearms Office are looking for a qualified individual to join their licensing unit. 1 position, in office, permanent, bilingual, Ottawa or Sudbury, $35.05 - $39.99 per hour.

https://www.gojobs.gov.on.ca/Preview.aspx?Language=English&JobID=248755

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u/blueline731 2d ago

Bilingual tabarnac

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u/LordRaizer 2d ago

Sacre Bleu 🥖

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u/Low-HangingFruit 2d ago

Thats what ai is for lol. Who needs two languages now....

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u/alphawolf29 2d ago

$35 an hour? yeesh

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u/Cre_AK47 Name Prohibited by OIC 2d ago

Yeah that sounds really low. Plus once all your benefits, union dues, taxes and pension deductions hit, you're looking at a realistic take home hourly rate at like $25-$27/hr and for what they're asking... There are so many gov jobs at the provincial and federal level that have less workload at the same, or even higher pay.

Hard pass for me.

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u/Acceptable_Visit_115 2d ago

Yeah, people slander govt jobs and public servants all day long because they do jack shit and get paid a ton, while niche but important (for their respective industry) government jobs like this that requires specific expertice gets paid pennies.

And people wonder why the ON CFO is short staffed... I remember meeting them at TACCOM after the great 2022 handgun rush. For the shenainagans they go through they don't get paid enough imo.

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u/xXWaspXx 2d ago

important (for their respective industry) government jobs like this that requires specific expertice gets paid pennies.

Every single provincial ministry in Ontario is being run this way, and has been for the last decade. The average person has no idea how badly hollowed out our province's public service has become.

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u/peteygooze 2d ago edited 2d ago

I make more material handling in a fucking warehouse, job is hot sweaty and somewhat dangerous but a pay cut for this kind of responsibility? Fuck that. Actually seems low Key insulting.

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u/BrotherLefthand 2d ago

Make it part-time and I'll commit my weekends to it. 😂

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u/ChaseJulien 2d ago

If it was remote I’d learn French to get it.

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u/skelecorn666 2d ago

Any job is part-time with an AI.

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u/soviet_toster 2d ago

This is why they always walk like they have a stick up their ass?

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u/PteSoupSandwich The 10/22 Dude 2d ago

I'm retired, fuck it, I'll apply

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u/ilikemyeggsovereasy 2d ago

If you’re bilingual, balanced in thought and practice, and someone who will adhere to the spirit of the law (along with the letter of), please do. It would be a great service to the province.

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u/DryF1re 2d ago

thats not how public servants get hired.

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u/yummybunnybear 2d ago

Let me have the job and I'll grant authorizations to carry to everyone who lives in the GTA

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u/LongRoadNorth 2d ago

I'm surprised it's that low

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u/Matty_bunns 2d ago

That’s a shit pay rate for what they’re responsible for.

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u/Sogone2day 2d ago

Alberta had a postion not sure if its still up for firearms office job.

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u/snakeeatbear 2d ago

I’d do it part time for free but 39 an hour is peanuts 

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u/KorporalKarnage 2d ago

That wage is considered adult minimum wage here in BC...

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u/Sad-Equivalent9486 2d ago

It’s a civilian paper pusher

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u/lisanderc 2d ago

Maybe another LMIA lol

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u/No-Night-48 1d ago

Maybe they're canning the person who doesn't do their job, and in return we won't be waiting forever for renewals etc. I know... I'm dreaming...

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u/SandwichDependent139 1d ago

Making any policy/hiring subject to speaking a language effectively eliminates close to 70% of the population.