Job number: EXT26J-179609-000011
Location: Ottawa (ON)
Employer: Global Affairs Canada
Salary: $81,792.00 annually
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Job outlook
Program Officers Unique to Government in Ontario
Employment prospects: Moderate (2025–2027)See full outlook data
The employment outlook will be Moderate for program officers unique to government (NOC 41407) in Ontario for the 2025-2027 period.
The following factors contributed to this outlook:
- Employment is expected to remain relatively stable.
- Several positions will become available due to retirements.
- There are a small number of unemployed workers with recent experience in this occupation.
Here are some key facts about program officers unique to government in Ontario:
- Approximately 4,100 people work in this occupation.
- Program officers unique to government mainly work in the following sectors:
- Federal government public administration (NAICS 911): 71%
- Provincial and territorial public administration (NAICS 912): 14%
- Local, municipal, regional, aboriginal and other public administration (NAICS 913-919): 7%
- The distribution of full-time and part-time workers in this occupation is:
- Full-time workers: 93% compared to 81% for all occupations
- Part-time workers: 7% compared to 19% for all occupations
- 84% of program officers unique to government work all year, while 16% work only part of the year, compared to 63% and 37% respectively among all occupations. Those who worked only part of the year did so for an average of 48 weeks compared to 43 weeks for all occupations.
- The gender distribution of people in this occupation is:
- Men: 46% compared to 52% for all occupations
- Women: 54% compared to 48% for all occupations
- The educational attainment of workers in this occupation is:
- no high school diploma: less than 5% compared to 9% for all occupations
- high school diploma or equivalent: 10% compared to 25% for all occupations
- apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma: less than 5% compared to 8% for all occupations
- college certificate or diploma or university certificate below bachelor's: 14% compared to 22% for all occupations
- bachelor's degree: 37% compared to 24% for all occupations
- university certificate, degree or diploma above bachelor level: 36% compared to 13% for all occupations
This outlook describes the broader occupation category (NOC 41407) that this job falls under, not this specific role, employer, or its requirements. Data: Employment and Social Development Canada, 3-year employment outlook, Ontario, December 2025. Published under the Open Government Licence – Canada.