National COVID-19 Recruitment Campaign- We need you!
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The Government of Canada is working with provincial and territorial governments to respond to COVID-19. We are seeking volunteers to help in the following areas:
Case tracking and contact tracing;
Case data collection and reporting; and,
Health system surge capacity.
We are building an inventory of volunteers from which provincial/territorial governments can draw as needed.
Please visit our recruitment page to submit your name to join us in Canada’s response to COVID-19.
We thank you in advance for helping to protect the health of Canadians.
Important messages
National COVID-19 Volunteer Recruitment Campaign - We need you!
The Government of Canada is working with provincial and territorial governments to respond to COVID-19. We are seeking volunteers to help in the following areas:
1. Case tracking and contact tracing;
2. Health system surge capacity;
3. Case data collection and reporting.
We are building an inventory of volunteers from which provincial and territorial governments can draw upon as needed. We welcome ALL volunteers as we are looking for a wide variety of experiences and expertise. Please note that we have included a list of Yes/No questions that you will be asked to answer to so we can better match the volunteer work to be assigned.
We thank you in advance for helping protect the health of Canadians.
NOTE: Some jurisdictions have already asked for applications to cover surge capacity. If you have already applied directly to a call-out from your province, please do not apply to this national process. This will help to cut down on processing applications more than once.
Positions to be filled: Number to be determined
In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)
Please complete the questionnaire in your application in order to be considered.
The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)
Various language requirements
Other information
The Public Service Commission will collect your personal information for the purposes of recruiting volunteers for provincial and territorial public services to assist the COVID-19 response. We urge you to take note of the Privacy Notice Statement of the GC Jobs website. By providing your application to become a volunteer, you consent to the collection, use and disclosure of your information with the provincial and territorial authorities solely for the purpose of their needs of recruiting volunteers for the COVID-19 response.
It is to be noted that the use of the GC Jobs website for this posting is for the recruitment of volunteers in provincial and territorial public services and not for employee or volunteer positions within the Government of Canada.
Please note that the prefence mentioned below applies to federal public service positions only. It does not apply to this volunteer recruitment campaign.
Preference
Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.
The prime minister said Health Canada will be building a database of "specialized work volunteers," and that some of the work may include tracking COVID-19 cases and tracing contacts.
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BY HANNAH JACKSON AND DAVID LAO GLOBAL NEWS
Posted April 5, 2020 10:11 am
Updated April 5, 2020 12:56 pm
Canada has put a call out for volunteers to support frontline healthcare workers and is offering full-time jobs to Canadian Forces reservists, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced during an update to the country’s coronavirus response on Sunday.
“For those of you with specialized skills looking to help our frontline workers, we do want to hear from you,” said Trudeau, who spoke to reporters from Rideau Cottage where he is self-isolating.
According to the prime minister, Health Canada will be building “an inventory of specialized work volunteers” that provinces and territories can draw on, and that some of the work may include tracking COVID-19 cases and tracing contacts.
Trudeau also said that reservists in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) would also be offered full-time jobs over the coming months, with the same pay and benefits as regular enlisted members.
“Bolstering the military’s ranks will help offset some of the economic consequences of COVID-19 and ensure that our communities are well-supported,” Trudeau said.
The CAF said Canada has 36,381 reservists, which includes reserve members and Rangers, as of March 30. An additional 67,492 members made up the rest of Canada’s military forces.
Volunteer applications will be open until at least April 24, while reservists across the country are going to be contacted directly by the Canadian government.
Trudeau also announced details for the Canada Emergency Response Benefit (CERB), which offers Canadians who’ve lost their jobs over the COVID-19 pandemic cash payments of $2,000 a month.
Applications will be accepted starting Monday, and the money will take three to five days to arrive via direct deposit or 10 days by mail.
Last week, the federal government announced that at least 2.1 million Canadians who have applied for employment insurance benefits since March 15 will be moved to the CERB, potentially increasing payouts for some EI recipients, or reducing it for those receiving the maximum insurance amount — $573 — to $500 weekly
On Saturday, Trudeau announced “millions” of medical masks would be arriving in Canada from China within 48 hours.
National Defence said the public can expect to see a larger number of military vehicles and staff on GTA roadways starting on Monday. The military said Sunday they will be moving hundreds of Canadian Armed Forces members from across the province to Canadian Forces Base (CFB) Borden as part of a...
Contact tracing involves retracing the steps of a COVID-19 patient and tracking down anyone who may have had contact with them.
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Health Canada said as of Thursday April 9, more than 27,600 Canadians have signed up. Applications launched on April 6 and will remain open until April 24.
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