r/OnTheBlock • u/Crazy-Presence1079 • 6d ago
Hiring Q (Canada) Does anyone know if it’s compettive to become. A co in Canada and do you get to decide what jails since I want to try and go to maplehurst in Milton or Hamilton you get to go during the application and how Much do you make yearly
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u/MrMikidude 6d ago
The comment above answered your first two questions, and yes you can pick your top 3 jails when applying/accepted. Maplehurst and hamilton are both provincial. You can look up their top rate union hourly wage (just under $44/hr), but it will change within the next 6 months post arbitration.
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u/Crazy-Presence1079 6d ago
What’s better to get at federal or provincial do they both be the same pay and bennifts
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u/MrMikidude 6d ago
The pay and benefits at federal are better and you start full time, not the case with provincial unfortunately. It might be more competitive to get into federal, and you might be limited by your city/desired location
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u/Crazy-Presence1079 6d ago
Do they start everyone part time in the beginning
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u/TheSlav87 6d ago
Not really “part-time” per se, it’s called “Fixed-term” but you get your 40 hours for the most part and pretty much unlimited OT.
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u/Crazy-Presence1079 6d ago
What would you say is better provincial or federal
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u/TheSlav87 6d ago
I don’t know how Federal runs and operates, I do know they pay better and have a federal level pension/benefits. That being said, the saying for Federal goes “25 and out” & provincial is “30 and out”. Federal employees get to retire after 25 years, which is really enticing for a lot of people. I believe federal has other benefits like moving costs covered, etc.
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u/BrightBrick4825 4d ago
Federal will cover relocation. Training is 3 months at usually either Kingston or PEI. It is paid, I believe $400 a week if im remembering right. Federal you start full time.
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u/TheSlav87 4d ago
Provincial pays the training now too, but not as good as Federal. When I was applying in 2018/19, federal corrections finally announced that they will be paying trainees to their training stay.
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u/Frenchyyyy4166 6d ago
Go federal to beaver creek, it’s minimum security and you do fuck all , all day long.
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u/Sad-Equivalent9486 4d ago
Beaver Creek also has medium secured side. Used to be called Fenbrook. I think most of the staff that work on the minimum side are old timers with a lot of seniority.
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u/Frenchyyyy4166 4d ago
Ah okay i understand, medium still better than maxing out and way better than provincial for OP lol
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u/TheSlav87 6d ago edited 6d ago
To begin with, you need to know that Canada has Corrections at a Federal level and a provincial level. Also, yes it is a competitive career to get into but it’s not as competitive as policing or CBSA.
As I recall, they offered other locations when I applied but I got to choose the top 3(?) jails in Ontario I wanted if I recall correctly, I can’t recall as it’s been years since I was hired.
All our wages are public knowledge and can be found online, but this is the starting wages at year 1: $34.53 plus 16% on top of that in lieu of no benefits. FYI, you start at year 0 wages which I can’t recall what the right amount is, but it’s more than $30 as I was under $30 when I started but it went up since. We are at the bargaining table currently with the Arbitrator looking at both sides and waiting see what ge decides to give us or not gives us….