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How do I become a Wildland Firefighter in Canada?

I'm currently a Wildland Firefighter with the US Forest Service in the United States. I'm considering a move to Canada and would like to get a job as wildland firefighter up there as well. In the States, the US Forest Service and the National Park Service are in charge of hiring wildland firefighters, but on the Canadian Forest Service's website, I didn't see any links for fire employment. Where does one go in Canada to be a wildland firefighter and what department of government deals with their hiring, if any? Thank you. On a side note I'm considering Vancouver as my destination.

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check out the link below http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/home.shtml
Here are the Offices in Ontatrio, not sure on the rest of Canada WEST FIRE REGION Thunder Bay Fire Management Headquarters Ministry of Natural Resources 1580 Arthur Street West, Thunder Bay, ON P7K 1A6 Phone: (807) 476-2200 / Fax: (807) 476-2312 Sioux Lookout Fire Management Headquarters Ministry of Natural Resources P.O. Box 309, Sioux Lookout, ON P0V 2T0 Phone: (807) 737-1145 / Fax: (807) 737-3530 Geraldton Fire Management Headquarters Ministry of Natural Resources P.O. Box 640, Geraldton, ON P0T 1M0 Phone: (807) 854-0558 / Fax: (807) 854-1788 Fort Frances Fire Management Headquarters Ministry of Natural Resources 922 Scott Street, Fort Frances, ON P9A 1J4 Phone: (807) 274-5337 / Fax: (807) 274-5553 Red Lake Fire Management Headquarters Ministry of Natural Resources P.O. Box 5003, Red Lake, ON P0V 2M0 Phone: (807) 727-2000 / Fax: (807) 727-3182 Kenora Fire Management Headquarters Ministry of Natural Resources P.O. Box 5080, Kenora, ON P9N 3X9 Phone: (807) 548-1919 / Fax: (807) 548-5412 Dryden Fire Management Headquarters Ministry of Natural Resources P.O. Box 850, Dryden, ON P8N 2Z5 Phone: (807) 937-7350 / Fax: (807) 937-7349 EAST FIRE REGION Chapleau Fire Management Headquarters Ministry of Natural Resources 190-192 Cherry Street, Chapleau, ON P0M 1K0 Phone: (705) 864-1710 / Fax: (705) 864-1376 Timmins Fire Management Headquarters Ministry of Natural Resources Ontario Government Complex, Hwy. 101 East, P.O. Bag 3090 South Porcupine, ON P0N 1H0 Phone: (705) 235-1300 / Fax: (705) 235-1373 Cochrane Fire Management Headquarters Ministry of Natural Resources Box 730, 2 Third Avenue, Cochrane, ON P0L 1C0 Phone: (705) 272-7141 / Fax: (705) 272-7151 Haliburton Fire Management Headquarters Ministry of Natural Resources P.O. Box 120, Haliburton, ON K0M 1S0 Phone: (705) 457-2107 / Fax: (705) 457-1884 Wawa Fire Management Headquarters Ministry of Natural Resources Box 1160, Hwy. 101, Wawa, ON P0S 1K0 Phone: (705) 856-2396 / Fax: (705) 856-4849 North Bay Fire Management Headquarters Ministry of Natural Resources 3301 Trout Lake Road, North Bay, ON P1A 4L7 Phone: (705) 475-5550 / Fax: (705) 475-5559 Pembroke Fire Management Headquarters Ministry of Natural Resources Pembroke Attack Base 31 Riverside Drive, Pembroke, ON K8A 8R6 Phone: (613) 732-5541/ Fax: (613) 732-7059 Sault Ste. Marie Fire Management Headquarters Ministry of Natural Resources 64 Church Street, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 3H3 Phone: (705) 949-1231 / Fax: (705) 949-6450 Sudbury Fire Management Headquarters Ministry of Natural Resources 2621 Skead Road, Unit 14A. P.O. Bag 500, Garson, ON P3L 1W3 Phone: (705) 564-6083 / Fax: (705) 564-6033 Fire Response Centres Sault Ste Marie Ministry Emergency Operations Centre Ministry of Natural Resources 70 Foster Drive, Suite 400 Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 6V5 Phone: (705) 945-5700 Fax: (705) 945-5785 Sudbury Regional Fire Management Centre East Fire Region Ministry of Natural Resources Sudbury Airport Complex 2621 Skead Road, Unit 14A, Postal Bag 500 Garson, ON P3L 1W3 Phone: (705) 564-6019 Fax: (705) 564-6033 Dryden Regional Fire Management Centre West Fire Region Ministry of Natural Resources Ghost Lake Road, P.O. Box 850 Dryden, ON P8N 2Z5 Phone: (807) 937-4402 Fax: (807) 937-6060
Unlike in the states the provinces are responsible for forest fires here, check with the Province you are thinking of moving too. For the feds it is Parks Canada that is responsible for National Parks but I do not know if they have their own crews of dedicated fire fighters. Your best bets would be Ontario and BC and if you speak French Quebec also these are the biggest Provinces with large forested areas. Good luck on your search and welcome if you decide to come
The Canadian federal government does not employ any firefighters--or at least, very few of them. The real action is with the governments of the various provinces, which are analogous to states in the U.S.. For example, here in Saskatchewan, firefighting is handled by the provincial ministry of the environment; the ministry's headquarters is in Regina and the firefighting operations center is in Prince Albert. Best to apply to head office. Go to www.gov.sk.ca and look for "environment". Pilots are hired on seasonal contracts, as are most firefighters, although there is a regular cadre of firefighting experts and instructors. Purely for the record, the aerial firefighting fleet (the element with which I am most familiar) includes six CL-215s and several Convairs configured for firefighting.