The Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) is hiring students to work in communications, finance, HR, engineering, IT, foreign relations and more positions.
With these high-paying jobs, you can make up to $34 an hour!
There are openings for CSIS jobs in B.C., Ontario and Quebec during the fall 2026 semester.
So, the work term is September to December, but it could be extended up to 16 months.
For these jobs, the CSIS salary is $23.79 to $33.75 an hour for college and university students.
Graduate students earn between $27.20 and $34.32 an hour.
You can apply if you’re a Canadian citizen registered full-time in one of the following academic paths and years at the time of the work term:
- college diploma student in your third year
- undergraduate degree student in your third year or higher
- graduate-level student (master’s or PhD)
Also, you must be required to do a co-op placement or internship as part of your academic program.
Experience that’s needed for these positions doesn’t have to be acquired through a job. It can be acquired through formal and informal settings like school, volunteer work or projects.
You must be eligible to receive an Enhanced Top Secret security clearance.
That process includes a security interview, a polygraph, and a background investigation with credit and financial verifications.
The deadline to apply for these CSIS student jobs is July 21, 2025.
Here’s what you need to know about the positions, including what experience is required.
Analysis and Exploitation of Info Sources
Company: CSIS
Location: Ottawa
Who Should Apply: You need to be in a field of study relevant to the position, such as political science, public administration, international relations, law/legal studies, communications, social sciences, computer science, data science, business, mathematics, or information and records management.
It’s required that you have experience in:
- learning and using productivity software, collaboration and online tools
- writing briefing notes, creating presentations, and compiling complex documents or dossiers
- policy research, analysis and writing
- leading stakeholder engagement and coordination
- program evaluation, audit, compliance monitoring or risk assessment
- open source research
- data analytics
- an information management or library environment
Communications
Company: CSIS
Location: Ottawa
Who Should Apply: You must be enrolled in a relevant program like communications, journalism, advertising, marketing, web design, graphic design, audio/visual production or media techniques.
Also, you need experience in:
- providing strategic advice, conducting analysis and making recommendations
- compiling and analyzing information to support product development or coordinate initiatives
- collaborating or coordinating with clients, colleagues and stakeholders
External Review and Compliance
Company: CSIS
Location: Ottawa
Who Should Apply: You need to be in a program like public administration, political science, communications, legal studies, sociology, government, law and policy, or information studies.
You need experience in:
- interpreting and applying policy provisions, guidelines or laws
- producing written reports, such as briefing notes, reports, assessments, summaries or memoranda
- researching and analyzing information to draw inferences or make recommendations
- interacting with individuals within and outside the organization to obtain or provide information
Finance
Company: CSIS
Location: Toronto and Ottawa
Who Should Apply: You need to be in an area of study like accounting, finance, business administration, commerce, or economics.
It’s required that you have experience in:
- providing advice to clients, managers or employees
- using a financial system
- using Excel (including tables, pivot tables, graphs and charts)
- applying financial policies
- performing accounting operations
Human Resources
Company: CSIS
Location: Toronto, Ottawa and Montreal
Who Should Apply: You must be in human resources, labour or industrial relations, business administration, commerce (with a specialization in human resources), or another program related to the position.
Also, you need experience in human resources or administration, which includes planning, organizing and coordinating actions and activities.
Info Management and Legal Info Management
Company: CSIS
Location: Ottawa and Montreal
Who Should Apply: You must be in a field of study relevant to the position, like information and records management, library science, archival studies, business administration, or library information technology.
It’s also required that you have the following experience:
- providing client service (such as responding to queries, providing advice on policies and procedures, and more)
- using word processors, along with spreadsheet and e-mail applications
- performing general administrative duties, including file organization and management
Intelligence Analysis
Company: CSIS
Location: Ottawa
Who Should Apply: You need to be in a program of study like social sciences, humanities, public policy, law, business or commerce, economics, statistics, or administration.
You must also have experience in:
- producing written reports, such as briefing notes, reports, assessments, summaries or memoranda
- researching and analyzing information to draw inferences or make recommendations
- interacting with internal and external stakeholders to obtain or provide information
Internal Audit and Evaluation
Company: CSIS
Location: Ottawa
Who Should Apply: You must be enrolled in a field of study relevant to the position, like accounting, finance, business administration or public administration, commerce, economics, sociology, or psychology.
Also, you must have recent experience in:
- analyzing qualitative and/or quantitative data
- using Excel or other statistical analysis tools
- writing reports and/or drafting presentations
IT and Engineering
Company: CSIS
Location: Burnaby, Toronto, Ottawa, and Montreal
Who Should Apply: You must be in an area of study related to the job, like computer science, computer and electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, network security, information technology, telecommunications, software engineering, or informatics.
Policy and Foreign Relations
Company: CSIS
Location: Ottawa
Who Should Apply: You must be in a program of study related to the job, such as political science, strategic studies, public administration, communications or journalism.
There are Strategic Policy and Foreign Relations and Communications and Issues Management streams.
For the Strategic Policy and Foreign Relations positions, you need experience in:
- providing strategic advice, conducting analysis and making recommendations
- compiling and analyzing information to support the drafting of documents for briefing, decision making or for planning initiatives
- collaborating, liaising, and coordinating with stakeholders
For the Communications and Issues Management positions, you need experience in:
- writing and editing communication products for various audiences (including social media content, backgrounders, media responses, and more)
- collaborating, liaising, and coordinating with stakeholders
Screening Analyst
Company: CSIS
Location: Ottawa
Who Should Apply: You must be in a field of study relevant to the position, like international security, social sciences, criminology, political science, history, communications, or ethics.
Also, you need experience producing presentations, briefing materials or reports and experience conducting complex research and analysis using database systems.
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