Staff cadets are an essential component of a successful summer training program. As senior cadets share their knowledge and experience, they develop their own leadership skills which benefits corps and squadrons in communities all across Canada. 

Staff Cadet Positions are summer jobs and are paid positions (CLICK HERE TO SEE PAY RATES). They fill the roles of Instructors, Specialists, Support Staff, Operations Staff, and Duty Staff across all Cadet Training Centres in Canada. The application process for staff is different than being a course cadet. Here, you will identify the top three positions you would like by Specialty. Once you arrive to the Cadet Training Centre, there will be a pre-course and staff selection week. At the end of that week, you will find out what rank and position you will be employed in.

Priority and Specialty Staff Positions

The National Staffing Board (NSB) is a new centralized process designed to ensure that qualified and experienced applicants, both adult and staff cadet, are appropriately considered for priority and specialty staff positions at CTC across Canada. By evaluating applications at a national level, the NSB aims to ensure that your skills, qualifications, and experience are matched to one of your preferred positions/locations where you can make the greatest impact. This process also aims to ensure these positions in regions which may lack available local applicants are filled, helping to ensure the success of the summer program nationally. 

Priority and specialty positions are positions for which specific skills, certifications, qualifications, or experiences have been identified as being critical to the safe and effective operation of a CTC or specific courses. These are also positions which have a history of being short of available or experienced applicants. The NSB aims to share staff experience and qualifications across all CTC, increasing position fill rates and providing experienced staff to mentor and support more junior or inexperienced staff in these roles.

Application Guidance when selecting your Priorities