The Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC) protects, maintains, and enhances Ontario’s Niagara Escarpment through administration of the Niagara Escarpment Plan: Canada’s longest-serving land use plan.
NEC employs 24 staff members who work in tandem with the 17-member Commission appointed by Order-in-Council. Nine members (including the Chair) represent the public-at-large, and eight municipally-elected members represent counties, cities and regions within the Niagara Escarpment Plan (NEP) area.
Between two offices (in Owen Sound, Ont. and Georgetown, Ont.), NEC staff and Commissioners are situated across the 700-kilometre-long Escarpment area – from the Bruce Peninsula to the Niagara Region.
A supporting agency of the Ontario Government, staff members at the NEC are Ontario Public Service employees. Specifically, NEC staff are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Natural Resources. We offer challenging work and competitive pay and benefits in a hybrid environment.
Policy and Program Intern
City: Georgetown
Language of Position(s): English
Job Term: 1 Temporary placement up to 12 months
Job Code: 14009 – Resources Manager 1
Salary: $1,001.92 – $1,207.03 Per Week*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.
As the NEC Policy and Program Intern, you will collaborate with Commission staff to support the development and interpretation of policies related to the Niagara Escarpment Plan, including providing technical, analytical and administrative support to the development of policies, procedures and programs by assisting in the research, analysis and synthesis of program data, records, jurisdictional scans and other sources of information to inform evidence- based policy development and interpretation with respect environmental and land use planning. This includes providing support to manage information through data collection, consolidation, initiative tracking, analysis and reporting to support policy and program development and implementation. You will also assist in the development of options and recommendations on policies with respect to environmental and land use planning. You will also liaise with technical, policy and implementation staff within NEC and agencies/municipalities on policy projects and assist in preparation of reports, communications material, and outreach initiatives.
Student – Enforcement Assistant
City: Georgetown
Language of Position(s): English
Job Term: 5 Temporary positions of varying contract length over the summer
Job Code: Student 1 – Student Level 1, Student 2 – Student Level 2
Salary: $17.20 – $18.05 Per Hour*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.
As an Enforcement Assistant, you may have the opportunity to work on some or all of the following activities:
- Assist officers and inspectors with the planning and organization of field activities, including routine field inspections of compliance, enforcement, promotion, inspection, and monitoring.
- Aid with resource management through data collection, data entry, compliance reporting, mapping, and inspection.
- Perform research, conduct analysis, and evaluate environmental information and data to produce reports.