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.
Student – Land Use Planning Assistant
City: Georgetown or Owen Sound
Language of Position(s): English
Job Term: Positions of varying contract length over the summer
Job Code: Student 2 – Student Level 2
Salary: $18.05 – $18.05 Per Hour*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.
Apply By: Tuesday, January 28, 2025 11:59 pm EST
As a Land Use Planning Assistant, you may have the opportunity to work on some or all of the following activities:
- Assist with the review of various land use planning applications and policy documents.
- Prepare and organize correspondence, perform data entry and word processing functions, and create a variety of documents (e.g. for consultation sessions or learning courses).
- Conduct research and/or surveys, perform analysis, and input data (e.g. on precedents, case studies, and emerging trends).
- Interact and liaise directly with clients.
- Prepare public notices, maps, and other graphic materials as required.
- Plan, organize, coordinate, and manage daily assigned work.
Student – Enforcement Assistant
City: Georgetown
Language of Position(s): English
Job Term: 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.
Apply By: Tuesday, February 11, 2025 11:59 pm EST
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.
Student – Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Assistant
City: Georgetown
Language of Position(s): English
Job Term: 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.
Apply By: Tuesday, January 28, 2025 11:59 pm EST
As a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Assistant, you may have the opportunity to work on some or all of the following activities:
- Assist staff with data collection, trend analysis, and simple map preparation using Geographic Information System (GIS) software.
- Collect, review, verify, and enter information/data into databases/forms, as well as perform analysis and evaluation of information and data to produce reports.
- Provide customer service assistance by responding to public and/or internal inquiries.
- Field work may include technical investigations, inspections, and site visits.
- Office work may include graphic design for image reorganization/optimization and printing support.
- Plan, organize, coordinate, and manage daily assigned work.