The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is looking for a few good men and women to work Windsor points of entry.
The frontline agency of Canadian border protection has put up the "help wanted" sign, and will be looking for 200 new officers to join its ranks at Windsor's three points of entry, the Ambassador Bridge, the Windsor-Detroit Tunnel, and the under-construction Gordie Howe International Bridge.
Sydney Kale, the CBSA's acting project director for the Gordie Howe International Bridge, told WindsorNewsToday.ca that the process of hiring has been in place for some time, and the CBSA is looking for people who represent the diversity of Windsor-Essex.
"We're looking for anybody who lives within 125 kilometres of Windsor, within Canada, focusing on the Employment Equity Act groups which include women, Indigenous peoples, people with disabilities, and people of visible minorities," said Kale.
Kale said the recruitment process for CBSA agents can span up to two years, including interviews, testing, and training both in the field and at the in-residence facility in Rigaud, Quebec.
A posting for agents to be posted across the country was put out last year, and Kale said there were thousands of applicants.
"As we started working our way through those, we really had to take a look at the fact we were going to need an unprecedented amount here in Windsor, which is great for us here," said Kale. "So we decided to open up a second posting and open it up specific to the Windsor area."
The starting salary for successful candidates is just over $69,400 a year, including full health, dental, and group insurance plans. Candidates should speak fluent English or French, with being bilingual a plus. Candidates are also subject to suitability screenings, and proficiency testing on oral and written comprehension.
The job posting is available on the official CBSA website, along with a recruitment video.