In this, the second pandemic summer, things are starting to look more hopeful than they did a year ago. Even the tourism and hospitality industry is recovering after having come to a near full stop when the first lockdowns started. If you want to ride the wave of optimism with a brand-new job, here’s a good place to start: these are some of the best job opportunities available right now in Canada.

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Pearson
Educational publishing company Pearson has about three dozen jobs available in Canada at the moment. These include opportunities for test administrators, student support specialists, media specialists, marketing managers, copywriters, sales representatives, web analytics managers and research scientists focusing on speech recognition. The company also has an opening for a digital solutions intern. The available jobs are based in locations across Canada.

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Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament
There’s dressing up for your job and there’s dressing up for your job. At Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament, you basically get to cosplay while getting paid for it. The company’s Toronto location has a few jobs available right now, including housekeeping, maintenance, kitchen and retail staff and even stable hand but there are also positions for a “lord chancellor”, a “trumpeter” and a “queen”. Of course, if you’re getting paid to be a queen, be sure to adopt the best dog breed for your job.

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GoodLife Fitness
With gyms reopening and people trying to lose the extra pandemic pounds, GoodLife Fitness currently has over 300 jobs available. These include sales staff, customer service representatives, fitness hosts, fitness managers, general managers, gym managers, research analysts, data engineers, cloud architects, services technicians, and of course, personal trainers – remember to stock up on affordable Canadian brands making durable workout gear for this one. The available positions are based in locations across Canada.

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Jean Coutu
Jean Coutu is not only the name of the head of one of Canada’s richest families. It’s also the name of the pharmacy chain that is the source of the family fortune. The Jean Coutu group of companies currently has over 1,600 job openings. These include positions for pharmacists and pharmacy technicians but the group is also looking for cashiers and grocery clerks, window dressers, laboratory technicians, cosmeticians, administrative staff, bakers, floral designers and a host of other professionals. The available jobs are based in locations across Quebec and Ontario.

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Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority
Casinos are opening up too and the Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Authority, a nonprofit corporation run by Saskatchewan’s First Nations to benefit their communities, has around two dozen jobs available right now. These include opportunities for cage cashiers, dealers, slot attendants, accounting clerks, surveillance operators, security officers, guest services representatives, cooks, dishwashers, servers, and the like. The available positions are based in Lloydminster, Swift Current, North Battleford, Prince Albert and Saskatoon.
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Louis Vuitton
You know it won’t be one of the most expensive handbags in the world anymore if you can use your staff discount to buy it, right? Louis Vuitton has 13 job openings in Canada right now. These include opportunities for hosts, team managers, client advisors and a visual merchandising lead. The available jobs are based in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary and Edmonton.

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L’Oréal
Cosmetics giant L’Oréal has around two dozen jobs available in Canada at the moment. These include jobs as diverse as assistant store manager, business relationship manager, finance manager, medical sales representative, loyalty programs coordinator, CRM specialist and customer representatives. Some jobs focus on specific L’Oréal brands like SkinCeuticals and Kiehl’s. The available jobs are based in various Canadian cities.

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Tiffany & Co.
Tiffany & Co. is synonymous with Hollywood glamour, whether it’s as the backdrop of that legendary movie opening scene that turned Audrey Hepburn into a style icon or whether it’s as the creator of some of the most expensive jewellery every worn to the Oscars. The company has around 50 jobs available in Canada right now, with opportunities for, among others, sales professionals, loss prevention professionals, store managers and jewellery washers. The available jobs are based in cities across Canada. They may not be quite as glitzy but unlike Holly Golightly, at least you’ll be gainfully employed.

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Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health – or CAMH – is the largest facility of its kind in Canada. Currently, the CAMH has around 130 job openings. These include opportunities for registered nurses, behaviour therapists, psychologists, recreation therapists, occupational therapists, personal support workers, social workers, research analysts, system architects and finance assistants. Most of the available jobs are based in Toronto.

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IPG Mediabrands
If you’re a media expert looking for a new opportunity, IPG Mediabrands has nearly 50 job openings right now. These include positions for media planners, account managers, SEO analysts, digital analysts, data and modelling analysts, media buyers, digital strategists and communications designers. The available positions are mostly based in Toronto but there are also some positions in Vancouver and Montreal. If you have to relocate, luckily none of these are among the worst cities in Canada for dating: on the contrary.

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Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada
If you’ve always dreamt of one of those jobs if you love the water but also love animals and entertaining or educating people, believe it or not: Ripley’s Aquarium of Canada has a number of jobs available right now. These include part-time opportunities for a guest services ambassador, a housekeeping attendant, a retail sales associate, an educator and – yes, this is an actual job – a show diver. There are also full-time opportunities for a life support systems technician and an aquarist. The available positions are based in Toronto.

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Dynacare
Medical laboratory services company Dynacare currently has nearly 150 jobs available at the moment. These include opportunities for laboratory staff like cytotechnologists, technicians and assistants, but also for support staff like couriers, logistics coordinators, customer care representatives, tele-interviewers, network server specialists, security analysts and corporate communications specialists. The available jobs are based in locations across Canada.
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Ryerson University
With the new academic year on the horizon, several Canadian universities are hiring. These include Ryerson University, which is the alma mater of Canadian celebrities like Eric McCormack, Nina Dobrev and Shay Mitchell. The university has nearly 150 job openings at the moment. Non-faculty jobs include learning experience designer, UI/UX designer, policy analyst, barista, career development specialist and electrician/fire alarm technician. The available jobs are based at the university’s campus in Toronto.

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Saje Natural Wellness
Essential oil company Saje Natural Wellness has around 100 jobs available in Canada at the moment. These include full-time or part-time retail positions like team member and store manager, based in various locations across Canada. Non-retail positions include creative director, digital product designer, data scientist, social media coordinator, retail operations manager and purchaser and are based mainly in Toronto, Vancouver and Surrey, BC.

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Longo’s
Food retailer Longo’s has more than 80 jobs available right now. These include opportunities for cashiers, customer service representatives, clerks in the various departments and baristas but also retail jobs that won’t make you pull your hair out, like supply chain and master data analyst, merchandising analyst, business relationship manager, meat cutter and cake decorator. There are full-time and part-time positions and the available jobs are based in locations throughout Ontario.

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Porter Airlines
Regional carrier Porter Airlines has nearly two dozen job openings at the moment. These include several call centre jobs as well as opportunities for business analysts, data analysts, pilot training planners, graphic designers and several jobs in IT. Most of these jobs are based at the airline’s headquarters at Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport.
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Alberta Innovates
Alberta Innovates has a handful of job openings at present. These include opportunities for an executive assistant, a communications coordinator, an IT software licensing analyst and a program associate. There is also a summer student opportunity for a project coordinator and an internship for a health student. The available jobs are all based in Edmonton, one of the cities that could become Canada’s next tech hub.

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Nannies on Call
The Covid-19 pandemic has really highlighted how much we rely on childcare providers. In fact, nannies and home childcare providers now have one of the best jobs for single moms. Childcare agency Nannies on Call is gearing up for their busy season and currently has about two dozen full-time and part-time job openings available. There are opportunities for qualified nannies in the Greater Toronto Area, Ottawa, Calgary and Vancouver.

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Bunge
Agribusiness company Bunge has around two dozen jobs available in Canada at the moment. These include opportunities for production operators, process engineers, electricians, boiler engineers, millwrights, laboratory technicians, account managers, administrative assistants and environmental, health and safety managers. The available positions are based in locations across Canada.

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BC Housing
BC Housing, which manages subsidized housing throughout British Columbia, has around three dozen job openings right now. The available positions include building manager, maintenance worker, customer service manager, audit advisory services specialist, budget and financial analyst, housing and health nurse, tenant support worker, Indigenous development manager, platform technology engineer and application developer. The available positions are based in locations throughout the province, including Prince George – one of the cheapest cities to live in Canada.

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Four Seasons
Airbnb may be popular but sometimes all one wants is to be able to go from the restaurant or bar straight to one’s room and a fluffy robe without having to leave the building. If you want to be part of the team that makes that possible for guests, the Four Seasons hotel chain has around 70 jobs available in Canada at the moment. These include typical hospitality jobs like server, cook, food and beverage manager, laundry attendant and cleaner but also spa attendant, registered massage therapist, hairstylist, staff accountant, sales and marketing analyst and guest insights analyst. In addition, there are several intern opportunities, especially in the marketing field. The available jobs are based in Toronto, Montreal and Whistler, British Columbia, one of those Canadian towns that fill up with charm in winter.

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Hyatt
If you’re looking for more of a management position at a renowned hotel chain, Hyatt has around a dozen job openings in Canada right now. Most of these are for directors, managers and assistant managers: guest services, rooms, food and beverage, human resources, finance, facilities and the like. There’s also an opportunity for an events coordinator. Most of the available jobs are based in Toronto but there are also some opportunities in Mississauga, Ontario and Ottawa.

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Air Canada
While Air Canada doesn’t really have many job opportunities right now for people who love to travel, the airline has around two dozen job openings on the ground. These include opportunities for data and analytics analysts, accounting coordinators, digital media managers, linguistic solutions specialists, contract database administrators, cyber security auditors and cargo services managers. Working for Air Canada normally comes with all kinds of travel discounts and other perks, including one of the best pension plans in Canada.

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Landmark Cinemas
If you love those big blockbusters and the smell of popcorn, you might love a job at Landmark Cinemas. The company currently has around four dozen jobs available in Canada. Most of these are part-time jobs for cast members, assistant managers and cleaning crew but there are also full-time positions for theatre managers and food service managers. The available jobs are based in locations across Canada.
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CGI
CGI, the largest business and IT consulting services provider in Canada, has more than 800 jobs available right now. These run the gamut, from HR, finance, marketing, admin, communications and legal to business consulting, project management and just about anything you can think of in IT, including some of the most in-demand jobs in 2021. The available positions are based in various locations across the country.
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