Census workers wanted for northern B.C.

Statistics Canada is looking for people gather census information in northern B.C. this May.

While recruitment is going well in most of the county, the region is among those where employment opportunities are still available, the service said in a statement issued Monday.

It says supervisory and non-supervisory opportunities are available between March and July. The rate of pay varies by position - from $17.83 to $21.77 per hour and rising to $29.25 to $31.25 per hour in select northern and remote communities.

"All equipment required to keep census employees safe during the pandemic will be provided by StatCan, and employees will work close to home, in their local communities. Census staff will identify dwellings on maps, follow up with respondents by phone and conduct physically-distanced in-person interviews, when required," it says in a statement.

For more information and to apply now, visit the Census jobs page (census.gc.ca/jobs-emplois-eng.htm) of the census website.