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HOW TO BECOME A FIREFIGHTER IN ONTARIO

Canada's largest firefighter job market, with big-city and regional services hiring in cycles.

Barrie Fire and Emergency Service Requirements to be verified
Accepting applications nowOrganised in 1844 and operating from six stations in Central Ontario. Barrie screens through OFAI Candidate Testing Services, but unusually the certificates are a condition of employment rather than something you need on the day you apply.Complete profile7 recruitment stages
Adjala-Tosorontio Fire Department Requirements to be verified
Complete profile4 recruitment stages
Brampton Fire and Emergency Services Requirements to be verified
One of the fastest growing municipalities in Ontario with expanding station coverage.Complete profile7 recruitment stages
Central York Fire Services (Newmarket & Aurora) Requirements to be verified
Full-time consolidated fire service for Newmarket and Aurora, 5 stations.Complete profile4 recruitment stages
Chatham-Kent Fire and Rescue Services Requirements to be verified
Municipality of Chatham-Kent, a composite service with career and volunteer stations. Career recruitment is screened by the municipality first, with testing arranged afterwards.Complete profile5 recruitment stages
Hamilton Fire Department Requirements to be verified
A composite service covering dense urban, industrial and rural response areas.Complete profile5 recruitment stages
Kingston Fire & Rescue (volunteer stream) Requirements to be verified
Kingston Fire & Rescue recruits volunteer firefighters for specific stations. This is a community-based stream, not a career competition, and where you live decides whether you can apply at all.Complete profile4 recruitment stages
Markham Fire & Emergency Services Requirements to be verified
Career fire service for the City of Markham, York Region.Profile in progressRequirements not recorded5 recruitment stages
Mississauga Fire and Emergency Services Requirements to be verified
A large suburban service in the Greater Toronto Area with periodic recruit classes.Complete profile5 recruitment stages
Ottawa Fire Services Requirements to be verified
A bilingual urban and rural service covering a very large geographic response area.Complete profile6 recruitment stages
Peterborough Fire Services Requirements to be verified
About 100 staff across four stations including the Peterborough Airport. Peterborough posts firefighter competitions only every few years, and screens through OFAI Candidate Testing Services.Complete profile4 recruitment stages
Thorold Fire and Emergency Services Requirements to be verified
Thorold Fire and Emergency Services in the Niagara region recruits career firefighters periodically and screens through Firefighter Services of Ontario. It also runs a separate district-based volunteer stream that requires you to live within the district you apply to.Complete profile4 recruitment stages
Toronto Fire Services Requirements to be verified
Canada's largest municipal fire service, running high-volume, multi-stage recruitment intakes.Complete profile6 recruitment stages
Windsor Fire & Rescue Services Requirements to be verified
Windsor Fire & Rescue Services runs a periodic open recruitment with screening contracted to Firefighter Services of Ontario. Salary runs from about $78,319 to $120,491 a year on a 42-hour week.Complete profile5 recruitment stages

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Step 2 — Choose what to watch: fire services in Ontario

Not every department runs the same process

Some services use CPAT, others run their own job-task evaluation. Some include a psychometric assessment. Each profile below is stored separately so its roadmap reflects the real process.