Patent Examiner Recruitment

CIPO offers job opportunities that are both interesting and challenging as well as possibilities for advancement. As part of CIPO's Patent Office, you will join a group of professionals with various unparalleled expertise. Your responsibilities will involve a wide range of activities aimed at serving Canadians with excellent intellectual property services.

Read more about the day-to-day work of CIPO's patent examiners, recently featured in Canada's Public Service e-magazine "its MY day."

• About CIPO
• Statement of merit criteria:
  • SG-PAT-02
  • SG-PAT-03
• Compensation and benefit plans
• Frequently asked questions
• Patent examiner responsibilities
• Apply now

2009-2010 Hiring Targets

Candidates that were invited andwrote the written test evaluating knowledge and abilities and were unsuccessful will not be considered in any future recruitment campaigns for a period of 2 years from the date of the written test.

Electrical

• Target Date : January 2010
• Number of openings : 12
• Deadline to apply : October 14, 2009
• When applying indicate Educational Background in : Degree in electrical or computer engineering

Mechanical

• Target Date : May 2010
• Number of openings : 12
• Deadline to apply : December 1, 2009
• When applying indicate Educational Background in : Degree in Mechanical Engineering

General Chemistry

• Target Date : March 2010
• Number of openings : 5
• Deadline to apply : September 27, 2009
• When applying indicate Educational Background in:Degree in Chemical Engineering¹

Note: Only minimum required Educational Background is indicated in the above table. Asset qualifications may be applied. See the statement of merit and footnotes below for further details.

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¹ An honour's degree in Chemistry will also be considered. An honours degree in Chemistry is a four-year university degree or a three-year university degree post-CEGEP. An honours degree in Chemistry will also be considered. An honours degree in Chemistry is a four-year degree or three years of post-CEGEP university or three years post-CEGEP. A Chemical Engineering bachelor's degree with specializations in Biotechnology, Biochemistry, and/or Environment will be considered as equivalent to a Chemical Engineering degree. A bachelor's degree in Metallurgical Engineering or Metallurgy will be considred as equivalent to a Chemical Engineering bachelor's degree.