Job opportunities at OSFI

Our purpose is to contribute to public confidence in the Canadian financial system. To fulfil our mandate and uphold our values, we have 3 critical success factors that are the basis of our business model and how we approach our work: grit, urgency, and integrity. These factors shape our organizational culture and enable us to thrive in uncertainty.

• Grit
  • Having the courage to persevere, the determination to keep going when the going gets tough, and a can-do attitude no matter what.
  • Adapting when things don’t go as planned and use setbacks as stepping stones to success
  • Viewing failure as an opportunity to learn and grow while recognizing and celebrating small victories along the way.
• Urgency
  • Being alert to what’s going on and being proactive in shedding early light on what may become a problem later.
  • Acting with clarity and purpose
  • Relentlessly eliminating low-priority items, or distractions and identifying and removing obstacles quickly.
  • Identifying sources of complacency and have the will to take whatever action is necessary to create urgency.
• Integrity
  • Upholding our shared values and ethics in our actions and decisions.
  • Follow the spirit and letter our Conflict of Interest Policy.
  • Keeping our promises and commitments to each other.
  • Doing the right thing, even when it’s difficult.
  • Being open and forthcoming in our communications, share relevant information and important details promptly, even when it’s bad news.

We want the right people with the right skills in the right jobs. To that end, we look for candidates that excel in the following competencies:

• Collaboration
  • Sharing a community mindset
  • Promoting cohesion, curiosity and acceptance rather than competition
  • Breaking down barriers to achieve common objectives
• Innovation
  • Being willing to take a creative approach to problems and adapt to changing circumstances with comfort
  • Going beyond the conventional
  • Creating psychological safety
  • Promoting experimentation, learning, taking risks, and challenging the status quo
• Transparency
  • Being clear and honest in communications about actions and decisions
  • Being open when interacting with others, acting with personal, behavioural, and professional integrity, humility, and building trust
• Growth and development
  • Being committed to continuously learning and developing yourself and others
  • Taking initiative to recognize strengths and developmental needs and improving them accordingly
• Critical thinking
  • Gathering and evaluating data to guide decision-making
  • Interpreting, challenging, and analyzing information to arrive at sound conclusions
• Results orientation
  • Taking personal responsibility to reach or exceed goals
  • Demonstrating a sense of urgency, ownership for results and consistently achieving results
• Interpersonal communication
  • Communicating ideas clearly and with understanding
  • Attempting to understand others’ perspectives
  • Respecting diversity of thought and cultural diversity
  • Actively listening
  • Seeking to understand
• Inclusion
  • Fostering a psychologically and physically safe environment
  • Promoting diversity, equity, and all-inclusive participation
  • Adapting to individual, societal, or cultural cues
• Leading people (for managers and executives)
  • Inspiring and motivating the people you lead towards a shared vision
  • Leading by example
  • Monitoring performance and providing constructive feedback that enables performance excellence

During your career at OSFI, you’ll learn, develop, and build on many of these core competencies.