How do I become a Wildland Firefighter in Canada?

I'm currently a Wildland Firefighter with the US Forest Service in the United States. I'm considering a move to Canada and would like to get a job as wildland firefighter up there as well. In the States, the US Forest Service and the National Park Service are in charge of hiring wildland firefighters, but on the Canadian Forest Service's website, I didn't see any links for fire employment. Where does one go in Canada to be a wildland firefighter and what department of government deals with their hiring, if any? Thank you.

On a side note I'm considering Vancouver as my destination.

Here are the Offices in Ontatrio, not sure on the rest of Canada


WEST FIRE REGION
Thunder Bay
Fire Management Headquarters
Ministry of Natural Resources
1580 Arthur Street West, Thunder Bay, ON P7K 1A6
Phone: (807) 476-2200 / Fax: (807) 476-2312

Sioux Lookout
Fire Management Headquarters
Ministry of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 309, Sioux Lookout, ON P0V 2T0
Phone: (807) 737-1145 / Fax: (807) 737-3530

Geraldton
Fire Management Headquarters
Ministry of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 640, Geraldton, ON P0T 1M0
Phone: (807) 854-0558 / Fax: (807) 854-1788

Fort Frances
Fire Management Headquarters
Ministry of Natural Resources
922 Scott Street, Fort Frances, ON P9A 1J4
Phone: (807) 274-5337 / Fax: (807) 274-5553

Red Lake
Fire Management Headquarters
Ministry of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 5003, Red Lake, ON P0V 2M0
Phone: (807) 727-2000 / Fax: (807) 727-3182

Kenora
Fire Management Headquarters
Ministry of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 5080, Kenora, ON P9N 3X9
Phone: (807) 548-1919 / Fax: (807) 548-5412

Dryden
Fire Management Headquarters
Ministry of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 850, Dryden, ON P8N 2Z5
Phone: (807) 937-7350 / Fax: (807) 937-7349


EAST FIRE REGION

Chapleau
Fire Management Headquarters
Ministry of Natural Resources
190-192 Cherry Street, Chapleau, ON P0M 1K0
Phone: (705) 864-1710 / Fax: (705) 864-1376

Timmins
Fire Management Headquarters
Ministry of Natural Resources
Ontario Government Complex, Hwy. 101 East, P.O. Bag 3090
South Porcupine, ON P0N 1H0
Phone: (705) 235-1300 / Fax: (705) 235-1373

Cochrane
Fire Management Headquarters
Ministry of Natural Resources
Box 730, 2 Third Avenue, Cochrane, ON P0L 1C0
Phone: (705) 272-7141 / Fax: (705) 272-7151

Haliburton
Fire Management Headquarters
Ministry of Natural Resources
P.O. Box 120, Haliburton, ON K0M 1S0
Phone: (705) 457-2107 / Fax: (705) 457-1884

Wawa
Fire Management Headquarters
Ministry of Natural Resources
Box 1160, Hwy. 101, Wawa, ON P0S 1K0
Phone: (705) 856-2396 / Fax: (705) 856-4849

North Bay
Fire Management Headquarters
Ministry of Natural Resources
3301 Trout Lake Road, North Bay, ON P1A 4L7
Phone: (705) 475-5550 / Fax: (705) 475-5559

Pembroke
Fire Management Headquarters
Ministry of Natural Resources
Pembroke Attack Base
31 Riverside Drive, Pembroke, ON K8A 8R6
Phone: (613) 732-5541/ Fax: (613) 732-7059

Sault Ste. Marie
Fire Management Headquarters
Ministry of Natural Resources
64 Church Street, Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 3H3
Phone: (705) 949-1231 / Fax: (705) 949-6450

Sudbury
Fire Management Headquarters
Ministry of Natural Resources
2621 Skead Road, Unit 14A. P.O. Bag 500, Garson, ON P3L 1W3
Phone: (705) 564-6083 / Fax: (705) 564-6033


Fire Response Centres

Sault Ste Marie
Ministry Emergency Operations Centre
Ministry of Natural Resources
70 Foster Drive, Suite 400
Sault Ste. Marie, ON P6A 6V5
Phone: (705) 945-5700
Fax: (705) 945-5785

Sudbury
Regional Fire Management Centre
East Fire Region
Ministry of Natural Resources
Sudbury Airport Complex
2621 Skead Road, Unit 14A, Postal Bag 500
Garson, ON P3L 1W3
Phone: (705) 564-6019
Fax: (705) 564-6033

Dryden
Regional Fire Management Centre
West Fire Region
Ministry of Natural Resources
Ghost Lake Road, P.O. Box 850
Dryden, ON P8N 2Z5
Phone: (807) 937-4402
Fax: (807) 937-6060

check out the link below



http://www.hrsdc.gc.ca/en/home.shtml

Unlike in the states the provinces are responsible for forest fires here, check with the Province you are thinking of moving too. For the feds it is Parks Canada that is responsible for National Parks but I do not know if they have their own crews of dedicated fire fighters. Your best bets would be Ontario and BC and if you speak French Quebec also these are the biggest Provinces with large forested areas.

Good luck on your search and welcome if you decide to come

The Canadian federal government does not employ any firefighters--or at least, very few of them. The real action is with the governments of the various provinces, which are analogous to states in the U.S..

For example, here in Saskatchewan, firefighting is handled by the provincial ministry of the environment; the ministry's headquarters is in Regina and the firefighting operations center is in Prince Albert. Best to apply to head office. Go to www.gov.sk.ca and look for "environment".

Pilots are hired on seasonal contracts, as are most firefighters, although there is a regular cadre of firefighting experts and instructors.

Purely for the record, the aerial firefighting fleet (the element with which I am most familiar) includes six CL-215s and several Convairs configured for firefighting.