Originally Posted by Selsame

Although CBSA jobs are open to permanent residents the fact that they give preference to Canadian citizens seems to me indicative that you would struggle to get a job with them. My wife and I have a combined experience of twenty years as both Immigration and Customs officers. We have both applied for jobs with CBSA and are in the "inventory" but that has been for over a year now with no contact. We have probably dealt with far more counterfeit docs and dodgy immigrants than most CBSA employees will see in their entire careers. We have also applied for numerous Federal jobs, even those involving the Canadian passport agency. Since we have handled more passports than most people have had hot dinners you would think we would at least get an interview. However our "experience" apparently doesn't qualify us. I think they are short sighted, but I'm afraid that's the way it is.