For over 25 years the City of Saint John has been a leader in implementing best practices in energy efficiency.

The City of Saint John is an organization where you can both grow your career and make a difference in your community. The City offers a competitive salary, a pension and benefits package, a wide range of challenging career choices, and a respectful, diverse, safe, and healthy workplace. 

The City of Saint John has more than 800 employees working across many different departments, including the Saint John Police Force. We take pride in providing excellence in service to our citizens, avenues for growth in our region, and innovative solutions for the community. 

If you're committed to customer service and want to learn, grow, and innovate, then the City of Saint John wants to talk to you! 

How to Apply:

Check out our current opportunities. To apply, first create a profile that includes your education, experience, and skills, and upload a recent resume and any other supporting documents. This information will be confidential to the City of Saint John and will not be shared. The City does not accept applications in person, via fax, email, or by post. 

If you require assistance with your application, or accommodations for your interview, please contact us directly at humanresources@saintjohn.ca or 506-658-2866.

Job Categories

• Administrative Professionals

• Business Professionals

• Communications

• Engineers and Technologists

• Finance and Accounting

• Fire Rescue

• Human Resources

• Information Technology

• Inspectors and Regulatory Officers

• Labourers and Equipment Operators

• Leadership & Management 

• Natural Sciences

• Planners

• Police Service

• Recreation and Sports

• Seasonal Positions

• Trades including Mechanics, Carpentry, Plumbing and Welding

• Transit Operators

• Water and Wastewater

Your inquiry is important to us.  Your request will be reviewed and processed accordingly.

For many of us, our dogs are part of the family. And as family members, it’s important that our dogs are healthy and properly cared for. It’s also important that our dog owners are respectful citizens who ensure that their dog doesn’t disturb others in the community. Saint John’s Dog Control By-law regulates how our City’s dogs are handled in relation to other residents.

The Dog Control By-law is enforced by the Saint John SPCA Animal Rescue. Call SPCA Animal Rescue to lodge a complaint or concern and to report a dog bite.  The Police Force can also be called in the event of a dog bite.

Saint John’s Dog Control By-law requires that dog owners:

• License their dog. You can buy a license at SPCA Animal Rescue, City Hall and various other outlets, such as Animal Hospitals and Pet Shops for $25 (dogs that are not spayed or neutered), or $10 (dogs that are spayed or neutered). To get a license, you must supply contact information, specifics of the dog, and proof of vaccination for distemper and rabies.
• Clean up after their dog on property other than where the dog lives.
• Control barking that might disturb the neighbourhood.
• Ensure their dog is always leashed when off its property. 
• Ensure their dog does not bite or attempt to bite a person.

HOLIDAY RELIEF FIREFIGHTER

Saint John’s Fire Service has been operating since 1786, providing a variety of services including Fire Rescue and Suppression; Technical Rescue; Hazardous Materials Emergency Response; Fire Prevention; Fire Investigation; and Medical First Responder to the community of Saint John and surrounding areas. Saint John Fire is a dedicated team of professionals committed to delivering a high standard of service to our community 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Our collaborative and passionate team prides itself on our involvement and support of many community initiatives supporting the vision of a growing, vibrant, and safe Saint John.

Qualified individuals interested in a rewarding and challenging career with the Saint John Fire Department are invited to apply for Holiday Relief Fire Fighter (HRFF) positions. These multi-skilled individuals will complete our team and replace permanent Fire Fighters as needed. HRFF’s are required to work 24-hour shifts, weekends, holidays and are subject to emergency call in on short notice. HRFF’s are casual employees however typically work full-time hours for approximately 11 months of the year depending on operational needs.

2024 HRFF Information Session Video

Link to 2024 Posting

Required qualifications 

Minimum of grade 12 education or equivalent

Firefighter Level I & II (IFSAC or Pro Board Accredited)

Valid driver's license. A minimum of Class 5 is required. Successful candidates will be required to obtain Class 3E within 6 months of employment

Hazardous Materials for First Responders Operations Level  (IFSAC or Pro Board)

Medical First Responder with CPR - Certified within the last year

How to apply

When recruitment is open, applicants must submit a resume as well as the following documents:

Copy of high school diploma and related post-secondary education

Copy of current certification of NFPA fire certifications 1001 Level I & II Firefighter: (IFSAC or Pro Board Accredited )

Copy of current Medical First Responder & CPR certification

Copy of valid driver’s license

Security clearance from your local police headquarters

Motor vehicle abstract from the Provincial Motor Vehicle Office

Copies of any additional certificates for other qualifications as presented in the resume

Selection process 

Those candidates chosen to participate in the selection process will be required to undergo rigorous physical fitness and medical evaluations at their own expense.

Fitness Assessment: Canadian Forces Firefighter Physical

Candidates who are successful in the preliminary evaluation will be required to attend a 7 to 8 week, full-time, intensive training session at the Saint John Fire Service Training Centre. Candidates must make themselves available for all prescheduled components of the selection process. Successful candidates must also complete a 12-month probationary period before qualifying for the HRFF list.

Camp Courage NB 2023

Saint John hosted the first Camp Courage New Brunswick in August 2023. The camp provides the opportunity for young females and gender diverse teens an opportunity to explore careers as first responders. Thirteen participants had a chance to learn more about police, fire and paramedicine during the 4 day interactive camp. We closed out the week with a mock scenario that had the campers respond to a motor vehicle incident involving an impaired driver. Partnering with MADD and the Atlantic Exhibition this was a fun opportunity to showcase what they learned and increase awareness about impaired driving. 

Stay tuned for future Camps. Learn more about Camp Courage here. 

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Parking fines depend on the specific parking infraction, and generally go up as time passes from the date of issue--so it pays to take care of your ticket quickly. 

Four ways to pay your parking ticket

Online

https://ipn.paymentus.com/rotp/sjpt

Please be advised that parking ticket payments can be processed online the next business day after the ticket was issued. 

Notice: Effective April 1, 2023, a service fee of 2.01% of the total payment will be added to each transaction by Paymentus. To view all payment options visit www.saintjohn.ca. 

Mail

Cheque or money order payments, along your with your parking ticket, can be mailed in an envelope to: 

City of Saint John Payment Centre 

P.O. Box 1971 

Saint John, NB E2L 4L1

By phone

You can pay your ticket over the telephone by VISA, MasterCard, or American Express.

(506) 658-4455

Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

In Person

Our payment centre is located on the ground level of City Hall. You may pay by cash, cheque, money order, Interac, or credit card (VISA, MasterCard, Amercian Express).

Monday - Thursday 8:30 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.

Process for unpaid tickets

• Approximately 17 days after a ticket is issued, a parking ticket reminder is mailed to the registered owner of the vehicle.
• Approximately 30 days after a ticket is issued, a summons is processed and sent to the registered owner of the vehicle, providing an appearance date for traffic court.
• If the registered owner does not appear in court for a plea, the ticket is dealt with at an ex-parte hearing which is held approximately 45 days after the original court date.
• If payment has not been received by the ex-parte hearing date, a ticket can either be sent to warrant in the case of parking meter tickets where the person may be arrested or in the case of a Traffic Ticket, a notice of default may be issued and his/her driver's license suspended.
• Unpaid Traffic Tickets that have gone to Notice of Default must be paid at the Provincial Department of Motor Vehicle or Service N.B. office.
• Unpaid Parking Meter Tickets that have gone to warrant must be paid at the Provincial Court Office, 10 Peel Plaza, Saint John, New Brunswick. Police have the authority to place any person under arrest who has not paid their outstanding parking meter ticket warrants. The person who is picked up by the police officer for an outstanding warrant will be taken to the Saint John Regional Correctional Centre to either make a payment or payments or to serve jail time.

Request a Parking Ticket Review

Notice disputes may be submitted using the online complaint form available at www.saintjohn.ca/en/parking/tickets-and-enforcement/request-parking-ticket-review or you may fill out the complaint form in person at City Hall, 15 Market Square, Saint John NB during regular office hours. A notice complaint is reviewed provided it is received within 48 hours of the contravention.

Tomorrow's potential, starts today! The plan and the path to financial sustainability and growth

Welcome to the Sustainable Saint John webpage. We encourage you to watch and share our new video, and continue to check this page for updates as we implement our Sustainability Plan.

As background, the City of Saint John has been working for several years to address our budget gap. With the COVID-19 crisis adding pressure to our bottom line, we need to continue to implement our action plans so that our finances are in good shape for the long-term. For a list of immediate actions required to address our deficit, read the Deficit Action Plan in the related documents section.

This summary outlines our plan to address the immediate priority of balancing the 2021 and 2022 budgets. It also details the longer-term work needed with the province and our regional partners to close the gap.

Addressing the deficit alone is not enough to put Saint John on a sustainable financial path; it is a two-year solution that will enable us to control costs until transformational reforms take hold. For long-term sustainability, we must couple our short-term cost-control measures with these reforms. Only then will the Saint John region truly succeed. Read Advocating for Reforms for more information.

The City is pleased to be working with the Minister of Local Government and Local Governance Reform to move our initiatives forward.

THE $10 MILLION PLAN TO ADDRESS THE DEFICIT

HOW WE WILL BALANCE THE BUDGET Step one to creating a stable financial future is to address Saint John’s $10-million budget deficit in each of 2021 and 2022. After more than a year of gathering ideas, analyzing and refining, we have a viable and achievable plan.

1. $6 million in workforce adjustments: Achieved through collective bargaining and reducing the number of employees. Approved by Common Council.
2. $1.13 million in continuous improvement initiatives: Achieved through staff’s ongoing commitment to find savings and increased efficiencies across all services. This has been an ongoing achievement.
3. $3 million in carefully planned service reductions, increased user fees, and lower spending: Achieved through an “all-options-on-the-table” approach that minimizes impacts on the community.
    

REVIEWS AND AUDITS

Step two on the financial sustainability path involves conducting and considering recommendations from comprehensive reviews and audits to find efficiencies and better ways to serve the community and support the broader Saint John region.

1. Internal Structural Review: Adjust the organizational structure to achieve a number of improvements, such as enhanced customer service, centralized functions, improved cyber security and more, while reducing its overall size.
2. Transit Review: Conducted by Stantec to improve management and operations, enhance service and minimize spending. Stakeholder engagement is underway with Recommendations coming soon.
3. New Economic Development Model: Take a regional focus with the City of Saint John at the centre. Concept paper has been developed and supported, with the City of Saint John as the anchor.
4. Other Reviews: Each Regional facility is under review, along with associated infrastructure. In addition, two independent reviews have been conducted to find efficiencies and improve effectiveness: Ernst and Young (Operational Audit), Deloitte (Saint John Energy Audit). Based on the findings and recommendations of these reviews, the City will further analyze the options and bring them to Common Council for decision.
    

TRANSFORMATIONAL REFORMS - PARTNERING FOR GROWTH

WHAT IT WILL TAKE Step three on the path is provincial and regional reforms. The Government of New Brunswick has recognized that the City of Saint John is doing everything within our power to address our financial challenges. However, we can only go so far on our own. We need collaboration, cooperation and change from the province, greater Saint John region and other municipalities. Only then will we see the region reach its full potential.

1. Comprehensive Property Tax Reform: The province has committed to complete property tax reform on a 60-year old system by 2022. We will continue to work with the province as a municipal partner in this undertaking.
2. Municipal Empowerment to Generate Revenues: Removing the for-profit restrictions within the Local Governance Act would allow the City to explore and develop new revenue streams for growth.
3. Regional Cost Sharing and Regionalization of Services: A Regional Management Task Force is at work to look at opportunities. The province commissioned two reports, and based on results, we need the province to take action. There is great opportunity to act together, in the best interest of the entire region, to rise up stronger than we were before.
4. Wage Escalation Control: We have implemented a number of financial policies, including a wage escalation policy to control the increase of city workforce wages in an affordable and fair manner.
5. Binding Arbitration Reform: The eight cities in New Brunswick all advocate for reforms for a more efficient, accountable and transparent system, that considers a municipality’s financial health and ability to pay costs awarded to first responders (police and fire), who cannot go on strike.
    

CITY IMPERATIVES GOING FORWARD

We are doing our job to get on the right path. We will look to the strong leadership within the Government of New Brunswick to act on the necessary long-term reforms. Together, we are committed to success for Saint John.

• Implementation the plan to balance the 2021 and 2022 budgets
• Seek action from the Province to enable the above reforms needed to sustain our region
• Continue to control costs
• Advocate and work in partnership to increase municipal revenues
• Act together as a region to spur growth that will benefit us all

The City of Saint John provides City employees the financial benefits of a pension plan. Upon meeting the eligibility criteria, all employees of the City of Saint John are required to join the City’s Shared Risk Plan.

The City of Saint John and the four unions—representing police, firefighters, inside workers, and outside workers—jointly agreed to create the City of Saint John Shared Risk Plan, which became effective January 1, 2013. The Plan is administered by a Board of Trustees made up of eight people—each of the four unions appoint one trustee, and the Saint John Common Council appoints the other four.

Information with respect to the pension plan can be found at www.sjsrp.ca.

Saint John has four off-leash dog parks across the City. Dog owners are reminded to respect the rules of the parks by keeping their dogs leashed unless they are within the designated off-leash area. All owners must pick up after their dogs, and properly dispose of their refuse. For your convenience, City dog parks offer dog bag dispensers and garbage cans and pole baskets. 

Rockwood Park

10 Fisher Lakes Drive

(Fisher Lakes/Hawthorne Street entrance to the Park.)

Hours: Dusk until dawn. Open year round.

Parking and vehicle access is restricted to April-December.

Rainbow Park 

205 Sydney Street

Hours: 24 hours a day, year round.

Chown Park

50 Paul Harris Street

Hours: 24 hours a day, year round.

Little River Reservoir

1800 Loch Lomond Road

Hours: 24 hours a day, year round.

NOTE:

City By-law dictates that unless you are in a designated off-leash area, your dog must remain on a leash at all times. This By-law is enforced by fines, and offences are recorded.

If a person has been bitten by a dog, or if there’s an altercation with dog owners, contact the Saint John City Police.