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By Nigel Maxwell

Jobs and Politics

Workers needed for Oct. election

Sep 30, 2019 | 8:00 AM

About 300,000 poll worker jobs will need to be filled across the country, according to a spokesperson for Elections Canada.

Regional Media Advisor Marie France Kenny said in the Prince Albert riding, there are a lot of opportunities.

“We need about 650 employees and we have about 300 right now,” she said.

Kenny explained the wage for a poll worker starts at $15 per hour, and jobs vary from information officers, supervisors, or registration. To be eligible the applicant must be 16 years old, a Canadian citizen, and agree to be impartial. A three hour training session must also be taken, but the trainee gets paid to do it.

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“We usually train you with the people you are going to be working with, which is really nice because you can get to know who you are going to be working with and you do have a support system everywhere,” she said.

The application process has been made very easy and is just a click away through the Elections Canada website.

Kenny explained if they don’t get enough employees to fill the openings, than they will combine polls or bring in people from other ridings to help out. Advance polls have been scheduled to run Oct. 11 to 14, and Election Day has been set for Oct. 21.

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