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Careers

Join our team and transform the future of cancer forever.

Our volunteers and staff have a bold purpose that drives them every day.

We inspire people and organizations to act together in common cause, we put people affected by cancer first and we deliver our best every day. A career at the Canadian Cancer Society provides a unique opportunity to improve the lives of Canadians. Each of us has a role to play when it comes to taking on cancer. It takes a society.

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Our values

  • Courageous
  • United
  • Caring
  • Rigorous
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Our actions

  • Advocating for healthy policies
  • Publishing trusted cancer information
  • Providing a national support system
  • Funding groundbreaking cancer research
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Our impact 2022 - 2023

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Helped over 30,000 people with cancer-related inquiries

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Led 29 policy changes to shape a healthier society

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Provided over 5,200 stays in CCS lodges

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Invested $50.1M in high-impact research

Our rewards

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Health and well-being

  • Health and dental coverage
  • Employee and family assistance program
  • Health and personal spending accounts
  • Meditation sessions
  • Staff rates at GoodLife Fitness
  • Coverage for gender-affirming procedures and hormone replacement therapy
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Work-life integration

  • Me days and gift days (additional paid days off)
  • Focus Thursdays (days reserved for focused work)
  • Progressive, flexible and hybrid work options
  • Personal and wellness days
  • Keeping in touch (KIT) days for employees on parental leave
  • Parental leave top-up
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Focus on your future

  • Defined benefit pension plan
  • Professional development
  • Support for professional memberships
  • Leadership development
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Our commitment to diversity, equity, belonging, and inclusion
We believe in the power of our collective potential and strive to achieve a more diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace to empower and create opportunities for all.

Our people

What employees say about working at the Canadian Cancer Society: 
Adam Szigeti, Canadian Cancer Society employee.
Digital marketing is interdisciplinary, so I get to wear many hats. I like that not every day is the same and that I can work on many different projects.
- Adam Szigeti, Development and Reporting Email Specialist
France Cadieux, Canadian Cancer Society employee.
I love working with all the different teams to improve their processes. I appreciate the spirit of cooperation among various groups.
- France Cadieux, Senior Manager, Finance
John Wallace, Canadian Cancer Society employee.
I enjoy working with constantly evolving technology, however, what I love most is working with great colleagues.
- John Wallace, Senior Sitecore Developer
Jean Wong, Canadian Cancer Society employee.
What keeps me here is my love for the work I do and all the passionate, talented, inspirational people that I have met on my camp journey – campers and their families, volunteers, donors, stakeholders, and past and present co-workers.
- Jean Wong, Administrative Assistant, Camp Goodtimes