Animal Services Officer

Position Details

• Job Type: Permanent Full Time
• Job Category: By-law Enforcement
• Number Of Positions: 1
• Date Posted: October 6, 2026
• Closing Date: October 20, 2026
• Salary: $3,523.40 - $3,791.03/Year
• Hours of work: 35 hours per week
• Schedule: 35 hours per week, variable, days, evenings and weekend shifts, including statutory holidays
• Union: CUPE 905 FT Clerical and Technical
• Vacancy Type: Existing
• Physical Location: 47-70 Tigi Court, Concord ON, L4K5E4
• Department: By-law & Compliance, Licensing & Permit Services

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Position Overview

Responsible for monitoring compliance with municipal by-laws and specific Provincial Statutes; identifying, investigating and reporting alleged offences and enforcing such laws in accordance with applicable legislation/regulations, as appropriate; Delivers public outreach, education, and awareness regarding responsible pet ownership and participates in City functions. Provides service in the City of Vaughan, and any contracted municipality, as assigned.

Responsibilities

Operations

• Carries out all of the legislated and legal requirements of a Provincial Offences Officer, Municipal Law Enforcement Officer, and an Animal Services Officer including the interpretation and application of a broad range of City of Vaughan By-laws and Provincial Statues, in a manner that ensures the integrity of law enforcement activities to be independent, neutral, and impartial.
• Employs appropriate investigative techniques guided by standard operating procedures to gather and analyze evidence and develop and implement investigative plans, including conducting interviews of complainants, offenders, witnesses and others having relevant information, conducting surveillance, and seizing, collecting, documenting and properly storing all evidence.
• Patrols assigned areas, in Vaughan or any other municipality, in an animal control vehicle to search for stray, sick, injured, or deceased animals and provide services as required. Picks up and transports animals to the shelter for impounding, disposal, quarantine, or rabies investigation, or to the veterinarian or external adoption kiosks as required; completes records accordingly in departmental software (i.e. Chameleon).
• Patrols assigned area, in Vaughan or any other municipality, to monitor compliance with local Animal Control By-laws and any other pertinent legislation as it relates to animals, and to take appropriate remediation action, both proactive and reactive.
• Conducts investigations concerning injured, stray, sick, or dangerous animals and violations of the Animal Control and Noise By-laws, or any other pertinent legislation, regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Conducts inspections of animal-related businesses, in accordance with the City’s Business Licensing By-law, or its successor.
• Issues and serves Notices of Violation, Orders, Part I’s, Part III’s and other processes of the Provincial Offences Act, Administrative Monetary Penalty Notices, and other documents for noncompliance with the City of Vaughan By-Laws and Provincial Statues.
• Recommends legal action and prepares court briefs for legal action and submits to reporting Supervisor for review.
• Attends court and other quasi-judicial bodies (ie. administrative penalty screenings/appeal hearings, etc.) to present testimony and evidence regarding violations of the Animal Control and Noise by-laws, or other related legislation (i.e. provincial Dog Owners’ Liability Act, or its successor); attends as witness where required to support evidence of other officers.
• Handles sick, injured, dangerous, or deceased animals in a safe and humane manner and disposes of deceased animals in accordance with relevant legislation. Assesses and determines when euthanasia of wildlife is necessary; operates a CO2 gas euthanasia system; assists veterinarians or Registered Veterinary Technicians in the tranquilization and euthanasia of shelter animals, as required.
• Utilizes departmentally-issued equipment (i.e. nets, catch poles, snappy snares, etc.), as directed.

Records Management

• Creates, opens, maintains and updates investigation files in departmental databases (i.e. Chameleon, Amanda, Officer Android); updates departmental databases with Provincial Offences Notices, Animal Control Orders, etc.
• Maintains City records in the appropriate data management systems and Officer Notebooks with the required confidentiality related to the investigation process. Complies with Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (MFIPPA) regulations and requests.
• Cleans and disinfects fleet vehicles and equipment; ensures that maintenance and service records are kept current with respect to assigned vehicles; recommends/requests maintenance and service as required.

Interactions with Others

Represents the By-Law & Compliance, Licensing & Permit Services Department at various meetings including but not limited to the public, public organizations, elected officials, and internal/external agencies.