Program Investigator

**Competition # :** 50382 **Department:** Labour, Skills and Immigration **Location:** HALIFAX **Type of Employment:** Permanent **Union Status:** Exclusion - Non Union - NSPG **Closing Date:** 26-Nov-26 (Applications are accepted until 11:59 PM Atlantic Time) **About Us** ------------ The Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration – Immigration & Population Growth (IPG) has a big job. We are responsible for attracting, integrating and retaining immigrants to our province. Nova Scotia has been welcoming people from around the world for centuries. Immigrants have helped make Nova Scotia a vibrant, dynamic society in which everyone can build their dreams. Over 1,000,000 people call Nova Scotia home, where we have room to breathe and room to grow. As a small but passionate team, we are continually evolving to meet the needs of the province. **About Our Opportunity** ------------------------- As the Program Investigator you will Report to the Manager, Investigations & Compliance at IPG. The Program Investigator is a critical role in the office to ensure the long-term success of immigration programs and service delivery. The mandate of the role is to demonstrate leadership, direction, and guidance on matters of program fraud risk prevention as it relates to immigration programs delivered by IPG, carry out investigations into immigration fraud matters, and to support the Director in all work of the Investigations & Compliance Unit. **Primary Accountabilities** ---------------------------- The Program Investigator leads the implementation of higher program integrity standards and practices. The Program Investigator supports the Branch by executing the following duties: * Leading investigations into cases of suspected fraud or fraud risk across all immigration programs. * Creation and implementation of clear policies, processes, and standards related to anti-fraud and program integrity. * Work closely with staff of all provincial immigration programs and government partners, and closely collaborate on matters of fraud risk. * Provide expert advice to the Director, Manager, and to IPG staff to prevent, detect and address issues of fraud or suspected fraud. * Work closely and collaboratively with internal Program Managers and Program Officers, as well as colleagues in the Atlantic Region, to identify regional issues of immigration risk and integrity. * The Program Investigators will also work with federal counterparts at Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC), the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA), as well as other provincial immigration departments. * Perform compliance verification tasks, including monitoring participants. This may involve analyzing financial capacity, operational analysis, verifying document authenticity, and conducting site visits to businesses related to program case files. * Work with program participant employers and employees to provide education and guidance on appropriately participating in Immig