Closing date: 7 July 2026

Portfolio: Crown-Indigenous Relations

Position title: Chief Commissioner

Organization: First Nations Tax Commission

Headquarters location: Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc Kamloops, British Columbia

Workplace location: Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc Kamloops, British Columbia

Type: Full-time

Salary range: $259,100 – $304,800/Year

Opportunity number: 240522-67

The First Nations Tax Commission is one of four First Nations institutions established through the First Nations Fiscal Management Act. The Act is a First Nations-led, opt-in legislation that strengthens First Nations governance by providing a legislative and institutional framework to support jurisdiction over financial management, property taxation and local revenues, and financing for infrastructure and economic development.

The First Nations Tax Commission is a shared governance institution responsible for reviewing and approving property tax and other local revenue laws of participating First Nations. It also supports capacity building by providing guidance, sample laws, training, and accreditation to help First Nations effectively administer their property taxation and local revenue systems. In carrying out its mandate, the Commission supports strong, fair, and transparent local revenue systems for First Nations across Canada. It promotes consistent and reliable approaches that respect the authority of First Nations governments while balancing the interests of taxpayers.

The Commission assists First Nations in exercising their jurisdiction over local revenues by supporting dispute prevention and resolution, advancing training and research, fostering economic growth, and working collaboratively with partners and governments. It also promotes public understanding and provides advice and information to support the continued development of First Nations fiscal governance. As a shared governance institution, the Commission acts as an agent of His Majesty solely for the purpose of approving local revenue laws and is accountable to the Minister of Crown Indigenous Relations.

The Chief Commissioner of the First Nations Tax Commission provides executive leadership and strategic, operational and policy directions for the Commission, ensuring that it fulfils its legal and regulatory mandate under the Act. The Chief Commissioner leads the development of the forward vision for the expansion of First Nations taxation, jurisdiction and fiscal relations. To this end, among other duties, the Chief Commissioner formulates and advances a robust structure, decision making model and management infrastructure to support and foster First Nations local revenue systems. As the senior member of the Commission, the Chief Commissioner leads the development and application of efficient and effective approaches and processes for the timely approval of First Nations local revenue laws, creates the standards and procedures for those laws, leads the development of processes to support dispute resolution through informal and formal means, and fosters and promotes local revenue systems that are fair and equitable and provide maximum benefit for First Nations and their taxpayers.

Further details about the organization and its activities can be found by following the Organization website link above.

Education and Experience

Please ensure that the information provided in your curriculum vitae and cover letter clearly demonstrates how you meet the following requirements:

• A degree from a recognized university or an acceptable combination of education, job-related training and/or experience;
• Experience working with First Nations at the local, regional and/or national levels including, but not limited to, elected band leadership such as Chief and Council;
• Experience as head, Chief Executive Officer or senior executive on a board of directors or in a public or private sector organization with multiple stakeholders;
• Experience leading decision-making with respect to sensitive and complex issues and a proven history of delivering on financial, operational and strategic objectives;
• Experience overseeing the implementation or administration of local revenue regimes, including tax assessment or rate-setting;
• Experience overseeing the development and implementation of conflict prevention and resolution strategies and approaches;
• Experience overseeing community relations and stakeholder engagement, including leading complex engagements with First Nations;
• Demonstrated financial and human resources acumen (budgets, risk management, internal control, human resources management, fiscal management, financing, lending or accounting);
• Experience in one or more of the following would be considered an asset: dealing with different levels of government, preferably with senior government officials; leading the development of legislative or regulatory proposals; leading the development of training programs; First Nations administration, economic and land development or negotiations with local governments.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

The following criteria will be assessed:

• Knowledge of key public policy issues affecting First Nations;
• Knowledge of the First Nations Fiscal Management Act, including the role and mandate of the First Nations Tax Commission;
• Knowledge of First Nations local revenue systems including the interests and concerns of residential, commercial or utility taxpayers or the interests and concerns of First Nations with respect to property tax regimes;
• Knowledge of First Nations governments, cultures, societies and economies;
• Superior communication skills, both written and oral, and the ability to act as a national spokesperson and manage communications with a variety of stakeholders;
• Ability to work in close collaboration with elected officials, private and public sector representatives, and the public in partnership with Indigenous stakeholders.

Language Requirements

The Government of Canada will consider proficiency in English and/or French and linguistic diversity in assessing applicants. Your online profile must include your ability to speak and understand English and/or French and any other language, such as an Indigenous language.

Personal Attributes

The following will be verified by references at a later date:

• Innovative and strategic leadership
• Sound judgment
• High ethical standards and integrity
• Strong interpersonal and intercultural skills
• Collaborative spirit

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion

The Government of Canada is committed to providing a healthy and accessible workplace, and to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the population it serves. Appointees will be expected to promote and maintain a healthy, respectful, inclusive and harassment-free work environment.

Candidates who belong to one or more of the designated employment equity groups are encouraged to self-identify when applying. Preference will be given to Indigenous applicants. Preference may also be given to applicants who are members of one or more of the following groups: persons with disabilities, visible minorities, and women.

Eligibility Factors and Conditions of Employment

• All appointees must comply with the Ethical and Political Activity Guidelines for Public Office Holders throughout the duration of their appointment.
• All appointees are subject to the Conflict of Interest Act. Public office holders appointed on a full-time basis must also submit to the Office of the Conflict Interest and Ethics Commissioner, within 60 days of their appointment, a confidential report in which they disclose all of their assets, liabilities and outside activities.
• All Appointees are subject to the Terms and conditions applying to Governor in Council appointees. They must uphold the highest standards of probity and are expected to demonstrate behaviours in the workplace that afford respect, equality and dignity to everyone they interact with at work at all times. The Values and Ethics Code for the Public Sector outlines the values, principles and expected behaviours for public servants, including valuing diversity and creating workplaces free from harassment and discrimination. Governor in Council appointees are expected to uphold and respect these values and principles throughout their time in public office.
• Appointees must also respect the principles of any code of conduct that applies to the organization to which they are appointed.
• The appointee must reside in or be willing to relocate to Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc Kamloops, British Columbia or to a location within reasonable commuting distance of the Commission’s head office, which is located on the reserve lands of the Tk’emlúps te Secwepemc.
• The appointee must be willing and able to travel across Canada on a regular basis and for extended periods.

A link to this notice will be placed in the Canada Gazette and shared on the Government of Canada’s LinkedIn page.

A list of qualified candidates may be established and may be considered for other appointment opportunities.

How to apply

Candidates must submit their application package, including their curriculum vitae and a cover letter addressed to the Director of Selection Processes, Senior Personnel Secretariat, Privy Council Office, by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on July 7, 2026, via the Governor in Council Appointments website.

To learn more or if you require support or accommodation to submit your online application, please visit the How to Apply page on the website. For alternatives to online applications, please visit the Application Assistance page.

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Posted: 10  June 2026