Employment within the CPD
Find job openings, ask questions, and keep your employee data up-to-date.

Licensing with The Alliance Canada
Churches may have preliminary conversations with candidates, but licensing completion is required before hiring.
If you feel called to ministry in The Alliance Canada, begin the licensing process. This is required for anyone serving 15+ hours weekly in a paid local church ministry role focused on spiritual care or church leadership.
Candidates becoming licensed can access the application materials by contacting the CPD. Once the application materials are complete and submitted, an interview with the Licensing and Ordination Committee will be scheduled.
Licensing Requirements
- Foundational working knowledge of the Bible and biblical theology
- Display of godly character and a consistent Christian lifestyle
- A keen sense of mission
- Full agreement with the doctrines and teachings of The Alliance Canada
- Completion of the application package
- Completion of a Grip-Birkman assessment
- Payment of a Grip-Birkman fees
- A successful interview with the Licensing and Ordination Committee
Job Opportunities
Find open positions in churches and ministries within the CPD. For positions outside of the CPD in The Alliance Canada, please visit the websites of other districts or the National Ministry Centre.
Please feel free to contact the CPD office for more information.
If you are interested in posting an open position in the CPD, please submit a request through the Job Posting Request Form.
Criminal Record Checks
If you are a licensed worker in the CPD, you are required to have a current criminal record check in your personnel file at the District Office in alignment with the Licensing Policy of The Alliance Canada and the CPD Criminal Record Check Policy.
Occasionally, a criminal record check may require a fingerprint search. When such a search is required by the RCMP or local police, both the completed criminal record check and the fingerprint search must be submitted to the District Office.
Requirements
A Criminal record check must:
- be completed through your local RCMP or police detachment
- include a vulnerable sector check
- be submitted to the District Office once complete (scanned copies are acceptable)
- be completed every 3 years
Important Note Regarding Criminal Record Checks
Please note that criminal record checks completed through other sources such as myBackCheck or the Criminal Records Review Program (CRRP) will not be accepted.
Criminal record checks completed through myBackCheck are not as thorough as those completed through the RCMP or your local police.
While CRRP checks are as thorough as those done through the RCMP or local police, they do not disclose as much information as RCMP and local police checks do. As well, CRRP checks may be affected by data entry backlogs for convictions while criminal record checks completed by the RCMP or local police access and report up-to-date information.
The Ministry of Public Safety and Solicitor General (formerly the Ministry of Justice) itself has recommended to us that all Official Workers go through the RCMP or their local police for a criminal record check.
While each church may determine how they screen volunteers, including using the CRRP, paid leaders should be examples in trustworthiness and transparency, which warrants a more thorough background check.
Employee Data Form
Employee Data Form
If you handle payroll or HR at your church, use this form to report employment changes to the District Office. Filling it out notifies us of any employment and benefits status changes for employees. Please note: employees should not complete this form.
Submit this form promptly when changes occur to ensure ministry personnel are licensed with the Christian & Missionary Alliance before their start date and that employee benefits remain current.
All information submitted will be kept confidential and used for employment purposes in accordance with the CPD Privacy Policy.
Licensed Worker Data Form
Licensed Worker Data Form
If you are newly licensed in the Pacific District, a licensed worker who has moved from another district, or you need to update your personnel file, this form is for you! Filling this out will help us keep your information updated and accurate.
All information submitted will be kept confidential and is used for your personnel file in accordance to the CPD Privacy Policy.
Have Questions about Benefits?
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