Jason Godin began his career as a Correctional Officer in 1992 for the Province of Ontario at Quinte Detention Centre. In 1993, he joined the Correctional Service of Canada, working as a Correctional Officer first at Kingston Penitentiary and then at Millhaven Institution.

He is a founding member of the Union of Canadian Correctional Officers, which represents 7,000 Federal Correctional Officers across Canada. In 2001, Jason was elected Ontario Regional President and held the position for four consecutive terms. In 2013, he was elected National Vice President of the union and eventually elected National President in 2016, serving for the last three years of his career. He was a member of the National Bargaining Committee for 18 years and, following the implementation of the Public Service Modernization Act, was part of the first 2-tiered negotiation system in the federal government for Correctional Officers.

Jason served on numerous joint local, regional, and national committees within the Correctional Service of Canada, including grievance, health and safety, national training, scheduling, national security, and return-to-work committees. He was engaged in several mental health initiatives and was a participant on the steering committee for workplace mental health injuries for public safety occupations.

Jason has testified as an expert witness in front of several parliamentary and Senate committees, including the Standing Committee on Public Safety and National Security and the Standing Committee on Justice and Human Rights.

He retired from the Correctional Service of Canada in 2020 after serving 28 years as a Correctional Officer and labour activist.