[2] He was the owner of a printing business, Dickson Printing Ltd.[3] Dickson was a recipient of the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal.

Dickson began his career and community involvement as a trustee of the local Catholic District School Board.

[3][8] Dickson ran for the Liberal Party in the 1995 election in the riding of Durham West but lost to Janet Ecker by 15,258 votes.

In September 2013, he was appointed as parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Citizenship and Immigration and he served in that capacity until the Legislature was dissolved May 2, 2014.

He came in third behind Progressive Conservative winner Rod Phillips and runner-up New Democrat Monique Hughes.