Are you looking for a career where you can make a difference every day? As a Medical Officer in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), you’ll provide primary health care to CAF members wherever it’s needed, in Canada and on operations around the world.
This position is available through direct entry, on a full-time or part-time basis, or through our full-time paid education program.
Pay & Benefits
The CAF offers a range of benefits to ensure members are well supported. These include:
- Competitive salary
- New pay increases: earn more from the start
- Signing Bonus of up to $225,000
- Paid education and training opportunities
- Vacation, parental, and other types of paid leave
- Health, dental, and vision coverage
- Counselling and relocation support services
- Pension plan
- Stimulating workplace that promotes respect, belonging, and work-life balance
Overview
As a Medical Officer, your primary duties are to:
- Lead a clinical team of highly trained professionals
- Provide primary health care
- Promote occupational health and safety
- Provide medical support to operations
- Practise environmental medicine, including aviation and hyperbaric medicine (following additional training)
You’ll find a comprehensive list of the primary duties on the Forces.ca website.
This position is similar to the following:
To be eligible to apply to the CAF, you must:
- Be a Canadian citizen or permanent resident living in Canada
- Be at least 18 years old (17 years old with parental consent), except:
- For the Paid Education programs, you can be 16 years old (with parental consent)
- For the Primary Reserve, you can be 16 years old (with parental consent) and must be enrolled as a full-time student
- Have completed at least Grade 10 or Secondary 4 in Quebec (some jobs require higher levels of education)
Direct Entry Plan
If you already have a medical degree and an unrestricted licence to practise family medicine in a Canadian province or territory, the CAF may place you directly in one of the military clinics following basic training. Basic training and military officer qualification training are required before any assignment.
Join the CAF
To learn more about becoming a Medical Officer, visit www.forces.ca, talk to a recruiter at a centre near you (www.forces.ca/en/find-a-recruiting-centre), or call 1-800-856-8488.
Explore over 100 different career opportunities at www.forces.ca/en/careers.
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time
