Do you thrive in situations that demand precision? As a General Surgeon in the Canadian Armed Forces (CAF), you’ll provide trauma and surgical care to CAF members 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 General Surgeon, your primary duties are to:

- Provide surgical consultation for Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) Members in Canada and deployed internationally
- Lead a surgical or emergent care team caring for injured and ill patients in deployed settings, both in Canada and internationally
- Educate and advise multidisciplinary teams on trauma and general surgery care
- Maintain a high level of surgical skills by holding a position within a civilian health care facility
- Contribute to the development and application of health care policies within the CAF





You’ll find a comprehensive list of the primary duties on the Forces.ca website.

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’re a member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and have an unrestricted licence to practise General Surgery in a Canadian province or territory, you may be eligible for enrolment and to commence basic training.

Currently, the Canadian Armed Forces supports clinicians who practise in the following surgical subspecialties:

- Trauma Surgery
- Critical Care Medicine
- Vascular Surgery

Join the CAF

For more information or to apply to the CAF as a General Surgeon, contact our recruiters at:

[email protected].

Please indicate in the subject line of your email: MEDICAL SPECIALIST

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📌 General Surgeon (British Columbia)
🏢 Canadian Armed Forces
📍 British Columbia