Job requirements Physician Assistant in Canada

Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

• Physician assistants
• Physician assistants require completion of a university degree in a physician assistant program.
• Physician assistants require registration with a regulatory body in Manitoba and New Brunswick.
• Midwives
• Midwives require completion of an undergraduate university degree program in midwifery or its equivalent and a period of supervised practical training.
• Registration with a regulatory body is required for midwives in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
• Genetic counsellors
• Genetic counsellors usually require a master’s degree in genetic counselling and the certification with the Canadian Association of Genetic Counsellors (CAGC).
• Orthoptists
• A bachelor's degree and completion of a two-year accredited training program in orthoptics are required.
• Certification with the Canadian Orthoptic Council is required.
• Continuing education is required for recertification with the Canadian Orthoptic Council.
• Pathologists’ assistants
• Pathologists' assistants usually require completion of a master’s degree in a pathologists’ assistant program.
• Certification by the Canadian Certification Council of Pathologists’ Assistants, the American Society for Clinical Pathology – Board of Certification, or Pathologists’ Assistant Certification Examination is usually required by employers.
• Membership in the national association, Canadian Association of Pathologists, is voluntary, but may be required by some employers.

Source National Occupational Classification

Professional certification and licensing