Veterinary Anatomic Pathologist

Canadian Food Inspection Agency - Science Branch
Lethbridge (Alberta), Winnipeg (Manitoba), Ottawa (Ontario), Saint-Hyacinthe (Québec)
VM-04
$113,150 to $134,058 (salary under review)
For further information on the organization, please visit Canadian Food Inspection Agency

**Closing date: 30 January 2026 - 23:59, Pacific Time**

**Who can apply**: Persons residing in Canada and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

**Important messages**:
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Assessment accommodation

**Duties**:
Reporting directly to an Animal Health Laboratory Director, the position is responsible for providing diagnostic pathology services for diseases of high priority to CFIA, pathology support for meat inspection and forensic pathology services for animal welfare.

Leading a technical team, the incumbent ensures compliance with ISO 17025 certification, manages assets and human and financial resources. The pathologist also provides advice to internal and external CFIA clients, contributors and senior management. The incumbent plays an important role in various research projects by providing pathology services and advice to project leads or collaborators. The pathologist will formulate recommendations to clients, senior management and international stakeholders on animal disease prevention, control, laboratory diagnosis and sample collection.

The incumbent must be present in the laboratory.

**Work environment**:
**Intent of the process**:
This inventory may be used to staff positions with similar qualifications, with various language requirements, various conditions of employment and/or various tenures including term appointments, indeterminate appointments, acting appointments and/or assignments.

**Positions to be filled**: Number to be determined

**Information you must provide**:
Your résumé.

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION

EEd1 Graduation from a recognized school of Veterinary Medicine, defined as:

- graduation from a veterinary school accredited or approved by the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association (CVMA); or
- graduation from another veterinary school and holding a Certificate of Qualification (Parts A, B & C) granted by the National Examining Board of the CVMA.

EEd2 Post-graduate studies in veterinary anatomic pathology with board certification by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists or the European College of Veterinary Pathologists, OR Post-graduate degree in veterinary anatomic pathology providing eligibility for board certification by the American College of Veterinary Pathologists or the European College of Veterinary Pathologists.

Applicants submitting education credentials from a non-Canadian institution are responsible for obtaining certification that these credentials are the equivalent of the Canadian education level required for the position.

Please refer to the link below for more information.

Degree equivalency

ESSENTIAL OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION

Eligibility for membership in a Canadian veterinary association, defined as:

- current members of a Canadian veterinary association with a license recognized by the Canadian Veterinary Medical Association; and
- non-members of Canadian veterinary associations holding a Certificate of Qualification granted by the National Examining Board (NEB) of the CVMA.

ESSENTIAL EXPERIENCE

EE1 Significant* experience in delivering veterinary anatomic pathology diagnostic laboratory services.
- Significant is defined as extensive and substantial experience normally associated with the performance of full-time duties over a period of at least two years, or acquired during a relevant pathology training program.

EE2 Experience working with various stakeholders (e.g., clients, industry, educational institutions, researchers/project leads, regulatory/international bodies).

EE3 Experience in assembling, summarizing and analyzing scientific information or data with a view to providing advice or recommendations or making science-based decisions.

**The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)**:
Various language requirements

Information on language requirements

**The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)**:
ASSET EDUCATION

AEd1 Post-graduate degree (at least three years of studies) in diagnostic anatomic pathology.

AEd2 Diplomate of the American College of Veterinary Pathologists or of the European College of Veterinary Pathologists.

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE

AEx1 Recent* experience in delivering veterinary pathology diagnostic laboratory services.
- Recent experience is defined as experience normally acquired within the last fiv