Career guide
Medical technologist (technologiste médical)
Medical laboratory technologists test blood, tissue and other samples so doctors can diagnose and treat patients.
- StatusRegulated profession
- TrainingDiploma or degree
- Pay scale$30.00–$42.00 an hour
- Openings now1
A day in the job
You run and check tests on analyzers, look at samples under the microscope, prepare blood for transfusion, check quality controls and report critical results to the care team right away. Hospital labs run day and night.
Where you could work: Hospital laboratories, Shared Health diagnostic services
How to get there
- Complete the college program (DEC) in Technologie d'analyses biomédicales (three years)
Quebec schools: Inforoute FPT: every college and vocational program in Quebec (opens in a new tab)
Licence and registration
- Show the knowledge of French the Charter of the French language requires (the OQLF tests it if you were not educated in French)
- Register with the Ordre professionnel des technologistes médicaux du Québec (OPTMQ)
Official starting point: Ordre professionnel des technologistes médicaux du Québec (OPTMQ) (opens in a new tab)
Trained outside Canada?
Technologists trained outside Quebec apply to the OPTMQ for recognition of equivalence.
Important: Requirements can change and may differ for internationally educated professionals. CareZelo links to official bodies but does not determine eligibility.