Career guide
Pharmacist
Pharmacists make sure medications are right and safe, advise patients and the care team, and in most provinces can give vaccines and prescribe for some conditions.
- StatusRegulated profession
- TrainingPharmacy degree
- Pay scaleNot stated in current postings
- Openings now—
A day in the job
In a hospital you review medication orders, check doses and interactions, join rounds, and help with drug shortages. In a community pharmacy you dispense, counsel patients and give vaccines.
Where you could work: Hospitals, community pharmacies, long-term care
How to get there
- Earn a Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) at Université de Montréal or Université Laval
- Complete the internships the Ordre requires
Quebec schools: Université de Montréal, Faculté de pharmacie (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 des pharmaciens du Québec
Official starting point: Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec (opens in a new tab)
Trained outside Canada?
Pharmacists educated outside Quebec apply to the Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec for recognition of equivalence; the Ordre explains the training or exams it may ask for.
Important: Requirements can change and may differ for internationally educated professionals. CareZelo links to official bodies but does not determine eligibility.