Military · non-commissioned member
Information Systems Technician in the Canadian Armed Forces
Deploys, establishes, administers and maintains networked computer environments and data and voice networks.
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The job at a glance
Read on forces.ca on 2026-10-06. Requirements change, so confirm with a recruiter.
- Entry
- non-commissioned member
- Environment
- Army
- Reserve (part-time)
- Offered, often by location and unit
- Minimum education
- The minimum required education to apply for this occupation is the completion of the provincial requirements for Grade 10 or Secondary 4 in Quebec including Gr 10 Academic Math and Gr 10 Science.
- Initial training
- Basic Military Qualification (basic training) at the Canadian Forces Leadership and Recruit School, Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, Quebec. Information Systems Technicians attend the Canadian Forces School of Communication and Electronics in Kingston, Ontario. Training takes approximately 12 months and teaches the following basic skills and knowledge.
Civilian careers
Where does Information Systems Technician point?
Strongest link first. Each is labelled with what it does and does not mean.
Computer Network TechniciansListed by the CAF as a related civilian job
The forces.ca page for Information Systems Technician lists "Computer Network Technicians" under Related Civilian Occupations. It does not state any civilian credit or licence.
Computer systems administratorsListed by the CAF as a related civilian job
The forces.ca page for Information Systems Technician lists "Computer systems administrators" under Related Civilian Occupations. It does not state any civilian credit or licence.
Information Systems AnalystListed by the CAF as a related civilian job
The forces.ca page for Information Systems Technician lists "Information Systems Analyst" under Related Civilian Occupations. It does not state any civilian credit or licence.
Information Systems Testing TechniciansListed by the CAF as a related civilian job
The forces.ca page for Information Systems Technician lists "Information Systems Testing Technicians" under Related Civilian Occupations. It does not state any civilian credit or licence.
IT support technicianListed by the CAF as a related civilian job
The forces.ca page for Information Systems Technician lists "User Support Technicians" under Related Civilian Occupations. It does not state any civilian credit or licence.
Source: forces.ca: Information Systems Technician · career guide
Cybersecurity specialistOur reading, not an official link
Our reading, not stated by the CAF: the page's roughly 12-month Kingston course lists information systems security, server administration and advanced routing and switching among its topics, while the related civilian jobs it names are administrator, analyst and network technician roles, not security roles.
Source: forces.ca: Information Systems Technician · career guide