Military · officer
Nurse Practitioner in the Canadian Armed Forces
An officer who provides care and treatment to ill and injured CAF members in primary and tertiary care, within a collaborative practice model.
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What the CAF page says
The job at a glance
Read on forces.ca on 2026-10-06. Requirements change, so confirm with a recruiter.
- Entry
- officer
- Environment
- Army, Air Force, Navy, Joint/other
- Reserve (part-time)
- Offered, often by location and unit
- Minimum education
- No occupation minimum is stated; the entry plan says: If you already have a university degree and license to practice as a Nurse Practitioner in a Canadian province or territory and civilian Nurse Practitioner experience, the CAF may place you directly into a Nurse Practitioner job after evaluation of your experience.
- Initial training
- After completing the Rank Qualification Lieutenant training, Nurse Practitioners who have civilian experience are required to complete a formal military health care provider course to ensure they have the clinical competencies...
Source: forces.ca: Nurse Practitioner.
Civilian careers
Where does Nurse Practitioner point?
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Nurse practitionerListed by the CAF as a related civilian job
The forces.ca page for Nurse Practitioner lists "Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care" and "Nurse Practitioner - Adult Care" and "Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care" under Related Civilian Occupations. It does not state any civilian credit or licence.
Source: forces.ca: Nurse Practitioner · career guide