Registered Veterinary Technician

Location: Ottawa, Kanata, ON

Job Classification: Full Time

Job Status: Existing

Compensation: $25.00 to $35.00, depending on experience and skill set

Kanata Animal Hospital has an opportunity for a Registered Veterinary Technologist (RVT) to join our established network of highly skilled professionals.  You will have an opportunity to use your skills to the fullest potential!  At VCA Canada, our RVTs are given the necessary tools and resources to be successful in pursuing multiple passions within our hospitals.  Additional qualifications and attributes you must embrace to be successful in this role;

• Registered Veterinary Technician or eligible to register

• Willing to enhance technical skills; anesthesia, CRIs, epidurals and mechanical ventilators

• Ability to thrive in a steady and often fast-paced environment

• Exceptional interpersonal skills in working with your colleagues and pet parents

• Proven ability to keep accurate patient records

• Strong ability to problem-solve

What We Can Offer You!!

• Career longevity provides you with the opportunity to manage your own client appointments in collaboration with VCA Canada Veterinarians

• VCA Canada Student Loan RRSP Program – Ask us more!

• Medical Library; 2000+ journals, 600+ textbooks, research, and more at your fingertips!

• Ask us about our RVT 360 mobilization role

• Ask us about hands-free radiology!

• RRSP Employer 5 % Match Program – saving for your future just got easier!  

• Paid membership and dues; Annual uniform allowance

• Paid wellness days, sick days, and vacation time

• Employee assistance program

• Continuing education benefits; paid to learn!

• Referral Bonus Rewards!

• E-tools to assist with meditation, better sleep, exercise, and focus.     

• Virtual health care (telemedicine) offering quick access to quality care

• Access to amazing mini-courses

• Opportunities to give back to your community through VCA initiatives

• Generous personal pet care discounts

• And extra perks like shopping discounts and cool wellness apps!

Our Story

VCA Canada is a network of veterinary hospitals, with our head office in Calgary, Alberta, committed to positively impacting pets, people, and local communities for nearly 45 years. We have compassion for the neighbourhoods we serve and every pet within them, not just those we see in our hospitals. Every VCA Canada hospital location takes pride in its legacy of excellence, earning the trust of pet owners by delivering the highest quality of medicine to keep pets happy and healthy.

In 2017, VCA Canada became part of the Mars Veterinary Health family of brands, solidifying an even stronger commitment to ensuring the strength and stability of the veterinary profession and our commitment to pet parents nationwide. VCA Canada is also passionate about providing an industry-leading Associate experience to over 4,000 Canadians employed across the country. In 2026, for the third year in a row, we were named one of Alberta's Top Employers, which recognizes organizations whose head offices are located within the province and lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work. Additionally, we were selected as one of Canada's Top Employers for Young People 2026, which recognizes employers across Canada that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work and programs for young people starting their careers.

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