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Engineer Officer
Training information checked 2026-09-15: Official training source. Basic training, waiting periods and individual entry conditions may add time.
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What the listing leaves outAfter Saint-Jean and the Infantry School in Gagetown, training continues at the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering there: two and a half months of basic combat engineering, nine months on reconnaissance and planning, and a four-week field deployment to finish. The civilian mapping is one of the clearest in the Army — construction, geological and mining engineering.Source · checked 2026-09-07
What the job involves
Engineer Officers are employed at bases and stations across Canada and on deployed operations around the world. They experience the unique adventures and challenges that come with working in different environments and various terrains –…
Getting in
If you already have a university degree, the Forces will decide if your academic program matches the criteria for this job and may place you directly into the required on-the-job training program following basic…
Training
Engineer Officers attend the Canadian Forces School of Military Engineering in Gagetown, New Brunswick. For the first two and a half months, training focuses on basic combat engineering skills and…
Civilian equivalent
Construction Engineer Senior Project Manager – Construction Geological Engineer Mining Engineer
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Where you serve
What it pays
Officers commission at Officer Cadet, or hold Officer Cadet rank while the Forces pay for a subsidised degree. Increments inside a rank are annual, so the top of a range is what someone earns after several years at that rank rather than on reaching it.
| NATO | Rank | Monthly pay |
|---|---|---|
| OF-D | Officer Cadet OCdt · where you start | $2,913 – $5,060 |
| OF-1 | Second Lieutenant 2Lt | $5,096 – $9,514 |
| OF-1 | Lieutenant Lt | $5,397 – $11,057 |
| OF-2 | Captain Capt | $8,861 – $11,712 |
| OF-3 | Major Maj | $11,983 – $13,435 |
| OF-4 | Lieutenant-Colonel LCol | $13,887 – $14,779 |
| OF-5 | Colonel Col | $15,684 – $17,541 |
Regular Force monthly salary, effective 2025-04-01. General officer ranks sit above the occupation ladder and are not shown. Not official — confirm current rates with canada.ca.
If you serve part-timeReserve Class A and B use separate daily pay tables. Class C uses the Regular Force monthly tables and can include operational or non-operational service. Do not estimate daily pay from a fixed percentage of monthly salary.Reserve Force pay by rank · checked 2026-09-06
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