Paid Animal Care Training

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Quebec - Canada

profile Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed
Posted on: 4 hours ago
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

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For 75 years Charles River employees have worked together to assist in the discovery development and safe manufacture of new drug therapies. When you join our family you will have a significant impact on the health and well-being of people across the globe. Whether your background is in life sciences finance IT sales or another area your skills will play an important role in the work we return well help you build a career that you can feel passionate about.

Job Summary

Paid Training AEP Animal Care (April 2026)

Have you always dreamed of working with animals in a company that participates in drug research to save lives Good news! In partnership with Formation Korpus Laval Charles River Laboratories is offering a paid training program as part of an Attestation of Vocational Studies (AVS) in Animal Care. This training will be given in French.

Some elements of the vocational program will be adapted to include more content related to animal care in a research environment with the goal of being hired as a permanent employee at Charles River Laboratories upon completion of the program.

As an Animal Care Technician for our Toxicology team at the Senneville and Laval location you will be responsible for the well-being of all our research animals. Your success will ensure the health of our animals as well as the integrity of our preclinical studies.

In this role primary responsibilities include:

  • Cleaning all types of animal housing and related accessories;
  • Handling animals for all required activities;
  • Collecting data (weighing monitoring food consumption observing clinical signs).

Key Elements

We are looking for the followingminimum qualifications for this training:

  • Having successfully obtained Grade 9 units;
    • or the equivalent in the language of instruction second language and mathematics;
    • or having obtained a High School Equivalency Certificate (AENS);
    • or having passed the General Development Test (TDG) with or without specific prerequisites.
  • Having interrupted fulltime studies for at least twelve months;
    • or being 18 years old at the time of entering the program;
    • or having obtained a High School Diploma (DES) or a Vocational Studies Diploma (DEP) or their equivalent.
    • or meeting the eligibility standards of Emploi-Québecs Workforce Training Measure. (This AEP is eligible for the CFMSAEP pathway.)
  • Being able to work physically (lift up to 20 kg walk stand stoop etc.);
  • Having strong attention to detail;
  • Ability to follow instructions and meet precise deadlines;
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.

Please note that upon being hired you will have to undergo an annual tuberculosis test at the expense of the company.

Role Specific Information:

  • Location of Korpus Training Center: 2100 rue Cunard Laval (QC) H7S 2G5
  • Location of Charles Rivers sites:
    • Laval - 445 Boul. Armand-Frappier Laval QC H7V 4B3 (Free parking. Near the Montmorency Subway. Electric vehicle charging station)
    • Senneville - 22022 route Transcanadienne Senneville QC H9X 1C1 (We offer a free shuttle service from the Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue train station and John Abbott College to the Senneville site. Free parking. Electric vehicle charging station)
  • Salary: 21$
  • Program Schedule: Monday to Friday from 8AM-4.15PM
  • Program duration: 5 months

Why Charles River

  • Employee and family assistance program;
  • Excellent welcome program for new employees;
  • Many social activities!

If you are interested in contributing to the well-being of our communities not only across the country but around the world please join us.This is Your Moment

About Safety Assessment
Charles River is committed to helping our partners expedite their preclinical drug development with exceptional safety assessment services state-of-the-art facilities and expert regulatory guidance. From individual specialty toxicology and IND enabling studies to tailored packages and total laboratory support our deeply experienced team can design and execute programs that anticipate challenges and avoid roadblocks for a smooth efficient journey to market. Each year approximately 300 investigational new drug (IND) programs are conducted in our Safety Assessment facilities.


About Charles River
Charles River is an early-stage contract research organization (CRO). We have built upon our foundation of laboratory animal medicine and science to develop a diverse portfolio of discovery and safety assessment services both Good Laboratory Practice (GLP) and non-GLP to support clients from target identification through preclinical development. Charles River also provides a suite of products and services to support our clients clinical laboratory testing needs and manufacturing activities. Utilizing this broad portfolio of products and services enables our clients to create a more flexible drug development model which reduces their costs enhances their productivity and effectiveness to increase speed to market.

With over 20000 employees within 110 facilities in over 20 countries around the globe we are strategically positioned to coordinate worldwide resources and apply multidisciplinary perspectives in resolving our clients unique challenges. Our client base includes global pharmaceutical companies biotechnology companies government agencies and hospitals and academic institutions around the world.

At Charles River we are passionate about our role in improving the quality of peoples lives. Our mission our excellent science and our strong sense of purpose guide us in all that we do and we approach each day with the knowledge that our work helps to improve the health and well-being of many across the globe. We have proudly worked on 80% of the drugs approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the past five years.

Were committed to providing benefits that elevate your quality of life. Based on your position these may include: bonus/incentives based on performance 401K paid time off stock purchase program Health and wellness coverage employee and family wellbeing support programs and work life balance flexibility.

Equal Employment Opportunity

Charles River is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified applicants and employees without regard to race color sex religion national origin ancestry age mental or physical disability family status pregnancy military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal state or local laws.

It is unlawful in some states (including Massachusetts) to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

If you are interested in applying to Charles River Laboratories and need special assistance or an accommodation due to a disability to complete any forms or to otherwise participate in the resume submission process please contact a member of our Human Resources team by sending an e-mail message to This contact is for accommodation requests for individuals with disabilities only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications.

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