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Patient care attendant jobs: where to apply in Quebec

Santé Québec is the sole employer of the public network. Where to apply, region by region, and what job postings ask for.

October 10, 2026 · Lire en français

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In the public network, a single employer hires patient care attendants (PAB): Santé Québec. Applications are still filed region by region, on the recruitment site of each institution. Here is where to apply and what the official sources ask for.

Who hires in the public network

Santé Québec has been the sole employer of the staff of the health and social services network since December 1^st, 2024, according to Québec.ca. The seniority of transferred staff is maintained. Working conditions remain those of the collective agreements in force until new conditions are negotiated.

Where to apply

The entry point is the page sante.quebec/carrieres/travailler-avec-nous. Under the heading « Voyez où des postes sont offerts partout au Québec » (see where positions are offered across Quebec), it sorts institutions by region. On October 10, 2026, the page lists 16 regions and 30 institutions.

The steps:

Open the page and scroll down to your region
Click the name of the institution, which leads to its recruitment site
Search for « préposé aux bénéficiaires » in that institution's job postings

Santé Québec also runs a central job site, emplois.sante.quebec. It shows head office jobs and those of the public float team, which lends a hand first in remote regions. You search there by keyword and by region or city.

The posted requirements

The network's job title nomenclature describes the patient care attendant (title 3480) as a person who is part of the care team and provides assistance care. The job description sets no training requirement. Each job posting sets its own.

Québec.ca, in its occupation profile updated on June 19, 2026, notes the following:

Secondary-level vocational training (DEP or AEP) and supervised practical training
Training in the safe patient handling principles (PDSB), often required
First aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training, often required
A class 5 driver's licence, sometimes required or considered an asset

The program covered by the government scholarships in 2026-2027 is DEP 5405, Soutien aux services d'assistance en établissement de santé et de services sociaux (support for assistance services in health and social services institutions). The details are in our article on patient care attendant training.

Workplaces

Setting	Employer	Job title
Hospital centre, rehabilitation centre, CHSLD, seniors' home (maison des aînés)	Santé Québec	Patient care attendant
CLSC and home support	Santé Québec	Health and social services auxiliary
Private CHSLD, subsidized or non-subsidized	The private operator	Patient care attendant
Private seniors' residence	The residence operator	Personal assistance services attendant

Sources: Québec.ca, CPNSSS, Règlement sur la certification des résidences privées pour aînés.

The health and social services auxiliary (title 3588) works in a home, a residence, a group home or a similar setting, according to the nomenclature. The Règlement sur la certification des résidences privées pour aînés (regulation on the certification of private seniors' residences) also names the patient care attendant of an intermediate resource.

In the private sector, applications go directly to the operator. For day-to-day life in residential care, read Working in a CHSLD.

Full time, part time, recall list

The FSSS-CSN 2024-2028 collective agreement defines the statuses:

Full time: the person works the number of hours set for their job title
Part time: the person works fewer hours than the number set for their job title
Recall list: its definition is negotiated locally. The employer turns to it before hiring from outside

The patient care attendant title sets 35 to 36.25 hours a week, according to the nomenclature. A person on the recall list assigned to a full-time assignment of six months or more is considered full time for that period. Hourly rates are in our article on patient care attendant salary.

Criminal records

In a private seniors' residence, the Règlement sur la certification des résidences privées pour aînés (section 31) requires anyone who wants to work there to give the operator, before starting work, a declaration of their criminal record and written consent to its verification. The check covers all Canadian provinces.

Job prospects

Québec.ca rates the occupation's prospects « Excellentes » (excellent) for Quebec as a whole in 2025-2029, and counts 93,000 people employed in 2024.

Canada's Job Bank rates them « Good » in Quebec for 2025 to 2027, in an assessment updated on December 10, 2025. Fifteen regions are rated « Good ». Côte-Nord and Nord-du-Québec are rated « Moderate ». According to Job Bank, about 72,600 people hold a job in this occupation in Quebec, 46% of them in hospitals and 38% in nursing and residential care facilities.

Job Bank adds that institutions must gradually reduce their use of private agency staff, which could create other job opportunities. See our article on healthcare staffing agencies.

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Frequently asked questions

What PAB jobs are available in Quebec?

Public network job postings are on the recruitment site of each Santé Québec institution, starting from the page sante.quebec/carrieres/travailler-avec-nous. They are split between full-time positions, part-time positions and the recall list. Canada's Job Bank rates prospects « Good » in Quebec for 2025 to 2027.

Where can a patient care attendant work?

Québec.ca names four settings: hospital centres, rehabilitation centres, CHSLDs and CLSCs. According to Job Bank, 46% of people in the occupation in Quebec work in hospitals and 38% in nursing and residential care facilities.

Where can a PAB work?

In the public sector, a PAB works for Santé Québec, the network's sole employer since December 1^st, 2024. In the private sector, they work for the operator of a private CHSLD, subsidized or non-subsidized, or of a private seniors' residence. For home care, the public network uses the title of health and social services auxiliary.