This is what you typically need for the job:

Specialist physicians

• A bachelor of science degree or In Quebec, completion of a college program and one year of pre-medicine university studies is usually required.
• Graduation from an approved medical school and specific specialty training are required.
• Completion of the certifying examinations of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada and Licensing by the provincial or territorial licensing authority are required.

Specialists in clinical medicine

• Four to five years of specialty residency training are required.
• Two years of subspecialty training may also be required.

Specialists in laboratory medicine

• Four to five years of specialty residency training are required.

Specialists in surgery

• Five to six years of specialty residency training are required.
• Two years of subspecialty training may also be required.