Anesthesiologists administer anesthetics prior to, during, or after surgery or other medical procedures.

• A bachelor's 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 is required.
  
• Four to five years of specialty residency training are required.
  
• Two years of subspecialty training may also be 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.