Why Choose TOH?

Join one of Canada’s top learning and research hospitals. The Ottawa Hospital is the only tertiary hospital in the area.  We provide care to greater Ottawa, Eastern Ontario, Western Québec, and Nunavut.

We are your doctors and nurses, your orderlies and technologists, your therapists, social workers, clerks, and custodians. Nearly 17,000 professionals in all, we represent an enormous diversity of expertise, experience, and cultures.

In the coming years, The Ottawa Hospital will help reshape the future of health care to reflect 21st-century needs and innovations, looking beyond ‘the patient in the hospital’ to also support ‘the person in the community.’

Why choose The Ottawa Hospital?

Comprehensive, Modern, and Competitive Compensation

• Competitive pay, offer generous vacation package and sick leave
• Progressive retirement programs
• A generous pension plan where TOH also contributes. Visit Hoopp’s website for more information.
• Benefits and insurance for you and your family
• Part-time and casual employees receive a percentage in lieu to cover benefits, statutory holidays, and vacation

A culture of belonging

Through our Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Council, and Communities@TOH initiatives, we are committed to a diverse and inclusive culture at our hospital where all staff, patients and the community feel welcome, respected, safe and valued.

Our core values

• Compassion: Understanding and respect are at the heart of everything we do. Compassion is ingrained in our history and inspires our future. We provide compassionate care to our patients and promote compassion among our teams.
• A commitment to quality: Team members share an awareness of, and commitment to quality care for and safety of our patients, visitors and team members. We achieve this goal by continuously striving for excellence in all aspects of our operations.
• Working together: Our culture is built on mutual respect, teamwork, and compassion. We work side by side with colleagues at all levels, from diverse backgrounds, both professionally and culturally and with a commitment to shared success and celebrating others’ achievements.
• Respect for the individual: We are committed to creating a space for staff, patients and the community that is both diverse and inclusive, where differences are celebrated, and everyone feels valued. We offer an inclusive workplace, foster understanding, and promote empathy.

A focus on engagement, wellness and appreciation

• Flexible work plans
• Wellness Centres (with access to family medicine)
• GoodLife Fitness onsite
• Access to mental health support – psychology, social work, peer support
• An Employee and Family Assistance Program (access to counselling, health, financial, legal services and more) for you and your family
• Staff celebrations such as Staff Appreciation Week, Long Service Awards, and Winter Celebration
• Exclusive discounts to local businesses and more

Skills training and professional development

• In-house skills training and leadership programs aligned with your career objectives
• A Career Pathways Centre to   support our people’s career goals, offering wrap-around supports, tools and resources to assist staff with exploring new roles and career pathways at our hospital
• Canada’s largest simulation centre
• French language training
• Access to LinkedIn Learning

Leading innovation in health care

Be part of research and pioneering treatments. Work within state-of-the-art facilities using cutting-edge technologies and modern clinical models of care.

• Brilliant minds, pioneering treatments, and state-of-the-art facilities
• Our New Civic Campus, which will boost our reputation as a global hub for medical discovery and innovation with its world-class Neurosciences Centre
• Opportunities to Work within modern clinical models of care and contribute to breakthrough research

Last updated on: November 21st, 2025