Practical experience:— Have at least three years of relevant professional experience;— (a master’s degree is equivalent to one year of professional experience; a doctorate (PhD) is equivalent to three years of professional experience)or— Be licensed to practise medicine in Canada. The Canadian Space Agency has chronicled the current recruitment process online, but the specifics remain a tightly guarded, confidential process. But that hiring process has continuously evolved over time, said Thirsk, who is now chancellor at the University of Calgary. More than three decades later, Canadian astronauts hold the same functions as their NASA or international counterparts, Thirsk said. Saint-Jacques has been assigned a six-month mission aboard the International Space Station that is scheduled to begin in November 2018.

Source: National Post April 22, 2017 15:33 UTC