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Ontario · Ottawa

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OTTAWA FIRE SERVICES

A bilingual urban and rural service covering a very large geographic response area.

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Recruitment roadmap

Stages are stored per department. Anything not yet confirmed against an official source is marked as requirements to be verified.

  1. 01

    Application

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    Submit your application package and confirm you meet the posted prerequisites.

  2. 02

    Written / Aptitude Test

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    Cognitive testing covering reasoning, comprehension, mechanical and spatial ability.

  3. 03

    CPAT

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    Candidate Physical Ability Test — a timed sequence of eight firefighting-related events in weighted gear.

  4. 04

    Interview

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    Structured, competency-based interview panel.

  5. 05

    Medical

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    Occupational medical and vision/hearing screening.

  6. 06

    Background Check

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    Criminal record check, references and document verification.

  7. 07

    Final Selection

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    Eligibility list placement and conditional offer.

Physical requirements

CPAT completion

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Aerobic capacity

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Questions candidates ask

Does Ottawa Fire Services use CPAT?

A CPAT-style physical ability test appears in this profile. Confirm the current requirement and whether an external certificate is accepted before you book anything.

How far in advance should I start preparing?

Most successful candidates prepare for one to three years before a conditional offer. Being test-ready and fitness-ready before a posting opens matters more than intense preparation after it opens.

Are the practice questions here real exam questions?

No. Every question is original demo training content written to reflect common recruitment task types. No legitimate provider has access to live exam material.