Veterinary Skills Training and Enhancement Program
110 - 100 Stone Road West N1G 5L3 Guelph, ON, Canada

The job market for veterinarians is strong right now. Veterinary practice owners are contacting VSTEP looking for VSTEP graduates to hire. This may be the best time to make that decision to get your licence. There is still time to submit your application for the 2017 year. Enrollment is limited to 24 participants.

VSTEP 2014 alumnus Christian Lagaspi works as a veterinarian at Grand Valley Animal Clinic in Brandon, Manitoba

VSTEP 2014 alumnus Amin Sabzevari works as a veterinarian at Family Pet Hospital in Lethbridge, Alberta

VSTEP 2017 Application Form is now available. Visit our website and submit your application early.

VSTEP 2010 alumnus Victor Oltean works as a veterinarian at Warman Veterinary Services in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Since 2006 when Ray Aslani completed VSTEP our program has helped 270 internationally trained veterinarians along their path to licensure in Canada and the United States. Ray is the proud owner of three veterinary hospitals in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Yong Chang completed VSTEP in 2011. He is working for Veterinary Centers of America in their Annandale, Virginia hospital

Hooman Afshari completed VSTEP in 2007 and in 2010 opened the Brooklin Veterinary Hospital in Brooklin, Ontario where he employs 3 other veterinarians.

2007 VSTEP alumnus Suresh Prajapati is the proud owner of East Side Animal Hospital in Toronto, Ontario

VSTEP 2008 alumnus Margaret Pacia works as a companion animal veterinarian at Humber Bay Veterinary Hospital in Toronto, Ontario

VSTEP 2014 alumnus Magda Eslimi works as an equine veterinarian at Bellevue Equine Clinic in Dunrobin, Ontario.

VSTEP 2011 Alumnus Vedessa Meluch works as a veterinarian at Uniontown Veterinary Clinic in Uniontown, Ohio.

VSTEP 2006 Alumnus Radha Konda is a veterinarian with the Humane Society of Tampa Bay, Florida

VSTEP 2007 alumnus Nenad Paunovic is the proud owner of Coquitlam Animal Hospital in Coquitlam, British Columbia

Another VSTEP 2012 alumnus, Gopal Raval is the proud owner of Sundridge Veterinary Services in Sundridge, Ontario

VSTEP 2012 alumnus Seema Hooda works as a veterinarian researcher with the Government of Canada in Edmonton, Alberta

2014 VSTEP Alumnus Lucia Delgado de la Flor is an associate veterinarian at Dundas Euclid Animal Hospital in Toronto, Ontario

2011 VSTEP alumnus Jorge Ruiz is a veterinarian at Gateway Animal Hospital in Glendale, California

2007 VSTEP alumnus Koshy George is a partner in the Montrose Pet Clinic in Beaumont Alberta

2013 VSTEP alumnus Gabriel Couto works as a bovine veterinarian with the Kirkton Veterinary Services in Kirkton, Ontario

2009 VSTEP alumnus Irene Neri-Arboleda co-owns Thomas Glen Erin Animal Hospital in Mississauga, Ontario with her husband Nilo

2006 VSTEP alumnus Aleem Kothawala is the proud owner of Tomken-Rathburn Veterinary Clinic in Mississauga, Ontario.

The application form for VSTEP 2016 is now available on the VSTEP web site www.vstepontario.org

VSTEP 2011 graduate Daniel Jou is featured in this month's edition of Horse Sport Magazine. Congratulations Daniel! http://www.horse-canada.com/ma/the-baby-vets-making-babies/

VSTEP will again open up the VSTEP Dental Day to veterinarians seeking continuing education in veterinary dentistry with Dr. Fraser Hale. Contact VSTEP [email protected] to register.

VSTEP interviews are underway. We are still accepting applications for 2015. Classes start the end of April.

Ontario Beef and Dairy Industries

Learning and Socializing

VSTEP is now accepting applications for the 2015 session

Keep July 9th open for VSTEP Dental Day with Fraser Hale. See event. Contact the office to reserve your space.

VSTEP 2014 underway. 24 participants. 13 female and 11 male. Good luck to everyone!