Major-General J.J. Benoit CStJ, CD, QHP, BA, MD, FRCPC (14 February 1932) was the 31st Canadian Surgeon General. Born in Rivière-du-Loup, Québec, Joseph Jean, was educated at Laval University, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 1950, and a Medical Degree in 1958. He also completed post-graduate studies in anesthesiology at the University of Toronto between 1962 and 1964. In 1956, he transferred from the Infantry to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF). His first posting in 1958 was to a Pine Tree Line radar station in Parent, Québec, as the station physician.