Licensing guide · Manitoba

How to Become an Auto Body and Collision Technician in Manitoba

Last checked 8 sources checkedNOC 72411

Do you need certification?

Certification is voluntary

Auto body and collision technician is a voluntary trade in Manitoba. You can work in the trade without a certificate.

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“Voluntary designated trades means tradespeople are not required to be an apprentice or journeyperson to work in the trade.”

From gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/employers/hiring-apprentices.html, checked October 11, 2026.

At a glance

Licence status
Voluntary certification See the source
Routes
Annual fees
Not stated by the regulator Check with Apprenticeship Manitoba

Your roadmap

Every route is listed. Follow the one that matches where you trained.

Trained in Canada

  • 4 steps without a listed fee

  1. Apprenticeship Manitoba emails you the Apprenticeship Agreement, which you can print and sign or sign electronically, and your employer must also sign Part C.

    Source
    “Apprenticeship Manitoba sends an email to you with the Apprenticeship Agreement - you can print out the agreement and sign it, or electronically sign the agreement - your employer must also sign Part C of the agreement”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/apprenticeship-program/apply-for-your-appr...

  2. Submit your education records, documentation of related work or educational experience, and the signed Apprenticeship Agreement to Apprenticeship Manitoba to register it.

    Source
    “Provide documentation and register your Apprenticeship Agreement with Apprenticeship Manitoba”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/apprenticeship-program/apply-for-your-appr...

  3. Complete the on-the-job hours, technical training hours and exams required by the Act and your trade regulation.

    Source
    “complete on-the-job hours, technical training hours and exams according to The Apprenticeship and Certification Act and for your specific trade regulation or by-law.”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/apprenticeship-program/apply-for-your-appr...

  4. After completing all levels and apprenticeship requirements, pass the certification exam with at least 70 per cent to earn your Certificate of Qualification.

    Source
    “Once you’ve completed all levels and apprenticeship requirements for your program, you must pass the certification (final) exam. The minimum passing grade is 70 per cent.”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/apprenticeship-program/discover-apprentice...

Listed fees for this route

No one-time fees listed by the regulator for these steps Check with Apprenticeship Manitoba

4 steps without a listed fee, so the total may not be the full cost.

Official page for this route

Licensed in another province

  • Listed one-time fees: $600
  • 5 steps without a listed fee
  • Listed time: 13.4 months (only 2 of 7 steps state a time)

  1. Review the work experience form for your trade on the Apprenticeship Manitoba website to determine if you have the required experience, training, knowledge and skills to write the qualification exam.

    Source
    “Determine if you have the work experience, training, knowledge and skills required to be eligible to write the qualification exam by reviewing the work experience form for your trade on the Apprenticeship Manitoba website.”
    immigratemanitoba.com/life/regulated-occupations

  2. Submit your trades qualification application with the completed work experience form, employer letters and copies of any previous trades certification if you meet all requirements.

    Source
    “Submit to Apprenticeship Manitoba your trades qualification application (along with your completed work experience form, employer letter(s) and copies of previous trades certification) only if you meet all requirements to write the qualification exam in your trade.”
    immigratemanitoba.com/life/regulated-occupations

  3. Wait for a reply from Apprenticeship Manitoba, as the application review typically takes about six weeks, and approval means you are eligible to write the exam.

    Time: 6 weeks
    Time source
    “Wait for a reply from Apprenticeship Manitoba (application review typically takes about six weeks).”
    immigratemanitoba.com/life/regulated-occupations
    Source
    “Wait for a reply from Apprenticeship Manitoba (application review typically takes about six weeks). Approval of your application means you are eligible to write the exam.”
    immigratemanitoba.com/life/regulated-occupations

  4. Once you receive written confirmation that you are approved as a trade qualifier, you will be sent an exam application form.

    Source
    “Once you have received written confirmation that you are approved as a trade qualifier, you will be sent an exam application form.”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/experienced-tradespersons/certification-ex...

  5. Complete the Exam Application form to register for your certification exam, selecting your preferred exam time, date and place.

    Source
    “When you are ready to take your certification exam, complete the Exam Application form to register for your exam. In the form, you can select your preferred exam time, date and place.”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/experienced-tradespersons/certification-ex...
  6. Time: 1 year
    Time source
    “You will have one year to write your certification exam and, if applicable, your practical exam.”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/experienced-tradespersons/certification-ex...
    Source
    “You will have one year to write your certification exam and, if applicable, your practical exam.”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/experienced-tradespersons/certification-ex...

  7. As a trade qualifier in this trade, complete the practical exam portion after you are successful on the written examination.

    Source
    “Trades Qualifier will complete practical portion once successful at the written examination.”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/experienced-tradespersons/certification-ex...

Listed fees for this route

One-time total listed: $600

One-time fees listed for Licensed in another province, by type
Fee typeAmountShare
Application $200 33%
Exams $400 67%
One-time total $600 100%

5 steps without a listed fee, so the total may not be the full cost.

Official page for this route

Trained outside Canada

  • Listed one-time fees: $600
  • 5 steps without a listed fee
  • Listed time: 13.4 months (only 2 of 7 steps state a time)

  1. Review the work experience form for your trade on the Apprenticeship Manitoba website to determine if you have the required experience, training, knowledge and skills to write the qualification exam.

    Source
    “Determine if you have the work experience, training, knowledge and skills required to be eligible to write the qualification exam by reviewing the work experience form for your trade on the Apprenticeship Manitoba website.”
    immigratemanitoba.com/life/regulated-occupations

  2. Submit your trades qualification application with the completed work experience form, employer letters and copies of any previous trades certification if you meet all requirements.

    Source
    “Submit to Apprenticeship Manitoba your trades qualification application (along with your completed work experience form, employer letter(s) and copies of previous trades certification) only if you meet all requirements to write the qualification exam in your trade.”
    immigratemanitoba.com/life/regulated-occupations

  3. Wait for a reply from Apprenticeship Manitoba, as the application review typically takes about six weeks, and approval means you are eligible to write the exam.

    Time: 6 weeks
    Time source
    “Wait for a reply from Apprenticeship Manitoba (application review typically takes about six weeks).”
    immigratemanitoba.com/life/regulated-occupations
    Source
    “Wait for a reply from Apprenticeship Manitoba (application review typically takes about six weeks). Approval of your application means you are eligible to write the exam.”
    immigratemanitoba.com/life/regulated-occupations

  4. Once you receive written confirmation that you are approved as a trade qualifier, you will be sent an exam application form.

    Source
    “Once you have received written confirmation that you are approved as a trade qualifier, you will be sent an exam application form.”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/experienced-tradespersons/certification-ex...

  5. Complete the Exam Application form to register for your certification exam, selecting your preferred exam time, date and place.

    Source
    “When you are ready to take your certification exam, complete the Exam Application form to register for your exam. In the form, you can select your preferred exam time, date and place.”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/experienced-tradespersons/certification-ex...
  6. Time: 1 year
    Time source
    “You will have one year to write your certification exam and, if applicable, your practical exam.”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/experienced-tradespersons/certification-ex...
    Source
    “You will have one year to write your certification exam and, if applicable, your practical exam.”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/experienced-tradespersons/certification-ex...

  7. As a trade qualifier in this trade, complete the practical exam portion after you are successful on the written examination.

    Source
    “Trades Qualifier will complete practical portion once successful at the written examination.”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/experienced-tradespersons/certification-ex...

Listed fees for this route

One-time total listed: $600

One-time fees listed for Trained outside Canada, by type
Fee typeAmountShare
Application $200 33%
Exams $400 67%
One-time total $600 100%

5 steps without a listed fee, so the total may not be the full cost.

Official page for this route

Other listed fees

The regulator lists these without tying them to one step, so they are not in the route totals above. Check which apply to you.

Requirements

Conditions the regulator sets on top of the roadmap steps.

Education

  • When registering your Apprenticeship Agreement you must provide education records such as a post-secondary transcript, high school diploma, Grade 12 transcripts, GED or CAEC, or state in your application if you do not have Grade 12 or equivalent.

    Source
    “a copy of your education records (post-secondary transcript, or high school diploma, and/or Grade 12 transcripts, GED certificate/ Canadian Adult Education Credential (CAEC), or equivalent). NOTE: If you do not have Grade 12 or equivalent education, state this in your application.”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/apprenticeship-program/apply-for-your-appr...

Experience

Residency

Other

Already licensed in another province?

Direct transfer

If you have received Red Seal certification for a trade, it will continue to be recognized in Manitoba.

Source
“If you have received Red Seal certification for any trade (voluntary or compulsory certification), it will continue to be recognized in Manitoba.”
gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/experienced-tradespersons/trade-qualifier....

Processing time: Not stated by the regulator Check with Apprenticeship Manitoba

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Credential assessment

Not stated by the regulator Check with Apprenticeship Manitoba

Exams

Language tests

Not stated by the regulator Check with Apprenticeship Manitoba

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Canadian experience

Not stated by the regulator Check with Apprenticeship Manitoba

Supervised practice

Not stated by the regulator Check with Apprenticeship Manitoba

Demand and pay

Job Bank figures for NOC 72411, Auto body collision, refinishing and glass technicians and damage repair estimators. Wages for 2023-2024 in Canadian dollars an hour; outlook for 2025-2027.

Job Bank wages and outlook in Manitoba and Canada
WhereLowMedianHighOutlook
Manitoba $17.00 $27.00 $41.03 Moderate (3 of 5)
Canada $18.50 $27.00 $40.00 —

Wages by region and job outlook in Manitoba

Wages in every province and territory

Auto bodies and collision technicians in other provinces and territories

Regulated in 11 of the other 12 jurisdictions checked so far. The rules differ from one place to the next.

Compare auto body and collision technician licensing across Canada

Sources checked

Pages read on October 11, 2026.

  1. Apprenticeship Manitoba | Province of Manitoba gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/employers/hiring-apprentices.html · fetched October 10, 2026
  2. Apprenticeship Manitoba | Province of Manitoba gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/apprenticeship-program/apply-for-your-appr... · fetched October 10, 2026
  3. Apprenticeship Manitoba | Province of Manitoba gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/apprenticeship-program/discover-apprentice... · fetched October 10, 2026
  4. Apprenticeship Manitoba | Province of Manitoba gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/experienced-tradespersons/trade-qualifier.... · fetched October 10, 2026
  5. Regulated Occupations | Manitoba Immigration immigratemanitoba.com/life/regulated-occupations · fetched October 10, 2026
  6. Apprenticeship Manitoba | Province of Manitoba gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/experienced-tradespersons/certification-ex... · fetched October 10, 2026
  7. Apprenticeship Manitoba | Province of Manitoba gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/explore-trades/trade-profiles/auto-body-co... · fetched October 10, 2026
  8. Apprenticeship Manitoba | Province of Manitoba gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/explore-trades/newcomers.html · fetched October 10, 2026

Frequently asked questions

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Do you need a licence to work as an auto body and collision technician in Manitoba?

No. Certification is available, but it is not required to work in the trade in Manitoba. Certification is managed by Apprenticeship Manitoba.

Which exams are required?

Certification exam, Practical exam, Level Placement Exam.

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