Licensing guide · New Brunswick

How to Become an Interior Designer in New Brunswick

Last checked 4 sources checkedNOC 52121

Do you need a licence?

Licence required

You must be registered with The Association of Registered Interior Designers of New Brunswick to work as an interior designer in New Brunswick or to use a protected title.

Protected titles
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“Interior Designer | The Association of Registered Interior Designers of New Brunswick”

From www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/post-secondary_education_tra..., checked October 10, 2026.

At a glance

Licence status
Licence required See the source
Routes
Annual fees
Not stated by the regulator Check with The Association of Registered Interior Designers of New Brunswick

Your roadmap

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

Trained in Canada

  • 1 step without a listed fee

  1. Graduate from a bachelor's degree program in interior design accredited by CIDA, which is the minimum education requirement.

    Source
    “As of January 1, 2017, a bachelor’s degree in interior design that has been accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) will be the minimum education requirement.”
    idnb-dinb.ca/en/interior-design-profession/education-examination

Listed fees for this route

No one-time fees listed by the regulator for these steps Check with The Association of Registered Interior Designers of New Brunswick

1 step without a listed fee, so the total may not be the full cost.

Official page for this route

Trained outside Canada

  • 2 steps without a listed fee

  1. Go through the Intern Competency Review System, a third-party assessment run by ARIDO, by submitting a book of evidence, documents, projects and written material showing you have competencies equivalent to the CIDA requirements.

    Source
    “The ICRS entails submitting a book of evidence, documents, projects, written material, etc. which demonstrates that you have the equivalent competencies as the CIDA requirements.”
    idnb-dinb.ca/en/membership/competency-review-system-icrs

  2. After completing the ICRS, you are given permission to write the CIDQ exam and thereby become an Intern member of IDNB.

    Source
    “Once you have completed that system, you are then given permission to write the CIDQ exam, thereby becoming an Intern member of the Interior Designers of New Brunswick (IDNB).”
    idnb-dinb.ca/en/membership/competency-review-system-icrs

Listed fees for this route

No one-time fees listed by the regulator for these steps Check with The Association of Registered Interior Designers of New Brunswick

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

Official page for this route

Requirements

Conditions the regulator sets on top of the roadmap steps.

Education

  • As of January 1, 2017, a bachelor's degree in interior design accredited by CIDA is the minimum education requirement.

    Source
    “As of January 1, 2017, a bachelor’s degree in interior design that has been accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) will be the minimum education requirement.”
    idnb-dinb.ca/en/interior-design-profession/education-examination

Insurance

  • All Registered Members, Non-Resident Registered Members and Intern Members must maintain adequate professional liability insurance.

    Source
    “All Registered Members, Non-Resident Registered Members and Intern Members must maintain adequate professional liability insurance”
    idnb-dinb.ca/en/membership/membership-requirements

Already licensed in another province?

Not stated

The pages do not state how someone already licensed in another Canadian province or territory can register in New Brunswick.

Source
“Interior Designer | The Association of Registered Interior Designers of New Brunswick”
www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/post-secondary_education_tra...

Processing time: Not stated by the regulator Check with The Association of Registered Interior Designers of New Brunswick

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Credential assessment

Not stated by the regulator Check with The Association of Registered Interior Designers of New Brunswick

Exams

Language tests

Not stated by the regulator Check with The Association of Registered Interior Designers of New Brunswick

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Canadian experience

Not stated by the regulator Check with The Association of Registered Interior Designers of New Brunswick

Supervised practice

Not stated by the regulator Check with The Association of Registered Interior Designers of New Brunswick

Demand and pay

Job Bank figures for NOC 52121, Interior designers and interior decorators. Wages for 2023-2024 in Canadian dollars an hour; outlook for 2025-2027.

Job Bank wages and outlook in New Brunswick and Canada
WhereLowMedianHighOutlook
New Brunswick $18.31 $25.36 $31.62 Undetermined
Canada $18.35 $28.85 $48.72 —

Wages by region and job outlook in New Brunswick

Wages in every province and territory

Interior designers in other provinces and territories

Regulated in 8 of the other 12 jurisdictions checked so far. The rules differ from one place to the next.

Compare interior designer licensing across Canada

Sources checked

Pages read on October 10, 2026.

  1. Certified Occupations www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/post-secondary_education_tra... · fetched October 10, 2026
  2. Education & Examination – IDNB-DINB idnb-dinb.ca/en/interior-design-profession/education-examination · fetched October 10, 2026
  3. Competency Review System (ICRS) – IDNB-DINB idnb-dinb.ca/en/membership/competency-review-system-icrs · fetched October 10, 2026
  4. Standards & Conditions of Membership – IDNB-DINB idnb-dinb.ca/en/membership/membership-requirements · fetched October 10, 2026

Frequently asked questions

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Do you need a licence to work as an interior designer in New Brunswick?

Yes. Registration with The Association of Registered Interior Designers of New Brunswick is required to practise in New Brunswick.

Which exams are required?

CIDQ exam.

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