How to get licensed

This basic guide covers whether you need a licence and who regulates the work. The step-by-step roadmap, listed fees, exams and language tests are added here once HAPB-NL's own pages are read in full.

Until then, check the current steps with the Hearing Aid Practitioners Board of Newfoundland and Labrador.

Demand and pay

Job Bank wages and outlook in Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada
WhereLowMedianHighOutlook
Newfoundland and Labrador $16.55 $26.67 $29.33 Moderate (3 of 5)
Canada $17.62 $26.85 $36.71 —

Wages by region and job outlook in Newfoundland and Labrador

Wages in every province and territory

Hearing aid practitioners in other provinces and territories

  • British Columbia Licence required
  • Alberta Licence required
  • Saskatchewan Licence required
  • Manitoba Licence required
  • Ontario Not confirmed yet
  • Quebec Licence required
  • New Brunswick Not confirmed yet
  • Nova Scotia Licence required
  • Prince Edward Island Not confirmed yet
  • Yukon Not confirmed yet
  • Northwest Territories Not confirmed yet
  • Nunavut Not confirmed yet

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Sources checked

  1. noc.esdc.gc.ca/Structure/NocProfile noc.esdc.gc.ca/Structure/NocProfile · fetched October 8, 2026

Frequently asked questions

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Do you need a licence to work as a hearing aid practitioner in Newfoundland and Labrador?

Yes. Registration with the Hearing Aid Practitioners Board of Newfoundland and Labrador is required to practise in Newfoundland and Labrador.

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