Province comparison

Career Development Practitioner and Career Counsellor Licensing by Province

Regulated in 2 of 13NOC 41321Updated

Licence status by province and territory

Where career development practitioners and career counsellors need a licence
Quebec: Title protectedNew Brunswick: Title protected

Boundaries simplified for display. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census boundary files.

  • Title protected
  • Not confirmed yet
  • British Columbia: Not confirmed yet
  • Alberta: Not confirmed yet
  • Saskatchewan: Not confirmed yet
  • Manitoba: Not confirmed yet
  • Ontario: Not confirmed yet
  • Quebec: Title protected
  • New Brunswick: Title protected
  • Nova Scotia: Not confirmed yet
  • Prince Edward Island: Not confirmed yet
  • Newfoundland and Labrador: Not confirmed yet
  • Yukon: Not confirmed yet
  • Northwest Territories: Not confirmed yet
  • Nunavut: Not confirmed yet
Career development practitioner and career counsellor: licence status, regulator and guide in each jurisdiction
WhereLicence statusRegulatorGuide
British Columbia Not confirmed yet — —
Alberta Not confirmed yet — —
Saskatchewan Not confirmed yet — —
Manitoba Not confirmed yet — —
Ontario Not confirmed yet — —
Quebec Title protected — Read the guide for Quebec
New Brunswick Title protected New Brunswick Career Development Association Read the guide for New Brunswick
Nova Scotia Not confirmed yet — —
Prince Edward Island Not confirmed yet — —
Newfoundland and Labrador Not confirmed yet — —
Yukon Not confirmed yet — —
Northwest Territories Not confirmed yet — —
Nunavut Not confirmed yet — —

What the New Brunswick guide lists

1 of 13 provinces and territories has a full guide that lists the regulator's steps. Listed fees and time count only what the regulator states; steps without a listed fee or time are not included.

The New Brunswick guide lists no one-time fees and does not state a time for every step.

Routes, exams, language, listed fees and time, median wage and outlook in the New Brunswick guide
WhereRoutesExamsLanguage Listed feesListed timeMedian wageOutlook
New Brunswick Licensed in another province — — Not listed — $35.25 an hour Good (4 of 5)

Moving between provinces

What each regulator says about people already licensed in another province or territory. Each answer links to its details. Only the 2 provinces and territories with a guide are shown.

Career development practitioner and career counsellor: moving a licence between provinces and territories
  • Direct transfer (1)
  • Not stated (1)
All answers as a table
Career development practitioner and career counsellor: moving a licence between provinces and territories. Rows: licensed in; columns: moving to.
Licensed in / moving toQuebecNew Brunswick
QuebecSame placeDirect transfer, Quebec to New Brunswick
New BrunswickNot stated, New Brunswick to QuebecSame place

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Demand and pay

Job Bank figures for NOC 41321, Career development practitioners and career counsellors (except education). Wages for 2023-2024 in Canadian dollars an hour; outlook for 2025-2027.

Median wage

Median hourly wage for career development practitioners and career counsellors by province and territoryCanada: $29.95 (low $22.56, high $43.41). British Columbia: $29.30 (low $25.00, high $41.83). Alberta: $26.44 (low $21.00, high $43.59). Saskatchewan: $27.85 (low $21.00, high $40.00). Manitoba: $28.57 (low $20.00, high $43.00). Ontario: $29.23 (low $21.33, high $45.00). Quebec: $30.53 (low $25.02, high $41.03). New Brunswick: $35.25 (low $24.75, high $45.00). Nova Scotia: $27.20 (low $21.75, high $43.08). Prince Edward Island: $25.50 (low $21.00, high $35.90). Newfoundland and Labrador: $33.00 (low $22.67, high $53.00). Yukon: not stated. Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated.$0$20$40$60Canada: $29.95 (low $22.56, high $43.41)Canada$29.95British Columbia: $29.30 (low $25.00, high $41.83)British Columbia$29.30Alberta: $26.44 (low $21.00, high $43.59)Alberta$26.44Saskatchewan: $27.85 (low $21.00, high $40.00)Saskatchewan$27.85Manitoba: $28.57 (low $20.00, high $43.00)Manitoba$28.57Ontario: $29.23 (low $21.33, high $45.00)Ontario$29.23Quebec: $30.53 (low $25.02, high $41.03)Quebec$30.53New Brunswick: $35.25 (low $24.75, high $45.00)New Brunswick$35.25Nova Scotia: $27.20 (low $21.75, high $43.08)Nova Scotia$27.20Prince Edward Island: $25.50 (low $21.00, high $35.90)Prince Edward Island$25.50Newfoundland and Labrador: $33.00 (low $22.67, high $53.00)Newfoundland and Labrador$33.00Yukon: not statedYukonNot statedNorthwest Territories: not statedNorthwest TerritoriesNot statedNunavut: not statedNunavutNot stated
Bars show the median wage. Lines run from the low to the high wage, which are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles. Grey is all of Canada.
Median hourly wage for career development practitioners and career counsellors by province and territory (table)
WhereLowMedianHigh
Canada$22.56$29.95$43.41
British Columbia$25.00$29.30$41.83
Alberta$21.00$26.44$43.59
Saskatchewan$21.00$27.85$40.00
Manitoba$20.00$28.57$43.00
Ontario$21.33$29.23$45.00
Quebec$25.02$30.53$41.03
New Brunswick$24.75$35.25$45.00
Nova Scotia$21.75$27.20$43.08
Prince Edward Island$21.00$25.50$35.90
Newfoundland and Labrador$22.67$33.00$53.00
YukonNot statedNot statedNot stated
Northwest TerritoriesNot statedNot statedNot stated
NunavutNot statedNot statedNot stated

Job outlook

Job outlook for career development practitioners and career counsellors by province and territory, 1 to 5British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5). Alberta: Good (4 of 5). Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5). Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5). Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5). Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5). New Brunswick: Good (4 of 5). Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Good (4 of 5). Yukon: undetermined. Northwest Territories: undetermined. Nunavut: undetermined.12345British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5)British ColumbiaModerateAlberta: Good (4 of 5)AlbertaGoodSaskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5)SaskatchewanModerateManitoba: Moderate (3 of 5)ManitobaModerateOntario: Moderate (3 of 5)OntarioModerateQuebec: Moderate (3 of 5)QuebecModerateNew Brunswick: Good (4 of 5)New BrunswickGoodNova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5)Nova ScotiaModeratePrince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5)Prince Edward IslandModerateNewfoundland and Labrador: Good (4 of 5)Newfoundland and LabradorGoodYukon: undeterminedYukonUndeterminedNorthwest Territories: undeterminedNorthwest TerritoriesUndeterminedNunavut: undeterminedNunavutUndetermined
1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Job outlook for career development practitioners and career counsellors by province and territory, 1 to 5 (table)
WhereOutlook
British ColumbiaModerate (3 of 5)
AlbertaGood (4 of 5)
SaskatchewanModerate (3 of 5)
ManitobaModerate (3 of 5)
OntarioModerate (3 of 5)
QuebecModerate (3 of 5)
New BrunswickGood (4 of 5)
Nova ScotiaModerate (3 of 5)
Prince Edward IslandModerate (3 of 5)
Newfoundland and LabradorGood (4 of 5)
YukonOutlook not determined
Northwest TerritoriesOutlook not determined
NunavutOutlook not determined

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