Early Childhood Educator Licensing by Province

Licence status by province and territory

Where early childhood educators need a licence

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

Licence required
Not confirmed yet

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

Early childhood educator: licence status, regulator and guide in each jurisdiction
Where	Licence status	Regulator	Guide
British Columbia	Licence required	Early Childhood Educator Registry	Read the guide for British Columbia
Alberta	Licence required	Alberta Child Care Staff Certification Office	Read the guide for Alberta
Saskatchewan	Licence required	Saskatchewan Ministry of Education	Read the guide for Saskatchewan
Manitoba	Not confirmed yet	—	—
Ontario	Licence required	College of Early Childhood Educators	Read the guide for Ontario
Quebec	Not confirmed yet	—	—
New Brunswick	Licence required	The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development	Read the guide for New Brunswick
Nova Scotia	Licence required	Nova Scotia Department of Education and Early Childhood Development	Read the guide for Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island	Not confirmed yet	—	—
Newfoundland and Labrador	Licence required	Association of Early Childhood Educators of Newfoundland and Labrador	Read the guide for Newfoundland and Labrador
Yukon	Not confirmed yet	—	—
Northwest Territories	Not confirmed yet	—	—
Nunavut	Not confirmed yet	—	—

Compare the provinces

6 of 13 provinces and territories have 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.

Listed one-time fees

No one-time fees are listed in the guides for British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador.

Listed time

Time not stated for every step: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Ontario, Nova Scotia, and Newfoundland and Labrador.

Side by side

Routes, exams, language, listed fees and time, median wage and outlook in each province or territory with a full guide
Where	Routes	Exams	Language	Listed fees	Listed time	Median wage	Outlook
British Columbia	Trained in Canada, Licensed in another province, Trained outside Canada	—	—	Not listed	1 month (partial)	$24.00 an hour	Moderate (3 of 5)
Alberta	Trained in Canada, Licensed in another province, Trained outside Canada	—	—	Not listed	—	$19.00 an hour	Good (4 of 5)
Saskatchewan	Trained in Canada, Licensed in another province, Trained outside Canada	—	—	Not listed	—	$18.75 an hour	Moderate (3 of 5)
Ontario	Trained in Canada, Licensed in another province, Trained outside Canada	—	—	Not listed	—	$22.00 an hour	Good (4 of 5)
Nova Scotia	Trained in Canada, Licensed in another province, Trained outside Canada	—	—	Not listed	—	$21.49 an hour	Very good (5 of 5)
Newfoundland and Labrador	Trained in Canada, Licensed in another province, Trained outside Canada	—	—	Not listed	—	$20.00 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 7 provinces and territories with a guide are shown.

Early childhood educator: moving a licence between provinces and territories

Direct transfer (30)
Not stated (12)

	BC	AB	SK	ON	NB	NS	NL
BC	—	Not stated	Direct	Direct	Not stated	Direct	Direct
AB	Direct	—	Direct	Direct	Not stated	Direct	Direct
SK	Direct	Not stated	—	Direct	Not stated	Direct	Direct
ON	Direct	Not stated	Direct	—	Not stated	Direct	Direct
NB	Direct	Not stated	Direct	Direct	—	Direct	Direct
NS	Direct	Not stated	Direct	Direct	Not stated	—	Direct
NL	Direct	Not stated	Direct	Direct	Not stated	Direct	—

All answers as a table

Early childhood educator: moving a licence between provinces and territories. Rows: licensed in; columns: moving to.
Licensed in / moving to	British Columbia	Alberta	Saskatchewan	Ontario	New Brunswick	Nova Scotia	Newfoundland and Labrador
British Columbia	Same place	Not stated, British Columbia to Alberta	Direct transfer, British Columbia to Saskatchewan	Direct transfer, British Columbia to Ontario	Not stated, British Columbia to New Brunswick	Direct transfer, British Columbia to Nova Scotia	Direct transfer, British Columbia to Newfoundland and Labrador
Alberta	Direct transfer, Alberta to British Columbia	Same place	Direct transfer, Alberta to Saskatchewan	Direct transfer, Alberta to Ontario	Not stated, Alberta to New Brunswick	Direct transfer, Alberta to Nova Scotia	Direct transfer, Alberta to Newfoundland and Labrador
Saskatchewan	Direct transfer, Saskatchewan to British Columbia	Not stated, Saskatchewan to Alberta	Same place	Direct transfer, Saskatchewan to Ontario	Not stated, Saskatchewan to New Brunswick	Direct transfer, Saskatchewan to Nova Scotia	Direct transfer, Saskatchewan to Newfoundland and Labrador
Ontario	Direct transfer, Ontario to British Columbia	Not stated, Ontario to Alberta	Direct transfer, Ontario to Saskatchewan	Same place	Not stated, Ontario to New Brunswick	Direct transfer, Ontario to Nova Scotia	Direct transfer, Ontario to Newfoundland and Labrador
New Brunswick	Direct transfer, New Brunswick to British Columbia	Not stated, New Brunswick to Alberta	Direct transfer, New Brunswick to Saskatchewan	Direct transfer, New Brunswick to Ontario	Same place	Direct transfer, New Brunswick to Nova Scotia	Direct transfer, New Brunswick to Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia	Direct transfer, Nova Scotia to British Columbia	Not stated, Nova Scotia to Alberta	Direct transfer, Nova Scotia to Saskatchewan	Direct transfer, Nova Scotia to Ontario	Not stated, Nova Scotia to New Brunswick	Same place	Direct transfer, Nova Scotia to Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador	Direct transfer, Newfoundland and Labrador to British Columbia	Not stated, Newfoundland and Labrador to Alberta	Direct transfer, Newfoundland and Labrador to Saskatchewan	Direct transfer, Newfoundland and Labrador to Ontario	Not stated, Newfoundland and Labrador to New Brunswick	Direct transfer, Newfoundland and Labrador to Nova Scotia	Same place

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Demand and pay

Job Bank figures for NOC 42202, Early childhood educators and assistants. Wages for 2023-2024 in Canadian dollars an hour; outlook for 2025-2027.

Median wage

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 early childhood educators by province and territory (table)
Where	Low	Median	High
Canada	$16.95	$22.30	$30.03
British Columbia	$19.00	$24.00	$30.00
Alberta	$15.60	$19.00	$28.85
Saskatchewan	$15.35	$18.75	$26.92
Manitoba	$16.00	$18.00	$25.90
Ontario	$17.60	$22.00	$31.00
Quebec	$18.00	$24.00	$30.03
New Brunswick	$16.90	$23.47	$25.60
Nova Scotia	$16.50	$21.49	$28.21
Prince Edward Island	$16.50	$21.55	$31.33
Newfoundland and Labrador	$16.00	$20.00	$27.33
Yukon	$20.00	$30.00	$33.50
Northwest Territories	$17.99	$26.65	$37.15
Nunavut	$19.00	$25.00	$41.39

Job outlook

1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.

Job outlook for early childhood educators by province and territory, 1 to 5 (table)
Where	Outlook
British Columbia	Moderate (3 of 5)
Alberta	Good (4 of 5)
Saskatchewan	Moderate (3 of 5)
Manitoba	Moderate (3 of 5)
Ontario	Good (4 of 5)
Quebec	Moderate (3 of 5)
New Brunswick	Good (4 of 5)
Nova Scotia	Very good (5 of 5)
Prince Edward Island	Very good (5 of 5)
Newfoundland and Labrador	Good (4 of 5)
Yukon	Good (4 of 5)
Northwest Territories	Good (4 of 5)
Nunavut	Moderate (3 of 5)

Wages in every province and territory