Licensing guide · Quebec

Do You Need a Licence to Work as a Counselling Therapist in Quebec?

Last checked 1 source checkedNOC 41301

Basic guide The licence status and official sources so far. Steps, fees and exams are added once the regulator's own pages are read in full.

Do you need a licence?

Licence required

You must be licensed to work as a counselling therapist in Quebec or to use a protected title.

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“To practise psychotherapy, a permit is required in Quebec and registration with the appropriate regulatory body is required in Ontario.”

From noc.esdc.gc.ca/Structure/NocProfile, checked October 8, 2026.

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 the regulator's own pages are read in full.

Until then, check the current steps with the regulator.

Demand and pay

Job Bank figures for NOC 41301, Therapists in counselling and related specialized therapies. Wages for 2023-2024 in Canadian dollars an hour; outlook for 2025-2027.

Job Bank wages and outlook in Quebec and Canada
WhereLowMedianHighOutlook
Quebec $27.30 $38.00 $48.00 Moderate (3 of 5)
Canada $23.00 $34.00 $50.00 —

Wages by region and job outlook in Quebec

Wages in every province and territory

Counselling therapists in other provinces and territories

Regulated in 3 of the other 12 jurisdictions checked so far. The rules differ from one place to the next.

  • British Columbia Not confirmed yet
  • Alberta Not confirmed yet
  • Saskatchewan Not confirmed yet
  • Manitoba Not confirmed yet
  • Ontario Licence required
  • New Brunswick Licence required
  • Nova Scotia Licence required
  • 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

Compare counselling therapist licensing across Canada

Sources checked

Pages read on October 8, 2026.

  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 counselling therapist in Quebec?

Yes. Registration is required to practise in Quebec.

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