Licensing guide · Yukon

How to Become a Baker in Yukon

Last checked 2 sources checkedNOC 63202

Do you need certification?

Certification is voluntary

Baker is a voluntary trade in Yukon. You can work in the trade without a certificate.

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“Compulsory/Voluntary (C/V) Certification Required by Apprenticeship Authority Provinces and Territories designate each trade as compulsory or voluntary. Work in Compulsory trades can only be performed by certified journeypersons or registered apprentices. Work in Voluntary trades may legally be performed with or without certification or apprenticeship training V V V V V V V Not applicable V V V V V”

From ellischart.ca/eng/trades/baker/ellis-chart.shtml, checked October 11, 2026.

At a glance

Licence status
Voluntary certification See the source
Routes
  • Trained in Canada: 5 steps (1 fee depends on your situation and is not in the total)
Annual fees
Not stated by the regulator Check with Apprenticeship Training

Your roadmap

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

Trained in Canada

  • 1 fee depends on your situation and is not in the total
  • 4 steps without a listed fee

  1. You must meet the entrance requirements for your trade.

    Source
    “meet the entrance requirements for your trade”
    yukon.ca/en/education-and-schools/apprentices-and-trades/learn-abou...

  2. You must work for an employer who employs a certified journeyperson in the trade and is willing to sponsor your apprenticeship.

    Source
    “work for an employer who: employs a journeyperson certified in the trade you're applying to register in; and is willing to sponsor your apprenticeship.”
    yukon.ca/en/education-and-schools/apprentices-and-trades/learn-abou...

  3. You apply to register as an apprentice and pay a $10 non-refundable application fee.

    Source
    “You'll pay a $10 non-refundable application fee when you apply to register as an apprentice.”
    yukon.ca/en/education-and-schools/apprentices-and-trades/learn-abou...

  4. As a registered apprentice you spend 80 per cent of your time learning on the job from a certified journeyperson and 20 per cent in in-school technical training.

    Source
    “80 per cent of your time learning from a certified journeyperson on the job while getting paid; and 20 per cent of your time learning at in-school technical training.”
    yukon.ca/en/education-and-schools/apprentices-and-trades/learn-abou...

  5. You write the journeyperson Certificate of Qualification exam in your trade.

    Source
    “the journeyperson Certificate of Qualification exam in your trade based on: your previous experience and training; and the requirements of your trade.”
    yukon.ca/en/education-and-schools/apprentices-and-trades/learn-abou...

Listed fees for this route

1 fee depends on your situation and is not in the total.

4 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

Residency

Other

Already licensed in another province?

Not stated

The pages do not state how someone already licensed in another Canadian province or territory registers in the Yukon.

Source
“Changing employers or moving to, or away from, the Yukon”
yukon.ca/en/education-and-schools/apprentices-and-trades/learn-abou...

Processing time: Not stated by the regulator Check with Apprenticeship Training

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Credential assessment

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Exams

Language tests

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Canadian experience

Not stated by the regulator Check with Apprenticeship Training

Supervised practice

Not stated by the regulator Check with Apprenticeship Training

Demand and pay

Job Bank figures for NOC 63202, Bakers. Wages for 2023-2024 in Canadian dollars an hour; outlook for 2025-2027.

Job Bank wages and outlook in Yukon and Canada
WhereLowMedianHighOutlook
Yukon $18.29 $22.69 $30.36 Undetermined
Canada $15.00 $17.50 $24.81 —

Wages by region and job outlook in Yukon

Wages in every province and territory

Bakers in other provinces and territories

Regulated in 11 of the other 12 jurisdictions checked so far. The rules differ from one place to the next.

Compare baker licensing across Canada

Sources checked

Pages read on October 11, 2026.

  1. Baker – Ellis Chart ellischart.ca/eng/trades/baker/ellis-chart.shtml · fetched October 9, 2026
  2. Learn about the apprenticeship program | Yukon.ca yukon.ca/en/education-and-schools/apprentices-and-trades/learn-abou... · fetched October 9, 2026

Frequently asked questions

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Do you need a licence to work as a baker in Yukon?

No. Certification is available, but it is not required to work in the trade in Yukon. Certification is managed by Apprenticeship Training.

Which exams are required?

apprenticeship level 1 exam, journeyperson Certificate of Qualification exam.

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