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Do You Need a Licence to Work in Canada?
Is my job regulated?
Is my job regulated?
Firefighter Profession
NOC 42101 · Firefighters
A licence is required in 5 of 13 provinces and territories, and voluntary in 8.
Where each job is regulated
Boundaries simplified for display. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census boundary files.
- Licence required
- Voluntary certification
- British Columbia: Voluntary certification
- Alberta: Licence required
- Saskatchewan: Voluntary certification
- Manitoba: Licence required
- Ontario: Licence required
- Quebec: Licence required
- New Brunswick: Voluntary certification
- Nova Scotia: Licence required
- Prince Edward Island: Voluntary certification
- Newfoundland and Labrador: Voluntary certification
- Yukon: Voluntary certification
- Northwest Territories: Voluntary certification
- Nunavut: Voluntary certification
Browse by province or territory
- British Columbia 183 regulated occupations
- Alberta 201 regulated occupations
- Saskatchewan 138 regulated occupations
- Manitoba 181 regulated occupations
- Ontario 242 regulated occupations
- Quebec 225 regulated occupations
- New Brunswick 150 regulated occupations
- Nova Scotia 155 regulated occupations
- Prince Edward Island 85 regulated occupations
- Newfoundland and Labrador 113 regulated occupations
- Yukon 57 regulated occupations
- Northwest Territories 72 regulated occupations
- Nunavut 64 regulated occupations
- Federal (all of Canada) 25 regulated occupations
Compare the provinces
- Automotive service technician Regulated in 13 jurisdictions
- Cabinetmaker Regulated in 13 jurisdictions
- Carpenter Regulated in 13 jurisdictions
- Chartered professional accountant Regulated in 13 jurisdictions
- Construction electrician Regulated in 13 jurisdictions
- Cook Regulated in 13 jurisdictions
- Firefighter Regulated in 13 jurisdictions
- Glazier Regulated in 13 jurisdictions
- Hairstylist Regulated in 13 jurisdictions
- Heavy duty equipment technician Regulated in 13 jurisdictions
- Industrial mechanic (millwright) Regulated in 13 jurisdictions
- Insulator (heat and frost) Regulated in 13 jurisdictions
Tools and tables
- Licence transfer checker Already licensed in one province? See what another province asks for.
- Roadmap builder Your steps, listed fees and time for one occupation and province.
- Language test scores Minimum IELTS, CELPIP and other scores, by occupation and province.
- Credential assessments Which regulators ask for an assessment of your education.
- Licensing exams Which exams each regulator asks for.
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