Licensing guide · Manitoba

How to Become an Electrologist in Manitoba

Last checked 7 sources checkedNOC 63211

Do you need certification?

Certification required

Electrologist is a compulsory trade in Manitoba. You need a certificate, or registration as an apprentice, to work in the trade.

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“While the required legislative amendments are being completed, the trade will continue to be designated as a compulsory certification trade.”

From gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/explore-trades/trade-profiles/electrologis..., checked October 11, 2026.

At a glance

Licence status
Certification required See the source
Routes
Annual fees
Not stated by the regulator Check with Apprenticeship Manitoba

Your roadmap

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

Trained in Canada

  • 5 steps without a listed fee

  1. You must be enrolled in or have completed your technical training before registering your Apprenticeship Agreement.

    Source
    “You must be enrolled in, or have completed, your technical training before you register your Apprenticeship Agreement.”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/apprenticeship-program/discover-apprentice...

  2. Apprenticeship Manitoba emails you the Apprenticeship Agreement, which you and your employer must sign.

    Source
    “Apprenticeship Manitoba sends an email to you with the Apprenticeship Agreement - you can print out the agreement and sign it, or electronically sign the agreement - your employer must also sign Part C of the agreement”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/apprenticeship-program/apply-for-your-appr...

  3. Submit your education records, documentation of related work or educational experience, and the signed Apprenticeship Agreement to Apprenticeship Manitoba.

    Source
    “Follow instructions on your Apprenticeship Agreement to submit: - a copy of your education records (post-secondary transcript, or high school diploma, and/or Grade 12 transcripts, GED certificate/ Canadian Adult Education Credential (CAEC), or equivalent). NOTE: If you do not have Grade 12 or equivalent education, state this in your application. - documentation for any work or educational experience related to your trade - the completed Apprenticeship Agreement (must be signed by both you and your employer)”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/apprenticeship-program/apply-for-your-appr...

  4. Complete the on-the-job hours, technical training hours and exams required for your trade.

    Source
    “complete on-the-job hours, technical training hours and exams according to The Apprenticeship and Certification Act and for your specific trade regulation or by-law.”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/apprenticeship-program/apply-for-your-appr...

  5. Pass the certification exam and the practical exam to earn your Certificate of Qualification.

    Source
    “A certification exam and practical exam are required to earn your Certificate of Qualification.”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/apprenticeship-program/discover-apprentice...

Listed fees for this route

No one-time fees listed by the regulator for these steps Check with Apprenticeship Manitoba

5 steps without a listed fee, so the total may not be the full cost.

Official page for this route

Licensed in another province

  • Listed one-time fees: $600
  • 5 steps without a listed fee
  • Listed time: 13.4 months (only 2 of 7 steps state a time)

  1. Review the work experience form for your trade to determine whether your experience, training, knowledge and skills make you eligible to write the qualification exam.

    Source
    “Determine if you have the work experience, training, knowledge and skills required to be eligible to write the qualification exam by reviewing the work experience form for your trade on the Apprenticeship Manitoba website.”
    immigratemanitoba.com/life/regulated-occupations

  2. Submit your trades qualification application with your completed work experience form, employer letters and copies of previous trades certification if you meet all requirements.

    Source
    “Submit to Apprenticeship Manitoba your trades qualification application (along with your completed work experience form, employer letter(s) and copies of previous trades certification) only if you meet all requirements to write the qualification exam in your trade.”
    immigratemanitoba.com/life/regulated-occupations

  3. Wait for a reply from Apprenticeship Manitoba; approval means you are eligible to write the exam.

    Time: 6 weeks
    Time source
    “Wait for a reply from Apprenticeship Manitoba (application review typically takes about six weeks).”
    immigratemanitoba.com/life/regulated-occupations
    Source
    “Wait for a reply from Apprenticeship Manitoba (application review typically takes about six weeks). Approval of your application means you are eligible to write the exam.”
    immigratemanitoba.com/life/regulated-occupations

  4. Once approved as a trade qualifier, you will be sent an exam application form and have one year to write your certification exam.

    Time: 1 year
    Time source
    “You will have one year to write your certification exam and, if applicable, your practical exam.”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/experienced-tradespersons/certification-ex...
    Source
    “Once you have received written confirmation that you are approved as a trade qualifier, you will be sent an exam application form. You will have one year to write your certification exam and, if applicable, your practical exam.”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/experienced-tradespersons/certification-ex...

  5. Complete the Exam Application form to register for your certification exam, selecting your preferred exam time, date and place.

    Source
    “When you are ready to take your certification exam, complete the Exam Application form to register for your exam. In the form, you can select your preferred exam time, date and place.”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/experienced-tradespersons/certification-ex...

  6. Pass the certification exam, which requires a passing grade of 70 per cent, to receive your Certificate of Qualification.

    Source
    “The passing grade for the certification exam is 70 per cent. When you pass, you will receive your Certificate of Qualification and become a journeyperson in your trade.”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/experienced-tradespersons/certification-ex...

  7. As a trade qualifier, complete the practical portion of the exam once you are successful on the written examination.

    Source
    “Trades Qualifier will complete practical portion once successful at the written examination.”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/experienced-tradespersons/certification-ex...

Listed fees for this route

One-time total listed: $600

One-time fees listed for Licensed in another province, by type
Fee typeAmountShare
Application $200 33%
Exams $400 67%
One-time total $600 100%

5 steps without a listed fee, so the total may not be the full cost.

Official page for this route

Trained outside Canada

  • Listed one-time fees: $600
  • 5 steps without a listed fee
  • Listed time: 13.4 months (only 2 of 7 steps state a time)

  1. Review the work experience form for your trade to determine whether your experience, training, knowledge and skills make you eligible to write the qualification exam.

    Source
    “Determine if you have the work experience, training, knowledge and skills required to be eligible to write the qualification exam by reviewing the work experience form for your trade on the Apprenticeship Manitoba website.”
    immigratemanitoba.com/life/regulated-occupations

  2. Submit your trades qualification application with your completed work experience form, employer letters and copies of previous trades certification if you meet all requirements.

    Source
    “Submit to Apprenticeship Manitoba your trades qualification application (along with your completed work experience form, employer letter(s) and copies of previous trades certification) only if you meet all requirements to write the qualification exam in your trade.”
    immigratemanitoba.com/life/regulated-occupations

  3. Wait for a reply from Apprenticeship Manitoba; approval means you are eligible to write the exam.

    Time: 6 weeks
    Time source
    “Wait for a reply from Apprenticeship Manitoba (application review typically takes about six weeks).”
    immigratemanitoba.com/life/regulated-occupations
    Source
    “Wait for a reply from Apprenticeship Manitoba (application review typically takes about six weeks). Approval of your application means you are eligible to write the exam.”
    immigratemanitoba.com/life/regulated-occupations

  4. Once approved as a trade qualifier, you will be sent an exam application form and have one year to write your certification exam.

    Time: 1 year
    Time source
    “You will have one year to write your certification exam and, if applicable, your practical exam.”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/experienced-tradespersons/certification-ex...
    Source
    “Once you have received written confirmation that you are approved as a trade qualifier, you will be sent an exam application form. You will have one year to write your certification exam and, if applicable, your practical exam.”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/experienced-tradespersons/certification-ex...

  5. Complete the Exam Application form to register for your certification exam, selecting your preferred exam time, date and place.

    Source
    “When you are ready to take your certification exam, complete the Exam Application form to register for your exam. In the form, you can select your preferred exam time, date and place.”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/experienced-tradespersons/certification-ex...

  6. Pass the certification exam, which requires a passing grade of 70 per cent, to receive your Certificate of Qualification.

    Source
    “The passing grade for the certification exam is 70 per cent. When you pass, you will receive your Certificate of Qualification and become a journeyperson in your trade.”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/experienced-tradespersons/certification-ex...

  7. As a trade qualifier, complete the practical portion of the exam once you are successful on the written examination.

    Source
    “Trades Qualifier will complete practical portion once successful at the written examination.”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/experienced-tradespersons/certification-ex...

Listed fees for this route

One-time total listed: $600

One-time fees listed for Trained outside Canada, by type
Fee typeAmountShare
Application $200 33%
Exams $400 67%
One-time total $600 100%

5 steps without a listed fee, so the total may not be the full cost.

Official page for this route

Other listed fees

The regulator lists these without tying them to one step, so they are not in the route totals above. Check which apply to you.

Requirements

Conditions the regulator sets on top of the roadmap steps.

Education

  • Apprenticeship applicants must submit education records such as a post-secondary transcript, high school diploma, Grade 12 transcripts, GED certificate or Canadian Adult Education Credential, or equivalent, or state that they do not have Grade 12 or equivalent education.

    Source
    “a copy of your education records (post-secondary transcript, or high school diploma, and/or Grade 12 transcripts, GED certificate/ Canadian Adult Education Credential (CAEC), or equivalent). NOTE: If you do not have Grade 12 or equivalent education, state this in your application.”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/apprenticeship-program/apply-for-your-appr...

Experience

  • Trade qualifier applicants must have the work experience, training, knowledge and skills required to be eligible to write the qualification exam for their trade.

    Source
    “Determine if you have the work experience, training, knowledge and skills required to be eligible to write the qualification exam by reviewing the work experience form for your trade on the Apprenticeship Manitoba website.”
    immigratemanitoba.com/life/regulated-occupations

Residency

  • You must reside in Manitoba when you apply, whether as an apprentice or as a trade qualifier challenging the certification exam.

    Source
    “Whether you plan to be an apprentice, or plan to challenge the certification exam as a trade qualifier, you must reside in Manitoba when you apply.”
    gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/explore-trades/newcomers.html

Already licensed in another province?

Direct transfer

If you have received certification elsewhere in Canada for a trade that requires compulsory certification in Manitoba, your certification will be recognized.

Source
“If you have received certification elsewhere in Canada for a trade that requires compulsory certification in Manitoba, your certification will be recognized.”
gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/apprenticeship-program/discover-apprentice...

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

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Credential assessment

Not stated by the regulator Check with Apprenticeship Manitoba

Exams

Language tests

Not stated by the regulator Check with Apprenticeship Manitoba

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Canadian experience

Not stated by the regulator Check with Apprenticeship Manitoba

Supervised practice

Not stated by the regulator Check with Apprenticeship Manitoba

Demand and pay

Job Bank figures for NOC 63211, Estheticians, electrologists and related occupations. Wages for 2023-2024 in Canadian dollars an hour; outlook for 2025-2027.

Job Bank wages and outlook in Manitoba and Canada
WhereLowMedianHighOutlook
Manitoba $16.00 $16.20 $34.72 Limited (2 of 5)
Canada $15.00 $20.00 $30.00 —

Wages by region and job outlook in Manitoba

Wages in every province and territory

Electrologists in other provinces and territories

Regulated in 0 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
  • Ontario Not confirmed yet
  • Quebec Not confirmed yet
  • New Brunswick Not confirmed yet
  • 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

Compare electrologist licensing across Canada

Sources checked

Pages read on October 11, 2026.

  1. Apprenticeship Manitoba | Province of Manitoba gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/explore-trades/trade-profiles/electrologis... · fetched October 10, 2026
  2. Apprenticeship Manitoba | Province of Manitoba gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/apprenticeship-program/discover-apprentice... · fetched October 10, 2026
  3. Apprenticeship Manitoba | Province of Manitoba gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/apprenticeship-program/apply-for-your-appr... · fetched October 10, 2026
  4. Apprenticeship Manitoba | Province of Manitoba gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/experienced-tradespersons/trade-qualifier.... · fetched October 10, 2026
  5. Regulated Occupations | Manitoba Immigration immigratemanitoba.com/life/regulated-occupations · fetched October 10, 2026
  6. Apprenticeship Manitoba | Province of Manitoba gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/experienced-tradespersons/certification-ex... · fetched October 10, 2026
  7. Apprenticeship Manitoba | Province of Manitoba gov.mb.ca/apprenticeship/explore-trades/newcomers.html · fetched October 10, 2026

Frequently asked questions

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Do you need a licence to work as an electrologist in Manitoba?

Yes. Certification, or registration as an apprentice, is required to work in the trade in Manitoba. Certification is managed by Apprenticeship Manitoba.

Which exams are required?

certification exam, practical exam, level placement exam.

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