How to Become an Engineering Technician & Technologist in Manitoba
Do you need a licence?
Licence required
You must be registered with the Certified Technicians and Technologists Association of Manitoba to work as an engineering technician & technologist in Manitoba or to use a protected title.
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“To practice a regulated occupation, you must apply for registration with the appropriate regulatory body or regulator. … Engineering technician & technologist Certified Technicians and Technologists Association of Manitoba (CTTAM)”
From immigratemanitoba.com/life/regulated-occupations, checked October 10, 2026.
At a glance
- Licence status
- Licence required See the source
- Routes
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- Trained in Canada: 7 steps (2 fees depend on your situation and are not in the total)
- Licensed in another province: 2 steps
- Trained outside Canada: 8 steps
- Annual fees
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- Certified registrant annual dues: $235
- Associate member annual dues: $235
- Retired registrant annual dues: $55 (for retired registrants)
- On-leave/unemployed annual dues: $55 (for registrants/members who are on medical or maternity leave or are currently unemployed)
Source
“On-leave/unemployed* | $55.00 *Registrants/members who are on medical or maternity leave or are currently unemployed.”
cttam.com/annual-dues
Your roadmap
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Trained in Canada
0 of 7 done
- 2 fees depend on your situation and are not in the total
- 5 steps without a listed fee
- Annual fees: $470
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Source
“Applicants for certification/membership with CTTAM, first need to apply online at Technology Registrations Canada (TRC). Note: You will have to create an account at TRC if you don’t already have an account.”
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Your submitted application is reviewed and checked for any omissions and errors.
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You are contacted to remit the application fee, which is paid after the application has been approved.
- Application fee: $200 (after your submitted application has been approved)
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“After your submitted application has been approved, you will receive an email requesting payment of the $200.00 application fee.”
cttam.com/application-process
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“Payment of application fee will be requested (you will be contacted regarding remitting the fee)”
cttam.com/application-process - Application fee: $200 (after your submitted application has been approved)
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After payment you receive the link for the online CTTAM ABC exam and study manual, and your references are asked to complete online reference questionnaires.
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“Once payment is received applicants will be sent the link for the online CTTAM ABC exam and study manual and the references will be asked to complete the online reference questionnaires”
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Once you have passed the CTTAM ABC exam and all references have responded, a reviewer in your area of profession verifies your education, work experience and reference responses.
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“Once the CTTAM ABC exam is taken and passed and all references have responded the application will be sent to a reviewer in your area of profession, who verifies education, work experience and the references responses”
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After the reviewer has verified the application, it is sent for final review by the Chair of the Certification Committee.
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“Once the reviewer has verified the application, it will be sent for final review by the Chair of our Certification Committee.”
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You are notified once your application is approved, along with the next steps of paying the application fee and certification dues and which designation you may use.
- Annual certified registrant dues: $235 (when you receive our Board of Directors approval letter)
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“When you receive our Board of Directors approval letter, annual dues will apply. For 2026, our annual certified registrant dues are $235.00.”
cttam.com/application-process
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“Applicants will be notified once the application has been approved, the next steps (payment of our application fee and our certification dues) and which certification designation you have been approved to use.”
cttam.com/application-process - Annual certified registrant dues: $235 (when you receive our Board of Directors approval letter)
Listed fees for this route
2 fees depend on your situation and are not in the total.
5 steps without a listed fee, so the total may not be the full cost.
Annual fees: $470 a year Paid every year, so not part of the one-time total. 2 fees depend on your situation and are not in the total.
- Certified registrant annual dues: $235
- Associate member annual dues: $235
- Retired registrant annual dues: $55 (for retired registrants)
- On-leave/unemployed annual dues: $55 (for registrants/members who are on medical or maternity leave or are currently unemployed)
Source
“On-leave/unemployed* | $55.00 *Registrants/members who are on medical or maternity leave or are currently unemployed.”
cttam.com/annual-dues
Licensed in another province
0 of 2 done
- 2 steps without a listed fee
- Annual fees: $470
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If you are registered and in good standing as a Technologist or Technician in another province, you can apply to transfer your certification under the terms of the Canada Free Trade Agreement.
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“A person registered and in good standing as a Technologist or Technician in another province can apply to transfer their certification under the terms of the Canada Free Trade Agreement.”
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You complete and submit the inter-provincial transfer form for certified members.
Listed fees for this route
No one-time fees listed by the regulator for these steps Check with CTTAM
2 steps without a listed fee, so the total may not be the full cost.
Annual fees: $470 a year Paid every year, so not part of the one-time total. 2 fees depend on your situation and are not in the total.
- Certified registrant annual dues: $235
- Associate member annual dues: $235
- Retired registrant annual dues: $55 (for retired registrants)
- On-leave/unemployed annual dues: $55 (for registrants/members who are on medical or maternity leave or are currently unemployed)
Source
“On-leave/unemployed* | $55.00 *Registrants/members who are on medical or maternity leave or are currently unemployed.”
cttam.com/annual-dues
Trained outside Canada
0 of 8 done
- 8 steps without a listed fee
- Annual fees: $470
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You must obtain an ICAP course-by-course academic evaluation from World Education Services before you can submit your application online.
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“Internationally education professionals are required to provide an international credential advantage package (ICAP) course-by-course academic evaluation from World Education Services (WES). You must have received your WES assessment to submit your application online.”
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Once you have your WES assessment, you apply for certification online through Technology Registrations Canada.
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“Applicants for certification/membership with CTTAM, first need to apply online at Technology Registrations Canada (TRC).”
cttam.com/application-process -
Your submitted application is reviewed and checked for any omissions and errors.
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You are contacted to remit the application fee.
Source
“Payment of application fee will be requested (you will be contacted regarding remitting the fee)”
cttam.com/application-process -
After payment you receive the link for the online CTTAM ABC exam and study manual, and your references are asked to complete online reference questionnaires.
Source
“Once payment is received applicants will be sent the link for the online CTTAM ABC exam and study manual and the references will be asked to complete the online reference questionnaires”
cttam.com/application-process -
Once you have passed the CTTAM ABC exam and all references have responded, a reviewer in your area of profession verifies your education, work experience and reference responses.
Source
“Once the CTTAM ABC exam is taken and passed and all references have responded the application will be sent to a reviewer in your area of profession, who verifies education, work experience and the references responses”
cttam.com/application-process -
After the reviewer has verified the application, it is sent for final review by the Chair of the Certification Committee.
Source
“Once the reviewer has verified the application, it will be sent for final review by the Chair of our Certification Committee.”
cttam.com/application-process -
You are notified once your application is approved, along with the next steps of paying the application fee and certification dues and which designation you may use.
Source
“Applicants will be notified once the application has been approved, the next steps (payment of our application fee and our certification dues) and which certification designation you have been approved to use.”
cttam.com/application-process
Listed fees for this route
No one-time fees listed by the regulator for these steps Check with CTTAM
8 steps without a listed fee, so the total may not be the full cost.
Annual fees: $470 a year Paid every year, so not part of the one-time total. 2 fees depend on your situation and are not in the total.
- Certified registrant annual dues: $235
- Associate member annual dues: $235
- Retired registrant annual dues: $55 (for retired registrants)
- On-leave/unemployed annual dues: $55 (for registrants/members who are on medical or maternity leave or are currently unemployed)
Source
“On-leave/unemployed* | $55.00 *Registrants/members who are on medical or maternity leave or are currently unemployed.”
cttam.com/annual-dues
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.
- Academic assessment: $200
- Reclass: $80
- Transfer: $100
- Re-instatement fee: $95
- M-T limited license application fee: $300
- Technical/Competency Exam: $290
- Certification appeal: $500 (if CTTAM determines your application is eligible for appeal)
Source
“If CTTAM determines your application is eligible for appeal, a $500 non-refundable appeal fee applies.”
cttam.com/application-process - PLAR: $300
- Practice exam (one attempt, 25 questions): $50
Requirements
Education
Your program of study must be accredited under Technology Accreditations Canada or recognized under the Washington or Sydney international engineering accords to be eligible for the Technologist (C.E.T.) designation; if it is not accredited, you are eligible only for Certified Technician (C.Tech.).
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“Your program of study must be accredited under the Technology Accreditations Canada website https://www.technologyaccreditation.ca/National-Accreditation/Overview or be recognized under an international engineering accord https://www.ieagreements.org (Washington or Sydney) to be eligible for Technologist (C.E.T.). If your program is not accredited, you will be eligible for Certified technician (C. Tech.).”
cttam.com/application-processInternationally educated professionals must provide an ICAP course-by-course academic evaluation from World Education Services before submitting their application.
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“Internationally education professionals are required to provide an international credential advantage package (ICAP) course-by-course academic evaluation from World Education Services (WES). You must have received your WES assessment to submit your application online.”
cttam.com/application-processAll applicants for C.E.T. must be graduates of a three-year accredited applied science, engineering or information technology technician program with a minimum of two years of relevant technical experience.
Source
“For professionals with a minimum of two years of relevant technical experience. All applicants for C.E.T. must be a graduate of a three year accredited applied science, engineering or information technology technician program.”
cttam.com/application-process
Experience
Applicants who have graduated from a technical program must have a minimum of two years of relevant work experience to be certified, and CTTAM recognizes relevant international work experience.
Source
“Applicants who have graduated from a technical program are required to have a minimum of two years of relevant work experience to be certified. CTTAM recognizes relevant international work experience.”
cttam.com/application-process
Other
All applicants must pass the online CTTAM ABC exam and all three of their references must complete the online reference questionnaire for the application to be approved.
Source
“All applicants must pass the online CTTAM ABC exam (exam covers our act, bylaws and code of ethics) and all three of their references must complete the online reference questionnaire for your application to move through the review process and to be approved.”
cttam.com/application-process
Already licensed in another province?
Not stated
The page says a person registered and in good standing as a Technologist or Technician in another province can apply to transfer their certification under the terms of the Canada Free Trade Agreement, but does not state whether any exam or assessment is required. Source
“A person registered and in good standing as a Technologist or Technician in another province can apply to transfer their certification under the terms of the Canada Free Trade Agreement.”
cttam.com/application-process
Processing time: Not stated by the regulator Check with CTTAM
Credential assessment
WES ICAP course-by-course academic evaluation
academic credential evaluation for internationally educated applicants
Source
“Internationally education professionals are required to provide an international credential advantage package (ICAP) course-by-course academic evaluation from World Education Services (WES).”
cttam.com/application-process
Exams
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CTTAM ABC exam
Source
“All applicants must pass the online CTTAM ABC exam (exam covers our act, bylaws and code of ethics)”
cttam.com/application-process
Language tests
Not stated by the regulator Check with CTTAM
Canadian experience
Not stated by the regulator Check with CTTAM
Supervised practice
Not stated by the regulator Check with CTTAM
Demand and pay
No Job Bank wage or outlook data for this occupation yet.
Engineering technicians & technologists in other provinces and territories
- 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
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Sources checked
- Regulated Occupations | Manitoba Immigration immigratemanitoba.com/life/regulated-occupations · fetched October 10, 2026
- Application process – CTTAM cttam.com/application-process · fetched October 10, 2026
- Annual fees and dues – CTTAM cttam.com/annual-dues · fetched October 10, 2026
- Technical Exam – CTTAM cttam.com/technical-exams · fetched October 10, 2026
Frequently asked questions
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Do you need a licence to work as an engineering technician & technologist in Manitoba?
Yes. Registration with the Certified Technicians and Technologists Association of Manitoba is required to practise in Manitoba.
Which exams are required?
CTTAM ABC exam.
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