How to Become an Auto Body Technician - Auto Body Prepper in Northwest Territories
Do you need certification?
Certification is voluntary
Auto body technician - auto body prepper is a voluntary trade in Northwest Territories. 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”
From ellischart.ca/eng/trades/non-red-seal/auto-body-prep.shtml, checked October 11, 2026.
At a glance
- Licence status
- Voluntary certification See the source
- Routes
- Not stated by the regulator Check with Apprenticeship, Trades and Occupations
- Annual fees
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Your roadmap
Apprenticeship, Trades and Occupations has no page of its own for this trade. These are the steps it gives for every designated trade in Northwest Territories.
The steps are not listed yet.
Check the current steps with Apprenticeship, Trades and Occupations.
Requirements
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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 Northwest Territories. Source
“Trade Qualifier Challenge Option (Yes/No) Trade qualifiers are people who have experience working in the trade, but have not completed an apprenticeship program in Canada.”
ellischart.ca/eng/trades/non-red-seal/auto-body-prep.shtml
Processing time: Not stated by the regulator Check with Apprenticeship, Trades and Occupations
Credential assessment
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Exams
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Written Level Examinations
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“Written Level Examinations Indicates if written examinations are required to successfully complete and advance past each level of training”
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Written Certification Examination
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“Written Certification Examination Indicates if there is a written examination required for certification.”
ellischart.ca/eng/trades/non-red-seal/auto-body-prep.shtml
Language tests
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Canadian experience
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Supervised practice
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Demand and pay
No Job Bank wage or outlook data for this occupation yet.
Auto body technicians - auto body prepper in other provinces and territories
- British Columbia Not confirmed yet
- Alberta Certification required
- Saskatchewan Not confirmed yet
- Manitoba 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 Voluntary certification
- Nunavut Not confirmed yet
Compare auto body technician - auto body prepper licensing across Canada
Sources checked
- Auto Body Technician - Auto Body Prepper - Ellis Chart ellischart.ca/eng/trades/non-red-seal/auto-body-prep.shtml · fetched October 9, 2026
Frequently asked questions
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Do you need a licence to work as an auto body technician - auto body prepper in Northwest Territories?
No. Certification is available, but it is not required to work in the trade in Northwest Territories. Certification is managed by Apprenticeship, Trades and Occupations.
Which exams are required?
Written Level Examinations, Written Certification Examination.
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