How to Become an Automotive Service Technician in Northwest Territories
Do you need certification?
Certification is voluntary
Automotive service technician is a voluntary trade in Northwest Territories. You can work in the trade without a certificate.
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“Work in Voluntary trades may legally be performed with or without certification or apprenticeship training”
From ellischart.ca/eng/trades/auto-serv-tech/ellis-chart.shtml, checked October 11, 2026.
At a glance
- Licence status
- Voluntary certification See the source
- Routes
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- Trained in Canada: 1 step
- Licensed in another province: no separate route
- Trained outside Canada: no separate route
- Annual fees
- Not stated by the regulator Check with Apprenticeship, Trades and Occupations
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.
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Trained in Canada
0 of 1 done
- 1 step without a listed fee
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Applicants must pass an entrance examination to meet the minimum educational requirements for the apprenticeship program.
Source
“To get into an apprenticeship program, you must pass an entrance examination to meet the minimum educational requirements. A pass is 70% and there are different tests, depending on the trade.”
ece.gov.nt.ca/en/career-in-trades
Listed fees for this route
No one-time fees listed by the regulator for these steps Check with Apprenticeship, Trades and Occupations
1 step without a listed fee, so the total may not be the full cost.
Licensed in another province
No separate route for this group. Source
“Red Seal Endorsement Offered (Yes/No) Indicates whether or not the province or territory can offer a Red Seal endorsement for this trade”
ellischart.ca/eng/trades/auto-serv-tech/ellis-chart.shtml
Trained outside Canada
No separate route for this group. 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/auto-serv-tech/ellis-chart.shtml
Requirements
Experience
Experienced but uncertified workers may challenge the certification examination once they have demonstrated proof of eligible trade experience.
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“Trade qualifiers are people who have experience working in the trade, but have not completed an apprenticeship program in Canada. This indicates if the province or territory allows these experienced but uncertified workers to challenge certification examinations once they have demonstrated proof of eligible trade experience”
ellischart.ca/eng/trades/auto-serv-tech/ellis-chart.shtml
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
“Red Seal Endorsement Offered (Yes/No) Indicates whether or not the province or territory can offer a Red Seal endorsement for this trade”
ellischart.ca/eng/trades/auto-serv-tech/ellis-chart.shtml
Processing time: Not stated by the regulator Check with Apprenticeship, Trades and Occupations
Credential assessment
Not stated by the regulator Check with Apprenticeship, Trades and Occupations
Exams
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entrance examination
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“To get into an apprenticeship program, you must pass an entrance examination to meet the minimum educational requirements. A pass is 70% and there are different tests, depending on the trade.”
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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”
ellischart.ca/eng/trades/auto-serv-tech/ellis-chart.shtml -
Written Certification Examination
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“Written Certification Examination Indicates if there is a written examination required for certification.”
ellischart.ca/eng/trades/auto-serv-tech/ellis-chart.shtml -
interprovincial standards (Red Seal) exam
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“This applies to skilled tradespeople in certain trades who have completed an apprenticeship program with a journeyperson level certificate of qualification, and passed an interprovincial standards (Red Seal) exam.”
ece.gov.nt.ca/en/career-in-tradesWhich provinces ask for the interprovincial standards (Red Seal) exam
Language tests
Not stated by the regulator Check with Apprenticeship, Trades and Occupations
Canadian experience
Not stated by the regulator Check with Apprenticeship, Trades and Occupations
Supervised practice
Not stated by the regulator Check with Apprenticeship, Trades and Occupations
Demand and pay
| Where | Low | Median | High | Outlook |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Northwest Territories | $23.00 | $42.00 | $58.00 | Good (4 of 5) |
| Canada | $19.00 | $29.89 | $43.27 | — |
Automotive service technicians in other provinces and territories
- British Columbia Voluntary certification
- Alberta Certification required
- Saskatchewan Voluntary certification
- Manitoba Voluntary certification
- Ontario Certification required
- Quebec Voluntary certification
- New Brunswick Certification required
- Nova Scotia Certification required
- Prince Edward Island Certification required
- Newfoundland and Labrador Voluntary certification
- Yukon Voluntary certification
- Nunavut Voluntary certification
Compare automotive service technician licensing across Canada
Sources checked
- Automotive Service Technician - Ellis Chart ellischart.ca/eng/trades/auto-serv-tech/ellis-chart.shtml · fetched October 9, 2026
- Thinking about a Career in the Trades? | Education, Culture and Employment ece.gov.nt.ca/en/career-in-trades · fetched October 9, 2026
Frequently asked questions
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Do you need a licence to work as an automotive service technician 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?
entrance examination, Written Level Examinations, Written Certification Examination, interprovincial standards (Red Seal) exam.
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