Agrologist Licensing by Province

Licence status by province and territory

Where agrologists need a licence

Boundaries simplified for display. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census boundary files.

Licence required
Not confirmed yet

British Columbia: Licence required
Alberta: Licence required
Saskatchewan: Licence required
Manitoba: Licence required
Ontario: Licence required
Quebec: Licence required
New Brunswick: Licence required
Nova Scotia: Licence required
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

Agrologist: licence status, regulator and guide in each jurisdiction
Where	Licence status	Regulator	Guide
British Columbia	Licence required	BC Institute of Agrologists	Read the guide for British Columbia
Alberta	Licence required	Alberta Institute of Agrologists	Read the guide for Alberta
Saskatchewan	Licence required	Saskatchewan Institute of Agrologists	Read the guide for Saskatchewan
Manitoba	Licence required	Agrologists Manitoba	Read the guide for Manitoba
Ontario	Licence required	Ontario Institute of Agrologists	Read the guide for Ontario
Quebec	Licence required	Ordre des agronomes du Québec	Read the guide for Quebec
New Brunswick	Licence required	New Brunswick Institute of Agrologists	Read the guide for New Brunswick
Nova Scotia	Licence required	Nova Scotia Institute of Agrologists	Read the guide for Nova Scotia
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 the provinces

7 of 13 provinces and territories have a full guide that lists the regulator's steps. Listed fees and time count only what the regulator states; steps without a listed fee or time are not included.

Listed one-time fees

The fees the regulator lists for the steps of the route for people trained outside Canada, added up in Canadian dollars. Fees that depend on your situation and annual fees are not included. Not listed: the guide lists no fee for that route. No-fee steps: steps of that route with no listed fee.

Listed one-time fees for agrologists by province and territory (table)
Where	Fees	No-fee steps
British Columbia	Not listed	3
Alberta	Not listed	3
Saskatchewan	Not listed	4
Manitoba	Not listed	5
Ontario	$150	4
Quebec	Not listed	2
Nova Scotia	Not listed	1

Listed time

Time not stated for every step: British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, and Nova Scotia.

Side by side

Routes, exams, language, listed fees and time, median wage and outlook in each province or territory with a full guide
Where	Routes	Exams	Language	Listed fees	Listed time	Median wage	Outlook
British Columbia	Trained in Canada, Licensed in another province, Trained outside Canada	—	—	Not listed	—	$42.34 an hour	Limited (2 of 5)
Alberta	Trained in Canada, Licensed in another province, Trained outside Canada	—	—	Not listed	—	$40.01 an hour	Limited (2 of 5)
Saskatchewan	Trained in Canada, Trained outside Canada	—	—	Not listed	—	$38.46 an hour	Moderate (3 of 5)
Manitoba	Trained in Canada, Licensed in another province, Trained outside Canada	Jurisprudence & Ethics Seminar/Assignment	—	Not listed	13.4 to 37.4 months (partial)	$33.65 an hour	Limited (2 of 5)
Ontario	Trained in Canada, Licensed in another province, Trained outside Canada	—	—	$150 (Trained outside Canada)	—	$36.32 an hour	Limited (2 of 5)
Quebec	Trained in Canada, Licensed in another province, Trained outside Canada	Examen d’admission, Examen écrit d’admission de l’Ordre, Examen de français de l’Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF)	—	Not listed	—	$41.25 an hour	Limited (2 of 5)
Nova Scotia	Trained in Canada, Licensed in another province, Trained outside Canada	—	—	Not listed	—	$34.46 an hour	Undetermined

Moving between provinces

What each regulator says about people already licensed in another province or territory. Each answer links to its details. Only the 8 provinces and territories with a guide are shown.

Agrologist: moving a licence between provinces and territories

Direct transfer (28)
Extra steps (7)
Not stated (21)

	BC	AB	SK	MB	ON	QC	NB	NS
BC	—	Direct	Not stated	Direct	Not stated	Extra steps	Not stated	Direct
AB	Direct	—	Not stated	Direct	Not stated	Extra steps	Not stated	Direct
SK	Direct	Direct	—	Direct	Not stated	Extra steps	Not stated	Direct
MB	Direct	Direct	Not stated	—	Not stated	Extra steps	Not stated	Direct
ON	Direct	Direct	Not stated	Direct	—	Extra steps	Not stated	Direct
QC	Direct	Direct	Not stated	Direct	Not stated	—	Not stated	Direct
NB	Direct	Direct	Not stated	Direct	Not stated	Extra steps	—	Direct
NS	Direct	Direct	Not stated	Direct	Not stated	Extra steps	Not stated	—

All answers as a table

Agrologist: moving a licence between provinces and territories. Rows: licensed in; columns: moving to.
Licensed in / moving to	British Columbia	Alberta	Saskatchewan	Manitoba	Ontario	Quebec	New Brunswick	Nova Scotia
British Columbia	Same place	Direct transfer, British Columbia to Alberta	Not stated, British Columbia to Saskatchewan	Direct transfer, British Columbia to Manitoba	Not stated, British Columbia to Ontario	Extra steps, British Columbia to Quebec	Not stated, British Columbia to New Brunswick	Direct transfer, British Columbia to Nova Scotia
Alberta	Direct transfer, Alberta to British Columbia	Same place	Not stated, Alberta to Saskatchewan	Direct transfer, Alberta to Manitoba	Not stated, Alberta to Ontario	Extra steps, Alberta to Quebec	Not stated, Alberta to New Brunswick	Direct transfer, Alberta to Nova Scotia
Saskatchewan	Direct transfer, Saskatchewan to British Columbia	Direct transfer, Saskatchewan to Alberta	Same place	Direct transfer, Saskatchewan to Manitoba	Not stated, Saskatchewan to Ontario	Extra steps, Saskatchewan to Quebec	Not stated, Saskatchewan to New Brunswick	Direct transfer, Saskatchewan to Nova Scotia
Manitoba	Direct transfer, Manitoba to British Columbia	Direct transfer, Manitoba to Alberta	Not stated, Manitoba to Saskatchewan	Same place	Not stated, Manitoba to Ontario	Extra steps, Manitoba to Quebec	Not stated, Manitoba to New Brunswick	Direct transfer, Manitoba to Nova Scotia
Ontario	Direct transfer, Ontario to British Columbia	Direct transfer, Ontario to Alberta	Not stated, Ontario to Saskatchewan	Direct transfer, Ontario to Manitoba	Same place	Extra steps, Ontario to Quebec	Not stated, Ontario to New Brunswick	Direct transfer, Ontario to Nova Scotia
Quebec	Direct transfer, Quebec to British Columbia	Direct transfer, Quebec to Alberta	Not stated, Quebec to Saskatchewan	Direct transfer, Quebec to Manitoba	Not stated, Quebec to Ontario	Same place	Not stated, Quebec to New Brunswick	Direct transfer, Quebec to Nova Scotia
New Brunswick	Direct transfer, New Brunswick to British Columbia	Direct transfer, New Brunswick to Alberta	Not stated, New Brunswick to Saskatchewan	Direct transfer, New Brunswick to Manitoba	Not stated, New Brunswick to Ontario	Extra steps, New Brunswick to Quebec	Same place	Direct transfer, New Brunswick to Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia	Direct transfer, Nova Scotia to British Columbia	Direct transfer, Nova Scotia to Alberta	Not stated, Nova Scotia to Saskatchewan	Direct transfer, Nova Scotia to Manitoba	Not stated, Nova Scotia to Ontario	Extra steps, Nova Scotia to Quebec	Not stated, Nova Scotia to New Brunswick	Same place

Check one move in the licence transfer checker

Demand and pay

Job Bank figures for NOC 21112, Agricultural representatives, consultants and specialists. Wages for 2023-2024 in Canadian dollars an hour; outlook for 2025-2027.

Median wage

Bars show the median wage. Lines run from the low to the high wage, which are Job Bank’s 10th and 90th percentiles. Grey is all of Canada.

Median hourly wage for agrologists by province and territory (table)
Where	Low	Median	High
Canada	$25.72	$40.00	$55.29
British Columbia	$26.09	$42.34	$59.74
Alberta	$26.90	$40.01	$62.67
Saskatchewan	$25.38	$38.46	$63.97
Manitoba	$20.00	$33.65	$43.75
Ontario	$22.23	$36.32	$64.10
Quebec	$25.72	$41.25	$52.30
New Brunswick	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated
Nova Scotia	$25.93	$34.46	$50.37
Prince Edward Island	$22.82	$35.53	$54.22
Newfoundland and Labrador	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated
Yukon	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated
Northwest Territories	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated
Nunavut	Not stated	Not stated	Not stated

Job outlook

1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.

Job outlook for agrologists by province and territory, 1 to 5 (table)
Where	Outlook
British Columbia	Limited (2 of 5)
Alberta	Limited (2 of 5)
Saskatchewan	Moderate (3 of 5)
Manitoba	Limited (2 of 5)
Ontario	Limited (2 of 5)
Quebec	Limited (2 of 5)
New Brunswick	Outlook not determined
Nova Scotia	Outlook not determined
Prince Edward Island	Outlook not determined
Newfoundland and Labrador	Outlook not determined
Yukon	Outlook not determined
Northwest Territories	Outlook not determined
Nunavut	Outlook not determined

Wages in every province and territory