Audiologist and Speech-language Pathologist Licensing

Licence status by province and territory

Where audiologists and speech-language pathologists 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: Not confirmed yet
Prince Edward Island: Not confirmed yet
Newfoundland and Labrador: Licence required
Yukon: Not confirmed yet
Northwest Territories: Not confirmed yet
Nunavut: Not confirmed yet

Audiologist and speech-language pathologist: licence status, regulator and guide in each jurisdiction
Where	Licence status	Regulator	Guide
British Columbia	Licence required	College of Health and Care Professionals of BC	Read the guide for British Columbia
Alberta	Licence required	Alberta College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists	Read the guide for Alberta
Saskatchewan	Licence required	College of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists of Saskatchewan	Read the guide for Saskatchewan
Manitoba	Licence required	College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Manitoba	Read the guide for Manitoba
Ontario	Licence required	College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario	Read the guide for Ontario
Quebec	Licence required	Ordre des orthophonistes et audiologistes du Québec	Read the guide for Quebec
New Brunswick	Licence required	Regulatory College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of New Brunswick	Read the guide for New Brunswick
Nova Scotia	Not confirmed yet	—	—
Prince Edward Island	Not confirmed yet	—	—
Newfoundland and Labrador	Licence required	Newfoundland and Labrador Council of Health Professionals	Read the guide for Newfoundland and Labrador
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

No one-time fees are listed in the guides for Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador.

Listed time

Time not stated for every step: Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland and Labrador.

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
Alberta	Trained in Canada, Licensed in another province, Trained outside Canada	—	OET CLB 9	Not listed	—	$55.00 an hour	Good (4 of 5)
Saskatchewan	Trained in Canada, Licensed in another province, Trained outside Canada	Canadian Entry-to-Practice (CETP) Exam	—	Not listed	—	$53.00 an hour	Good (4 of 5)
Manitoba	Trained in Canada, Licensed in another province, Trained outside Canada	—	—	Not listed	—	$47.50 an hour	Moderate (3 of 5)
Ontario	Trained in Canada, Licensed in another province	Canadian Entry to Practice (CETP) Exam	—	Not listed	—	$46.70 an hour	Good (4 of 5)
Quebec	Trained in Canada, Licensed in another province, Trained outside Canada	—	—	Not listed	0.5 months (partial)	$41.00 an hour	Moderate (3 of 5)
New Brunswick	Trained in Canada, Licensed in another province, Trained outside Canada	Canadian Entry-To-Practice (CETP) exam, Jurisprudence Knowledge Examination, Approved Entry-to-Practice Examination	—	Not listed	—	$47.14 an hour	Good (4 of 5)
Newfoundland and Labrador	Trained in Canada, Licensed in another province	Canadian Entry-To-Practice (CETP) Exam	—	Not listed	—	$45.00 an hour	Moderate (3 of 5)

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.

Audiologist and speech-language pathologist: moving a licence between provinces and territories

Direct transfer (35)
Extra steps (7)
Not stated (14)

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

All answers as a table

Audiologist and speech-language pathologist: 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	Newfoundland and Labrador
British Columbia	Same place	Direct transfer, British Columbia to Alberta	Not stated, British Columbia to Saskatchewan	Direct transfer, British Columbia to Manitoba	Direct transfer, British Columbia to Ontario	Direct transfer, British Columbia to Quebec	Direct transfer, British Columbia to New Brunswick	Extra steps, British Columbia to Newfoundland and Labrador
Alberta	Not stated, Alberta to British Columbia	Same place	Not stated, Alberta to Saskatchewan	Direct transfer, Alberta to Manitoba	Direct transfer, Alberta to Ontario	Direct transfer, Alberta to Quebec	Direct transfer, Alberta to New Brunswick	Extra steps, Alberta to Newfoundland and Labrador
Saskatchewan	Not stated, Saskatchewan to British Columbia	Direct transfer, Saskatchewan to Alberta	Same place	Direct transfer, Saskatchewan to Manitoba	Direct transfer, Saskatchewan to Ontario	Direct transfer, Saskatchewan to Quebec	Direct transfer, Saskatchewan to New Brunswick	Extra steps, Saskatchewan to Newfoundland and Labrador
Manitoba	Not stated, Manitoba to British Columbia	Direct transfer, Manitoba to Alberta	Not stated, Manitoba to Saskatchewan	Same place	Direct transfer, Manitoba to Ontario	Direct transfer, Manitoba to Quebec	Direct transfer, Manitoba to New Brunswick	Extra steps, Manitoba to Newfoundland and Labrador
Ontario	Not stated, Ontario to British Columbia	Direct transfer, Ontario to Alberta	Not stated, Ontario to Saskatchewan	Direct transfer, Ontario to Manitoba	Same place	Direct transfer, Ontario to Quebec	Direct transfer, Ontario to New Brunswick	Extra steps, Ontario to Newfoundland and Labrador
Quebec	Not stated, Quebec to British Columbia	Direct transfer, Quebec to Alberta	Not stated, Quebec to Saskatchewan	Direct transfer, Quebec to Manitoba	Direct transfer, Quebec to Ontario	Same place	Direct transfer, Quebec to New Brunswick	Extra steps, Quebec to Newfoundland and Labrador
New Brunswick	Not stated, New Brunswick to British Columbia	Direct transfer, New Brunswick to Alberta	Not stated, New Brunswick to Saskatchewan	Direct transfer, New Brunswick to Manitoba	Direct transfer, New Brunswick to Ontario	Direct transfer, New Brunswick to Quebec	Same place	Extra steps, New Brunswick to Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador	Not stated, Newfoundland and Labrador to British Columbia	Direct transfer, Newfoundland and Labrador to Alberta	Not stated, Newfoundland and Labrador to Saskatchewan	Direct transfer, Newfoundland and Labrador to Manitoba	Direct transfer, Newfoundland and Labrador to Ontario	Direct transfer, Newfoundland and Labrador to Quebec	Direct transfer, Newfoundland and Labrador to New Brunswick	Same place

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Demand and pay

Job Bank figures for NOC 31112, Audiologists and speech-language pathologists. 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 audiologists and speech-language pathologists by province and territory (table)
Where	Low	Median	High
Canada	$33.33	$46.15	$59.52
British Columbia	$38.46	$47.00	$75.00
Alberta	$32.05	$55.00	$64.66
Saskatchewan	$35.90	$53.00	$71.43
Manitoba	$21.00	$47.50	$56.59
Ontario	$29.00	$46.70	$59.35
Quebec	$34.00	$41.00	$51.50
New Brunswick	$34.71	$47.14	$55.02
Nova Scotia	$34.95	$46.93	$63.56
Prince Edward Island	$39.90	$46.79	$55.81
Newfoundland and Labrador	$23.75	$45.00	$50.00
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 audiologists and speech-language pathologists by province and territory, 1 to 5 (table)
Where	Outlook
British Columbia	Moderate (3 of 5)
Alberta	Good (4 of 5)
Saskatchewan	Good (4 of 5)
Manitoba	Moderate (3 of 5)
Ontario	Good (4 of 5)
Quebec	Moderate (3 of 5)
New Brunswick	Good (4 of 5)
Nova Scotia	Moderate (3 of 5)
Prince Edward Island	Outlook not determined
Newfoundland and Labrador	Moderate (3 of 5)
Yukon	Outlook not determined
Northwest Territories	Outlook not determined
Nunavut	Outlook not determined

Wages in every province and territory

Audiologist and Speech-language Pathologist Licensing by Province