Province comparison

Electrician - Domestic and Rural Licensing by Province

Regulated in 2 of 13NOC 72200Updated

Licence status by province and territory

Where electricians - domestic and rural need certification
Ontario: Certification requiredNewfoundland and Labrador: Certification required

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

  • Certification required
  • Not confirmed yet
  • British Columbia: Not confirmed yet
  • Alberta: Not confirmed yet
  • Saskatchewan: Not confirmed yet
  • Manitoba: Not confirmed yet
  • Ontario: Certification required
  • Quebec: Not confirmed yet
  • New Brunswick: Not confirmed yet
  • Nova Scotia: Not confirmed yet
  • Prince Edward Island: Not confirmed yet
  • Newfoundland and Labrador: Certification required
  • Yukon: Not confirmed yet
  • Northwest Territories: Not confirmed yet
  • Nunavut: Not confirmed yet
Electrician - domestic and rural: licence status, regulator and guide in each jurisdiction
WhereLicence statusRegulatorGuide
British Columbia Not confirmed yet — —
Alberta Not confirmed yet — —
Saskatchewan Not confirmed yet — —
Manitoba Not confirmed yet — —
Ontario Certification required Skilled Trades Ontario Read the guide for Ontario
Quebec Not confirmed yet — —
New Brunswick Not confirmed yet — —
Nova Scotia Not confirmed yet — —
Prince Edward Island Not confirmed yet — —
Newfoundland and Labrador Certification required — Read the guide for Newfoundland and Labrador
Yukon Not confirmed yet — —
Northwest Territories Not confirmed yet — —
Nunavut Not confirmed yet — —

What the Ontario guide lists

1 of 13 provinces and territories has 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.

The Ontario guide lists no one-time fees and does not state a time for every step.

Routes, exams, language, listed fees and time, median wage and outlook in the Ontario guide
WhereRoutesExamsLanguage Listed feesListed timeMedian wageOutlook
Ontario Trained in Canada, Licensed in another province certifying exam — Not listed — $34.00 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 2 provinces and territories with a guide are shown.

Electrician - domestic and rural: moving a licence between provinces and territories
  • Not stated (2)
All answers as a table
Electrician - domestic and rural: moving a licence between provinces and territories. Rows: licensed in; columns: moving to.
Licensed in / moving toOntarioNewfoundland and Labrador
OntarioSame placeNot stated, Ontario to Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and LabradorNot stated, Newfoundland and Labrador to OntarioSame place

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Demand and pay

Job Bank figures for NOC 72200, Electricians (except industrial and power system). Wages for 2023-2024 in Canadian dollars an hour; outlook for 2025-2027.

Median wage

Median hourly wage for electricians - domestic and rural by province and territoryCanada: $35.00 (low $20.00, high $48.00). British Columbia: $34.00 (low $20.00, high $47.49). Alberta: $38.00 (low $21.50, high $46.00). Saskatchewan: $37.50 (low $19.00, high $48.00). Manitoba: $35.00 (low $17.15, high $46.00). Ontario: $34.00 (low $20.00, high $50.50). Quebec: $41.30 (low $22.40, high $44.79). New Brunswick: $28.00 (low $18.00, high $35.00). Nova Scotia: $31.00 (low $19.00, high $42.00). Prince Edward Island: $26.44 (low $19.84, high $40.00). Newfoundland and Labrador: $31.00 (low $18.70, high $45.40). Yukon: not stated. Northwest Territories: $40.55 (low $30.14, high $50.56). Nunavut: $34.67 (low $21.45, high $47.70).$0$20$40$60Canada: $35.00 (low $20.00, high $48.00)Canada$35.00British Columbia: $34.00 (low $20.00, high $47.49)British Columbia$34.00Alberta: $38.00 (low $21.50, high $46.00)Alberta$38.00Saskatchewan: $37.50 (low $19.00, high $48.00)Saskatchewan$37.50Manitoba: $35.00 (low $17.15, high $46.00)Manitoba$35.00Ontario: $34.00 (low $20.00, high $50.50)Ontario$34.00Quebec: $41.30 (low $22.40, high $44.79)Quebec$41.30New Brunswick: $28.00 (low $18.00, high $35.00)New Brunswick$28.00Nova Scotia: $31.00 (low $19.00, high $42.00)Nova Scotia$31.00Prince Edward Island: $26.44 (low $19.84, high $40.00)Prince Edward Island$26.44Newfoundland and Labrador: $31.00 (low $18.70, high $45.40)Newfoundland and Labrador$31.00Yukon: not statedYukonNot statedNorthwest Territories: $40.55 (low $30.14, high $50.56)Northwest Territories$40.55Nunavut: $34.67 (low $21.45, high $47.70)Nunavut$34.67
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 electricians - domestic and rural by province and territory (table)
WhereLowMedianHigh
Canada$20.00$35.00$48.00
British Columbia$20.00$34.00$47.49
Alberta$21.50$38.00$46.00
Saskatchewan$19.00$37.50$48.00
Manitoba$17.15$35.00$46.00
Ontario$20.00$34.00$50.50
Quebec$22.40$41.30$44.79
New Brunswick$18.00$28.00$35.00
Nova Scotia$19.00$31.00$42.00
Prince Edward Island$19.84$26.44$40.00
Newfoundland and Labrador$18.70$31.00$45.40
YukonNot statedNot statedNot stated
Northwest Territories$30.14$40.55$50.56
Nunavut$21.45$34.67$47.70

Job outlook

Job outlook for electricians - domestic and rural by province and territory, 1 to 5British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5). Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5). Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5). Manitoba: Limited (2 of 5). Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5). Quebec: Limited (2 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). Nova Scotia: Good (4 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Good (4 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Limited (2 of 5). Yukon: Moderate (3 of 5). Northwest Territories: Good (4 of 5). Nunavut: Good (4 of 5).12345British Columbia: Limited (2 of 5)British ColumbiaLimitedAlberta: Moderate (3 of 5)AlbertaModerateSaskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5)SaskatchewanModerateManitoba: Limited (2 of 5)ManitobaLimitedOntario: Moderate (3 of 5)OntarioModerateQuebec: Limited (2 of 5)QuebecLimitedNew Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5)New BrunswickModerateNova Scotia: Good (4 of 5)Nova ScotiaGoodPrince Edward Island: Good (4 of 5)Prince Edward IslandGoodNewfoundland and Labrador: Limited (2 of 5)Newfoundland and LabradorLimitedYukon: Moderate (3 of 5)YukonModerateNorthwest Territories: Good (4 of 5)Northwest TerritoriesGoodNunavut: Good (4 of 5)NunavutGood
1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Job outlook for electricians - domestic and rural by province and territory, 1 to 5 (table)
WhereOutlook
British ColumbiaLimited (2 of 5)
AlbertaModerate (3 of 5)
SaskatchewanModerate (3 of 5)
ManitobaLimited (2 of 5)
OntarioModerate (3 of 5)
QuebecLimited (2 of 5)
New BrunswickModerate (3 of 5)
Nova ScotiaGood (4 of 5)
Prince Edward IslandGood (4 of 5)
Newfoundland and LabradorLimited (2 of 5)
YukonModerate (3 of 5)
Northwest TerritoriesGood (4 of 5)
NunavutGood (4 of 5)

Wages in every province and territory

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