Province comparison

Home Economist Licensing by Province

Regulated in 3 of 13NOC 41403Updated

Licence status by province and territory

Where home economists need a licence
Alberta: Title protectedManitoba: Title protectedNew Brunswick: Licence required

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

  • Licence required
  • Title protected
  • Not confirmed yet
  • British Columbia: Not confirmed yet
  • Alberta: Title protected
  • Saskatchewan: Not confirmed yet
  • Manitoba: Title protected
  • Ontario: Not confirmed yet
  • Quebec: Not confirmed yet
  • New Brunswick: Licence required
  • Nova Scotia: Not confirmed yet
  • 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
Home economist: licence status, regulator and guide in each jurisdiction
WhereLicence statusRegulatorGuide
British Columbia Not confirmed yet — —
Alberta Title protected Alberta Human Ecology and Home Economics Association Read the guide for Alberta
Saskatchewan Not confirmed yet — —
Manitoba Title protected Manitoba Association of Home Economists Read the guide for Manitoba
Ontario Not confirmed yet — —
Quebec Not confirmed yet — —
New Brunswick Licence required New Brunswick Home Economists' Association Read the guide for New Brunswick
Nova Scotia Not confirmed yet — —
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 — —

What the Alberta 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 Alberta 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 Alberta guide
WhereRoutesExamsLanguage Listed feesListed timeMedian wageOutlook
Alberta Trained in Canada, Licensed in another province, Trained outside Canada — — Not listed — $41.34 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 3 provinces and territories with a guide are shown.

Home economist: moving a licence between provinces and territories
  • Direct transfer (2)
  • Not stated (4)
All answers as a table
Home economist: moving a licence between provinces and territories. Rows: licensed in; columns: moving to.
Licensed in / moving toAlbertaManitobaNew Brunswick
AlbertaSame placeNot stated, Alberta to ManitobaNot stated, Alberta to New Brunswick
ManitobaDirect transfer, Manitoba to AlbertaSame placeNot stated, Manitoba to New Brunswick
New BrunswickDirect transfer, New Brunswick to AlbertaNot stated, New Brunswick to ManitobaSame place

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Demand and pay

Job Bank figures for NOC 41403, Social policy researchers, consultants and program officers. Wages for 2023-2024 in Canadian dollars an hour; outlook for 2025-2027.

Median wage

Median hourly wage for home economists by province and territoryCanada: $42.56 (low $26.67, high $60.00). British Columbia: $41.83 (low $27.47, high $57.69). Alberta: $41.34 (low $26.00, high $60.07). Saskatchewan: $39.49 (low $28.85, high $54.05). Manitoba: $38.00 (low $25.33, high $54.87). Ontario: $44.62 (low $26.92, high $64.10). Quebec: $40.00 (low $26.00, high $57.44). New Brunswick: $40.00 (low $26.57, high $51.37). Nova Scotia: $39.56 (low $26.00, high $50.48). Prince Edward Island: $37.95 (low $28.00, high $50.26). Newfoundland and Labrador: $36.06 (low $24.73, high $53.33). Yukon: $49.32 (low $29.40, high $56.24). Northwest Territories: $56.25 (low $38.00, high $72.00). Nunavut: $55.90 (low $38.10, high $71.79).$0$20$40$60$80Canada: $42.56 (low $26.67, high $60.00)Canada$42.56British Columbia: $41.83 (low $27.47, high $57.69)British Columbia$41.83Alberta: $41.34 (low $26.00, high $60.07)Alberta$41.34Saskatchewan: $39.49 (low $28.85, high $54.05)Saskatchewan$39.49Manitoba: $38.00 (low $25.33, high $54.87)Manitoba$38.00Ontario: $44.62 (low $26.92, high $64.10)Ontario$44.62Quebec: $40.00 (low $26.00, high $57.44)Quebec$40.00New Brunswick: $40.00 (low $26.57, high $51.37)New Brunswick$40.00Nova Scotia: $39.56 (low $26.00, high $50.48)Nova Scotia$39.56Prince Edward Island: $37.95 (low $28.00, high $50.26)Prince Edward Island$37.95Newfoundland and Labrador: $36.06 (low $24.73, high $53.33)Newfoundland and Labrador$36.06Yukon: $49.32 (low $29.40, high $56.24)Yukon$49.32Northwest Territories: $56.25 (low $38.00, high $72.00)Northwest Territories$56.25Nunavut: $55.90 (low $38.10, high $71.79)Nunavut$55.90
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 home economists by province and territory (table)
WhereLowMedianHigh
Canada$26.67$42.56$60.00
British Columbia$27.47$41.83$57.69
Alberta$26.00$41.34$60.07
Saskatchewan$28.85$39.49$54.05
Manitoba$25.33$38.00$54.87
Ontario$26.92$44.62$64.10
Quebec$26.00$40.00$57.44
New Brunswick$26.57$40.00$51.37
Nova Scotia$26.00$39.56$50.48
Prince Edward Island$28.00$37.95$50.26
Newfoundland and Labrador$24.73$36.06$53.33
Yukon$29.40$49.32$56.24
Northwest Territories$38.00$56.25$72.00
Nunavut$38.10$55.90$71.79

Job outlook

Job outlook for home economists by province and territory, 1 to 5British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5). Alberta: Moderate (3 of 5). Saskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5). Manitoba: Moderate (3 of 5). Ontario: Moderate (3 of 5). Quebec: Limited (2 of 5). New Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5). Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5). Prince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5). Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5). Yukon: Good (4 of 5). Northwest Territories: Moderate (3 of 5). Nunavut: Limited (2 of 5).12345British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5)British ColumbiaModerateAlberta: Moderate (3 of 5)AlbertaModerateSaskatchewan: Moderate (3 of 5)SaskatchewanModerateManitoba: Moderate (3 of 5)ManitobaModerateOntario: Moderate (3 of 5)OntarioModerateQuebec: Limited (2 of 5)QuebecLimitedNew Brunswick: Moderate (3 of 5)New BrunswickModerateNova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5)Nova ScotiaModeratePrince Edward Island: Moderate (3 of 5)Prince Edward IslandModerateNewfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5)Newfoundland and LabradorModerateYukon: Good (4 of 5)YukonGoodNorthwest Territories: Moderate (3 of 5)Northwest TerritoriesModerateNunavut: Limited (2 of 5)NunavutLimited
1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Job outlook for home economists by province and territory, 1 to 5 (table)
WhereOutlook
British ColumbiaModerate (3 of 5)
AlbertaModerate (3 of 5)
SaskatchewanModerate (3 of 5)
ManitobaModerate (3 of 5)
OntarioModerate (3 of 5)
QuebecLimited (2 of 5)
New BrunswickModerate (3 of 5)
Nova ScotiaModerate (3 of 5)
Prince Edward IslandModerate (3 of 5)
Newfoundland and LabradorModerate (3 of 5)
YukonGood (4 of 5)
Northwest TerritoriesModerate (3 of 5)
NunavutLimited (2 of 5)

Wages in every province and territory

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