Licence status by province and territory

Where marine engineer officers 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: Not confirmed yet
  • Alberta: Not confirmed yet
  • Saskatchewan: Not confirmed yet
  • Manitoba: Not confirmed yet
  • Ontario: Not confirmed yet
  • Quebec: Not confirmed yet
  • New Brunswick: Not confirmed yet
  • 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
  • Federal (all of Canada): Licence required
Marine engineer officer: 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 Not confirmed yet — —
Quebec Not confirmed yet — —
New Brunswick Not confirmed yet — —
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 — —
Federal (all of Canada) Licence required Transport Canada Read the guide for Federal (all of Canada)

What the federal guide lists

The federal 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 federal guide
WhereRoutesExamsLanguage Listed feesListed timeMedian wageOutlook
Federal (all of Canada) Trained in Canada — — Not listed 24 to 48 months (partial) $37.00 an hour —

Demand and pay

Median wage

Median hourly wage for marine engineer officers by province and territoryCanada: $37.00 (low $26.78, high $61.54). British Columbia: $45.00 (low $25.00, high $55.60). Alberta: not stated. Saskatchewan: not stated. Manitoba: not stated. Ontario: $45.67 (low $24.50, high $66.36). Quebec: $35.00 (low $31.11, high $50.21). New Brunswick: not stated. Nova Scotia: $32.05 (low $21.00, high $45.67). Prince Edward Island: not stated. Newfoundland and Labrador: $38.27 (low $27.47, high $74.79). Yukon: not stated. Northwest Territories: not stated. Nunavut: not stated.$0$20$40$60$80Canada: $37.00 (low $26.78, high $61.54)Canada$37.00British Columbia: $45.00 (low $25.00, high $55.60)British Columbia$45.00Alberta: not statedAlbertaNot statedSaskatchewan: not statedSaskatchewanNot statedManitoba: not statedManitobaNot statedOntario: $45.67 (low $24.50, high $66.36)Ontario$45.67Quebec: $35.00 (low $31.11, high $50.21)Quebec$35.00New Brunswick: not statedNew BrunswickNot statedNova Scotia: $32.05 (low $21.00, high $45.67)Nova Scotia$32.05Prince Edward Island: not statedPrince Edward IslandNot statedNewfoundland and Labrador: $38.27 (low $27.47, high $74.79)Newfoundland and Labrador$38.27Yukon: not statedYukonNot statedNorthwest Territories: not statedNorthwest TerritoriesNot statedNunavut: not statedNunavutNot stated
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 marine engineer officers by province and territory (table)
WhereLowMedianHigh
Canada$26.78$37.00$61.54
British Columbia$25.00$45.00$55.60
AlbertaNot statedNot statedNot stated
SaskatchewanNot statedNot statedNot stated
ManitobaNot statedNot statedNot stated
Ontario$24.50$45.67$66.36
Quebec$31.11$35.00$50.21
New BrunswickNot statedNot statedNot stated
Nova Scotia$21.00$32.05$45.67
Prince Edward IslandNot statedNot statedNot stated
Newfoundland and Labrador$27.47$38.27$74.79
YukonNot statedNot statedNot stated
Northwest TerritoriesNot statedNot statedNot stated
NunavutNot statedNot statedNot stated

Job outlook

Job outlook for marine engineer officers by province and territory, 1 to 5British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5). Alberta: undetermined. Saskatchewan: undetermined. Manitoba: undetermined. Ontario: undetermined. Quebec: Moderate (3 of 5). New Brunswick: undetermined. Nova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5). Prince Edward Island: undetermined. Newfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5). Yukon: undetermined. Northwest Territories: undetermined. Nunavut: undetermined.12345British Columbia: Moderate (3 of 5)British ColumbiaModerateAlberta: undeterminedAlbertaUndeterminedSaskatchewan: undeterminedSaskatchewanUndeterminedManitoba: undeterminedManitobaUndeterminedOntario: undeterminedOntarioUndeterminedQuebec: Moderate (3 of 5)QuebecModerateNew Brunswick: undeterminedNew BrunswickUndeterminedNova Scotia: Moderate (3 of 5)Nova ScotiaModeratePrince Edward Island: undeterminedPrince Edward IslandUndeterminedNewfoundland and Labrador: Moderate (3 of 5)Newfoundland and LabradorModerateYukon: undeterminedYukonUndeterminedNorthwest Territories: undeterminedNorthwest TerritoriesUndeterminedNunavut: undeterminedNunavutUndetermined
1 is a very limited outlook and 5 a very good one.
Job outlook for marine engineer officers by province and territory, 1 to 5 (table)
WhereOutlook
British ColumbiaModerate (3 of 5)
AlbertaOutlook not determined
SaskatchewanOutlook not determined
ManitobaOutlook not determined
OntarioOutlook not determined
QuebecModerate (3 of 5)
New BrunswickOutlook not determined
Nova ScotiaModerate (3 of 5)
Prince Edward IslandOutlook not determined
Newfoundland and LabradorModerate (3 of 5)
YukonOutlook not determined
Northwest TerritoriesOutlook not determined
NunavutOutlook not determined

Wages in every province and territory

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