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Regulated Occupations in Ontario

244 occupations108 need a licence or certificateUpdated

Occupations in Ontario

Licence status and regulator for each occupation, from the official lists and the regulators' own pages.

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Licence or certification required 108

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Acupuncturist College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of Ontario Compare Acupuncturist across provinces
Agrologist Ontario Institute of Agrologists Compare Agrologist across provinces
Alignment and brakes technician Skilled Trades Ontario Compare Alignment and brakes technician across provinces
Amusement device mechanic Technical Standards and Safety Authority Compare Amusement device mechanic across provinces
Architect Ontario Association of Architects Compare Architect across provinces
Audiologist College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario Compare Audiologist across provinces
Audiologist and speech-language pathologist College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario Compare Audiologist and speech-language pathologist across provinces
Auto body and collision technician Skilled Trades Ontario Compare Auto body and collision technician across provinces
Auto body repairer Skilled Trades Ontario Compare Auto body repairer across provinces
Automotive electronic accessory technician Basic guide Skilled Trades Ontario Compare Automotive electronic accessory technician across provinces
Automotive service technician Skilled Trades Ontario Compare Automotive service technician across provinces
Automotive service technician (steering, suspension and brakes) Skilled Trades Ontario Compare Automotive service technician (steering, suspension and brakes) across provinces
Cardiology technologist Basic guide — Compare Cardiology technologist across provinces
Chartered professional accountant Chartered Professional Accountants of Ontario Compare Chartered professional accountant across provinces
Chiropodist College of Chiropodists of Ontario Compare Chiropodist across provinces
Chiropractor College of Chiropractors of Ontario Compare Chiropractor across provinces
Construction electrician Skilled Trades Ontario Compare Construction electrician across provinces
Coroner Basic guide — Compare Coroner across provinces
Counselling therapist College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario Compare Counselling therapist across provinces
Dental assistant Basic guide — Compare Dental assistant across provinces
Dental hygienist College of Dental Hygienists of Ontario Compare Dental hygienist across provinces
Dental technician College of Dental Technologists of Ontario Compare Dental technician across provinces
Dentist Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario Compare Dentist across provinces
Denturist College of Denturists of Ontario Compare Denturist across provinces
Diagnostic medical sonographer College of Medical Radiation and Imaging Technologists of Ontario Compare Diagnostic medical sonographer across provinces
Dietitian College of Dietitians of Ontario Compare Dietitian across provinces
Early childhood educator College of Early Childhood Educators Compare Early childhood educator across provinces
Electrician - domestic and rural Skilled Trades Ontario Compare Electrician - domestic and rural across provinces
Elevator constructor and mechanic Technical Standards and Safety Authority Compare Elevator constructor and mechanic across provinces
Embalmer Basic guide — Compare Embalmer across provinces
Engineering technician Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians & Technologists Compare Engineering technician across provinces
Engineering technologist Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians & Technologists Compare Engineering technologist across provinces
Firefighter Basic guide — Compare Firefighter across provinces
Forester Ontario Professional Foresters Association Compare Forester across provinces
Forestry technologist and technician Basic guide Ontario Professional Foresters Association Compare Forestry technologist and technician across provinces
Fuel and electrical systems technician Skilled Trades Ontario Compare Fuel and electrical systems technician across provinces
Gas technician 1 (G1) Technical Standards and Safety Authority Compare Gas technician 1 (G1) across provinces
Gas technician 2 (G2) Technical Standards and Safety Authority Compare Gas technician 2 (G2) across provinces
Gas technician 3 (G3) Technical Standards and Safety Authority Compare Gas technician 3 (G3) across provinces
Gas utility operator Basic guide — Compare Gas utility operator across provinces
Geoscientist Professional Geoscientists Ontario Compare Geoscientist across provinces
Hairstylist Skilled Trades Ontario Compare Hairstylist across provinces
Hoisting engineer - mobile crane operator 2 Skilled Trades Ontario Compare Hoisting engineer - mobile crane operator 2 across provinces
Home inspector Basic guide — Compare Home inspector across provinces
Homeopath Basic guide College of Homeopaths of Ontario Compare Homeopath across provinces
Human resources professional Human Resource Professional Association Compare Human resources professional across provinces
Insurance broker Registered Insurance Brokers of Ontario Compare Insurance broker across provinces
Kinesiologist College of Kinesiologists of Ontario Compare Kinesiologist across provinces
Land surveyor Association of Ontario Land Surveyors Compare Land surveyor across provinces
Landscape architect Ontario Association of Landscape Architects Compare Landscape architect across provinces
Lawyer Basic guide The Law Society of Ontario Compare Lawyer across provinces
Licensed practical nurse College of Nurses of Ontario Compare Licensed practical nurse across provinces
Massage therapist College of Massage Therapists of Ontario Compare Massage therapist across provinces
Master electrician Electrical Safety Authority Compare Master electrician across provinces
Medical laboratory technologist College of Medical Laboratory Technologists of Ontario Compare Medical laboratory technologist across provinces
Medical radiation technologist College of Medical Radiation and Imaging Technologists of Ontario Compare Medical radiation technologist across provinces
Midwife College of Midwives of Ontario Compare Midwife across provinces
Mobile crane operator Skilled Trades Ontario Compare Mobile crane operator across provinces
Mortgage agent Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario Compare Mortgage agent across provinces
Mortgage broker Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario Compare Mortgage broker across provinces
Motor vehicle salesperson Ontario Motor Vehicle Industry Council Compare Motor vehicle salesperson across provinces
Motorcycle technician Skilled Trades Ontario Compare Motorcycle technician across provinces
Naturopathic doctor College of Naturopaths of Ontario Compare Naturopathic doctor across provinces
Nurse practitioner College of Nurses of Ontario Compare Nurse practitioner across provinces
Occupational therapist College of Occupational Therapists of Ontario Compare Occupational therapist across provinces
Oil burner technician 1 Technical Standards and Safety Authority Compare Oil burner technician 1 across provinces
Oil burner technician 2 Technical Standards and Safety Authority Compare Oil burner technician 2 across provinces
Oil burner technician 3 Technical Standards and Safety Authority Compare Oil burner technician 3 across provinces
Operators whose work involves water treatment and distribution Ontario Water Wastewater Certification Office Compare Operators whose work involves water treatment and distribution across provinces
Optician The College of Opticians of Ontario Compare Optician across provinces
Optometrist College of Optometrists of Ontario Compare Optometrist across provinces
Paralegal Basic guide The Law Society of Ontario Compare Paralegal across provinces
Paramedic Basic guide — Compare Paramedic across provinces
Pest controller and fumigator Basic guide — Compare Pest controller and fumigator across provinces
Pesticide exterminator Basic guide Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Compare Pesticide exterminator across provinces
Pharmacist Ontario College of Pharmacists Compare Pharmacist across provinces
Pharmacy technician Ontario College of Pharmacists Compare Pharmacy technician across provinces
Physician College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario Compare Physician across provinces
Physiotherapist College of Physiotherapists of Ontario Compare Physiotherapist across provinces
Plumber Skilled Trades Ontario Compare Plumber across provinces
Podiatrist College of Chiropodists of Ontario Compare Podiatrist across provinces
Power engineer Technical Standards and Safety Authority Compare Power engineer across provinces
Private investigator Ministry of the Solicitor General Compare Private investigator across provinces
Professional engineer Professional Engineers Ontario Compare Professional engineer across provinces
Psychologist Basic guide College of Psychologists and Behaviour Analysts of Ontario Compare Psychologist across provinces
Real estate agent Real Estate Council of Ontario Compare Real estate agent across provinces
Refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic Skilled Trades Ontario Compare Refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic across provinces
Registered nurse College of Nurses of Ontario Compare Registered nurse across provinces
Registered psychotherapist College of Registered Psychotherapists of Ontario Compare Registered psychotherapist across provinces
Residential (low rise) sheet metal installer Skilled Trades Ontario Compare Residential (low rise) sheet metal installer across provinces
Residential air conditioning systems mechanic Skilled Trades Ontario Compare Residential air conditioning systems mechanic across provinces
Respiratory therapist The College of Respiratory Therapists of Ontario Compare Respiratory therapist across provinces
Security guard Ministry of the Solicitor General Compare Security guard across provinces
Sheet metal worker Skilled Trades Ontario Compare Sheet metal worker across provinces
Social service worker Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers Compare Social service worker across provinces
Social worker Ontario College of Social Workers and Social Service Workers Compare Social worker across provinces
Speech-language pathologist College of Audiologists and Speech-Language Pathologists of Ontario Compare Speech-language pathologist across provinces
Sprinkler fitter Skilled Trades Ontario Compare Sprinkler fitter across provinces
Steamfitter-Pipefitter Skilled Trades Ontario Compare Steamfitter-Pipefitter across provinces
Teacher Ontario College of Teachers Compare Teacher across provinces
Tower crane operator Skilled Trades Ontario Compare Tower crane operator across provinces
Traditional chinese medicine practitioner College of Traditional Chinese Medicine Practitioners and Acupuncturists of Ontario Compare Traditional chinese medicine practitioner across provinces
Transmission technician Skilled Trades Ontario Compare Transmission technician across provinces
Transport trailer technician Skilled Trades Ontario Compare Transport trailer technician across provinces
Travel counsellor Travel Industry Council of Ontario Compare Travel counsellor across provinces
Truck and transport mechanic Skilled Trades Ontario Compare Truck and transport mechanic across provinces
Veterinarian College of Veterinarians of Ontario Compare Veterinarian across provinces
Water treatment operator Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks Compare Water treatment operator across provinces

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