Licensing guide · Saskatchewan

How to Become a Welder in Saskatchewan

Last checked 4 sources checkedNOC 72106

Do you need certification?

Certification is voluntary

Welder is a voluntary trade in Saskatchewan. You can work in the trade without a certificate.

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“All other trades designated in Saskatchewan are voluntary (or non-compulsory). Apprenticeship and certification are not mandatory to work in voluntary trades.”

From saskapprenticeship.ca/experienced-workers/application-faqs, checked October 11, 2026.

At a glance

Licence status
Voluntary certification See the source
Routes
Annual fees
Not stated by the regulator Check with SATCC

Your roadmap

Every route is listed. Follow the one that matches where you trained.

Trained in Canada

No separate route for this group.

Source
“A completed Grade 12 transcript, Canadian Adult Education Credential (CAEC) or General Education Development (GED) guarantees entry into apprenticeship in Saskatchewan.”
saskapprenticeship.ca/entrance-requirements-for-apprenticeship-trai...

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Licensed in another province

No separate route for this group.

Source
“No, you can apply for an assessment from any province or country. However, if approved, you must be in Saskatchewan with a Saskatchewan mailing address to be eligible to attempt the exam.”
saskapprenticeship.ca/experienced-workers/application-faqs

Official page for this route

Trained outside Canada

  • 3 steps without a listed fee

  1. You apply for a trade qualifier assessment to have your foreign journeyperson credential assessed.

    Source
    “If you have obtained a journeyperson certificate in another country, and want journeyperson certification in Saskatchewan, you must apply for a trade qualifier assessment.”
    saskapprenticeship.ca/experienced-workers/application-faqs

  2. You receive a results letter telling you whether you are approved to challenge the journeyperson exam, must apply as an apprentice, or need to provide more information.

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    “The result letter is not a journeyperson certificate. The results letter will simply indicate one of three things:”
    saskapprenticeship.ca/experienced-workers/application-faqs

  3. If approved, you challenge the journeyperson exam once you are a resident of Saskatchewan with a Saskatchewan address.

    Source
    “You have been approved to challenge the journeyperson exam once you are a resident of Saskatchewan”
    saskapprenticeship.ca/experienced-workers/application-faqs

Listed fees for this route

No one-time fees listed by the regulator for these steps Check with SATCC

3 steps without a listed fee, so the total may not be the full cost.

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Other listed fees

The regulator lists these without tying them to one step, so they are not in the route totals above. Check which apply to you.

Requirements

Conditions the regulator sets on top of the roadmap steps.

Education

Residency

Already licensed in another province?

Not stated

The pages do not state how someone already licensed in another Canadian province or territory registers in Saskatchewan.

Source
“No, you can apply for an assessment from any province or country. However, if approved, you must be in Saskatchewan with a Saskatchewan mailing address to be eligible to attempt the exam.”
saskapprenticeship.ca/experienced-workers/application-faqs

Processing time: Not stated by the regulator Check with SATCC

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Credential assessment

Not stated by the regulator Check with SATCC

Exams

Language tests

Not stated by the regulator Check with SATCC

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Canadian experience

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Supervised practice

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Demand and pay

Job Bank figures for NOC 72106, Welders and related machine operators. Wages for 2023-2024 in Canadian dollars an hour; outlook for 2025-2027.

Job Bank wages and outlook in Saskatchewan and Canada
WhereLowMedianHighOutlook
Saskatchewan $22.00 $32.00 $46.00 Moderate (3 of 5)
Canada $22.00 $30.00 $47.00 —

Wages by region and job outlook in Saskatchewan

Wages in every province and territory

Welders in other provinces and territories

Regulated in all 12 other jurisdictions checked so far. The rules differ from one place to the next.

Compare welder licensing across Canada

Sources checked

Pages read on October 11, 2026.

  1. Trade Qualifier Application FAQs | SATCC saskapprenticeship.ca/experienced-workers/application-faqs · fetched October 11, 2026
  2. Entrance Requirements for Apprenticeship Training | SATCC saskapprenticeship.ca/entrance-requirements-for-apprenticeship-trai... · fetched October 9, 2026
  3. APPRENTICESHIP FEE UPDATES | SATCC saskapprenticeship.ca/apprenticeship-fee-updates · fetched October 9, 2026
  4. Former Canadian Military Personnel | SATCC saskapprenticeship.ca/former-canadian-military-personnel · fetched October 9, 2026

Frequently asked questions

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Do you need a licence to work as a welder in Saskatchewan?

No. Certification is available, but it is not required to work in the trade in Saskatchewan. Certification is managed by the Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission.

Which exams are required?

Interprovincial Journeyperson Examination, Journeyperson exam.

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