Automotive Service Technician Licence: Moving from Quebec to Nova Scotia
The short answer
Direct transfer
If your Certificate of Qualification was issued in another Canadian jurisdiction and is in one of Nova Scotia's compulsory certified trades, you must apply for an Equivalency Card via AMS. Source
“If your CQ was issued in another Canadian jurisdiction AND is in one of Nova Scotia's compulsory certified trades, including Blaster, you must apply for an Equivalency Card via AMS.”
nsapprenticeship.ca/tradespersons/trade-certificates
Both provinces
| Licensed in Quebec | Moving to Nova Scotia | |
|---|---|---|
| Licence status | Voluntary certification | Certification required |
| Regulator | — | Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency |
| Guide | Automotive service technician in Quebec | Automotive service technician in Nova Scotia |
Steps to transfer
Not stated by the regulator Check with Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency
Processing time: Not stated by the regulator Check with Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency
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