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Is my job regulated?
Construction electrician Trade
NOC 72200 · Electricians (except industrial and power system)
Certification is required in 10 of 13 provinces and territories, and voluntary in 3.
Where each job is regulated
Boundaries simplified for display. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Canada. Source: Statistics Canada, 2021 Census boundary files.
- Certification required
- Voluntary certification
- British Columbia: Certification required
- Alberta: Certification required
- Saskatchewan: Certification required
- Manitoba: Certification required
- Ontario: Certification required
- Quebec: Certification required
- New Brunswick: Certification required
- Nova Scotia: Certification required
- Prince Edward Island: Certification required
- Newfoundland and Labrador: Certification required
- Yukon: Voluntary certification
- Northwest Territories: Voluntary certification
- Nunavut: Voluntary certification
Browse by province or territory
- British Columbia 183 regulated occupations
- Alberta 201 regulated occupations
- Saskatchewan 138 regulated occupations
- Manitoba 181 regulated occupations
- Ontario 242 regulated occupations
- Quebec 225 regulated occupations
- New Brunswick 150 regulated occupations
- Nova Scotia 155 regulated occupations
- Prince Edward Island 85 regulated occupations
- Newfoundland and Labrador 113 regulated occupations
- Yukon 57 regulated occupations
- Northwest Territories 72 regulated occupations
- Nunavut 64 regulated occupations
- Federal (all of Canada) 25 regulated occupations
Compare the provinces
- Automotive service technician Regulated in 13 jurisdictions
- Cabinetmaker Regulated in 13 jurisdictions
- Carpenter Regulated in 13 jurisdictions
- Chartered professional accountant Regulated in 13 jurisdictions
- Construction electrician Regulated in 13 jurisdictions
- Cook Regulated in 13 jurisdictions
- Firefighter Regulated in 13 jurisdictions
- Glazier Regulated in 13 jurisdictions
- Hairstylist Regulated in 13 jurisdictions
- Heavy duty equipment technician Regulated in 13 jurisdictions
- Industrial mechanic (millwright) Regulated in 13 jurisdictions
- Insulator (heat and frost) Regulated in 13 jurisdictions
Tools and tables
- Licence transfer checker Already licensed in one province? See what another province asks for.
- Roadmap builder Your steps, listed fees and time for one occupation and province.
- Language test scores Minimum IELTS, CELPIP and other scores, by occupation and province.
- Credential assessments Which regulators ask for an assessment of your education.
- Licensing exams Which exams each regulator asks for.
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