Job requirements Floor Covering Installer in Canada

Find out what you typically need to work as a floor covering installer in Canada. These requirements are applicable to all Floor covering installers (NOC 73113).

Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

  • Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  • Trade certification for floor covering installers is compulsory in Quebec and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, British Columbia, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
  • Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified floor covering installers upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

Source National Occupational Classification

Professional certification and licensing

You might need to get a certification from a regulatory authority before you start working. Find out if this occupation is regulated in your province or territory.

Alberta

Job title Floorcovering Installers
Regulated

British Columbia

Job title Floor Covering Installer
Regulated

Manitoba

Job title Floor Covering Installers
Regulated
Regulatory body: Apprenticeship Manitoba

New Brunswick

Job title Floorcovering Installer
Regulated

Northwest Territories

Job title Floorcovering Installer
Regulated

Nova Scotia

Job title Floorcovering Installer
Regulated

Ontario

Job title Floor Covering Installer
Regulated
Regulatory body: Ontario College of Trades

Québec

Job title Resilient Flooring Layer
Regulated

Yukon

Job title Floorcovering Installer
Non-regulated

Source Foreign Credential Recognition Program - ESDC

Do you want to work in another province or territory?

If you are already certified to work in a regulated occupation in your province or territory, it will be easier for you to have your certification recognized in another province or territory. See the Workers Mobility's website to learn more.

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