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College and other vocational instructors (4021)

Description

This unit group includes instructors who teach applied arts, academic, technical and vocational subjects to students at community colleges, CEGEPs, agricultural colleges, technical and vocational institutes, language schools and other college level schools. This unit group also includes trainers who are employed by private training establishments, companies, community agencies and governments to deliver internal training or development courses. College teachers who are heads of departments are included in this group.
Skill Level A
Skill Type 4

Other titles

  • academic subjects teacher - college level
  • accounting teacher - college level
  • administration teacher
  • advertising art teacher
  • agricultural college teacher
  • agricultural school teacher
  • airline customer-service instructor
  • apparel design teacher
  • appliance servicing teacher - vocational institute
  • applied arts teacher - college level
  • architectural technology instructor
  • automotive repair instructor - community college
  • Bible college teacher
  • Bible school teacher
  • bookkeeping teacher
  • business administration teacher
  • business administration teacher - college level
  • business college instructor
  • business college teacher
  • business law teacher
  • business subjects teacher - vocational institute
  • CEGEP (general and vocational college) teacher
  • CEGEP teacher
  • chemical technology teacher
  • chemistry teacher - agricultural school
  • child-care service teacher
  • child-care service teacher - college level
  • clothing design teacher
  • college instructor
  • college lecturer
  • college of applied arts and technology instructor
  • college of applied arts and technology teacher
  • college teacher
  • commercial art instructor
  • commercial art teacher
  • commercial subjects teacher - vocational institute
  • commercial vehicle driver instructor
  • communications teacher - college level
  • community college instructor
  • community college teacher
  • community planning teacher - college level
  • community-based trainer
  • company trainer
  • computer programming instructor - college level
  • computer science teacher - college level
  • computer trainer
  • computer training instructor
  • computer training representative
  • computer-assisted drafting (CAD) instructor
  • computer-based trainer
  • correspondence school instructor
  • correspondence school tutor
  • correspondence teacher - college level
  • court reporting instructor
  • data-processing teacher - college level
  • denominational institute teacher
  • dental assistant program teacher - community college
  • dental hygienist program teacher
  • department chairman - college
  • department chairman - community college
  • department chairman/woman - college
  • department chairman/woman - community college
  • department chairperson - college
  • department chairperson - community college
  • department chairwoman - college
  • department chairwoman - community college
  • department head - CEGEP
  • department head - college
  • department head - community college
  • department head - institute of technology
  • department head - private training institute
  • department head - technical institute
  • department head - vocational institute
  • direct sales instructor
  • drafting instructor
  • drafting instructor - college level
  • drafting teacher
  • drafting teacher - college level
  • driving instructor, commercial vehicles
  • early childhood education instructor - college level
  • early childhood education teacher - college level
  • economics teacher - college level
  • electrolysis instructor - vocational institute
  • electromechanical technology teacher - college level
  • electronic technology teacher - college level
  • elocution teacher - non-medical
  • embalming teacher
  • English as a second language teacher (ESL) - college level
  • English teacher - business college
  • English teacher - college level
  • ESL (English as a second language) teacher - college level
  • fashion design teacher - CEGEP
  • fashion teacher - college level
  • fine arts teacher - college level
  • firefighters instructor
  • firefighting instructor
  • flight attendants instructor
  • French as a second language teacher (except elementary, high school or university)
  • gliding instructor
  • graphic arts teacher
  • graphic design instructor
  • ground school instructor
  • hairdressing instructor - vocational institute
  • hairdressing teacher - community college
  • health and safety instructor
  • health technology teacher
  • heavy equipment operators instructor - community college
  • history teacher - CEGEP
  • horticulture and landscaping instructor - school of horticulture
  • hotel management teacher - college
  • industrial instrumentation teacher
  • industrial safety instructor
  • Industry-based instructor
  • industry-based trainer
  • institute of technology teacher
  • instructor - business college
  • instructor - commercial college
  • instructor - company
  • instructor - industry
  • instructor - language school
  • instructor - private training institute
  • instructor - technical school
  • instructor - technology institute
  • instructor - vocational school
  • instructor, college
  • instructor, college of applied arts and technology
  • instructor, community college
  • instructor, correspondence school
  • instructor, firefighters
  • instructor, firefighting
  • instructor, flight attendants
  • instructor, ground school
  • instructor, health and safety
  • instructor, heavy equipment operators - community college
  • instructor, industrial safety
  • instructor, police
  • instructor, pursers
  • instructor, technological institute
  • interior design teacher
  • journalism teacher - college level
  • landscaping instructor
  • language instructor - language school
  • language laboratory teacher - college level
  • language school instructor
  • law enforcement teacher
  • law teacher - police college
  • leader, management seminar
  • lecturer - college
  • lecturer, college
  • legal assistant program teacher
  • legal secretarial program teacher - community college
  • management seminar leader
  • marketing teacher - college level
  • mathematics teacher - college level
  • mechanical technology teacher - college level
  • medical records management program teacher
  • medical technology teacher
  • mineral technology teacher - college of applied arts and technology
  • mining rescue instructor
  • modern languages teacher - college level
  • modern languages tutor - language school
  • music teacher - conservatory of music
  • nursing educator - except college
  • nursing instructor - college
  • police college teacher
  • police instructor
  • printing technology teacher - CEGEP
  • professional training instructor
  • public-speaking instructor
  • public-speaking teacher
  • pursers instructor
  • recreational leadership teacher
  • remedial teacher - college level
  • retail management teacher
  • second-language instructor - language school
  • secretarial services teacher
  • shorthand teacher - business college
  • social services teacher - college level
  • staff training officer - industry
  • teacher - business college
  • teacher - commercial college
  • teacher - institute of technology
  • teacher - seminary
  • teacher, agricultural college
  • teacher, agricultural school
  • teacher, Bible college
  • teacher, Bible school
  • teacher, CEGEP (general and vocational college)
  • teacher, college
  • teacher, college of applied arts and technology
  • teacher, community college
  • teacher, English as a second language (ESL) - college level
  • teacher, English as a second language (except elementary, high school or university)
  • teacher, French as a second language (except elementary, high school or university)
  • teacher, legal assistant program
  • teacher, police college
  • teacher, public speaking
  • teacher, technological institute
  • teacher, vocational institute
  • technical subjects instructor - vocational institute
  • technological institute instructor
  • technological institute teacher
  • technological subjects instructor - vocational institute
  • technology teacher - college level
  • tool and die making teacher - community college
  • tourism trainer
  • trade instructor - community college
  • trainee instructor
  • trainer, company
  • trainer, computer
  • training consultant - industry
  • training instructor - college level
  • training officer - company
  • training representative, computer
  • truck driver trainer - community college
  • tutor, correspondence school
  • tutor, modern languages - language school
  • typing teacher - commercial college
  • vocational institute teacher
  • vocational trainer
  • welding teacher - technical institute

2 Confirm the occupational regulations

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Regulations and laws

Regulations and laws governing specific occupations are fixed by provincial and territorial governments around specific occupations.


This occupation is not regulated in Canada. This means that you are not required to be registered with one of the provincial or territorial regulatory authorities to be authorized to practise this occupation in Canada.

Regulated Non-regulated
Mandatory certification, licence, or registration Voluntary certification, licence, or registration No certification, licence, or registration exists
Exclusive right to practise Reserved title Available None
Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia
Northwest Territories
Nunavut
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon

Definition

Regulated occupation

An occupation controlled by provincial and territorial (and sometimes federal) law, and governed by a regulatory body. About 20 per cent of jobs are in regulated occupations. These include regulated professions (e.g., nursing) and skilled trades (e.g., plumbing).

The law requires you to obtain a certificate, licence, or registration to use the reserved title for the occupation or obtain the exclusive right to practise the occupation. These regulations are intended to protect the health and safety of Canadians by ensuring that professionals meet the required standards of practice and competency.

There are two types of regulation:

  • Exclusive right to practise: A profession whose members are the only ones who can engage in the profession’s activities and use the title allowed them by law. The law defines, among other things, the professional activities strictly reserved for the members of each regulatory body.
  • Reserved title: A profession where only members of a regulatory body can make use of specific titles and abbreviations allowed them by law. Individuals who are not members of that regulatory body may practise the occupation, but they may not use any of these titles or allow others to believe (by using a similar title or abbreviation) they are members of a regulatory body.
Non-regulated occupation:  

A profession or trade for which there is no legal requirement or restriction on practice with regard to licences, certificates, or registration.

  • Voluntary certification, licence, or registration: The province or territory in which voluntary certification, licensing, or registration is available but not required by law..
  • No certification, licence, or registration exists

3 Learn about credential assessment and recognition

Some organizations in Canada responsible for the recognition of academic credentials may not have the capacity to assess the international academic credentials you are presenting to them. This may be the case when you apply for a job with an employer in a non-regulated occupation.

These organizations may sometimes rely on external academic credential assessment services to support their internal process. Six members of the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada (ACESC) can provide this service.

Upon completion of an academic credential assessment for general purposes, you would receive an assessment report, which in turn could be provided to the organization responsible for the recognition of your international academic credentials.

Get more information on how to obtain an assessment for general purposes under the Additional information tab listed below.

Occupational assessment

Get more information on how to obtain an assessment for general purposes under the Additional information tab listed above.

Immigration

Immigration to Canada

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) is the department responsible for immigration to Canada.


The Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) - Express Entry

The Federal Skilled Worker Program (FSWP) is an immigration program administered by IRCC. If you intend to immigrate to Canada under the FSWP and obtained your academic credentials outside Canada, one of the requirements is to obtain an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) for immigration purposes.1 For more detailed information on IRCC's requirements for this immigration program, visit their Web site.



1. A requirement for immigration purposes ONLY

It is important to note that obtaining an Educational Credential Assessment (ECA) is a requirement for immigration purposes only.

It is separate from the process of obtaining a licence to practise from the relevant regulatory authority.

Obtaining a licence to practise is not required to apply to IRCC's FSWP.

Additional information

Before undertaking an academic credential assessment for general purposes, it is extremely important to verify that the regulatory authority, or employer requires and will accept an assessment report issued by one of the six members of the Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada (ACESC).

If so, contact one of the academic credential assessment services below to obtain detailed information on:
  • application forms;
  • how to submit your international academic credentials for assessment;
  • timelines and fees for obtaining an academic credential assessment report.

An academic credential assessment for general purposes can take between several weeks to several months to obtain. It is strongly recommended that you begin this process prior to your arrival in Canada.

Although assessment services offer expert advice on how qualifications obtained outside Canada compare with those obtained in Canada, their assessments are advisory only. In Canada, they do not guarantee recognition of your qualifications for:
  • admission at an educational institution;
  • certification, licensing, or registration in an occupation; and/or
  • general employment.

All six members of the Alliance adhere to the Pan-Canadian Quality Assurance Framework for the Assessment of International Academic Credentials, and their assessments are used by many organizations. For more information on the Alliance, please visit its Web site, or use the information below to connect directly with its members.

British Columbia

International Credential Evaluation Service (ICES)
3700 Willingdon Avenue Burnaby, British Columbia V5G3H2 Canada
icesinfo@bcit.ca
Telephone : (+1) 604-434-5734
Fax : (+1) 604-435-7033

Ontario

World Education Services - Canada (WES)
1400 - 2 Carlton Street Toronto, Ontario M5B1J3 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 416-972-0070
Fax : (+1) 416-972-9004
Comparative Education Service (CES)
162 St. George Street, University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies Toronto, Ontario M5S2V8 Canada
ces.info@utoronto.ca
Telephone : (+1) 416-978-2400
Fax : (+1) 416-978-2185
International Credential Assessment Service of Canada (ICAS)
102 - 100 Stone Road West Guelph, Ontario N1G5L3 Canada
info@icascanada.ca
Telephone : (+1) 519-763-7282
Fax : (+1) 519-763-6964

Quebec

Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et Intégration du Québec (MIFI)
Service de l’analyse des diplômes internationaux (SADI), 285 rue Notre-Dame Ouest, 4e étage Montréal, Quebec H2Y 1T8 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 514-864-9191

Mobility

International mobility

Find out more about international mobility and MRAs.

Financial assistance

Internationally trained professionals may have access to financial assistance to complete the assessment process that will allow them to work in their intended occupations. These micro-loan programs are offered to citizens or permanent residents of Canada who were trained outside Canada and do not have sufficient credit history to borrow from a Canadian financial institution.

To learn about participating provinces and territories, and determine your eligibility, use the information below to find an organization close to you offering micro loans.

Windmill Microlending
Suite 709, 7015 Macleod Trail SW
Calgary Alberta
T2H2K6 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 403-228-9981
Suite 2020 (Scotia Place Tower 1) 10060 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton Alberta
T5J3R8 Canada
Bureau 710, 5455 Avenue de Gaspé
Montréal Quebec
H2T3B3 Canada
220 - 20th St W. Suite 219, Second Level
Saskatoon Saskatchewan
S7M0W9 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 306-974-4856
Suite 300, 165 Avenue Rd
Toronto Ontario
M5R3S4 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 416-360-4445
Suite 709, 7015 Macleod Trail SW
Calgary Alberta
T2H2K6 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 403-228-9981
Suite 2020 (Scotia Place Tower 1) 10060 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton Alberta
T5J3R8 Canada
Bureau 710, 5455 Avenue de Gaspé
Montréal Quebec
H2T3B3 Canada
220 - 20th St W. Suite 219, Second Level
Saskatoon Saskatchewan
S7M0W9 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 306-974-4856
Suite 300, 165 Avenue Rd
Toronto Ontario
M5R3S4 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 416-360-4445
Suite 709, 7015 Macleod Trail SW
Calgary Alberta
T2H2K6 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 403-228-9981
Suite 2020 (Scotia Place Tower 1) 10060 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton Alberta
T5J3R8 Canada
Bureau 710, 5455 Avenue de Gaspé
Montréal Quebec
H2T3B3 Canada
220 - 20th St W. Suite 219, Second Level
Saskatoon Saskatchewan
S7M0W9 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 306-974-4856
Suite 300, 165 Avenue Rd
Toronto Ontario
M5R3S4 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 416-360-4445
S.U.C.C.E.S.S. - Foreign Credential Recognition (FCR) Loan Project
238 - 8131 Westminster Hwy
Richmond British Columbia
V6X 1A7 Canada
Supporting Employment and Economic Development (SEED Winnipeg) Inc. SEED
80 Salter Street
Winnipeg Manitoba
R2W4J6 Canada
Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia ISANS
ISANS Desmond, Bayers Road Professional Centre, 7071 Bayers Road, Suite 164 (Desmond Avenue entrance)
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3L2C2 Canada
Main office, 2120 - 6960 Mumford Road
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3L4P1 Canada
ISANS Joseph Howe, 2717 Joseph Howe Drive, Second Floor
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3L4T9 Canada
WIL Employment Connections - Internationally Trained Workers
141 Dundas Street, 4th Floor
London Ontario
N6A 1G3 Canada
Canada Microcredit Educators Group - Foreign Credential Recognition (FCR) Pilot Project
420 University Ave, Suite 200, P.O. Box 1551
Charlottetown Prince Edward Island
C1A 7Z5 Canada
Microcrédit Montréal
319 - 3680 rue Jeanne Mance
Montreal Quebec
H2X 2K5 Canada

Alberta

Windmill Microlending
Suite 709, 7015 Macleod Trail SW
Calgary Alberta
T2H2K6 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 403-228-9981
Suite 2020 (Scotia Place Tower 1) 10060 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton Alberta
T5J3R8 Canada
Bureau 710, 5455 Avenue de Gaspé
Montréal Quebec
H2T3B3 Canada
220 - 20th St W. Suite 219, Second Level
Saskatoon Saskatchewan
S7M0W9 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 306-974-4856
Suite 300, 165 Avenue Rd
Toronto Ontario
M5R3S4 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 416-360-4445

British Columbia

S.U.C.C.E.S.S. - Foreign Credential Recognition (FCR) Loan Project
238 - 8131 Westminster Hwy
Richmond British Columbia
V6X 1A7 Canada

Manitoba

Supporting Employment and Economic Development (SEED Winnipeg) Inc. SEED
80 Salter Street
Winnipeg Manitoba
R2W4J6 Canada

New Brunswick

Multicultural Association of Fredericton
28 Saunders Street
Fredericton New Brunswick
E3B 1N1 Canada
Multicultural Association of the Greater Moncton Area
22 Church St, Suite C170
Moncton New Brunswick
E1C 0P7 Canada
YMCA of Greater Saint John
191 Churchill Blvd.
Saint John New Brunswick
E2K 3E2 Canada

Newfoundland and Labrador

AXIS Career Services, Association for New Canadians
A/S Association for New Canadians, 10 Smithville Crescent, P.O.Box 2031, Stn. C
St. John's Newfoundland and Labrador
A1C 5R6 Canada

Nova Scotia

Immigrant Services Association of Nova Scotia ISANS
ISANS Desmond, Bayers Road Professional Centre, 7071 Bayers Road, Suite 164 (Desmond Avenue entrance)
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3L2C2 Canada
Main office, 2120 - 6960 Mumford Road
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3L4P1 Canada
ISANS Joseph Howe, 2717 Joseph Howe Drive, Second Floor
Halifax Nova Scotia
B3L4T9 Canada

Ontario

Windmill Microlending
Suite 709, 7015 Macleod Trail SW
Calgary Alberta
T2H2K6 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 403-228-9981
Suite 2020 (Scotia Place Tower 1) 10060 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton Alberta
T5J3R8 Canada
Bureau 710, 5455 Avenue de Gaspé
Montréal Quebec
H2T3B3 Canada
220 - 20th St W. Suite 219, Second Level
Saskatoon Saskatchewan
S7M0W9 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 306-974-4856
Suite 300, 165 Avenue Rd
Toronto Ontario
M5R3S4 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 416-360-4445
WIL Employment Connections - Internationally Trained Workers
141 Dundas Street, 4th Floor
London Ontario
N6A 1G3 Canada
Ottawa Community Loan Fund OCLF
2211 Riverside Dr., Suite 308
Ottawa Ontario
K1H7X5 Canada
Achēv
Brampton East, 263 Queen Street East, Unit 14
Brampton Ontario
L6W4K6 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 905-595-0722
Brampton South, 7700 Hurontario Street, Unit 601
Brampton Ontario
L6Y4M3 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 905-457-4747
Mississauga - Malton, 7420 Airport Road, Suite 104
Mississauga Ontario
L4T4E5 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 905-677-0007
Mississauga - City Centre, 50 Burnhamthorpe Road West, Suite 300/410
Mississauga Ontario
L5B3C2 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 905-949-0049
Head Office, 90 Burnhamthorpe Road West, Suite 210
Mississauga Ontario
L5B3C3 Canada
Oakville, 690 Dorval Drive, Suite 100
Oakville Ontario
L6K3X9 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 905-875-3851
Pickering, 1099 Kingston Rd, #240
Pickering Ontario
L1V1B5 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 905-420-1919
Richmond Hill,420 Hwy 7 East #204B
Richmond Hill Ontario
L4B3K2 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 855-330-8655
North York, 1090 Don Mills Road, Suite 406
Toronto Ontario
M3C3R6 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 416-444-8744
Toronto, 100 Lombard St. Suite 400
Toronto Ontario
M5C1M3 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 416-964-9797

Prince Edward Island

Canada Microcredit Educators Group - Foreign Credential Recognition (FCR) Pilot Project
420 University Ave, Suite 200, P.O. Box 1551
Charlottetown Prince Edward Island
C1A 7Z5 Canada

Quebec

Windmill Microlending
Suite 709, 7015 Macleod Trail SW
Calgary Alberta
T2H2K6 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 403-228-9981
Suite 2020 (Scotia Place Tower 1) 10060 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton Alberta
T5J3R8 Canada
Bureau 710, 5455 Avenue de Gaspé
Montréal Quebec
H2T3B3 Canada
220 - 20th St W. Suite 219, Second Level
Saskatoon Saskatchewan
S7M0W9 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 306-974-4856
Suite 300, 165 Avenue Rd
Toronto Ontario
M5R3S4 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 416-360-4445
Microcrédit Montréal
319 - 3680 rue Jeanne Mance
Montreal Quebec
H2X 2K5 Canada

Saskatchewan

Windmill Microlending
Suite 709, 7015 Macleod Trail SW
Calgary Alberta
T2H2K6 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 403-228-9981
Suite 2020 (Scotia Place Tower 1) 10060 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton Alberta
T5J3R8 Canada
Bureau 710, 5455 Avenue de Gaspé
Montréal Quebec
H2T3B3 Canada
220 - 20th St W. Suite 219, Second Level
Saskatoon Saskatchewan
S7M0W9 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 306-974-4856
Suite 300, 165 Avenue Rd
Toronto Ontario
M5R3S4 Canada
Telephone : (+1) 416-360-4445