Job requirements Auto Body Worker in Canada

Find out what you typically need to work as an auto body worker in Canada. These requirements are applicable to all Motor vehicle body repairers (NOC 72411).

Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

  • Auto body repairer certification is compulsory in Ontario and Alberta and available, but voluntary, in the Yukon and the Northwest Territories.
  • Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified automotive refinishing technicians upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.
  • Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  • Auto glass industry certification is usually required.
  • Metal repairers, motor vehicle manufacturing
  • Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  • One to two years of on-the-job training are provided.
  • Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  • Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  • Completion of a three- to four-year auto body and collision damage technician apprenticeship program or a combination of over three years of work experience in the auto body and collision technician trade and completion of a professional or college automotive body repair program is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
  • Completion of a two- to three-year automotive painter apprenticeship program or a combination of one year of work experience in the automotive refinishing technicians trade and completion of a high school or college automotive painting program is usually required for automotive refinishing technicians trade certification.
  • Trade certification for auto body and collision technician is compulsory in Nova Scotia, Ontario and Alberta and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
  • Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified auto body and collision technician upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.
  • Automotive refinishing technicians certification is compulsory in Alberta and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, the Yukon and the Northwest Territories.
  • Apprenticeship training and trade certification for automotive glass technicians is available, but voluntary, in Nova Scotia, Ontario and British Columbia.
  • Auto body and collision technicians
  • Automotive refinishing technicians
  • Automotive glass technicians
  • Automobile damage repair estimator
  • Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  • A combination of two- to three-year of relevant automotive experience and education is usually required.

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 and contact the regulatory authority to learn about the certification process.

Alberta

Job title Auto Body Technicians; Auto Body Technician Refinisher
Job title Auto Body Technicians-Auto Body Prepper; Auto Body Technician - Auto Body Repairers

British Columbia

Job title Auto Body And Collision Technician
Regulated
Regulatory body: Skilled Trades BC
Job title Automotive Glass Technician
Regulated
Regulatory body: Skilled Trades BC
Job title Automotive Painter (automotive Refinishing Technician)
Regulated
Regulatory body: Skilled Trades BC
Job title Automotive Refinishing Prep Technician
Regulated
Regulatory body: Skilled Trades BC

Manitoba

Job title Automotive Painter - Motor Vehicle Repair
Regulated
Regulatory body: Apprenticeship Manitoba
Job title Auto Body Collision, Refinishing And Glass Technicians And Damage Repair Estimators
Regulated
Regulatory body: Apprenticeship Manitoba

New Brunswick

Job title Autobody And Collision Technician
Job title Automotive Refinishing Technician

Nova Scotia

Job title Auto Body And Collision Technician
Regulated
Job title Automotive Glass Technician
Regulated
Job title Automotive Refinishing Technician
Regulated

Ontario

Job title Motor Vehicle Body Repairers
Regulated
Regulatory body: Ontario College of Trades
Job title Auto Body Repairer
Regulated
Regulatory body: Ontario College of Trades
Job title Auto Body And Collision Damage Repairer
Regulated
Regulatory body: Ontario College of Trades
Job title Automotive Glass Technician
Regulated
Regulatory body: Ontario College of Trades
Job title Automotive Painter
Regulated
Regulatory body: Ontario College of Trades

Prince Edward Island

Job title Automotive Painter
Job title Motor Vehicle Body Repairer (metal And Paint)

Québec

Job title Automotive Painter
Job title Auto Body Repairer / Mechanics
Job title Body Repairer

Saskatchewan

Job title Automotive Service Technician
Job title Motor Vehicle Body Repairer (metal And Paint) (automotive Collision Repair Technician)
Job title Motor Vehicle Body Refinisher

Source Foreign Credential Recognition Program - ESDC

Red Seal endorsement

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This job may be eligible for Red Seal endorsement in some provinces and territories

When you get a Red Seal endorsement on your trade certificate, it lets employers know that you meet the national qualification standards for workers in your trade. Learn more about the Red Seal endorsement.

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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