Certification levels from province to province

Last updated on August 27, 2024

If you hold valid certification (registration) as an Early Childhood Educator (ECE) in another Canadian province or territory, find out what certificate you may be eligible for in B.C.

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Alberta

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Early Childhood Educator Level 1

B.C. equivalent:

Early Childhood Educator Assistant

 

Early Childhood Educator Level 2

B.C. equivalent:

If you have 500 supervised work hours: Early Childhood Educator Five Year Certificate

Or

If you do not have 500 supervised work hours: Early Childhood Educator One Year Certificate

 

Early Childhood Educator Level 3

B.C. equivalent:

If you have 500 supervised work hours: Early Childhood Educator Five Year Certificate and a Special Needs Educator Certificate and an Infant and Toddler Certificate

Or 

Early Childhood Educator One Year Certificate

 

Manitoba

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Child Care Assistant

B.C. equivalent:     
Early Childhood Educator Assistant

 

ECE 2

B.C. equivalent:

If you have 500 supervised work hours: Early Childhood Educator Five Year Certificate

Or

Early Childhood Educator One Year Certificate

 

ECE 3

B.C. equivalent:

If you have 500 supervised work hours: Early Childhood Educator Five Year Certificate and a Special Needs Educator Certificate and an Infant and Toddler Certificate

Or

If you do not have 500 supervised work hours: Early Childhood Educator One Year Certificate

 

Newfoundland and Labrador

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Preschool (5 Modules) or School Age (4 Modules) Orientation Course

B.C. equivalent:

Early Childhood Educator Assistant

 

Level 1

B.C. equivalent:

If you have 500 supervised work hours: Early Childhood Educator Five Year Certificate

Or
 
If you do not have 500 supervised work hours: Early Childhood Educator One Year Certificate

 

Level 2-4

B.C. equivalent:

If you have 500 supervised work hours: Early Childhood Educator Five Year Certificate and a Special Needs Educator Certificate and an Infant and Toddler Certificate

Or

Early Childhood Educator One Year Certificate

 

Nova Scotia

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Level 1 or School Age Approval

B.C. equivalent:

Early Childhood Educator Assistant

 

Level 2

B.C. equivalent:

If you have 500 supervised work hours: Early Childhood Educator Five Year Certificate

Or

Early Childhood Educator One Year Certificate

 

Level 2 or Level 3

B.C. equivalent:

If you have 500 supervised work hours: Early Childhood Educator Five Year Certificate and a Special Needs Educator Certificate and an Infant and Toddler Certificate

Or

Early Childhood Educator One Year Certificate

 

Ontario

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ECE

B.C. equivalent:

If you have 500 supervised work hours: Early Childhood Educator Five Year Certificate and a Special Needs Educator Certificate and an Infant and Toddler Certificate

Or 

If you do not have 500 supervised work hours: Early Childhood Educator One Year Certificate

 

Prince Edward Island

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Early Childhood Intern (previously called ECE I)

B.C. equivalent:

Early Childhood Educator Assistant

 

Early Childhood Associate (previously called ECE II)

B.C. equivalent:

If you have 500 supervised work hours: Early Childhood Educator Five Year Certificate

Or

If you do not have 500 supervised work hours: Early Childhood Educator One Year Certificate

 

Early Childhood Educator (previously called ECE III or Early Childhood Supervisor or Early Childhood Director)

B.C. equivalent:

If you have 500 supervised work hours: Early Childhood Educator Five Year Certificate and a Special Needs Educator Certificate and an Infant and Toddler Certificate

Or

If you do not have 500 supervised work hours: Early Childhood Educator One Year Certificate

 

Saskatchewan

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ECE I

B.C. equivalent:

Early Childhood Educator Assistant

 

ECE II

B.C. equivalent:

If you have 500 supervised work hours: Early Childhood Educator Five Year Certificate

Or

If you do not have 500 supervised work hours: Early Childhood Educator One Year Certificate

 

ECE III

B.C. equivalent:

If you have 500 supervised work hours: Early Childhood Educator Five Year Certificate and a Special Needs Educator Certificate and an Infant and Toddler Certificate

Or

If you do not have 500 supervised work hours: Early Childhood Educator One Year Certificate

 

Yukon

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Child Care Worker I

B.C. equivalent:

Early Childhood Educator Assistant

 

Child Care Worker II

B.C. equivalent:

If you have 500 supervised work hours: Early Childhood Educator Five Year Certificate

Or

If you do not have 500 supervised work hours: Early Childhood Educator One Year Certificate

 

Child Care Worker III

B.C. equivalent:

If you have 500 supervised work hours: Early Childhood Educator Five Year Certificate and a Special Needs Educator Certificate and an Infant and Toddler Certificate

Or

If you do not have 500 supervised work hours: Early Childhood Educator One Year Certificate