- Licence needed
- No, voluntary trade
- Regulator
- Government of Yukon, apprenticeship and trade certification
- Credential
- Voluntary hairstylist certificate (Red Seal)
- Hours
- Hairstylist: 2 levels × 1,800 h + 10 weeks school (3,600 h)
- Red Seal
- Hairstylist only
- Exam and fees
- $15 application; $20 practical exam (hairstylist)
Who regulates barbers in Yukon?
No body licenses barbers. Job Bank names only Ontario and Yukon for barber trade certification; Ontario’s is really the hairstylist trade, and Alberta runs the country’s only compulsory barber trade. In Yukon it is voluntary: “available, but voluntary, in the Yukon,” in the words of the Job Bank Yukon page. The Government of Yukon issues certificates of qualification in designated trades; its June 2025 designated-trades sheet lists Hairstylist and no barber program.
How do you get certified as a barber in Yukon?
Hairstylist is a designated Yukon trade with two levels of 1,800 hours and 10 weeks of school each, 3,600 hours in all. Yukon’s designated-trades sheet lists no apprenticeship program for barber, so a barber who wants a certificate asks the apprenticeship office about the trade qualifier route: apply to the Government of Yukon to certify as a journeyperson with documented hours, then pass the exam. The application is $15, and hairstylist trade qualifiers also pay a $20 practical exam fee.
Is a barber different from a hairstylist in Yukon?
Job Bank lists voluntary certification for each, but Yukon publishes an apprenticeship program only for Hairstylist, and only the hairstylist certificate is a Red Seal trade, so it is the one that travels.
Can an out-of-province barber work in Yukon?
Yes. No certificate is required to cut hair for pay in Yukon.
What else does a Yukon barbershop need?
Check business licensing and any health inspection requirements with your municipality before you open.
Frequently asked questions
Do you need a licence to be a barber in Yukon?
No. Job Bank lists barber trade certification in Yukon as available but voluntary, and the Hairstylist certificate is voluntary too.
Is there a barber certificate in Yukon?
Job Bank says a voluntary one exists, but Yukon’s 2025 designated-trades sheet lists no apprenticeship program for barber, so ask the apprenticeship office about the trade qualifier route. Job Bank names only Ontario and Yukon for barber certification; Ontario’s is really the hairstylist trade, and Alberta runs the country’s only compulsory barber trade.
How long is the Yukon hairstylist apprenticeship?
3,600 hours: two levels of 1,800 hours, each with 10 weeks of school, according to the Government of Yukon.
Is hairstylist a Red Seal trade in Yukon?
Yes. Hairstylist is a designated Red Seal trade in Yukon; barber is not a Red Seal trade anywhere.
Can an out-of-province barber work in Yukon?
Yes. No certificate is required to cut hair for pay in Yukon. A barbershop still needs a municipal business licence.
- Barber in Yukon: job requirements — Job Bank, Government of Canada
- Trades designated in Yukon — Government of Yukon
- Apply to certify as a journeyperson in a designated trade — Government of Yukon
- Barber in Canada: job requirements — Job Bank, Government of Canada
- Hairstylist (NOC 63210) trade page — Red Seal Program
