Hairstylists and barbers

Example job titles

• barber
• barber apprentice
• hair colour technician
• hairdresser
• hairdresser apprentice
• hairstylist
• hairstylist apprentice
• wig stylist

Main duties

• This group performs some or all of the following duties:
• Hairstylists
• Suggest hairstyle compatible with client's physical features or determine style from client's instructions and preferences
• Cut, trim, taper, curl, wave, perm and style hair
• Apply bleach, tints, dyes or rinses to colour, frost or streak hair
• Analyze hair and scalp condition and provide basic treatment or advice on beauty care treatments for scalp and hair
• Clean and style wigs and hair pieces
• Apply hair extensions
• May shampoo and rinse hair
• May perform receptionist duties and order supplies

Employment requirements

• Hairstylists
• Completion of secondary school education is required.
• Completion of a one- or two-year hairstyling apprenticeship program or completion of a college or other program in hairstyling combined with on-the-job training is usually required.
• Several years of experience may replace formal education and training.
• Employers may require applicants to provide a hairstyling demonstration before being hired.
• Trade certification for hairstylists is compulsory in Nova Scotia, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, and Alberta, and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, British Columbia, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
• In New Brunswick, licensing by the Cosmetology Association of New Brunswick is mandatory to use the titles "hairstylist" or "hairdresser".
• Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified hairstylists upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

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New permanent residents by year