Job requirements Lawn Care Specialist in Ontario

Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

• Completion of a two-to-three year college program in agronomy, arboriculture, horticulture, landscaping, landscape design or landscape technology is usually required.
• Experience as a landscape and grounds maintenance labourer may be required for golf course superintendents, landscape gardeners and landscapers.
• An apprenticeship program is available for horticulturists, arboriculturists and landscape gardeners.
• Trade certification for landscape horticulturists is available, but voluntary, in all provinces.
• A provincial licence to apply chemical fertilizers, fungicides, herbicides and pesticides may be required.
• In Quebec, membership in the regulatory body is required to use the title of Professional Technologist.
• Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified landscape horticulturists upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

Source National Occupational Classification

Professional certification and licensing

If this occupation is regulated, you may need to get a professional license from a regulatory authority before you can start working. Licensing can be compulsory or voluntary, depending on the occupation.

• If the licence is compulsory, you must be certified before you can practise the occupation and use the professional designation.
• If the licence is voluntary, you don’t need to be certified to practise this occupation.

Find out if this occupation is regulated and contact the regulatory authority to learn about the certification process.

Source Foreign Credential Recognition Program - ESDC

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