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# Working as an architect in Canada

In Canada, the occupation group "Professionals", which includes architects, earns ≈ 3,687 EUR/month (gross, 2014). Architect is a regulated profession in Canada. Foreign qualifications go through: Foreign non-accredited degree route: CACB academic certification precedes OAA/IAP licensing where applicable.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Professionals": ≈ 3,687 EUR/month (gross, 2014)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: Foreign non-accredited degree route: CACB academic certification precedes OAA/IAP licensing where applicable.
- Recognition authority: Ontario: CACB provides academic certification and OAA grants provincial licence through the appropriate route, commonly IAP.

## Sources

Lines 28-34 and 57-63: recognition and licensure occur in destination province/territory. — https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/programs/foreign-credential-recognition.html
ILOSTAT mean earnings by occupation (EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB) — https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator?id=EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB

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  title = {Architect in Canada: salary and recognition},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
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  version = {8915b63aa0bd33ae01ebb043291703f9},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/architect/canada/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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