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Beauty Schools and Courses in Canada

3 verified schools and academies with a teaching location here, offering 3 courses and programs. This is the research done to date, not a complete list of every provider.

Best Beauty Schools: our researched selection

By province

5 programs & classes

  • DiplomaCareer training

    Esthetics

    MC College · Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

    Award
    Diploma
    Field
    Esthetician
    AdultsIn person1050 hours (35 weeks)
    Price
    CA$14,300 whole program
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  • Assessed provider certificateCareer training

    All-Access Program

    QC Makeup Academy · Online · provider based in Canada

    Award
    Elite Beauty Professional designation
    Field
    Makeup Artistry · Bridal Makeup · Airbrush Makeup · Advanced skincare
    AdultsOnlineA full year to complete, with extensions arranged on request; lifetime access to materials
    Price
    Price not published
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  • Assessed provider certificateCareer training

    Hairstylist

    Vancouver Community College · Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

    Award
    Certificate
    Field
    Hair styling · Hair Cutting · Hair Coloring
    AdultsIn person10 months
    Price
    Price not published
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Results are listed alphabetically. There is no price ranking: prices in different currencies and bases (per day, per course, per year, per instalment) are not comparable. Courses for teens and children appear only when you choose a youth audience. Online programs are never counted as physically located in a state or city. Items marked Sponsored are paid placements; they never change recognition status, verification or order.

About beauty training and licensing in Canada

How beauty training is organised

Beauty training in Canada is organised by province. In the programs researched, public colleges offer esthetics and hairstyling credentials (an Ontario College Diploma at Centennial College, certificates at Vancouver Community College), private career colleges such as MC College in Alberta run diploma programs listed on provincial portals, and short lash courses are run by independent academies. Quebec vocational centres teach the DEP Esthetique in French.

Source: vcc.ca/programscourses/hairstyling-and-estheti

Qualification structures

Names and levels are local to Canada. Similar names in other countries are not interchangeable.

Ontario College Diploma (Esthetician)
Centennial College publishes its Esthetician program as an Ontario College Diploma over 4 semesters (16 months continuous). Source
College certificate (BC)
Vancouver Community College offers 10-month Hairstylist and Esthetics and Spa Therapy certificates. Source
Private career college diploma (Alberta)
The Alberta ALIS site lists an Esthetics diploma at MC College Edmonton of 1050 hours (35 weeks), eligible for Alberta Student Aid. Source

Languages and licensing

Teaching languages. Programs researched are taught in English; Quebec vocational programs such as the DEP Esthetique are taught in French.

Nothing here establishes visa, work-permit or credit-transfer eligibility. Check current rules with the official sources below.

Official study information

Country information last reviewed 23 October 2026. 3 sources consulted.