Hairstylist (443A)
Cut, colour, style, and treat hair while following sanitation and safety standards.
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A Red Seal endorsement is a seal on your provincial or territorial trade certificate. It shows you have the knowledge and skills to practice your trade across Canada — earned by passing the interprovincial Red Seal exam.
What this trade covers
Cut, colour, style, and treat hair while following sanitation and safety standards.
Exam format
- • 120 multiple-choice questions
- • 4-hour time limit
- • 70% required to pass
- • Closed-book
- • 120 questions, 4 hours, 70% to pass
- • Questions align with the Red Seal Occupational Standard (RSOS)
Exam blueprint (RSOS)
Questions are distributed across major work activities defined in the Red Seal Occupational Standard — the same breakdown used on the official exam.
Performs common occupational skills
Performs hair and scalp care
Cuts hair
Styles hair
Performs chemical texture services on hair
Alters hair colour
Performs specialized services
Performs salon operations
Official Red Seal resources
Source material from the Red Seal Program — administered by the Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship (CCDA).