Job requirements Host/hostess - Restaurant Or Cocktail Lounge in Canada

Find out what you typically need to work as a host/hostess - restaurant or cocktail lounge in Canada. These requirements are applicable to all Maîtres d'hôtel and hosts/hostesses (NOC 64300).

Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

  • Several weeks of on-the-job training are usually required.
  • Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  • Maîtres d'hôtel require experience as a formal or captain waiter/waitress or other food service experience.

Source National Occupational Classification

Professional certification and licensing

We don’t have any data on professional certification requirements. This occupation is not regulated in Canada based on our records.

Source Foreign Credential Recognition Program - ESDC

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