This is what you typically need for the job:

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Completion of a three- or four-year apprenticeship program for bakers or Completion of a college or other program for bakers is usually required.
• On-the-job training may be provided.
• Trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Alberta, British Columbia, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
• Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified bakers upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.