Choosing your cloud and its certification path — AWS, Azure and GCP
Lesson 3 of 5 in Cloud & DevOps Communication — AWS, Azure, GCP · 22 minutes
Canadian cloud hiring screens on vendor certifications. This lesson helps you choose between AWS, Azure and GCP for your target market, and shows the usual path on each.
What you'll learn
- Choose AWS, Azure or GCP based on your target Canadian sector
- Describe the entry, professional and specialty steps on each provider
- Explain why there is no Canadian GovCloud and what federal teams use instead
- Know which certifications to skip if you already have cloud experience
From the lesson
Canadian cloud and DevOps hiring often asks for a vendor certification. The right one depends on which provider your target employers use. Financial services use AWS and Azure. Federal and provincial governments and large enterprises lean on Azure, with some AWS and GCP. SaaS startups use AWS and GCP. Exam names, prices and retirement dates below are as of September 2026. They change often, so confirm on the vendor page before you book.
1. Choosing your primary cloud
AWS is the broadest opportunity. It is common in SaaS startups, fintech, media, retail and smaller companies. It has the most mature certification ecosystem and the most study resources.
Azure is common in federal and provincial…