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Trades at a Glance

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A B C D E F G H I L M N O P R S T U W
OCTAA Length Grade Requirement Red Seal
A
Aboriginal Child Development Practitioner   3 to 4 years 12 No
Agricultural – Dairy Herdsperson   2 to 3 years 12 No
Agricultural – Fruit Grower   2 to 3 years 12 No
Agricultural – Swine Herdsperson   2 to 3 years 12 No
Agricultural Equipment Technician   About 4.5 years 12 Yes
Alignment and Brakes Technician   2 to 3 years 12 No
Appliance Service Technician   4 to 5 years 12 Yes
Arborist   3 to 4 years 12 No
Architectural Glass and Metal Technician   About 4 years 10 Yes
Assistant Cook   About 1 year 10 No
Auto Body and Collision Damage Repairer   3 to 4 years 12 Yes
Auto Body Repairer   3 years 10 No
Automotive Electronic Accessory Technician   About 4 years 12 No
Automotive Glass Technician   2 years 12 No
Automotive Painter   About 2 years 12 Yes
Automotive Service Technician   3 to 5 years 12 Yes
B
Baker   2 to 3 years 12 No
Baker-Patissier   2 to 4 years 12 Yes
Bearings Mechanic   3 to 4 years 12 No
Blacksmith   3 to 4 years 12 No
Brick and Stone Mason   About 3 years 8 Yes
C
Cabinetmaker   About 4 years 12 Yes
Cement (Concrete) Finisher   About 2 years 10 No
Chef   1 to 2 years 12 No
Child and Youth Worker   3 to 4 years 12 No
Child Development Practitioner   2 to 3 years 12 No
Composite Structures Technician   2 to 3 years 12 No
Computer Numerical Control (CNC) Programmer   2 years No
Concrete Pump Operator   1 to 2 years 12 No
Construction Boilermaker   3 to 4 years 10 Yes
Construction Craft Worker   1 to 2 years 10 Yes
Construction Millwright   About 4 years 10 No
Cook   About 3 years 12 Yes
D
Developmental Services Worker   2 to 3 years 12 No
Die Designer   2 years No
Draftsperson – Mechanical   3 to 4 years 12 No
Draftsperson – Plastic Mould Design   3 to 4 years 12 No
Draftsperson – Tool and Die Design   3 to 4 years 12 No
Drywall Acoustic and Lathing Applicator   About 3 years 10 Yes
Drywall Finisher and Plasterer   About 3 years 8 Yes
E
Educational Assistant   2 years 12 No
Electric Motor System Technician   3 to 4 years 12 Yes
Electrical Control (Machine) Builder   3 to 4 years 12 No
Electrician – Construction and Maintenance   5 years 10 Yes
Electrician – Domestic and Rural   3 to 4 years 10 No
Electrician (Signal Maintenance) (Under Revision)   N/A 12 No
Electronic Service Technician   About 4 years 12 No
Elevating Devices Mechanic   About 4 years 12 No
Entertainment Industry Power Technician   2 to 3 years 12 No
Exterior Insulated Finish Systems Mechanic   2 to 3 years 12 No
F
Facilities Mechanic   About 3 years 12 No
Facilities Technician   About 4 years 12 No
Fitter – Assembler (Motor Assembly)   3 to 4 years 12 No
Floor Covering Installer   About 3 years 10 Yes
Fuel and Electrical Systems Technician (No new registrations)   About 6 years 12 No
G
Gemsetter / Goldsmith   3 to 4 years 12 No
General Carpenter   3 to 4 years 10 Yes
General Machinist   3 to 4 years 12 Yes
H
Hairstylist   About 2 years 12 Yes
Hardware, Lumber and Building Materials Retailer   About 2 years 12 No
Hazardous Materials Worker   1 to 2 years 12 No
Heat and Frost Insulator   3 to 4 years 10 No
Heavy Duty Equipment Technician   4 to 5 years 12 Yes
Heavy Equipment Operator – Dozer   About 1 year 12 No
Heavy Equipment Operator – Excavator   About 1 year 12 No
Heavy Equipment Operator – Tractor Loader Backhoe   About 1 year 12 No
Hoisting Engineer – Mobile Crane Operator 1   About 3 years 10 Yes
Hoisting Engineer – Mobile Crane Operator 2   1 year 10 No
Hoisting Engineer – Tower Crane Operator   About 2 years 10 Yes
Horse Groom   About 2 years 12 No
Horse Harness Maker   3 to 4 years 12 No
Horticultural Technician   2 to 3 years 12 Yes
Hydraulic / Pneumatic Mechanic   3 to 4 years 12 No
I
Industrial Electrician   4.5 years 12 Yes
Industrial Mechanic Millwright   About 4 years 12 Yes
Information Technology – Contact Centre Customer Service Agent   1 to 2 years 12 No
Information Technology – Contact Centre Sales Agent   1 to 2 years 12 No
Information Technology – Contact Centre Technical Support Agent   1 to 2 years 12 No
Information Technology – Hardware Technician   3 to 4 years 12 No
Information Technology – Network Technician   3 to 4 years 12 No
Institutional Cook   About 3 years 12 No
Instrumentation and Control Technician   4 to 5 years 12 Yes
Ironworker – Generalist   About 4 years 10 Yes
Ironworker – Structural and Ornamental   About 3 years 10 Yes
L
Light Rail Overhead Contact Systems Lineperson   3 to 4 years 12 No
Locksmith   2.5 to 4 years 12 No
M
Machine Tool Builder and Integrator   4 to 5 years 12 No
Marine Engine Technician   3 years 12 No
Metal Fabricator (Fitter)   4 years 12 Yes
Micro Electronics Manufacturer   2 years 12 No
Motive Power Machinist   3 years 12 No
Motorcycle Technician   About 2.5 years 12 Yes
Mould Designer   2 years No
Mould Maker   About 4 years 12 No
Mould or Die Finisher   About 2 years 12 No
N
Native Clothing and Crafts Artisan   About 2 years 12 No
Native Residential Construction Worker   About 2 years 12 No
Network Cabling Specialist   About 3 years 12 No
O
Optics Technician (Lens and Prism Maker)   About 4 years 12 No
P
Packaging Machine Mechanic   3 to 4 years 12 No
Painter and Decorator – Commercial and Residential   About 3 years 10 Yes
Painter and Decorator – Industrial   About 3 years 10 No
Parts Technician   About 2 years 12 Yes
Pattern Maker   About 4 years 12 No
Plumber   5 years 10 Yes
Pool, Hot Tub and Spa – Installer   2 to 3 years 12 No
Pool, Hot Tub and Spa – Service Technician   2 to 3 years 12 No
Powered Lift Truck Technician   3 to 4 years 12 No
Powerline Technician   4 years 10 Yes
Precast Concrete Erector   3 years 10 No
Precast Concrete Finisher   2 to 3 years 10 No
Precision Metal Fabricator   3 to 4 years 12 No
Pressure Systems Welder   About 3 years No
Process Operator – Food Manufacturing   2 to 4 years 12 No
Process Operator – Power   4 to 5 years 12 No
Process Operator – Refinery, Chemical, and Liquid Processes   4 to 5 years 12 No
Process Operator – Wood Products   4 to 5 years 12 No
Pump Systems Installer   About 2 years 12 No
R
Railway Car Technician   3.5 to 4 years 12 No
Recreation Vehicle Technician   3 to 4 years 12 Yes
Refractory Mason   2 years No
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems Mechanic   4 to 5 years 10 Yes
Reinforcing Rodworker   About 2 years 10 Yes
Relay and Instrumentation Technician   3 to 4 years 12 No
Residential (Low Rise) Sheet Metal Installer   2 to 3 years 10 No
Residential Air Conditioning Systems Mechanic   2 to 3 years 10 No
Restoration Mason   About 3 years 10 No
Retail Meat Cutter   About 2 years 12 No
Roll Grinder / Turner   2 to 3 years 12 No
Roofer   2 to 3 years 10 Yes
S
Saddlery   About 3 years 12 No
Saw Filer / Fitter   4 years 12 No
Sheet Metal Worker   5 years 10 Yes
Ski Lift Mechanic   2 to 3 years 12 No
Small Engine Technician   2 to 3 years 12 No
Special Events Coordinator   2 to 3 years 12 No
Sprinkler and Fire Protection Installer   About 4 years 10 Yes
Steamfitter   5 years 10 Yes
Surface Blaster   About 2 years 12 No
Surface Mount Assembler (Under Revision)   About 2 years 12 No
T
Terrazzo, Tile, and Marble Setter   About 3 years 10 Yes
Thin Film Technician (Under Revision)   About 4 years 12 No
Tire, Wheel and Rim Mechanic   2 to 3 years 12 No
Tool / Tooling Maker   About 4 years 12 No
Tool and Cutter Grinder   About 2 years 12 No
Tool and Die Maker   About 4 years 12 Yes
Tool and Gauge Inspector   About 2 years 12 No
Tractor-Trailer Commercial Driver   About 1 year 10 No
Transmission Technician   About 3 years 12 No
Truck and Coach Technician   3 to 4 years 12 Yes
Truck-Trailer Service Technician   2 to 3 years 12 Yes
Turf Equipment Technician   2 to 3 years 12 No
U
Utility Arborist   3 to 4 years 12 No
W
Water Well Driller   2 to 3 years 12 No
Welder   About 3 years 12 Yes
Wooden Boat Rebuilder   About 4 years 12 No