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Moving to another province or territory with your trade? Pick your trade, where you’re certified and where you want to work: we’ll show what you need, from official sources.

Construction electrician

From Ontario to Alberta

  1. A Red Seal endorsement lets you practise the trade in any province or territory that takes part in the Red Seal for it, without another exam. [1, 2]

  2. Construction electrician is a compulsory trade in Alberta: you must hold the certification or be a registered apprentice to do the work. Apply to Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training (Tradesecrets) before you start. [3, 4, 5]

    Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training (Tradesecrets)

What Alberta requires

Certification
Compulsory: you must hold a recognized certificate or be a registered apprentice to do the work. [3, 4, 5]
Red Seal
Red Seal endorsement available. [6, 5]
Apprenticeship term
4 periods of 12 months: 1,560 hours on the job in periods 1 and 2 and 1,500 hours in periods 3 and 4, with 8 weeks of school in each of the first three periods and 12 weeks in the fourth. [3, 7, 8]
Apprentice wages
Apprentices must be paid at least 50 %, 60 %, 70 % and 80 % of the wage of the lowest-paid electrician journeyperson at the same employer, in periods 1 to 4. [3]
Entrance requirements
English 20-2, Math 20-3 and Science 10, or a GED/CAEC, or a pass on the apprenticeship entrance exam. [3, 9]
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Sources

  1. Red Seal Program, About the Red Seal Program
  2. Gouvernement du Québec, Facilitating interprovincial mobility through the Red Seal Program
  3. Government of Alberta, Tradesecrets: Electrician
  4. Government of Alberta, Tradesecrets: compulsory certification trades
  5. Job Bank, Construction and maintenance electrician in Canada: job requirements
  6. Red Seal Program, Construction Electrician
  7. NAIT, Electrician apprenticeship
  8. SAIT, Electrician apprenticeship
  9. Government of Alberta, Apprenticeship entrance requirements

General information, not legal advice. Rules can change: confirm with the authority before you move.