Harmonization of Red Seal Trades

July 23, 2019

The Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship (CCDA) would like to thank industry and training stakeholders for their contribution and support to the harmonization of apprenticeship training initiative. Since 2015, this initiative has been working with apprenticeship industry and training stakeholders from across the country to achieve consensus on substantive alignment across jurisdictions on the trade name, total training hours (on-the-job and in class), number of training levels and sequencing of technical training content.

The initiative was launched with the ambitious goal of harmonizing training for 30 trades covering 90% of registered apprentices in participating jurisdictions by 2020. The CCDA is proud to announce that consensus has now been reached for 32 Red Seal trades. Implementation of the recommendations is on target for all of them to be implemented by September of 2020.

The Red Seal trades covered by the first five phases and the consensus name, hours and levels are listed below.

For details on the sequencing of apprenticeship training and your province or territory’s implementation plan, contact your apprenticeship authority.

Phase and Implementation Target	Red Seal Trade Name	Hours of Training	Levels of Training
Phase 1 September 2016	Carpenter	7200	4
	Metal Fabricator (Fitter)	5400	3
	Welder	5400	3
	Ironworker (Generalist)	5400	3
	Ironworker (Reinforcing)	3600	2
	Ironworker (Structural/Ornamental)	5400	3
	Mobile Crane Operator*	5400	3
	Tower Crane Operator	3000	2
Phase 2 September 2017	Heavy Duty Equipment Technician	7200	4
	Truck and Transport Mechanic	7200	4
	Agricultural Equipment Technician	7200	4
	Construction Electrician	7200	4
	Industrial Electrician	7200	4
	Industrial Mechanic (Millwright)	7200	4
	Automotive Service Technician	7200	4
	Plumber	7200	4
	Steamfitter/Pipefitter	7200	4
Phase 3 September 2018	Boilermaker	5400	3
	Sprinkler Fitter (formerly: Sprinkler System Installer)	7200	4
	Concrete Finisher	3600	2
	Landscape Horticulturist	6000	4
	Sheet Metal Worker	7200	4
Phase 4 September 2019	Rig Technician	4860	3
	Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic	7200	4
	Insulator (Heat and Frost)	7200	4
	Machinist	7200	4
	Tool and Die Maker	7200	3
Phase 5 September 2020	Powerline Technician	7200	4
	Auto Body and Collision Technician (formerly: Motor Vehicle Body Repairer (Metal and Paint))	7200	4
	Automotive Refinishing Technician (formerly: Automotive Painter)	3600	2
	Hairstylist	3600	2
	Cook	5400	3

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