The two systems
In Ontario, Certificates of Qualification (C of Q) and apprenticeship registration are administered by Skilled Trades Ontario.
The Red Seal is the interprovincial standard for the skilled trades. A Red Seal endorsement on a provincial certificate lets a tradesperson work in other provinces and territories without further examination in Red Seal trades. Details are published at red-seal.ca.
C of Q vs Red Seal, in one line: the C of Q is your Ontario licence; the Red Seal is the endorsement that makes it portable across Canada.
Pick your trade
What the ticket covers, the apprenticeship and challenge pathways, and how the Red Seal exam works. Written by people who hold it.
309A · COMPULSORY Electrician, Construction & Maintenance 309AA compulsory trade: what that means, the pathway in, and the Red Seal exam.
306A · COMPULSORY Plumber 306AA compulsory trade: what that means, the pathway in, and the Red Seal exam.
While you train
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Ontario safety law, explainedThe OHSA, Regulation 213/91 and the Green Book, in plain language.
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126 free contractor formsOntario and Canadian contractor forms, searchable and printable.
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