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Alberta

Authority: Apprenticeship and Industry Training (Alberta Advanced Education) · Phone: 1-800-248-4823

Strong industrial and energy demand. H2S Alive and CSTS are near-universal site tickets here, not optional extras. Alberta’s designated trades sit under the Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act.

The 23 compulsory trades

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  • Appliance Service Technician
  • Auto Body Technician
  • Automotive Service Technician
  • Barber
  • Boilermaker
  • Crane and Hoisting Equipment Operator
  • Electrician
  • Elevator Constructor
  • Gasfitter — Class A
  • Gasfitter — Class B
  • Hairstylist
  • Heavy Equipment Technician
  • Ironworker
  • Ironworker (Metal Building Systems Erector)
  • Ironworker (Reinforcing)
  • Ironworker (Structural/Ornamental)
  • Motorcycle Mechanic
  • Plumber
  • Recreation Vehicle Service Technician
  • Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic
  • Sheet Metal Worker
  • Steamfitter-Pipefitter
  • Welder

Alberta ties compulsory certification to defined restricted activities rather than to the whole trade, and several of these trades have branches (Crane and Hoisting has four; Heavy Equipment Technician and Auto Body Technician have three each). Counts published elsewhere differ depending on whether branches are counted separately — this list is the parent trades as they appear on the official page.

Source: https://tradesecrets.alberta.ca/trades-in-alberta/compulsory-certification-trades

Where to start

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Everywhere else

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