Electrician - 3rd or 4th Term Apprentice

An Electrician - Construction and Maintenance plans, assembles, connects, installs, repairs, inspects, tests, verifies, and maintains electrical systems in various settings (i.e. residential, commercial, institutional, industrial). He/she measures, cuts, threads, bends, assembles and installs conduits, electrical conductor enclosures and supports. Electrical systems include heating, lighting, power, communication, control, security systems and renewable energy and energy storage systems.

• lays out, assembles, installs, repairs, maintains, connects and/or tests electrical systems
• plans installations from blueprints, sketches and specifications, and installs all electrical and electronic devices
• systematically diagnoses faults in electrical and electronic components, as required
• measures, cuts, threads, bends, assembles and installs conduits and other electrical conductor raceways
• splices and terminates electrical conductors
• tests electrical and electronic equipment to ensure that they are functioning properly

Electrician – Construction and Maintenance is a regulated trade in Ontario. Qualified individuals may obtain a Certificate of Qualification, which confirms its holder has the skills, knowledge and experience that meet industry standards of practice for the trade. Qualified Electricians – Construction and Maintenance and apprentices must be listed on the Skilled Trades Ontario Public Register. In Ontario, the trade is part of the Interprovincial Red Seal Program—the national standard for the trade across Canada—under the title Construction Electrician: