Resources for Apprentices in Canada
In Canada, there are 56 national Red Seal-endorsed trades as well as other trades which are designated separately by each province and territory.
This is the parent-page for a shared, national library of links and resources for apprentices in the Canadian trades.
The 56 Red Seal-endorsed trades are:
A- Red Seal trades starting with the letter A
- Agricultural Equipment Technician
- Appliance Service Technician
- Auto Body and Collision Technician (previously known as Motor Vehicle Body Repairer (Metal and Paint))
- Automotive Refinishing Technician (previously known as Automotive Painter)
- Automotive Service Technician
B- Red Seal trades starting with the letter B
- Baker
- Boilermaker
- Bricklayer
C- Red Seal trades starting with the letter C
- Cabinetmaker
- Carpenter
- Concrete Finisher
- Construction Craft Worker
- Construction Electrician
- Cook
D- Red Seal trades starting with the letter D
- Drywall Finisher and Plasterer
E- Red Seal trades starting with the letter E
- Electric Motor System Technician
F- Red Seal trades starting with the letter F
- Floorcovering Installer
G- Red Seal trades starting with the letter G
- Gasfitter — Class A
- Gasfitter — Class B
- Glazier
H- Red Seal trades starting with the letter H
- Hairstylist
- Heavy Duty Equipment Technician
- Heavy Equipment Operator (Dozer)
- Heavy Equipment Operator (Excavator)
- Heavy Equipment Operator (Tractor-Loader-Backhoe)
I- Red Seal trades starting with the letter I
- Industrial Electrician
- Industrial Mechanic (Millwright)
- Instrumentation and Control Technician
- Insulator (Heat and Frost)
- Ironworker (Generalist)
- Ironworker (Reinforcing)
- Ironworker (Structural/Ornamental)
L- Red Seal trades starting with the letter L
- Landscape Horticulturist
- Lather (Interior Systems Mechanic)
M- Red Seal trades starting with the letter M
- Machinist
- Metal Fabricator (Fitter)
- Mobile Crane Operator
- Motorcycle Mechanic
O- Red Seal trades starting with the letter O
- Oil Heat System Technician
P- Red Seal trades starting with the letter P
- Painter and Decorator
- Partsperson
- Plumber
- Powerline Technician
R- Red Seal trades starting with the letter R
- Recreation Vehicle Service Technician
- Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic
- Rig Technician
- Roofer
S- Red Seal trades starting with the letter S
- Sheet Metal Worker
- Sprinkler Fitter
- Steamfitter/Pipefitter
T- Red Seal trades starting with the letter T
- Tilesetter
- Tool and Die Maker
- Tower Crane Operator
- Transport Trailer Technician
- Truck and Transport Mechanic
W- Red Seal trades starting with the letter W
- Welder
In Nova Scotia, in addition to the national Red Seal trades, there are 14 provincially-designated trades.
These are:
- Alarm and Security Technician
- Automotive Glass Technician
- Automotive Service Technician (Service Centre Technician)
- Blaster
- Boat Builder
- Communications Technician
- Elevating Device Mechanic
- Locksmith (Inactive)
- Marine Fitter (Inactive)
- Marine Service Technician
- Mine Electrician
- Mine Mechanic (Inactive)
- Power Engineer
- Restoration Stone Mason
