CONFIDENCE - The Red Seal is your assurance of expertise and experience.

50 years of excellence

Red Seal - 1959-2009

The Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program (also known as the Red Seal Program) was established more than 50 years ago to provide greater mobility across Canada for skilled workers. Today it represents a standard of excellence for industry. Through the Program, tradespersons are able to obtain a Red Seal endorsement on their provincial/territorial certificates by successfully completing an interprovincial Red Seal examination. The Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program acknowledges their competence and ensures recognition of their certification throughout Canada without further examination.

The Red Seal Program is recognized as the interprovincial standard of excellence in the skilled trades