Civilian Credentials for Military Trades

Get the Credit You Deserve

Have you earned your QL5 in the Canadian Forces in one of the following military trades?

• Construction Technician
• Cook
• Electrical Distribution Technician
• Marine Electrician
• Marine Engineering Technician
• Material Technician
• Plumbing and Heating Technician
• Refrigeration and Mechanical Technician
• Vehicle Technician

Take advantage of the opportunity to achieve a civilian credential with a Red Seal. The Red Seal Program and the Canadian Forces have identified select civilian and military trades that are very similar. Provincial and territorial certifying authorities can recognize the skills you have acquired and applied in the Forces for advanced standing towards civilian certification.

Red Seals are issued on provincial or territorial certificates upon successful completion of a Red Seal examination, based on standards and skills identified for the trade across Canada. Red Seals have been issued in the skilled trades for over fifty years in Canada and are the primary tool for mobility across Canada. The Red Seal is recognized by Canadian industry as the standard of excellence for the skilled trades and demonstrates that you have met the standard for the trade in Canada. A trade certificate with a Red Seal endorsement is valid for your entire career.

Contact your provincial or territorial apprenticeship authority to guide you through the process of achieving a Red Seal. Be sure to show a copy of your CF Member's Personnel Record Resume (MPRR) indicating your QL5 achievement.

For more information on the Red Seal Program, visit Programme des normes interprovinciales Sceau rouge | Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program

Apprenticeship Contact Information

NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR:
Toll Free: 1-877-771-3737
Direct Contact – Newfoundland and Labrador

NOVA SCOTIA:
Telephone: 902-424-5651
or Toll Free: 1-800-494-5651 (Nova Scotia only)
Direct Contact – Nova Scotia (site in English only)

PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND:
Telephone: 902-368-4460
Direct Contact – Prince Edward Island

NEW BRUNSWICK:
Telephone: 506-453-2260
Direct Contact – New Brunswick

QUEBEC:
Telephone: (Toll Free) 1-866-393-0067
Direct Contact – QUEBEC

ONTARIO:
Telephone: 647-847-3000
Toll Free: 1-855-299-0028
Direct Contact – Ontario

MANITOBA:
Telephone: 204-945-3337
or Toll Free: 1-877-978-7233
Direct Contact – Manitoba (site in English only)

SASKATCHEWAN:
Telephone: 306-787-2444
or Toll Free: 1-877-363-0536
Direct Contact – Saskatchewan (site in English only)

ALBERTA:
Telephone: 780-427-8517 ext. 4
Direct Contact – Manitoba (site in English only)

BRITISH COLUMBIA:
Telephone: 778-328-8700
Toll Free: 1-866-660-6011 (within British Columbia)
Direct Contact – British Columbia

NORTHWEST TERRITORIES:
Telephone: 867-873-7552
Direct Contact – Northwest Territories

YUKON:
Telephone: 867-667-5298
Toll Free: 1-800-661-0408 ext. 5298
Direct Contact – Yukon

NUNAVUT:
Telephone: 867-857-3050
Direct Contact – Nunavut

Canadian Defence Academy:
Direct Contact

The Red Seal Program is administered in each province and territory by their apprenticeship authorities under the guidance of the Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship (CCDA).

The Red Seal Program is a partnership between the Government of Canada, the provinces and the territories.