Harmonization of Apprenticeship Training

Provincial and territorial apprenticeship authorities are each responsible for their respective apprenticeship programs. In the spirit of continual improvement, and to facilitate mobility among apprentices in Canada, participating authorities have agreed to work towards harmonizing certain aspects of their programs where possible. After consulting with their stakeholders in the trade, they have reached consensus on the following elements. Note that implementation of these elements may vary from jurisdiction to jurisdiction, depending on their own circumstances. For more information on the implementation in any province and territory, please contact that jurisdiction’s apprenticeship authority.

1. Trade name

The official Red Seal name for this trade is Industrial Electrician.

2. Number of Levels of Apprenticeship

The number of levels of technical training recommended for this trade is 4 (four).

3. Total Training Hours During Apprenticeship Training

The total hours of training, including both on-the-job and in-school training for this trade is 7200.

4. Sequencing Topics and Related Sub-tasks

The topic titles in the table below are placed in a column for each apprenticeship level for technical training. Each topic is accompanied by the sub-tasks and their reference number. The topics in the grey shaded cells represent those that are covered “in context” with other training in the subsequent years.

Sequencing Topics and Related Sub-tasks
Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
- Context in context Context in context Context in context
- Organizes Work in context Organizes Work in context Organizes Work in context
- Support Components in context Support Components in context Support Components in context
- Electrical Systems (Commissions and Decommissions) in context Electrical Systems (Commissions and Decommissions) in context Electrical Systems (Commissions and Decommissions) in context
- Protection Devices in context Protection Devices in context Protection Devices in context
- - Raceways, Cables, Conductors and Enclosures in context Raceways, Cables, Conductors and Enclosures in context
Safety-Related Functions
  • 1.01 Maintains safe work environment
  • 1.02 Uses personal protective equipment (PPE) and safety equipment
  • 1.03 Performs lock-out and tag-out procedures
  • 1.04 Identifies environmental conditions
 - - -
Tools and Equipment
  • 2.01 Uses common and specialty tools and equipment
  • 2.02 Uses access equipment
  • 2.03 Uses rigging, hoisting and lifting equipment
 - - -
Organizes Work
  • 3.01 Interprets plans, drawings and specifications
  • 3.02 Identifies hazardous installations
  • 3.03 Organizes materials and supplies
  • 3.04 Plans project tasks and procedures
  • 3.05 Prepares specific location in facility
  • 3.06 Finalizes required documentation
 - - -
Support Components
  • 4.01 Fabricates support structures
  • 4.02 Installs brackets, hangers and fasteners
  • 4.03 Installs seismic restraint systems
 - - -
Electrical Systems
(Commissions and Decommissions)
  • 5.01 Commissions systems
  • 5.02 Performs shutdown and startup procedures
  • 5.03 Decommissions systems
 - - -
Communication Techniques
  • 6.01 Uses communication techniques
 - - Mentoring Techniques
  • 6.02 Uses mentoring techniques
Utility and non-Utility/Supply Services and Metering Equipment
  • 7.01 Installs single-phase utility and non-utility/supply services and metering equipment
  • 7.02 Maintains single-phase utility and non-utility/supply services and metering equipment
 - Utility and non-Utility/Supply Services and Metering Equipment
  • 7.03 Installs three-phase utility and non-utility/supply services and metering equipment
  • 7.04 Maintains three-phase utility and non-utility/supply services and metering equipment
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Protection Devices
  • 8.01 Installs overcurrent protection devices
  • 8.02 Maintains overcurrent protection devices
  • 8.03 Installs ground fault, arc fault and surge protection devices
  • 8.04 Maintains ground fault, arc fault and surge protection devices
  • 8.05 Installs under-and-over voltage protection devices
  • 8.06 Maintains under-and-over voltage protection devices
 - - -
Low-Voltage Distribution Systems
  • 9.01 Installs low-voltage distribution equipment
  • 9.02 Maintains low-voltage distribution equipment
 - Low-Voltage Distribution Systems
  • 9.01 Installs low-voltage distribution equipment
  • 9.02 Maintains low-voltage distribution equipment
 -
- - - Power Conditioning Systems
  • 10.01 Installs power conditioning systems
  • 10.02 Maintains power conditioning systems
Bonding and Grounding and Ground-Fault Protection and Detection Systems
  • 11.01 Installs grounding systems
  • 11.03 Installs bonding systems
 Bonding and Grounding and Ground-Fault Protection and Detection Systems
  • 11.01 Installs grounding systems
  • 11.02 Maintains grounding systems
  • 11.03 Installs bonding systems
  • 11.04 Maintains bonding systems
  • 11.05 Installs ground-fault protection and detection systems
 Bonding and Grounding and Ground-Fault Protection and Detection Systems
  • 11.01 Installs grounding systems
  • 11.02 Maintains grounding systems
  • 11.03 Installs bonding systems
  • 11.04 Maintains bonding systems
  • 11.05 Installs ground-fault protection and detection systems
 Bonding and Grounding and Ground-Fault Protection and Detection Systems
  • 11.06 Maintains ground-fault protection and detection systems
- Power Generating and Conversion Systems
  • 12.03 Installs direct current (DC) generating and conversion systems
  • 12.04 Maintains DC generating and conversion systems
 Power Generating and Conversion Systems
  • 12.01 Installs alternating current (AC) generating systems
  • 12.02 Maintains AC generating systems
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- Renewable Energy Generating and Energy Storage Systems
  • 13.01 Installs renewable energy generating and energy storage systems
  • 13.02 Maintains renewable energy generating and energy storage systems
 - Renewable Energy Generating and Energy Storage Systems
  • 13.01 Installs renewable energy generating and energy storage systems
  • 13.02 Maintains renewable energy generating and energy storage systems
- - - High-Voltage Systems
  • 14.01 Installs high-voltage systems
  • 14.02 Maintains high-voltage systems
- Transformers
  • 15.01 Installs extra-low voltage transformers
  • 15.02 Maintains extra-low voltage transformers
  • 15.03 Installs low voltage single-phase transformers
  • 15.04 Maintains low voltage single-phase transformers
 Transformers
  • 15.05 Installs low voltage three-phase transformers
  • 15.06 Maintains low voltage three-phase transformers
  • 15.07 Installs high voltage transformers.
  • 15.08 Maintains high voltage transformers
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Raceways, Cables, Conductors and Enclosures
  • 16.01 Installs conductors and cables
  • 16.02 Maintains conductors and cables
  • 16.03 Installs conduit, tubing and fittings
  • 16.04 Installs raceways
  • 16.05 Installs boxes and enclosures
  • 16.06 Maintains conduit, tubing, fittings, raceways, boxes and enclosures
 Raceways, Cables, Conductors and Enclosures
  • 16.01 Installs conductors and cables
  • 16.02 Maintains conductors and cables
  • 16.03 Installs conduit, tubing and fittings
  • 16.04 Installs raceways
  • 16.05 Installs boxes and enclosures
  • 16.06 Maintains conduit, tubing, fittings, raceways, boxes and enclosures
 - -
Branch Circuitry and Devices
  • 17.01 Installs luminaires
  • 17.02 Maintains luminaires
  • 17.03 Installs wiring devices
  • 17.04 Maintains wiring devices
 Branch Circuitry and Devices
  • 17.01 Installs luminaires
  • 17.02 Maintains luminaires
  • 17.03 Installs wiring devices
  • 17.04 Maintains wiring devices
 Branch Circuitry and Devices
  • 17.01 Installs luminaires
  • 17.02 Maintains luminaires
  • 17.03 Installs wiring devices
  • 17.04 Maintains wiring devices
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- HVAC Electrical Components
  • 18.01 Connects power to HVAC systems and associated equipment
  • 18.02 Installs HVAC controls
  • 18.03 Maintains HVAC electrical components
 - -
- Electric Heating Systems and Controls
  • 19.01 Installs electric heating systems and controls
  • 19.02 Maintains electric heating systems and controls
 - -
- Exit and Emergency Lighting Systems
  • 20.01 Installs exit and emergency lighting systems
  • 20.02 Maintains exit and emergency lighting systems
 - -
- Cathodic Protection Systems
  • 21.01 Installs cathodic protection systems
  • 21.02 Maintains cathodic protection systems
 - -
- Motors, Starters and Control Devices
  • 22.01 Installs motor starters
  • 22.02 Maintains motor starters
  • 22.03 Installs motor control devices
  • 22.04 Maintains motor control devices
 Motors, Starters and Control Devices
  • 22.01 Installs motor starters
  • 22.02 Maintains motor starters
  • 22.03 Installs motor control devices
  • 22.04 Maintains motor control devices
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- - Drives
  • 23.01 Installs AC drives
  • 23.02 Maintains AC drives
  • 23.03 Installs DC drives
  • 23.04 Maintains DC drives
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- - - Other Fixed Equipment and Associated Controls
  • 24.01 Installs other fixed equipment and associated controls
  • 24.02 Maintains other fixed equipment and associated controls
- Motors
  • 25.05 Installs DC motors
  • 25.06 Maintains DC motors
 Motors
  • 25.01 Installs single-phase motors
  • 25.02 Maintains single-phase motors
  • 25.03 Installs three-phase motors
  • 25.04 Maintains three-phase motors
  • 25.05 Installs DC motors
  • 25.06 Maintains DC motors
 Motors
  • 25.01 Installs single-phase motors
  • 25.02 Maintains single-phase motors
  • 25.03 Installs three-phase motors
  • 25.04 Maintains three-phase motors
  • 25.05 Installs DC motors.
  • 25.06 Maintains DC motors
- - - Signalling Systems
  • 26.01 Installs fire alarm systems
  • 26.02 Maintains fire alarm systems
  • 26.03 Installs security and surveillance systems
  • 26.04 Maintains security and surveillance systems
Communication Systems
  • 27.01 Installs communications systems
  • 27.02 Maintains communication systems
 - - Communication Systems
  • 27.02 Maintains communication systems
- - - Building Automation Systems
  • 28.01 Installs building automation systems
  • 28.02 Maintains building automation systems
- - - Input/Output (I/O) Devices
  • 29.01 Installs discrete input/output (I/O) devices
  • 29.02 Maintains discrete input/output (I/O) devices
  • 29.03 Installs analog input/output (I/O) devices
  • 29.04 Maintains analog input/output (I/O) devices
- - - Automated Control Systems
  • 30.01 Installs automated control systems
  • 30.02 Maintains automated control systems
  • 30.03 Programs automated control systems
  • 30.04 Optimizes system performance
- - - Pneumatic and Hydraulic Control Systems
  • 31.01 Installs pneumatic control systems
  • 31.02 Maintains pneumatic control systems
  • 31.03 Installs hydraulic control systems
  • 31.04 Maintains hydraulic control systems