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THE ALBERTA GAZETTE, PART II, DECEMBER 30, 2000 - 1236 - Alberta Regulation 247/2000 Motor Vehicle Administration Act DRIVER EXAMINER AMENDMENT REGULATION Filed: December 1, 2000 Made by the Minister of Infrastructure (M.O. 45/00) on November 22, 2000 pursuant to section 59(3) of the Motor Vehicle Administration Act. 1 The Driver Examiner Regulation (AR 20/95) is amended by this Regulation. 2 Section 1(1) is amended by repealing clause (a.1) and substituting the following: (a.1) “Director” means the person designated by the Minister as the Director for the purposes of this Regulation; 3 Section 1.1 is amended by striking out “Department of Transportation and Utilities” and substituting “Department of Infrastructure”. 4 Section 3(6)(a) is amended by striking out “Department of Transportation and Utilities” and substituting “Department of Infrastructure”. 5 Section 4(1)(a)(i) is repealed and the following is substituted: (i) holds a valid operator’s licence for the class of licence for which the person will be conducting tests, 6 Section 8 is amended by striking out “5 years” and substituting “2 years”. 7 Section 9(5) is amended (a) by striking out “6(1)(a)” and substituting “6(a)”; (b) by striking out “6(1)(b)” and substituting “6(b)”; (c) by striking out “6(1)(c)” and substituting “6(c)”. 8 Section 13 is amended by striking out “require that he”. 9 Section 17(1)(a)(i) is repealed and the following is substituted: (i) has made a false statement in the application for the licence or in information provided to the Director, 10 Section 18(3)(h) is amended by striking out “imposed under” and substituting “referred to in”.

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Alberta Regulation 247/2000

Motor Vehicle Administration Act

DRIVER EXAMINER AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 1, 2000

Made by the Minister of Infrastructure (M.O. 45/00) on November 22, 2000 pursuant to section 59(3) of the Motor Vehicle AdministrationAct.

1 The Driver Examiner Regulation (AR 20/95) is amended bythis Regulation.

2 Section 1(1) is amended by repealing clause (a.1) andsubstituting the following:

(a.1) “Director” means the person designated by the Ministeras the Director for the purposes of this Regulation;

3 Section 1.1 is amended by striking out “Department ofTransportation and Utilities” and substituting “Department ofInfrastructure”.

4 Section 3(6)(a) is amended by striking out “Department ofTransportation and Utilities” and substituting “Department ofInfrastructure”.

5 Section 4(1)(a)(i) is repealed and the following issubstituted:

(i) holds a valid operator’s licence for the class of licencefor which the person will be conducting tests,

6 Section 8 is amended by striking out “5 years” andsubstituting “2 years”.

7 Section 9(5) is amended

(a) by striking out “6(1)(a)” and substituting “6(a)”;

(b) by striking out “6(1)(b)” and substituting “6(b)”;

(c) by striking out “6(1)(c)” and substituting “6(c)”.

8 Section 13 is amended by striking out “require that he”.

9 Section 17(1)(a)(i) is repealed and the following issubstituted:

(i) has made a false statement in the application for thelicence or in information provided to the Director,

10 Section 18(3)(h) is amended by striking out “imposed under”and substituting “referred to in”.

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11 The following is added after section 18:

Expiry 18.1 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation isreviewed for ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the optionthat it may be repassed in its present or an amended formfollowing a review, this Regulation expires on December 31,2002.

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Alberta Regulation 248/2000

Motor Vehicle Administration Act

DRIVER TRAINING AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 1, 2000

Made by the Minister of Infrastructure (M.O. 47/00) on November 22, 2000 pursuant to section 59(3) of the Motor Vehicle AdministrationAct.

1 The Driver Training Regulation (AR 133/90) is amended bythis Regulation.

2 Section 1(b) and (c) are repealed and the following issubstituted:

(b) “Department” means the Department of Infrastructure;

(c) “Director” means the person designated by the Minister as theDirector for the purposes of this Regulation;

3 Section 7(2) is amended by adding “or” at the end of clause(b), striking out “or” at the end of clause (c) and repealingclause (d).

4 Section 12(2) is repealed and the following is substituted:

(2) On and after January 1, 2002, a driver training school, otherthan a driver training school operated by an organization referredto in section 7(2), must designate as a senior instructor at theschool a person who has at least 2 years’ experience as a licensedinstructor in the same class of operator licence for which theperson is responsible for supervising.

5 Section 13 is amended by adding “written” before“statement”.

6 Section 14(1) is amended by striking out “5 years” andsubstituting “2 years”.

7 Section 20 is repealed and the following is substituted:

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Term ofinstructor’slicence

20 An instructor’s licence becomes effective on thecommencement date stated on the licence and remains in effectuntil it expires 2 years later, unless it is revoked or suspendedbefore it expires.

8 Section 25 is amended

(a) in subsection (1)(a) by striking out “Endorsement form”and substituting “Endorsement Form”;

(b) in subsection (2) by striking out “Endorsement form” andsubstituting “Endorsement Form”.

9 Section 34(c) is repealed and the following is substituted:

(c) require by written notice that an instructor or a representative ofa driver training school report to a person and place designatedby the Director, with a view to discussing and correcting anypractice that in the Director’s opinion is not consistent withgood driver training principles, and

10 The following is added after section 37:

Expiry 38 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewedfor ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it maybe repassed in its present or an amended form following a review,this Regulation expires on December 31, 2002.

Alberta Regulation 249/2000

Municipal Government Act

MAJOR CITIES INVESTMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 1, 2000

Made by the Minister of Municipal Affairs (M.O. L:258/00) on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 250(4) of the MunicipalGovernment Act.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1Additional investments 2Rating agencies 3Ratings 4Limitations on municipality 5Expiry 6

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “Act” means the Municipal Government Act;

(b) “municipality” means The City of Calgary and the City ofEdmonton;

(c) “securities” has the meaning given to it in section 250(1) of theAct.

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Additionalinvestments

2 In addition to the investments referred to in section 250(2) of the Actand section 2 of the Investment Regulation (AR 66/00), a municipalitymay invest its money in

(a) securities issued or guaranteed by a credit union or trustcorporation established or continued under the laws of Canadaor a province other than Alberta,

(b) securities of any of the following entities, or of a body that is theequivalent of any of the following entities, established under thelaws of Canada or a province other than Alberta:

(i) a municipality;

(ii) a school division;

(iii) a school district;

(iv) a hospital district;

(v) a regional health authority;

(vi) a regional services commission,

(c) securities, including securities denominated in foreigncurrencies, issued or guaranteed by

(i) the government of a jurisdiction outside Canada or anagent of that government,

(ii) a corporation with its head office located in ajurisdiction outside Canada or an agent of thatcorporation, or

(iii) a bank incorporated in a jurisdiction outside Canada oran agent of that bank,

if the securities are rated by at least one of the rating agencieslisted in section 3 with a rating that is equivalent to the ratingsset out in section 4,

(d) securities issued or guaranteed by supranational agencies, if thesecurities are rated by at least one of the rating agencies listedin section 3 with a rating that is equivalent to the ratings set outin section 4,

(e) private equity placements, including placements denominatedin foreign currencies,

(f) private debt placements, including placements denominated inforeign currencies, of any corporation, if the debt placementsare rated by at least one of the rating agencies listed in section3 with a rating that is equivalent to the ratings set out in section4,

(g) common stocks, partially paid shares, convertible debentures,preferred shares, warrants or rights or other equity instrumentsthat are publicly traded on a recognized stock exchange in oroutside Canada, and

(h) units in pooled funds of all or any of the investments describedin section 250(2)(a) to (c) of the Act, section 2(1)(a) to (c) of theInvestment Regulation (AR 66/00) and clauses (a) to (g) of thissection.

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Ratingagencies

3 The rating agencies referred to in section 2 are the following:

(a) Canadian Bond Rating Service, Inc.;

(b) Dominion Bond Rating Service Limited;

(c) Moody’s Investors Service, Inc.;

(d) Standard & Poor’s Corporation.

Ratings 4 The ratings referred to in section 2 are the following:

(a) a minimum of R-1 or A for investments with a maturity datethat is less than one year after the date the investment is issued;

(b) a minimum of A- for investments with a maturity date that isone year or more after the date the investment is issued.

Limitations onmunicipality

5 In making investments, the municipality must at all times be governed

(a) by the prudent person rule as understood generally by theinvestment community in Canada and Alberta, and

(b) by the investment policy approved by its council.

Expiry 6 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on June 30, 2005.

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Alberta Regulation 250/2000

Electric Utilities Act

REGULATED RATE OPTION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 1, 2000

Made by the Minister of Resource Development (M.O. 73/2000) on November 30, 2000 pursuant to section 31.995(1) of the ElectricUtilities Act.

1 The Regulated Rate Option Regulation (AR 45/2000) isamended by this Regulation.

2 Section 2(2)(b) is amended by adding “as prescribed undersection 5” after “tariff”.

3 Section 5 is repealed and the following is substituted:

Prescribedcharge

5(1) The Minister must prescribe

(a) the amount to be charged for electric energy under aregulated rate tariff referred to in sections 2, 3 and 4, and

(b) the length of time within the transition period in whichthe prescribed charge is to apply.

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(2) On application by an owner or a person referred to in section7 or 8, the Board may review the prescribed charge.

(3) No application may be made under subsection (2) beforeOctober 1 of a year in which the prescribed charge applies.

(4) In reviewing the prescribed charge, the Board must haveregard for the following principles:

(a) for the purpose of meeting its obligations under itsregulated rate tariff, the owner must include in itselectric energy supply portfolio

(i) power purchase arrangements held by the owner, anaffiliate of the owner, a person referred to in section7 or 8 or an affiliate of that person, and

(ii) generation provided other than pursuant to a powerpurchase arrangement;

(b) the owner must make prudent arrangements to managefinancial risk associated with the electric energy supplyused to meet its obligations under its regulated ratetariff;

(c) the owner must prudently procure a supply of electricenergy;

(d) the prescribed charge must provide the owner with areasonable opportunity to recover the just andreasonable costs of carrying out the duties described inclauses (a) to (c), including a reasonable rate of return.

(5) On completing a review, the Board may recommend to theMinister that the prescribed charge be changed in respect of oneor all owners.

(6) The Minister may accept or reject the recommendation of theBoard.

(7) Where the Minister accepts the recommendation of the Boardand changes the prescribed charge, an owner must collect theamount by which the prescribed charge has changed for each ofthe months in the transition period preceding the change in theprescribed charge.

(8) An owner must collect the amount described in subsection(1)

(a) beginning in January of the year following the year inwhich the prescribed charge is changed, and

(b) over the period of time set by the Minister.

Prohibition onover-charging

5.1 No owner may collect an amount that exceeds the prescribedcharge under section 5(1) in respect of

(a) electric energy provided pursuant to a regulated ratetariff,

(b) management fees for electric energy provided pursuantto a regulated rate tariff, and

(c) management fees for any service provided pursuant to aregulated rate tariff,

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unless the Minister increases the prescribed charge under section5(6).

Prescribedcharge appliesto all tariffs

5.2 The prescribed charge under section 5 must be included inthe regulated rate tariff referred to in sections 2, 3 and 4.

Effect of tariffthat exceedsprescribedcharge

5.3 A regulated rate tariff or a component of a regulated ratetariff

(a) approved by the Board,

(b) filed with the Board, or

(c) negotiated under Part 6 of the Act

before the coming into force of this Regulation is deemed to bemodified to be consistent with this Regulation.

Alberta Regulation 251/2000

Government Organization Act

DESIGNATION AND TRANSFER OF RESPONSIBILITYAMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 6, 2000

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 481/2000) on December 6, 2000 pursuant to section 16 of the Government OrganizationAct.

1 The Designation and Transfer of Responsibility Regulation(AR 127/99) is amended by this Regulation.

2 Section 10 is amended by adding the following aftersubsection (1):

(1.1) The powers, duties and functions of the Minister in theRadiation Health Administration Regulation (AR 49/96) aretransferred to the Minister of Human Resources andEmployment.

3 Section 12(1) is amended by repealing clauses (a) and (d).

4 Section 16 is amended

(a) in subsection (3)(e) by adding “, except sections 2, 3, 4, 9and 10” after “Organization Act”;

(b) by adding the following after subsection (3):

(3.1) The responsibility for sections 2, 3, 4, 9 and 10 of Schedule10 of the Government Organization Act is transferred to thecommon responsibility of the Minister of Municipal Affairs andthe Minister of Human Resources and Employment.

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Alberta Regulation 252/2000

Regional Health Authorities Act

COMMUNITY HEALTH COUNCILS AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 6, 2000

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 483/2000) on December 6, 2000 pursuant to section 21 of the Regional HealthAuthorities Act.

1 The Community Health Councils Regulation (AR 202/97) isamended by this Regulation.

2 Section 11 is amended by striking out “December 31, 2000”and substituting “December 31, 2002”.

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Alberta Regulation 253/2000

Teachers’ Pension Plans Act

TEACHERS’ AND PRIVATE SCHOOL TEACHERS’ PENSION PLANSAMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 6, 2000

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 484/2000) on December 6, 2000 pursuant to section 14 of the Teachers’ Pension PlansAct and section 12 of the Teachers’ Pension Plans (Legislative Provisions) Regulation (AR 204/95).

1 The Teachers’ and Private School Teachers’ Pension Plans(AR 203/95) are amended by this Regulation.

2 Schedule 1 is amended by sections 3 to 9.

3 Section 1(1) is amended

(a) by adding the following after clause (w):

(w.1) “latest pension commencement date” means, in relationto a member whose pension has not yet commenced, thelast moment as of which that person is allowed tocommence to receive the pension under the tax rules;

(b) in clause (ii)(ii) by striking out “fixed by the tax rules forthat year” and substituting “that was contemporaneously inforce in that year under the tax rules for that year (disregardingany subsequent retroactive change)”.

4 Section 9 is amended

(a) by repealing clauses (a) and (b) and substituting thefollowing:

(a) who has reached, or after the person reaches, his latestpension commencement date,

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(b) in clause (c) by striking out “end of the calendar year ofattaining the age of 71 years” and substituting “latestpension commencement date”.

5 Section 27(3) is amended, in definition “C” by repealingclause (b) and substituting the following:

(b) the average year’s maximum pensionable earnings for

(i) the last 5 consecutive years of the member’s pensionableservice, with breaks in service being disregarded, wherepension commencement occurs after December 31, 2000as a result of a postponement under section 42 madebefore January 1, 2001, or

(ii) the 5 consecutive years over which those highest averageearnings are determined, where pension commencementoccurs after December 31, 2000 in any othercircumstances,

6 Section 31 is amended by striking out “end of the calendar yearin which he attained the age of 71 years” and substituting “latestpension commencement date”.

7 Section 46(2) is amended

(a) in clause (a) by striking out “4%” and substituting“20%”;

(b) in clause (b) by striking out “2%” and substituting“4%”.

8 Section 47(1) is amended by striking out “30, 30.1 or 30.2 ofthe Employment Pension Plans Regulation (Alta. Reg. 364/86)” andsubstituting “39, 40 or 41 of the Employment Pension PlansRegulation (AR 35/2000)”.

9 Section 50(2) is amended by striking out “calendar yearfollowing that in which he attains the age of 71 years” andsubstituting “month of his latest pension commencement date”.

10 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 254/2000

Government Organization Act

STORAGE TANK SYSTEM MANAGEMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 6, 2000

Made by the Lieutenant Governor in Council (O.C. 485/2000) on December 6, 2000 pursuant to Schedule 10, section 2 of the GovernmentOrganization Act.

Table of Contents

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Definitions 1Delegation 2Authorization to assess and collect 3Conditions 4Limiting legal liability 5Appeals 6Records 7Reporting 8Consequential amendment 9Expiry 10Coming into force 11

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “accredited agency” means an accredited agency as defined inthe Safety Codes Act;

(b) “accredited corporation” means an accredited corporation asdefined in the Safety Codes Act;

(c) “accredited municipality” means an accredited municipality asdefined in the Safety Codes Act;

(d) “accredited regional services commission” means an accreditedregional services commission as defined in the Safety CodesAct;

(e) “Act” means the Government Organization Act;

(f) “Administration Agreement” means a written agreementbetween the Minister and the Association, entitledAdministration Agreement;

(g) “Administrator” means Administrator as defined in the SafetyCodes Act;

(h) “Alberta Fire Code” means the Alberta Fire Code 1997 declaredin force by the Fire Code Regulation (AR 52/98);

(i) “Association” means the Petroleum Tank ManagementAssociation of Alberta incorporated under the Societies Act;

(j) “authority having jurisdiction” means a local authority,Administrator or safety codes officer as defined in the SafetyCodes Act, or the authority having jurisdiction as defined in theAlberta Fire Code;

(k) “confidential information” means information acquired by theAssociation while carrying out its powers, duties and functionsunder this Regulation;

(l) “Freedom of Information Coordinator” means an employee ofthe Government designated by the Deputy Minister as aFreedom of Information Coordinator;

(m) “Minister” means the Minister designated with theresponsibility for the administration of the Safety Codes Act,and “Deputy Minister” means the Deputy of that Minister;

(n) “rules” means rules made by the Association under section 3 ofSchedule 10 of the Act;

(o) “safety codes officer” means a safety codes officer as defined inthe Safety Codes Act;

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(p) “storage tank system” means a storage tank system as defined inthe Alberta Fire Code.

Delegation 2(1) The powers, duties and functions of the Administrator are delegatedto the Association with respect to the following:

(a) pursuant to section 38 of the Safety Codes Act, certificates ofcompetency for the approval of individuals permitted to install,remove, repair or conduct precision tests of storage tanksystems, pursuant to Sentence 4.1.1.2.(1) of the Alberta FireCode;

(b) the receipt of applications for the registration of storage tanksystems, pursuant to Sentence 4.1.1.3.(3) of the Alberta FireCode;

(c) the registration of storage tank systems and the issuance ofregistration certificates, pursuant to Sentences 4.1.1.3.(5) and(17) of the Alberta Fire Code;

(d) the cancellation of the registration of a storage tank, pursuant toSentence 4.1.1.3.(11) of the Alberta Fire Code;

(e) the collection of cancelled registration certificates, pursuant toSentence 4.1.1.3.(12) of the Alberta Fire Code;

(f) the receipt of notification and the issuance of replacements forlost, stolen or destroyed registration certificates, pursuant toSentences 4.1.1.3.(13) and (14) of the Alberta Fire Code.

(2) Subject to subsection (4), the powers, duties and functions of theauthority having jurisdiction are delegated to the Association withrespect to the following:

(a) the acceptance of longer intervals between inspections and testsconcerning storage tank systems, pursuant to Article 1.1.2.4. ofthe Alberta Fire Code;

(b) the issuance of permits or approvals and the examination ofplans, drawings and specifications, pursuant to Sentence4.1.1.2.(2) of the Alberta Fire Code;

(c) the assignment of site sensitivity classifications, pursuant toSentences 4.3.8.1.(3) and 4.3.17.3.(1) of the Alberta Fire Code;

(d) the receipt of notification of leaks and spills, pursuant toSentences 4.3.15.5.(2) and 4.3.16.3.(1) of the Alberta FireCode;

(e) the receipt of notification of underground storage tanks beingtaken out of service for a period exceeding 180 days, pursuantto Sentence 4.10.2.1.(2) of the Alberta Fire Code;

(f) the receipt of notification of the reactivation of undergroundstorage tanks, pursuant to Sentence 4.10.2.1.(4) of the AlbertaFire Code;

(g) the receipt of notification of the removal of underground storagetanks that have no further use or that have been out of servicefor more than 2 years, pursuant to Sentence 4.10.3.1.(1) of theAlberta Fire Code;

(h) the receipt of notification that soil is contaminated whereunderground tanks have been removed, the receipt of reportsshowing the extent of the soil contamination and acceptance of

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the manner of removing, treating or replacing the soil, pursuantto Sentence 4.10.3.1.(2) of the Alberta Fire Code;

(i) the granting of permission to abandon a storage tank, pursuantto Article 4.10.3.2. of the Alberta Fire Code;

(j) the receipt of notification of the reactivation of above groundstorage tanks, pursuant to Sentence 4.10.4.2.(4) of the AlbertaFire Code.

(3) The powers, duties and functions of a safety codes officer undersections 30, 31, 33, 34, 39, 40, 42, 43, 44 and 45 of the Safety Codes Actare delegated to the Association if the exercise of the power or duty orthe carrying out of the function is related to the exercise of a power orduty or the carrying out of a function under subsection (2).

(4) The delegations under subsections (2) and (3) do not apply within theboundaries of an accredited municipality or accredited regional servicescommission or within the geographical area where an accreditedcorporation has jurisdiction.

(5) The Association is authorized, with the consent of the Minister, toprovide advice to the Minister on the powers, duties and functionsdelegated under this Regulation.

Authorizationto assess andcollect

3 The Association is authorized

(a) to impose assessments, fees and charges with the approval ofthe Minister, and

(b) to collect money by the levy of assessments, fees and charges,with respect to the powers, duties and functions delegated to itunder this Regulation, on persons who apply for or are providedwith services, materials or programs, including, but not limitedto, providing information, issuing a permit, certificate or otherthing or on notifying, filing with or registering any thing withthe Association.

Conditions 4(1) The delegation of powers, duties and functions under section 2 issubject to the following conditions:

(a) the Association must exercise its powers and authorizations andperform the duties and functions delegated to it by thisRegulation in accordance with the Administration Agreement;

(b) the Association must comply with this Regulation;

(c) any confidential information acquired by the Association, itsdirectors, officers or employees and agents in the course ofcarrying out their powers, duties and functions under thisRegulation must not be disclosed or made known to any otherperson, except as is necessary to carry out those powers, dutiesand functions or in a manner consistent with the Freedom ofInformation and Protection of Privacy Act;

(d) a request for information made to the Association forconfidential information must be directed to the Freedom ofInformation Coordinator, and the Association must respond tothe request as directed by the Coordinator;

(e) the Association must designate a person to be responsible forconfidential information matters and matters related to recordsmanagement;

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(f) all computer software and systems used or developed by theAssociation, the information on the software and systems, andanything generated or capable of generation by them, for thecarrying out of the Association’s powers, duties and functionsunder this Regulation or the Administration Agreement isowned by the Government of Alberta.

(2) All money received by the Association under the authority of thisRegulation must be recorded and accounted for in accordance withgenerally accepted accounting principles, and receipts for moneyreceived must be provided on request of the person paying the money.

(3) The Association is authorized to use the money collected by it underthis Regulation to pay costs incurred in carrying out its powers, dutiesand functions under this Regulation.

Limiting legalliability

5(1) No action lies against the Association or against all or any of itsdirectors, officers, agents or employees for anything done or not done byany of them in good faith while carrying out their powers, duties andfunctions under this Regulation.

(2) The Association and its directors, officers, employees and agents arenot liable for any damage caused by a decision related to the system ofinspections, examinations, evaluations and investigations, including, butnot limited to, a decision relating to their frequency and how they arecarried out.

(3) If the Association engages the services of an accredited agency tocarry out its powers, duties and functions under this Regulation, theAssociation is not liable for any negligence or nuisance by the accreditedagency that causes injury, loss or damage to any person or property.

Appeals 6(1) Pursuant to section 2(1)(e) of Schedule 10 of the Act, a personaffected by an action taken or a decision made by the Association or itsagents, directors, officers or employees in relation to the carrying out offunctions may request in writing that the Minister review the action ordecision concerning those matters related to this Regulation or theAdministration Agreement but not governed by section 46 of the SafetyCodes Act.

(2) The Minister may decide whether to hear an appeal under subsection(1).

(3) On hearing an appeal, the Minister may confirm, vary or revoke theaction or decision that is the subject-matter of the appeal.

(4) A decision made by the Minister with respect to an appeal under thissection is final.

Records 7(1) All records in the custody or control of the Association that arerequired in the carrying out of its powers, duties and functions under thisRegulation must be managed, maintained and destroyed in accordancewith subsection (2) and

(a) the Records Management Regulation (AR 57/95), or

(b) a regulation that replaces the Records Management Regulation(AR 57/95).

(2) The following conditions apply to records described in subsection(1):

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(a) records must be managed under the direction of a senior recordsofficer to whom a deputy head, as defined in the RecordsManagement Regulation (AR 57/95), has assigned powers andduties under that Regulation;

(b) the Association must designate a person to be responsible forrecords management, confidential information and privacymatters;

(c) the Association must comply with the Freedom of Informationand Protection of Privacy Act in the course of carrying out itspowers, duties and functions under this Regulation;

(d) all records created or maintained in the course of carrying outthe powers, duties and functions under this Regulation becomeand remain the property of the Crown in the right of Alberta;

(e) all confidential information acquired by the Association and itsdirectors, officers and employees must be kept confidential andthe privacy of each individual must be protected fromunreasonable invasion and the Association must establishappropriate rules and make reasonable security arrangements toprotect confidential information against such risks asunauthorized access, collection, use, disclosure or disposal ofconfidential information in accordance with Part 1 of theFreedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act;

(f) the Association must provide any records required inaccordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection ofPrivacy Act to the Freedom of Information Coordinator withinthe time period set out in the Administration Agreement.

(3) The Association must maintain records with respect to storage tanksystems that include the following:

(a) receiving of applications for registration;

(b) registering storage tanks;

(c) issuing registration certificates;

(d) cancelling storage tank registrations;

(e) issuing replacement registration certificates.

Reporting 8 The Association must report on its activities to the Minister at leastonce a year, at a time and in a manner specified by the Minister, as setout in the Administration Agreement and in accordance with section 10of Schedule 10 of the Act.

Consequentialamendment

9(1) The Authorized Accredited Agencies Regulation(AR 184/95) is amended in the Schedule by repealing thefollowing:

112. Petroleum Tank Management Assoc. of Alberta1560, 10303 Jasper Ave., Edmonton, AlbertaT5J 3N6

(2) The Administration and Information Systems Regulation(AR 55/95) is amended by repealing Part 2.

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Expiry 10 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on December 31, 2005.

Coming intoforce

11 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

Alberta Regulation 255/2000

Municipal Government Act

DEBT LIMIT REGULATION

Filed: December 7, 2000

Made by the Minister of Municipal Affairs (M.O. L:038/00) on December 1, 2000 pursuant to section 271 of the Municipal GovernmentAct.

Table of Contents

Interpretation 1Debt limit 2Revenue 3Total debt 4Debt service 5Controlled corporations 6Repeal 7Expiry 8

Interpretation 1(1) In this Regulation, “calculation time” means the point in timereferred to in section 2.

(2) The definitions in section 1 and 241 of the Act apply to thisRegulation.

Debt limit 2(1) Subject to subsection (2), the debt limit of a municipality at a pointin time is,

(a) in respect of the municipality’s total debt, 1.5 times the revenueof the municipality, and

(b) in respect of the municipality’s debt service, 0.25 times therevenue of the municipality.

(2) The debt limit for the City of Calgary, the City of Edmonton and theCity of Medicine Hat at a point in time is,

(a) in respect of the municipality’s total debt, 2 times the revenueof the municipality, and

(b) in respect of the municipality’s debt service, 0.35 times therevenue of the municipality.

Revenue 3 The revenue of a municipality at the calculation time is determined bythe formula

R = a - b

where

“R” is revenue;

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“a” is the total revenue reported in the last audited annual financialstatement of the municipality prepared before the calculation time, lesstransfers from the governments of Alberta and Canada for the purposesof a capital property reported in that statement if those transfers areincluded in the total revenue;

“b” is the principal outstanding at the calculation time on loans made bythe municipality under section 265 of the Act.

Total debt 4 The total debt of a municipality at the calculation time is determinedby the formula

TD = (a + b) - c

where

“TD” is the total debt;

“a” is the principal outstanding at the calculation time on borrowingsmade by the municipality;

“b” is the principal outstanding at the calculation time of loans in goodstanding that have been guaranteed by the municipality, plus the amountthat the municipality is liable to pay at the calculation time under loansnot in good standing that have been guaranteed by the municipality;

“c” is the amount of a and b that the municipality is entitled to recoverfrom another municipality at the calculation time.

Debt service 5(1) The debt service of a municipality at the calculation time isdetermined by the formula

DS = (a + b) - c

where

“DS” is the debt service;

“a” is the sum of,

(i) for borrowings made by the municipality in which themunicipality is required to pay principal during the 12 monthsafter the calculation time, the total amount of principal andinterest that the municipality will be required to pay in respectof those borrowings during the 12 months after the calculationtime, and

(ii) for borrowings made by the municipality in which themunicipality is not required to pay any principal during the 12months after the calculation time, the total of the pro rataamounts in respect of those borrowings determined undersubsection (2) for the 12 months after the calculation time;

“b” is the total amount that the council estimates on reasonable groundsthat the municipality will be liable to pay during the 12 months after thecalculation time in respect of loans not in good standing that have beenguaranteed by the municipality;

“c” is the amount of a and b that the municipality is entitled to recoverfrom another municipality during the 12 months after the calculationtime.

(2) The pro rata amount for a borrowing at the calculation time isdetermined by the formula

PRA = D × 12E

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where

“PRA” is the pro rata amount for the borrowing;

“D” is the total amount of principal and interest that the municipality willbe required to pay from the calculation time to the end of theamortization period of the borrowing;

“E” is the number of months from the calculation time to the end of theamortization period of the borrowing.

(3) For the purposes of determining D in the PRA formula, if the actualrate of interest under a borrowing is not known at the calculation time forsome or all of the payments under the borrowing, the rate of interest forthose payments is determined by using the rate of interest in effect at thecalculation time.

Controlledcorporations

6(1) If a municipality controls one or more corporations, themunicipality may choose to calculate its revenue, total debt and debtservice as though one or more of the controlled corporations are part ofthe municipality.

(2) If a municipality chooses to include a controlled corporation in thecalculation of its revenue, total debt and debt service, all of thecontrolled corporation’s revenue, borrowings, guarantees and loans mustbe included in those calculations except that

(a) revenues arising from transactions between the municipality andthe controlled corporation or between the controlled corporationand another corporation controlled by the municipality that themunicipality includes as being part of the municipality are notto be included in the combined revenues, and

(b) guarantees and loans between the municipality and thecontrolled corporation or between the controlled corporationand another corporation controlled by the municipality that themunicipality includes as being part of the municipality are notto be included in the combined total debt or debt service.

Repeal 7 The Debt Limit Regulation (AR 375/94) is repealed.

Expiry 8 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on March 31, 2005.

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Alberta Regulation 256/2000

Alberta Housing Act

SOCIAL HOUSING ACCOMMODATION AMENDMENT REGULATION

Filed: December 12, 2000

Made by the Minister of Community Development on December 7, 2000 pursuant to section 34(1)(i) of the Alberta Housing Act.

1 The Social Housing Accommodation Regulation (AR244/94) is amended by this Regulation.

2 Section 1(1) is amended

(a) by adding the following after clause (j):

(j.1) “self-employment income” means the total annual grossincome from business or self-employment before anypersonal income tax deductions or deductions for capitalcost allowance or depreciation but after deducting thefollowing expenses and allowances related directly tothat income:

(i) accounting and legal expenses;

(ii) advertising expenses;

(iii) business tax, fees, licences, dues;

(iv) insurance expenses;

(v) interest, bank charges;

(vi) maintenance and repairs expenses;

(vii) motor vehicle expenses (except capital costallowance);

(viii) office expenses;

(ix) salaries (including employer’s contributions);

(x) expenses related to computers and equipment;

(xi) other charges claimed as expenses or allowances forthe purposes of determining the annual net taxablebusiness or self-employment income of theindividual;

(b) by repealing clause (n) and substituting the following:

(n) “total annual income” means the total gross incomeincluding self-employment income from all sources ofall members of the household 15 years of age or older,except

(i) income of a live-in aide, and

(ii) a payment under the Alberta Energy Tax RefundProgram.

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3 Section 1(1)(b) of Schedule D is amended by adding “excepta payment under the Alberta Energy Tax Refund Program,” after “totalmonthly income received from all sources”.

Alberta Regulation 257/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

APPRENTICESHIP AND INDUSTRY TRAININGADMINISTRATION REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000 pursuant to sections 33(1) and 37(1) of the Apprenticeship and Industry TrainingAct.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1Replacement of documents 2

Part 1Trades

Designation of Trades

Application re designation, change of designation, etc. 3Review by Board 4Criteria for designation of trades 5Additional criteria for designation of compulsory certification trades 6Consultation and report 7

Provisional Committees

Establishment of provisional committee 8Composition, etc. of provisional committee 9Review by provisional committee 10

Trades Committees

General criteria re committee appointments 11Criterion re local apprenticeship committee appointments 12Criteria re provincial apprenticeship committee appointments 13

Apprenticeship Training

Contract of apprenticeship 14Registration of contracts of apprenticeship 15Refusal to register 16Transfer of contract of apprenticeship to Executive Director 17Contract of apprenticeship with Executive Director 18Transfer of contract of apprenticeship to another person 19Refusal to register a notice of acceptance 20Ending of contract of apprenticeship 21Cancellation, suspension re contract of apprenticeship 22Provision of courses and programs 23

Authorization to Work

Matters to be considered 24

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Part 2Designated Occupations

Application re designation or rescinding designation 25Review by Board 26Criteria for designation of occupations 27Consultation and report 28Provisional committees 29Occupational committees 30Remuneration and expenses 31

Part 3Repeals, Expiry and Coming into Force

Repeals 32Expiry 33Coming into force 34

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “Act” means the Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act;

(b) “Board” means the Alberta Apprenticeship and IndustryTraining Board;

(c) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director appointedunder section 14 of the Act.

Replacementof documents

2 On receipt of an application, the Minister may replace any documentissued pursuant to the Act or the regulations if the Minister is satisfiedthat there is a valid reason to replace the document.

PART 1

TRADES

Designation of Trades

Application redesignation,change ofdesignation,etc.

3 A person may, in a form that is acceptable to the Minister, apply tothe Minister to have

(a) an occupation designated as

(i) a compulsory certification trade under section 21 of theAct, or

(ii) an optional certification trade under section 22 of theAct,

or

(b) the designation of a designated trade changed or rescindedunder section 30 of the Act.

Review byBoard

4 On receiving an application under section 3, the Minister shall referit to the Board for the Board’s review.

Criteria fordesignation oftrades

5 In reviewing applications for the designation, the changing of thedesignation or the rescinding of the designation of a compulsorycertification trade and an optional certification trade, the Board shallconsider

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(a) the extent of industry support for the designation or thechanging or rescinding of the designation,

(b) the need for an apprenticeship program in the proposed trade,based on consideration of the following factors, if applicable:

(i) the range of skills and the extent of technical knowledgerequired to work in the proposed trade and industry’sdesire to train for or recognize those skills andknowledge;

(ii) whether the proposed trade could provide individualswith a viable career;

(iii) the degree to which the skills and technical knowledgerequired for the proposed trade overlap with thoserequired for existing trades, including the potential forduplication of existing training or certification in anyother occupations;

(iv) whether the designation of the proposed trade wouldrequire authorization or approval by another governmentdepartment or agency;

(v) the impact that the designation or the changing orrescinding of the designation would have in Alberta andother provinces and territories;

(vi) whether the estimated annual number of new apprenticesentering the proposed trade could sustain a viabletraining program,

and

(c) any other factor that the Board considers relevant.

Additionalcriteria fordesignation ofcompulsorycertificationtrades

6 In reviewing applications for the designation, the changing of thedesignation or the rescinding of the designation of a compulsorycertification trade, the Board shall, in addition to considering the criteriaunder section 5, consider the following:

(a) the degree of risk of harm to workers from the improperapplication of the materials and methodology of the proposedtrade;

(b) the degree of risk of harm to members of the public from

(i) the improper application of the materials andmethodology of the proposed trade, and

(ii) the activity or product produced by the proposed trade;

(c) the demonstrated need for proven competency to perform thework of the proposed trade due to the presence or use in theproposed trade of any or all of the following:

(i) dangerous substances;

(ii) dangerous or destructive equipment;

(iii) dangerous techniques or practices.

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Consultationand report

7(1) In reviewing applications for the designation, the changing of thedesignation or the rescinding of the designation of a compulsorycertification trade or an optional certification trade, the Board or a persondesignated by the Board may, or at the direction of the Minister, shall

(a) consult with anyone who may have an interest in or who may beaffected by the designation, the changing of the designation orthe rescinding of the designation of a designated trade, and

(b) consult with

(i) those provincial apprenticeship committees whose tradesmay be affected by the designation, the changing of thedesignation or the rescinding of the designation of adesignated trade, and

(ii) a balance of employers and employees to determine theirinterest and support.

(2) On completing its review under subsection (1), the Board shall makea recommendation to the Minister respecting the application.

Provisional Committees

Establishmentof provisionalcommittee

8 When reviewing an application for the designation of an occupationas a designated trade or before such a designation comes into effect, theBoard may, or at the direction of the Minister shall, establish aprovisional committee in respect of that trade.

Composition,etc. ofprovisionalcommittee

9(1) Where a provisional committee is established, the Board shallappoint to that committee the following:

(a) a presiding officer;

(b) at least one person to represent the interests of employers ofpersons employed in the proposed designated trade;

(c) at least one person to represent the interests of persons who areemployees employed in the proposed designated trade.

(2) The number of persons appointed under subsection (1)(b) and (c)must be equal.

(3) The persons appointed under subsection (1) must, in the opinion ofthe Board, be persons who are associated with and knowledgeable inrespect of the relevant proposed designated trade.

(4) When a provisional committee is established, the Minister shallappoint an employee of the Government as the secretary to thatprovisional committee.

(5) The provisional committee may designate one or more of itsmembers to act in the place of the presiding officer when the presidingofficer is absent or is otherwise unable to carry out the duties of thepresiding officer.

(6) Employees of the Government are not eligible to be or to act in theplace of a presiding officer of a provisional committee.

(7) Members of a provisional committee other than employees of theGovernment may be paid one or both of the following at a rate prescribedby the Minister:

(a) remuneration for the performance of their duties as members;

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(b) travelling and living expenses necessarily incurred in theperformance of their duties as members.

Review byprovisionalcommittee

10 Where a provisional committee is established in respect of thedesignation of an occupation as a designated trade, the provisionalcommittee shall make recommendations to the Board in respect of thatapplication, including advising the Board on the following matters:

(a) the undertakings that would constitute the proposed designatedtrade;

(b) the tasks, activities and functions that would come within theproposed designated trade;

(c) the standards and requirements of a proposed apprenticeshipprogram;

(d) the availability of people to serve on the apprenticeshipcommittees;

(e) the potential for a continuing supply of apprentices;

(f) the requirements that a person must meet to be granted a tradecertificate under section 21(2)(b) or 22(2)(b) of the Act;

(g) a program of transition.

Trades Committees

Generalcriteria recommitteeappointments

11 In making appointments to a local apprenticeship committee undersection 7 of the Act or a provincial apprenticeship committee undersection 10 of the Act, the Board shall ensure that the membership of thecommittee reflects

(a) the various industrial activities in which the tasks, activities andfunctions that come within the designated trade are performed,and

(b) the geographic nature of the area or of the Province, asapplicable.

Criterion relocal appren-ticeshipcommitteeappointments

12 In making appointments to a local apprenticeship committee undersection 7 of the Act, the Board shall, to the extent that is practicable,ensure that each person representing the interests of persons who areemployees employed in the designated trade holds a trade certificate inthe trade.

Criteria reprovincialapprentice-ship committeeappointments

13 In making appointments to a provincial apprenticeship committeeunder section 10 of the Act, the Board shall, to the extent that ispracticable, ensure that

(a) the persons recommended by the local apprenticeshipcommittees are appointed to the provincial apprenticeshipcommittee,

(b) at least one member of each local apprenticeship committee isappointed to the provincial apprenticeship committee, and

(c) each person representing the interests of persons who areemployees employed in the designated trade holds a tradecertificate in the trade.

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Apprenticeship Training

Contract ofapprentice-ship

14(1) Where a person enters into a contract of apprenticeship pursuantto the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, that contract ofapprenticeship must be in a form that is acceptable to the ExecutiveDirector.

(2) A contract of apprenticeship does not come into effect until it isregistered with the Executive Director.

Registration ofcontracts ofapprentice-ship

15 On registration of a contract of apprenticeship with the ExecutiveDirector, the prospective apprentice becomes an apprentice.

Refusal toregister

16(1) The Executive Director may refuse to register a contract ofapprenticeship if

(a) the contract of apprenticeship is in a form that is not acceptableto the Executive Director, or

(b) the application made under the Apprenticeship ProgramRegulation is not approved.

(2) Where the Executive Director refuses to register a contract ofapprenticeship, the Executive Director shall without delay notify inwriting the person who is to employ the prospective apprentice as anapprentice and the prospective apprentice of

(a) the refusal to register the contract of apprenticeship,

(b) the reason for refusing to register the contract of apprenticeship,and

(c) the right of appeal provided for under Part 4 of the Act.

Transfer ofcontract ofapprentice-ship toExecutiveDirector

17(1) Where

(a) an apprentice is a party to a contract of apprenticeship withanother person, and

(b) that other person is to cease being a party to that contract ofapprenticeship,

one or both of the parties to the contract of apprenticeship may sign awritten notice of release in a form that is acceptable to the ExecutiveDirector.

(2) On the signing of a notice of release,

(a) the person who was party to the contract of apprenticeship withthe apprentice ceases to be a party to the contract ofapprenticeship, and

(b) the Executive Director becomes a party to the contract ofapprenticeship with the apprentice.

(3) The person who signs the notice of release shall without delayprovide it to the Executive Director for registration.

(4) Where the Executive Director becomes a party to a contract ofapprenticeship by virtue of this section, the Executive Director is noteligible to remain a party to that contract of apprenticeship for a

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continuous period of time that is greater than one year from the time thatthe Executive Director became a party to the contract of apprenticeship.

(5) Notwithstanding subsection (4), if the period of time referred to insubsection (4) expires while the apprentice is engaged in technicaltraining under the apprentice’s apprenticeship program, the ExecutiveDirector shall continue to remain a party to that contract ofapprenticeship for a further period of time that is not greater than 30 daysfrom the day that the technical training was completed.

(6) Where

(a) the Executive Director is a party to a contract of apprenticeshipby virtue of this section, and

(b) the Executive Director does not cease being a party to thecontract of apprenticeship before the expiry of the period oftime for which the Executive Director is eligible to be a party tothe contract,

the contract of apprenticeship ends on the expiry of that period.

Contract ofapprenticeshipwith ExecutiveDirector

18 Notwithstanding that the Executive Director is a party to a contractof apprenticeship with an apprentice under this or any other regulation,that relationship must not be construed, unless the Executive Directorotherwise agrees, to be a contract of employment with the ExecutiveDirector, the Minister or the Government of Alberta.

Transfer ofcontract ofapprenticeshipto anotherperson

19(1) Where

(a) a notice of release is signed under section 17(1), and

(b) another person is to replace the Executive Director as a party tothe contract of apprenticeship with the apprentice,

that other person shall without delay provide to the Executive Directora written notice of acceptance in a form that is acceptable to theExecutive Director.

(2) On receiving a notice of acceptance, the Executive Director shall,subject to section 20, register its contents.

(3) On registration of the notice of acceptance with the ExecutiveDirector,

(a) the person who provided the notice of acceptance becomes aparty to the contract of apprenticeship with the apprentice, and

(b) the Executive Director ceases to be a party to the contract ofapprenticeship.

Refusal toregister anotice ofacceptance

20(1) The Executive Director may refuse to register a notice ofacceptance if

(a) the notice of acceptance is in a form that is not acceptable to theExecutive Director, or

(b) the person to whom the contract of apprenticeship is to betransferred is not eligible to employ an apprentice in the trade.

(2) Where the Executive Director refuses to register a notice ofacceptance, the Executive Director shall without delay notify in writingthe person who signed the notice of acceptance and the apprentice of

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(a) the refusal to register the notice of acceptance,

(b) the reason for refusing to register the notice of acceptance, and

(c) the right of appeal provided for under Part 4 of the Act.

(3) For the purposes of an appeal under Part 4 of the Act, a refusal toregister a notice of acceptance must be dealt with in the same manner asa refusal to register a contract of apprenticeship.

Ending ofcontract ofapprentice-ship

21 A contract of apprenticeship ends

(a) when the apprentice becomes eligible to be granted a tradecertificate under the Act,

(b) when the apprentice notifies the Executive Director in writingthat the apprentice’s contract of apprenticeship has ended,

(c) when the contract of apprenticeship ends under section 17(6),

(d) when its registration is cancelled, or

(e) 180 days from the day that its registration is suspended if theregistration is not cancelled before the expiry of the 180-dayperiod.

Cancellation,suspension recontract ofapprentice-ship

22 In addition to the grounds provided for under section 39, 40 or 41of the Act, the Executive Director may cancel or suspend the registrationof a contract of apprenticeship if

(a) the contract of apprenticeship ends,

(b) an apprentice, in the opinion of the Executive Director,consistently fails to pass the examinations given under theapprenticeship program,

(c) an apprentice, in the opinion of the Executive Director, fails toprogress in the apprenticeship program,

(d) the apprentice ceases to work in or perform the tasks, activitiesor functions in the designated trade or to participate in theapprenticeship program in that trade, or

(e) the apprentice can no longer be located.

Provision ofcourses andprograms

23 The Executive Director shall arrange for the provision of thetechnical training that is to be provided in each apprenticeship program.

Authorization to Work

Matters to beconsidered

24 Before deciding whether to grant an authorization under section 23of the Act, the Executive Director shall consider at least the followingmatters:

(a) the degree of risk to the public, the worker and co-workersresulting from work that will be carried out or tasks, activitiesor functions that will be performed pursuant to theauthorization;

(b) whether persons working in the designated trade or performingthe tasks, activities or functions in that trade under theauthorization have, or will have, sufficient training

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(i) to ensure proper and safe handling or application of thedangerous substances, destructive equipment ordangerous techniques or practices that the person willuse, and

(ii) to maintain a standard of quality and skill that issatisfactory to the Executive Director;

(c) the potential benefit, as the case may be,

(i) to persons authorized to work or perform tasks, activitiesor functions under the authorization, or

(ii) to persons authorized to employ persons to work orperform tasks, activities or functions under theauthorization;

(d) whether the work or the tasks, activities or functions to beperformed under the authorization relate to the carrying out ofwarranty work;

(e) the rationale for not employing an apprentice or the holder of atrade certificate in the designated trade;

(f) the potential effect on the designated trade and on participationin the apprenticeship program in that trade by the granting of theauthorization;

(g) the period of time during which the authorization is to be ineffect;

(h) whether any efforts are being made or will be made to bringpersons who are to work or perform tasks, activities or functionsunder the authorization into an apprenticeship program withina specified period of time;

(i) any consultation that has taken place between employee oremployer groups that will be affected by the authorization;

(j) whether an industrial dispute is in progress that relates to thework or the tasks, activities or functions that are to beperformed under the authorization;

(k) the effect on the operation, productivity and economics of aplant or business operation by the granting of or the refusal togrant the authorization;

(l) the economic effect on the Province and competitors in theindustry by the granting of or the refusal to grant theauthorization.

PART 2

DESIGNATED OCCUPATIONS

Application redesignation orrescindingdesignation

25 A person may, in a form that is acceptable to the Minister, apply tothe Minister to have

(a) an occupation designated as a designated occupation undersection 36 of the Act, or

(b) the designation of a designated occupation rescinded under aregulation made under section 37(1)(c) of the Act.

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Review byBoard

26 On receiving an application under section 25, the Minister shall referit to the Board for the Board’s review.

Criteria fordesignation ofoccupations

27 In reviewing applications for the designation or the rescinding of thedesignation of an occupation, the Board shall consider the following:

(a) the extent of industry support for provincially recognizedstandards of competency;

(b) whether provincially recognized standards of competency resultin a demonstrated benefit to workers and the Alberta workforce;

(c) the range of skills and knowledge required to be competent inthe occupation;

(d) the degree to which the tasks of the occupation overlap with thetasks of any existing designated trade or occupation;

(e) the impact that the designation or the rescinding of thedesignation would have in Alberta and other provinces andterritories;

(f) whether the proposed designated occupation could provide aviable career for its practitioners;

(g) any other factor that the Board considers relevant.

Consultationand report

28(1) In reviewing applications for the designation or the rescinding ofthe designation of an occupation, the Board or a person designated by theBoard may, or at the direction of the Minister, shall

(a) consult with anyone who may have an interest in or who may beaffected by the designation or the rescinding of the designationof an occupation, and

(b) consult with

(i) those provincial apprenticeship committees whose tradesmay be affected by the designation or the rescinding ofthe designation of an occupation, and

(ii) a balance of employers and employees to determine theirinterest and support.

(2) On completing its review under subsection (1), the Board shall makea recommendation to the Minister respecting the application.

Provisionalcommittees

29(1) When reviewing an application for the designation of anoccupation as a designated occupation or before such a designationcomes into effect, the Board may, or at the direction of the Minister shall,establish or recognize a provisional committee in respect of thatoccupation.

(2) Where a provisional committee is established or recognized inrespect of the designation of an occupation as a designated occupation,the provisional committee shall make recommendations to the Board inrespect of that application.

Occupationalcommittees

30 The Board may, for each designated occupation, establish orrecognize an occupational committee to make recommendations to theBoard in respect of any matter concerning training and certification in adesignated occupation.

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Remunerationand expenses

31 Members of a provisional committee or an occupational committeeunder this Part, other than employees of the Government, may be paidone or both of the following at a rate prescribed by the Minister:

(a) remuneration for the performance of their duties as members;

(b) travelling and living expenses necessarily incurred in theperformance of their duties as members.

PART 3

REPEALS, EXPIRY AND COMING INTO FORCE

Repeals 32 The following regulations are repealed:

(a) Apprenticeship Training Regulation (AR 2/92);

(b) Authorization to Work Regulation (AR 390/91);

(c) Designated Occupation Administration Regulation(AR 391/91);

(d) Designation of Trades and Occupations Regulation(AR 387/91);

(e) Trades Committees Appointment Regulation (AR 392/91).

Expiry 33 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on October 31, 2005.

Coming intoforce

34 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 258/2000

Apprenticeship and industry Training Act

APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on December 8, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1Alberta Journeyman Certificate 2Content of an apprenticeship program 3Term of apprenticeship 4Requirements to become an apprentice 5Requirements of employer re compulsory certification trade 6Requirements of employer re optional certification trade 7Application for apprenticeship 8Apprenticeship re Executive Director 9Apprenticeship re self-employment 10Employee’s responsibilities re granting of credit 11Responsibilities of an employer 12

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Wages 13Wages re approved programs 14Employment of apprentices 15Supervision and training 16Entries in record book 17Responsibilities of an apprentice 18Resolution of disagreement 19Repeal 20Expiry 21Coming into force 22

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “Act” means the Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act;

(b) “Board” means the Alberta Apprenticeship and IndustryTraining Board;

(c) “certified journeyman” means a person who holds a tradecertificate under the Act;

(d) “Executive Director” means the Executive Director appointedunder the Act;

(e) “on the job training” means the training provided to anapprentice by the apprentice’s employer or supervisor andincludes those circumstances under which an apprenticeacquires skill and knowledge by means of work experiencegained during the apprentice’s apprenticeship program;

(f) “record book” means a record book issued in respect of anapprenticeship program in which the progress of an apprenticeis to be documented and includes the material or documentationknown as the “blue book”;

(g) “supervisor” means,

(i) in the case of a compulsory certification trade, a personwho is

(A) a certified journeyman in that compulsorycertification trade, or

(B) a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin another designated trade where the task, activityor function that is being carried out by an apprenticein that compulsory certification trade is the sametask, activity or function that is also carried out by acertified journeyman or uncertified journeyman inthat other designated trade;

(ii) in the case of an optional certification trade, a personwho is

(A) a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin that optional certification trade, or

(B) a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin another designated trade where the task, activityor function that is being carried out by an apprenticein that optional certification trade is the same task,activity or function that is also carried out by acertified journeyman or uncertified journeyman inthat other designated trade;

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(h) “technical training” means the formal instruction and technicalcourses, or any combination of them, that are part of anapprenticeship program;

(i) “trade regulation” means, in respect of a designated trade, theregulation under the Act that prescribes the undertakings andthe tasks, activities and functions that come within thatdesignated trade;

(j) “uncertified journeyman” means a person who is not a certifiedjourneyman but

(i) who, in the opinion of that person’s employer, possessesthe skills and knowledge in an optional certificationtrade that are expected of a certified journeyman in thattrade, or

(ii) who

(A) is self-employed, and

(B) in respect of that self-employment primarily worksin or performs one or more tasks, activities orfunctions in an optional certification trade.

AlbertaJourneymanCertificate

2 Prior to a person being granted a trade certificate known as an AlbertaJourneyman Certificate in a designated trade, that person mustsuccessfully complete an apprenticeship program in that trade.

Content of anapprenticeshipprogram

3(1) An apprenticeship program in a designated trade consists of thetechnical training and the on the job training provided for under theapplicable trade regulation.

(2) The content of the technical training and of the on the job training ofan apprenticeship program consists of those matters approved by theBoard after consulting with the applicable provincial apprenticeshipcommittee.

Term ofapprenticeship

4(1) The term of an apprenticeship program consists of the number ofperiods that are prescribed for that program by the applicable traderegulation.

(2) The length of each period of an apprenticeship program is the lengthof time that is set out in the applicable trade regulation during which theprescribed number of hours of on the job training and the requiredtechnical training are to be completed.

Requirementsto become anapprentice

5 To be an apprentice a person and that person’s employer must haveentered a contract of apprenticeship that is registered with the ExecutiveDirector under the Apprenticeship and Industry Training AdministrationRegulation.

Requirementsof employer recompulsorycertificationtrade

6 A person shall not employ an apprentice in a compulsory certificationtrade, unless

(a) that person is a certified journeyman or employs a certifiedjourneyman in that trade, and

(b) subject to section 16, that person is able to provide to theapprentice supervision and training in the tasks, activities andfunctions that are carried out in that trade.

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Requirementsof employer reoptionalcertificationtrade

7 A person shall not employ an apprentice in an optional certificationtrade, unless

(a) that person

(i) is a certified journeyman or employs a certifiedjourneyman in that trade, or

(ii) is an uncertified journeyman or employs an uncertifiedjourneyman in that trade,

and

(b) subject to section 16, that person is able to provide to theapprentice supervision and training in the tasks, activities andfunctions that are carried out in that trade.

Application forapprenticeship

8(1) If a person is working in a designated trade in circumstances underwhich that person

(a) is receiving training, instruction, guidance or direction, or

(b) is engaging in some other form of a learning process notreferred to in clause (a)

with respect to the carrying out of tasks, activities or functions in thattrade, that person and that person’s employer must without delay applyto the Executive Director to enter an apprenticeship program in that tradeand pursuant to that application enter into a contract of apprenticeship.

(2) During the time that a person is working in a designated tradepursuant to a subsisting application made under subsection (1), thatperson is to work under the same conditions and be subject to the samesupervision as that of an apprentice in that trade.

(3) This section does not apply in those circumstances where a personwho is carrying out work in a designated trade is doing so in accordancewith Part 2, Division 1 of the Act.

Apprentice-ship reExecutiveDirector

9(1) Where

(a) a prospective apprentice is eligible to be granted or has beengranted credit for previous training or experience,

(b) the prospective apprentice is unemployed, and

(c) in the opinion of the Executive Director, entering into a contractof apprenticeship between the Executive Director and theprospective apprentice will be of benefit to the prospectiveapprentice,

the Executive Director may at the request of the prospective apprenticeenter into a contract of apprenticeship with the prospective apprentice.

(2) A contract of apprenticeship that is entered into under subsection (1)may not remain in force for more than one year from the day that thecontract of apprenticeship is entered into unless within that year thecontract of apprenticeship is transferred from the Executive Director toa person who is eligible to employ an apprentice.

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Apprenticeshipre self-employment

10 Notwithstanding section 8, where

(a) a prospective apprentice is self-employed, and

(b) the prospective apprentice’s self-employment primarily involvesworking in or performing tasks, activities or functions in anoptional certification trade,

the prospective apprentice may, with respect to that optional certificationtrade, enter into a contract of apprenticeship with another person if theprospective apprentice has made arrangements for supervision andtraining under section 16.

Employee’sresponsibilitiesre granting ofcredit

11(1) Where a person who is an apprentice or a prospective apprenticeadvises that person’s employer that the person has had previousexperience with respect to tasks, activities or functions in a designatedtrade, it is the responsibility of the employer to recommend to theExecutive Director that credit for some or all of the previous experiencebe granted to that person if

(a) the employer is satisfied that the person has had previousexperience in respect of tasks, activities or functions that arecarried out in that trade, and

(b) in the opinion of the employer, that person is able to carry outthose tasks, activities or functions in a satisfactory manner.

(2) If

(a) at a time that a person is granted credit for previous experiencethat person is not working in a designated trade,

(b) subsequent to the granting of credit for the previous experience,that person became employed to work as an apprentice in thedesignated trade,

(c) the apprentice’s employer is of the opinion that the amount ofcredit that was granted for the previous experience is greaterthan the apprentice’s skills actually warrant, and

(d) the employer referred in clause (c) is the first person to employthe apprentice to work in the designated trade subsequent to thecredit being granted for the previous experience,

it is the responsibility of that employer to advise the Executive Directorthat the amount of credit granted to that person for the previousexperience should be reduced to an amount that the employer considersappropriate.

Responsibili-ties of anemployer

12 It is the responsibility of a person who employs one or moreapprentices in a designated trade to do the following with respect to eachapprentice:

(a) to provide for on the job training for the apprentice in thosetasks, activities and functions in that trade that are carried out bythe person employing the apprentice;

(b) to ensure supervision of the apprentice as required by section16;

(c) to pay wages to the apprentice in accordance with section 13;

(d) to enable the apprentice to regularly attend the technical trainingthat is required under the apprentice’s apprenticeship program;

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(e) to ensure that the appropriate entries are made in an apprentice’srecord book;

(f) to submit to the Executive Director the forms and otherdocuments that are required by the Executive Director.

Wages 13(1) Where a trade regulation prescribes the percentage of wages to bepaid to apprentices in a trade, a person employing an apprentice in thattrade must, subject to the Employment Standards Code,

(a) pay wages to the apprentice at a rate that is not less than thepercentage prescribed by the trade regulation, and

(b) ensure that the apprentice is paid the required incrementcommencing on the date that the apprentice has completed therequirements for the previous period of apprenticeship.

(2) Nothing in this Regulation is to be construed so as to require aperson to pay wages or prohibit a person from paying wages to anapprentice during the period of time that the apprentice is attending thetechnical training.

Wages reapprovedprograms

14(1) In this section, “approved program” means a program approvedby the Board under which persons are provided with an opportunity toengage in apprenticeship programs who may not otherwise have anopportunity or be able to engage in an apprenticeship program.

(2) Notwithstanding sections 12(c) and 13 but subject to theEmployment Standards Code, where an apprentice is employed in adesignated trade under an approved program, an employer employingthat apprentice may, while the apprentice is participating in the approvedprogram, pay to that apprentice wages at a rate approved by the Boardthat are less than the rate provided for under the applicable traderegulation.

Employment ofapprentices

15(1) Except where the applicable trade regulation does not provide forthe number of apprentices that may be employed by a person in adesignated trade, the number of apprentices that a person may employ ina designated trade is that number as determined in accordance with theapplicable trade regulation.

(2) Where

(a) a person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman or who employs a certified journeyman or anuncertified journeyman in a designated trade is eligible toemploy an apprentice in the trade, and

(b) the number of additional apprentices that the person mayemploy is based on the number of additional certifiedjourneymen or uncertified journeymen employed by that person,

that person, in determining the number of additional apprentices that maybe employed, is to take into account only those certified journeymen oruncertified journeymen who will be providing supervision with respectto the work of the apprentices.

(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), if

(a) a person carries on business in respect of which the person mustuse the services of, as the case may be, a certified journeymanor an uncertified journeyman in a designated trade,

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(b) at a location at which the person carries on that business thereis an insufficient number of, as the case may be, certifiedjourneymen or uncertified journeymen in that trade to providethose services, and

(c) due to that lack of a sufficient number of certified journeymenor uncertified journeymen in the trade the person is unable tocarry out the work to which the person is committed,

the Executive Director may, subject to any conditions that the ExecutiveDirector considers appropriate, permit the person to employ, in additionto the number of apprentices authorized under the applicable traderegulation, extra apprentices so as to enable the person to carry out thework to which the person is committed.

(4) A person shall not employ an apprentice except in accordance withthe applicable trade regulation and this Regulation.

Supervisionand training

16 In order for a person to be able to provide to an apprentice thesupervision and training for the purposes of this or an applicable traderegulation,

(a) the supervision must be provided by a supervisor who

(i) is the employer of the apprentice,

(ii) is an employee of the employer of the apprentice, or

(iii) if not employed by the employer of the apprentice, is aperson with whom that employer has made arrangementsfor the supervision of the apprentice,

(b) the supervision must, to the satisfaction of the ExecutiveDirector, be of such a nature that

(i) the apprentice being supervised has access to thesupervisor and is able to communicate with thesupervisor in respect of the task, activity or functionbeing supervised, and

(ii) the supervision provided to the apprentice by thesupervisor is sufficient so that the supervisor supplies tothe apprentice the technical information, knowledge andguidance that is necessary for the apprentice to developskills in the task, activity or function that is beingsupervised to a standard of skill and competence that isexpected of a journeyman in the trade or of a person whohas reached the apprentice’s level in the apprenticeshipprogram, as the case may be,

and

(c) the training must, to the satisfaction of the Executive Director,be provided to the apprentice in such a manner that theapprentice is able to

(i) acquire the technical information and knowledge, and

(ii) develop the skills

in the tasks, activities and functions that are expected of ajourneyman in the trade or of a person who has reached theapprentice’s level in the apprenticeship program, as the casemay be.

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Entries inrecord book

17 To the extent possible in the circumstances, the apprentice’s directsupervisor is to make the appropriate entries in the apprentice’s recordbook

(a) on the completion by the apprentice of each period of theapprenticeship program;

(b) in the case where the apprentice’s contract of apprenticeship istransferred, at the time of the transfer;

(c) in the case where the supervision has been provided by someoneother than the apprentice’s employer or an employee of theapprentice’s employer, on completion of the training in thetasks, activities and functions for the trade.

Responsibil-ities of anapprentice

18 It is the responsibility of an apprentice to do the following:

(a) to complete the required on the job training in the tasks,activities and functions for the trade as assigned by the personemploying the apprentice;

(b) to meet any additional training requirements relating to the tradethat the person employing the apprentice or the applicable localapprenticeship committee or, where there is not a localapprenticeship committee, the applicable provincialapprenticeship committee considers appropriate;

(c) to attend regularly the technical training that is required in orderfor the contract of apprenticeship to be completed;

(d) to plan for and make any necessary arrangements to meetfinancial needs while attending the technical training;

(e) to acquire the text books and other supplies that are required forthe apprentice to engage in the technical training;

(f) to successfully complete in a timely manner all requirementsrequired pursuant to the technical training and all theexaminations required by the Board;

(g) to successfully complete the term of apprenticeship;

(h) to review with the apprentice’s direct supervisor, at thecompletion of each period of apprenticeship, the hours workedand the on the job training completed during that period;

(i) to ensure that the apprentice’s record book is kept up to date;

(j) to send the apprentice’s record book, or otherwise ensure that itis sent, to the Executive Director on the successful completionof each period of the apprentice’s apprenticeship program;

(k) to complete the documentation required to transfer the contractof apprenticeship should the apprentice become unemployed oremployed by another person;

(l) to immediately notify the Executive Director of any change inaddress or in employment;

(m) to carry the apprentice’s identification card at all times while atwork and to produce it on request.

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Resolution ofdisagreement

19(1) Where a disagreement arises between an employer and anemployee in respect of an apprenticeship program or a contract ofapprenticeship and the parties to the disagreement are unable to settle thematter, both or either of the parties may refer the matter to the presidingofficer of the applicable local apprenticeship committee for settlement.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), in the event that a localapprenticeship committee does not exist to which a disagreement may bereferred under subsection (1), both or either of the parties to thedisagreement may refer the matter to the presiding officer of theapplicable provincial apprenticeship committee for settlement.

(3) If the presiding officer of the local apprenticeship committee isunable to effect a settlement of the matter,

(a) the presiding officer of the local apprenticeship committee, or

(b) both or either of the parties to the disagreement,

may refer the matter to the presiding officer of the applicable provincialapprenticeship committee for settlement.

(4) If a matter is referred to the presiding officer of a provincialapprenticeship committee under subsection (2) or (3) and the presidingofficer is unable to effect a settlement of the matter,

(a) the presiding officer of the provincial apprenticeship committee,or

(b) both or either of the parties to the disagreement,

may refer the matter to the presiding officer of the Board for settlement.

(5) Where the presiding officer of the Board renders a decision on amatter referred to the presiding officer under subsection (4), the decisionis binding on the parties to the disagreement.

(6) Where the subject-matter of the disagreement or the contents of thedecision of the presiding officer of the Board is a matter that may beappealed under Part 4 of the Act, an appeal of that matter under Part 4 ofthe Act is not to be commenced until the process provided for bysubsections (1) to (4) of this section is completed and the presidingofficer of the Board has rendered a decision.

(7) For the purposes of Part 4 of the Act, the 30-day appeal periodcommences on the day after the day that the decision of the presidingofficer of the Board is served on the party wishing to appeal thatdecision.

(8) Where a matter is referred to a presiding officer under subsection (1),(2), (3) or (4), the following apply:

(a) the presiding officer must, unless the parties to the disagreementotherwise agree, convene one or more meetings between theparties and the presiding officer for the purpose of resolving thedisagreement;

(b) with the consent of the parties to a disagreement, a meetingconvened under clause (a) may be conducted by means ofelectronic communications equipment if that equipment enablesall the persons attending the meeting to communicate with eachother;

(c) the presiding officer may proceed to review the matter andconsider representations made, if any, notwithstanding that a

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party to the disagreement fails to attend a meeting convenedunder clause (a);

(d) the presiding officer must commence the review of the matterwithin 21 days from the day that the matter was referred to thepresiding officer;

(e) if a matter referred to the presiding officer of a committee is notresolved within 45 days from the day that the matter wasreferred to the presiding officer, the matter may be treated by thepresiding officer or a party to the disagreement as if thepresiding officer was unable to effect a settlement of the matter;

(f) for the purposes of subsection (6), if the presiding officer of theBoard does not render a decision within 45 days from the daythe matter was referred to the presiding officer, a party to thedisagreement may proceed as if the process provided for bysubsections (1) to (4) had been completed and a decision hadbeen rendered;

(g) the presiding officer of the local apprenticeship committee mayauthorize a member of that committee to act under this sectionin the place of the presiding officer;

(h) the presiding officer of the provincial apprenticeship committeemay authorize a member of that committee to act under thissection in the place of the presiding officer;

(i) the presiding officer of the Board may authorize a member ofthe Board to act under this section in place of the presidingofficer.

Repeal 20 The Apprenticeship Program and Certification Regulation (AR1/92) is repealed.

Expiry 21 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on October 31, 2005.

Coming intoforce

22 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 259/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

AGRICULTURAL MECHANIC TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2

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Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals,Expiry and Coming into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “agricultural equipment” means any self-propelled, towed orstationary agricultural machinery used in farming, including anyequipment and components required for the operation of themachinery and without limiting the generality of the foregoingincludes

(i) internal combustion engines and components, bothstationary and mobile;

(ii) rubber tired and rubber or steel tracked towingequipment, commonly called tractors;

(iii) towed primary and secondary tillage equipmentcommonly called ploughs (mouldboard, disk, chisel) andcultivators;

(iv) towed and self-propelled equipment commonly calledseeders, inclusive of all crops;

(v) towed or self-propelled equipment commonly calledsprayers, broadcasters or balers;

(vi) towed and self-propelled harvesting equipmentcommonly called swathers or windrowers;

(vii) towed and self-propelled harvesting equipmentcommonly called combines or forage harvesters;

(viii) miscellaneous equipment and components required inthe production, distribution and transportation of farmproduce;

(b) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(c) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the trade of agricultural mechanic that isdesignated as an optional certification trade pursuant to theApprenticeship and Industry Training Act;

(f) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation.

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General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The undertakings that constitute the trade are the repair, maintenanceand servicing of agricultural equipment, and without limiting thegenerality of the foregoing include the repair, maintenance and servicingof the following:

(a) internal combustion engines and components;

(b) power trains;

(c) electrical and electronic systems;

(d) hydraulic systems;

(e) steering systems;

(f) braking systems;

(g) wheels and tracked undercarriages;

(h) heating and air conditioning;

(i) soil preparation systems;

(j) harvesting systems;

(k) spraying systems;

(l) grain handling equipment;

(m) miscellaneous equipment and systems used in the production,distribution and transportation of farm produce.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) with respect to gasoline and diesel internal combustion 2 and 4stroke cycle engines,

(i) inspecting and testing engines and components beforeand after repair using a variety of hand and power toolsand measuring and testing equipment;

(ii) inspecting, testing, repairing and replacing componentsof

(A) liquid cooling systems;

(B) air cooling filters or screening systems;

(C) engine lubrication systems;

(D) gasoline engine fuel systems;

(E) diesel engine fuel systems;

(F) air-induction systems on diesel engines;

(iii) inspecting, adjusting and replacing gasoline engineignition components;

(iv) inspecting, testing, adjusting, repairing and replacingelements of engine governor systems;

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(v) inspecting and replacing elements of engine exhaustsystems;

(vi) dismantling, repairing, replacing and reassemblingdamaged or worn components of cylinder heads;

(vii) dismantling, cleaning, inspecting, rebuilding andreassembling the various types of cylinder blockassemblies;

(b) with respect to engine starting systems, inspecting, testing,replacing and repairing components of electric starter circuits;

(c) with respect to electrical systems,

(i) inspecting, testing, servicing and replacing storagebatteries;

(ii) testing, rebuilding, adjusting and replacing componentsof electrical charging systems;

(iii) testing, overhauling, adjusting and replacingcomponents of lighting, warning and safety electricalsystems;

(d) with respect to clutches, hydraulic couplings, transmissions andtransfer cases,

(i) inspecting

(A) clutches and components;

(B) components of hydraulic couplings;

(C) components of manual shift transmissions;

(D) automatic gear change transmissions;

(E) single and multiple speed transfer cases;

(ii) adjusting or replacing

(A) clutches and components;

(B) components of hydraulic couplings;

(C) components of manual shift transmissions;

(D) automatic gear change transmissions;

(iii) repairing clutches and components;

(iv) rebuilding

(A) components of manual shift transmissions;

(B) automatic gear change transmissions;

(C) single and multiple speed transfer cases;

(D) power shift transmissions;

(v) installing single and multiple speed transfer cases;

(e) with respect to drivelines, rear and front axle assemblies anddifferential and final drives,

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(i) inspecting and replacing

(A) drive shafts and universal joints and components;

(B) components of front and rear differentials;

(C) components of front and rear axles and final drives;

(D) tires, wheels and components;

(ii) adjusting components of front and rear differentials;

(iii) adjusting components of front and rear axles and finaldrives;

(f) with respect to steering systems,

(i) inspecting components of

(A) manually operated steering systems;

(B) hydraulic and electrically assisted steering systems;

(C) controlled differential (pivot) and articulatedsteering;

(ii) reconditioning and replacing components of manuallyoperated steering systems;

(iii) testing, repairing, adjusting and replacing components ofhydraulic and electrically assisted steering systems;

(iv) testing, repairing, replacing and adjusting components ofcontrolled differential (pivot) and articulated steering;

(g) with respect to braking systems and power take-offs,

(i) inspecting, replacing, repairing and adjustingcomponents of

(A) mechanical braking systems;

(B) vehicle hydraulic braking systems;

(C) air and electric braking systems;

(ii) testing components of mechanical braking systems;

(iii) rekitting components of vehicle hydraulic brakingsystems;

(iv) repairing and replacing power take-offs;

(h) with respect to cabs, canopies and cab heating systems and airconditioning systems,

(i) inspecting, repairing, replacing installing and adjustingcomponents of

(A) cabs or canopies;

(B) cab heating systems;

(ii) inspecting, repairing, replacing, and adjustingcomponents of cab air conditioning systems;

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(i) operating tow trucks and related recovery equipment to assist inrepair or moving equipment to a location where repairs can beperformed;

(j) with respect to agricultural equipment,

(i) inspecting, repairing and replacing components of

(A) ploughs;

(B) spreaders;

(C) harrows;

(D) potato planters and grain drills;

(E) sprayers;

(F) grain and pea combines;

(G) potato harvesters;

(H) balers;

(I) forage harvesters;

(ii) adjusting and aligning components of

(A) ploughs;

(B) spreaders;

(C) harrows;

(D) potato planters and grain drills;

(E) sprayers;

(F) grain and pea combines;

(G) potato harvesters;

(H) balers and haying equipment;

(I) forage harvesters;

(iii) testing, removing, rekitting and rebuilding componentsof grain and pea combines;

(iv) testing, removing and rekitting components of potatoharvesters.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 2 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

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Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and one additionalapprentice for each additional certified journeyman or uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen or uncertified journeymen in the trade:

(a) 60% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 70% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals,Expiry and Coming into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Agricultural Mechanic TradeRegulation (AR 18/95) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeshipprogram under this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Agricultural Mechanic Trade Regulation (AR 18/95) is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2004.

Coming intoforce

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Alberta Regulation 260/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

APPLIANCE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

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General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals,Expiry and Coming into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “appliance” means a device or machine operated by electricityor gas that is designed and used or intended to be used for

(i) the cooling of food or of a space,

(ii) the cooking or baking of food,

(iii) the washing or drying of dishes, utensils and cookingand baking equipment,

(iv) the washing or drying of clothes,

(v) the disposal of garbage, or

(vi) the making of ice,

and without limiting the generality of the foregoing includes thefollowing:

(vii) electric and gas ranges;

(viii) hood fans;

(ix) microwave ovens;

(x) electric and gas refrigerators;

(xi) ice makers;

(xii) electric and gas freezers;

(xiii) dishwashers;

(xiv) waste compactors and waste disposers;

(xv) clothes washers;

(xvi) electric and gas clothes dryers;

(xvii) air conditioners;

(xviii) electronic air filters;

(xix) electric hot water heaters;

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(xx) humidifiers and dehumidifiers;

(b) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(c) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of appliance service technicianthat is designated as a compulsory certification trade pursuantto the Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2(1) The following undertakings constitute the trade:

(a) the installation of appliances other than the initial installation ofappliances governed by electrical, gas and plumbing codes andregulations;

(b) the service, maintenance and repair of appliances;

(c) the installation, removal, repair and replacement of parts andcomponents in appliances;

(d) the diagnoses of problems relating to appliances.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the installation, maintenance,service, alteration and repair of refrigerators, freezers, ice makers,dehumidifiers and air conditioners that are manufactured for commercialuse are undertakings that do not constitute the trade.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) using hand tools, power tools and refrigeration tools whileworking on appliances;

(b) using in relation to appliances, electrical and other measuringand testing devices;

(c) soldering and brazing on or in relation to appliances;

(d) wiring or installing or removing wiring in appliances;

(e) installing, removing or repairing hoses and piping inappliances;

(f) splicing similar and dissimilar metals used in or in relation toappliances;

(g) installing and removing gases and liquids used in appliances.

Apprenticeship

Term ofapprenticeshipprogram

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 3 periods of not less than 12 months each.

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(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the trade or employs acertified journeyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and oneadditional apprentice for each additional certified journeyman in thetrade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen in the trade:

(a) 55% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 70% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 85% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiryand Coming into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Appliance Service TechnicianTrade Regulation (AR 143/94) continues as an apprentice in thatapprenticeship program under this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Appliance Service Technician Trade Regulation (AR 143/94) isrepealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2005.

Coming intoforce

10 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 261/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

AUTO BODY TECHNICIAN TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

Part 1General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3Supervision, etc. of apprentices 4

Part 2Auto Body Technician (Collision and Refinishing)

Branch of the Trade

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakings constituting the branch 5Tasks, activities and functions 6

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program re collision and refinishing 7Employment of apprentices 8Wages 9

Part 3Auto Body Technician (Collision)

Branch of the Trade

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakings constituting the branch 10Tasks, activities and functions 11

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program re collision 12Employment of apprentices 13Wages 14

Part 4Auto Body Technician (Refinishing)

Branch of the Trade

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakings constituting the branch 15Tasks, activities and functions 16

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Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program re refinishing 17Employment of apprentices 18Wages 19

Part 5Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry and Coming into Force

Apprenticeship continues 20Repeal 21Expiry 22Coming into force 23

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(d) “trade” means the occupation of auto body technician that isdesignated as a compulsory certification trade pursuant to theApprenticeship and Industry Training Act.

PART 1

GENERAL MATTERS RESPECTING THE TRADE

Constitution ofthe trade

2(1) The undertakings set out in sections 5, 10 and 15 constitute thetrade.

(2) The trade is made up of the following:

(a) the auto body technician (collision and refinishing) branch ofthe trade;

(b) the auto body technician (collision) branch of the trade;

(c) the auto body technician (refinishing) branch of the trade.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade,the tasks, activities and functions set out in sections 6, 11 and 16 comewithin the trade.

Supervision,etc. ofapprentices

4(1) Where, in respect of a branch of the trade, a person is a certifiedjourneyman and is to provide supervision to an apprentice, thatjourneyman is eligible to supervise that apprentice only

(a) in respect of the undertakings that constitute that branch, and

(b) in respect of tasks, activities and functions that come within thatbranch,

for which that person is a certified journeyman.

(2) Where a person is an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in abranch of the trade and is employed in respect of another branch of thetrade, that apprentice is eligible to carry out work only

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(a) in respect of the undertakings that constitute that branch, and

(b) in respect of tasks, activities and functions that come within thatbranch,

for which that person is an apprentice.

PART 2

AUTO BODY TECHNICIAN (COLLISION ANDREFINISHING) BRANCH OF THE TRADE

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakingsconstituting thebranch

5 The undertakings that constitute the auto body technician (collisionand refinishing) branch of the trade are the repairing, painting andrefinishing of motor vehicle bodies and the repairing of collision damageto motor vehicles and without limiting the generality of the foregoinginclude the following:

(a) straightening and aligning frames and unitized structures;

(b) motor vehicle body construction;

(c) painting motor vehicles;

(d) repairing, replacing and aligning chassis components;

(e) repairing or replacing driveline support systems;

(f) repairing or replacing structural and non-structural motorvehicle sections.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

6 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the auto bodytechnician (collision and refinishing) branch of the trade, the followingtasks, activities and functions come within that branch of the trade:

(a) using hand, power and auto body tools while carrying out theundertakings referred to in section 5;

(b) using measuring and pulling equipment to repair and aligndamaged frames or unitized bodies;

(c) damage analysis;

(d) welding and cutting;

(e) metal shrinking, patching, dinging, bumping, forging and filing;

(f) surface preparation;

(g) plastic repair;

(h) using refinishing equipment;

(i) applying paint and associated materials;

(j) handling volatile liquids and disposing of hazardous waste;

(k) preparing and interpreting estimates;

(l) troubleshooting electrical and electronic equipment;

(m) removing or replacing supplemental restraint systems;

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(n) removing and installing glass;

(o) removing and replacing components of air conditioningsystems;

(p) performing wheel alignments;

(q) colour matching, tinting and blending paint;

(r) using any new innovative trade related technological changeswith respect to

(i) methods of construction and the materials available, and

(ii) carrying out the tasks, activities and functions referred toin this section.

Apprenticeship

Term ofapprenticeshipprogram re collision andrefinishing

7(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the auto body technician (collision and refinishing) branch of thetrade is 4 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1700 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

8(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in the autobody technician (collision and refinishing) branch of the trade, a personemploys an apprentice, that employment must be carried out inaccordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the auto body technician(collision and refinishing) branch of the trade or employs a certifiedjourneyman in the auto body technician (collision and refinishing)branch of the trade may employ one apprentice in that branch of the tradeand one additional apprentice in that branch for each additional certifiedjourneyman in that branch that is employed by that person.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person who is a certifiedjourneyman in the auto body technician (collision and refinishing)branch of the trade or employs a certified journeyman in the auto bodytechnician (collision and refinishing) branch of the trade, instead ofemploying an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in that branch ofthe trade, may to do one or more of the following:

(a) employ an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in the autobody technician (collision) branch of the trade to carry out anyof the undertakings that constitute that branch;

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(b) employ an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in the autobody technician (refinishing) branch of the trade to carry outany of the undertakings that constitute that branch.

Wages 9(1) With respect to the payment of wages to an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in the auto body technician (collision andrefinishing) branch of the trade, a person shall not, subject to theApprenticeship Program Regulation pay wages to an apprentice that areless than those provided for under subsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice referred to in subsection (1) must pay wages to the apprenticethat are at least equal to the following percentages of the wages paid toemployees who are certified journeymen in the auto body technician(collision and refinishing) branch of the trade:

(a) 55% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 70% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 80% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 90% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

PART 3

AUTO BODY TECHNICIAN (COLLISION)BRANCH OF THE TRADE

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakingsconstituting thebranch

10 The undertakings that constitute the auto body technician (collision)branch of the trade are the repairing of motor vehicle bodies and therepairing of collision damage to motor vehicles and without limiting thegenerality of the foregoing include the following:

(a) straightening and aligning frames and unitized structures;

(b) motor vehicle body construction;

(c) applying primers, primer surfacers and corrosion proofingmaterials;

(d) repairing, replacing and aligning chassis components;

(e) repairing or replacing driveline support systems;

(f) repairing or replacing structural and non-structural motorvehicle sections.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

11 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the auto bodytechnician (collision) branch of the trade, the following tasks, activitiesand functions come within that branch of the trade:

(a) using hand, power and auto body tools while carrying out theundertakings referred to in section 10;

(b) using measuring and pulling equipment to repair and aligndamaged frames or unitized bodies;

(c) damage analysis;

(d) welding and cutting;

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(e) metal shrinking, patching, dinging, bumping, forging and filing;

(f) surface preparation;

(g) plastic repair;

(h) applying primers, primer surfacers and corrosion proofingmaterials;

(i) handling volatile liquids and disposing of hazardous waste;

(j) preparing and interpreting estimates;

(k) troubleshooting electrical and electronic equipment;

(l) removing or replacing supplemental restraint systems;

(m) removing and installing glass;

(n) removing and replacing components of air conditioningsystems;

(o) performing wheel alignments;

(p) using any new innovative trade related technological changeswith respect to

(i) methods of construction and the materials available, and

(ii) carrying out the tasks, activities and functions referred toin this section.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram recollision

12(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the auto body technician (collision) branch of the trade is 4 periodsof not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training.

Employment ofapprentices

13(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in the autobody technician (collision) branch of the trade, a person employs anapprentice, that employment must be carried out in accordance with thissection.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the auto body technician(collision) branch of the trade or employs a certified journeyman in theauto body technician (collision) branch of the trade may employ oneapprentice in that branch of the trade and one additional apprentice in

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that branch for each additional certified journeyman in that branch thatis employed by that person.

(3) For the purpose of subsection (2), a person who is a certifiedjourneyman in the auto body technician (collision) branch of the trade oremploys a certified journeyman in the auto body technician (collision)branch of the trade, instead of employing an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in that branch of the trade, may employ anapprentice in an apprenticeship program in the auto body technician(collision and refinishing) branch of the trade to carry out any of theundertakings that constitute the auto body technician (collision) branchof the trade.

Wages 14(1) With respect to the payment of wages to an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in the auto body technician (collision) branch ofthe trade, a person shall not, subject to the Apprenticeship ProgramRegulation, pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those providedfor under subsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice referred to in subsection (1) must pay wages to the apprenticethat are at least equal to the following percentages of the wages paid toemployees who are certified journeymen in the auto body technician(collision) branch of the trade:

(a) 55% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 70% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 80% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 90% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

PART 4

AUTO BODY TECHNICIAN (REFINISHING)BRANCH OF THE TRADE

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakingsconstituting thebranch

15 The undertakings that constitute the auto body technician(refinishing) branch of the trade are the repairing, painting andrefinishing of motor vehicle bodies and, without limiting the generalityof the foregoing, include the following:

(a) motor vehicle body construction;

(b) painting motor vehicles;

(c) repairing or replacing non-structural body sections.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

16 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the auto bodytechnician (refinishing) branch of the trade, the following tasks, activitiesand functions come within that branch of the trade:

(a) using hand, power and auto body tools while carrying out theundertakings referred to in section 15;

(b) paint and non-structural damage analysis;

(c) masking;

(d) metal dinging;

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(e) surface preparation;

(f) repairing plastic components;

(g) using refinishing equipment and materials;

(h) applying paint and associated materials;

(i) colour matching, tinting and blending paint;

(j) handling volatile liquids and disposing of hazardous waste;

(k) preparing and interpreting estimates;

(l) using any new innovative trade related technological changeswith respect to

(i) methods of refinishing and the materials available, and

(ii) carrying out the tasks, activities and functions referred toin this section.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram rerefinishing

17(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the auto body technician (refinishing) branch of the trade is 3 periodsof not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1700 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

18(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in the autobody technician (refinishing) branch of the trade, a person employs anapprentice, that employment must be carried out in accordance with thissection.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the auto body technician(refinishing) branch of the trade or employs a certified journeyman in theauto body technician (refinishing) branch of the trade may employ oneapprentice in that branch of the trade and one additional apprentice inthat branch for each additional certified journeyman in that branch thatis employed by that person.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person who is a certifiedjourneyman in the auto body technician (refinishing) branch of the tradeor employs a certified journeyman in the auto body technician(refinishing) branch of the trade, instead of employing an apprentice inan apprenticeship program in that branch of the trade, may employ anapprentice in an apprenticeship program in the auto body technician(collision and refinishing) branch of the trade to carry out any of theundertakings that constitute the auto body technician (refinishing) branchof the trade.

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Wages 19(1) With respect to the payment of wages to an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in the auto body technician (refinishing) branchof the trade, a person shall not, subject to the Apprenticeship ProgramRegulation, pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those providedfor under subsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice referred to in subsection (1) must pay wages to the apprenticethat are at least equal to the following percentages of the wages paid toemployees who are certified journeymen in the auto body technician(refinishing) branch of the trade:

(a) 55% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 70% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 80% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program.

PART 5

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS, REPEALS,EXPIRY AND COMING INTO FORCE

Apprenticeshipcontinues

20 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was anapprentice in an apprenticeship program under the Auto Body TechnicianTrade Regulation (AR 239/97) continues as an apprentice in thatapprenticeship program under this Regulation.

Repeal 21 The Auto Body Technician Trade Regulation (AR 239/97) isrepealed.

Expiry 22 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on June 30, 2006.

Coming intoforce

23 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

Alberta Regulation 262/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

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Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiryand Coming into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “automotive systems” includes in respect of passenger vehiclesand light trucks

(i) gasoline and diesel engines;

(ii) fuel systems;

(iii) emission control and exhaust systems;

(iv) brake systems;

(v) steering and suspension systems;

(vi) automatic transmissions and transaxles;

(vii) manual transmissions and transaxles and transfer cases;

(viii) front and rear differentials, drive shafts and drive axles;

(ix) electrical, electronic and vacuum systems;

(x) air-conditioning, heating and cooling systems;

(xi) trim and body hardware;

(c) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of automotive service technicianthat is designated as a compulsory certification trade pursuantto the Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The undertakings that constitute the trade are the repair, maintenance,overhaul and modification of automotive systems and without limitingthe generality of the foregoing include the following:

(a) the installation, removal, repair and replacing of accessories,parts and components;

(b) the diagnosing of automotive systems.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) performing

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(i) preliminary diagnoses to isolate automotive systemfaults;

(ii) customer relations activities;

(iii) evaluations of fuel system repairs;

(b) heating and cutting with oxy-acetylene equipment;

(c) selecting, operating and maintaining

(i) hand, cutting and power tools;

(ii) measuring devices for the service and repair of motorvehicles;

(iii) oxy-acetylene equipment for heating and cutting metal;

(d) operating and maintaining equipment, including cleaningequipment, lifting and jacking equipment, hydraulic presses,pullers and air compressors;

(e) selecting, shaping, installing and removing pipes, tubes, hosesand fittings;

(f) selecting, installing and removing fastening and sealing devices,wires and connectors;

(g) inspecting and testing engine components and systems andisolating malfunctions in respect of defective components andsystems;

(h) inspecting, testing and repairing

(i) valve train components and assemblies;

(ii) fuel supply systems;

(iii) air intake systems;

(iv) conventional and electronic carburation systems;

(v) gasoline fuel injection systems;

(vi) diesel fuel systems;

(vii) boost charge systems, including turbo-chargers andsuperchargers;

(viii) liquid propane and natural gas fuel systems;

(ix) emission control systems;

(x) exhaust systems;

(xi) cooling and heating systems;

(xii) air-conditioning systems;

(xiii) supplemental restraint systems;

(i) dismantling, cleaning, inspecting, repairing and reassemblingcylinder block assemblies;

(j) testing and replacing lead-acid storage batteries;

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(k) inspecting and servicing

(i) electrical charging systems;

(ii) starting systems;

(iii) automatic transmissions and transaxles and components;

(iv) front and rear suspension systems;

(l) testing and servicing

(i) conventional breaker-point ignition systems;

(ii) conventional electronic and computer controlled ignitionsystems;

(iii) auxiliary electrical-electronic systems including lighteddoor locks, memory seats, safety speed indicator circuits,low fuel indicators, head lamp “on” warnings, twilightsentinels, keyless entry systems, cruise control systems,theft deterrent systems, power antennas, power mirrors,power windows, power door locks, electronic levelcontrols, wipers and washers, trunk release-draw downs,power roofs, window defoggers and sound systems;

(m) inspecting, testing and servicing electronic power train controlsystems in engines and transmissions;

(n) repairing

(i) automatic transmissions and transaxles;

(ii) drum and disc braking systems;

(o) inspecting, servicing and repairing

(i) clutches;

(ii) shifting mechanisms;

(iii) manual transmissions and transaxles;

(iv) transfer cases;

(p) inspecting and repairing

(i) drive lines;

(ii) front and rear drive axles;

(iii) components of front and rear end differentials;

(iv) manual steering systems;

(v) power steering systems;

(vi) steering columns;

(q) inspecting, testing and repairing braking systems, includinganti-lock systems.

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Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 4 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the trade or employs acertified journeyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and oneadditional apprentice for each additional certified journeyman in thetrade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen in the trade:

(a) 55% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 70% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 80% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 90% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

(3) An employer shall not pay an apprentice on a flat rate basis unlessthe apprentice

(a) has completed the technical training required for the 2nd periodof the apprenticeship program,

(b) agrees to be paid on a flat rate basis, and

(c) when paid on the flat rate basis, is paid at the same rate asemployees who are certified journeymen.

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Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiryand Coming into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Automotive Service TechnicianTrade Regulation (AR 121/94) continues as an apprentice in thatapprenticeship program under this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Automotive Service Technician Trade Regulation (AR 121/94)is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2004.

Coming intoforce

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Alberta Regulation 263/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

BAKER TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiryand Coming into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “baked goods” means breads, cakes, pies, pastries, cookies,doughnuts and specialty baked foods and includes any baked

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goods that are leavened mechanically, chemically orbiologically;

(c) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of baker that is designated as anoptional certification trade pursuant to the Apprenticeship andIndustry Training Act;

(f) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The undertakings that constitute the trade are the preparation of andthe production of baked goods in commercial quantities for publicconsumption.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) sanitizing equipment and work space;

(b) applying professional and personal skills;

(c) applying computer knowledge, bookkeeping and tradeterminology;

(d) applying knowledge of the statutes and regulations pertaining tothe food industry;

(e) selecting, operating and maintaining tools and non-mechanizedequipment;

(f) selecting, operating and maintaining mechanized andcomputerized equipment;

(g) developing and applying production techniques respecting

(i) freezer technology;

(ii) par-baked products;

(iii) pre-mixes and bases;

(h) preparing doughs and batters;

(i) preparing creams, icings, fillings, toppings, desserts,confections and ice cream;

(j) applying good management techniques;

(k) scaling and mixing ingredients;

(l) practising baking methods;

(m) applying one’s knowledge with respect to

(i) properties of food;

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(ii) micro-organisms associated with foods;

(iii) causes, effect and control of food borne illnesses;

(iv) nutrients;

(n) product labelling.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 3 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1560 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1560 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1560 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and one additionalapprentice for each additional certified journeyman or uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen or uncertified journeymen in the trade:

(a) 65% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 75% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 85% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiryand Coming into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Baker Trade Regulation (AR122/94) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeship program underthis Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Baker Trade Regulation (AR 122/94) is repealed.

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Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2005.

Coming intoforce

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Alberta Regulation 264/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

BOILERMAKER TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitutions of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiryand Coming into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “boilers, heat exchangers and related equipment” means

(i) water tube boilers;

(ii) fire tube boilers;

(iii) heat exchangers;

(iv) condensers;

(v) distillation towers;

(vi) stacks and stack liners;

(vii) storage tanks;

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(viii) penstocks;

(ix) furnaces;

(x) dust, air, steam or liquid tight containers or equipmentnot referred to in subclauses (i) to (ix);

(xi) platforms, ladders, walkways, floors, roofs, supportstructures or other structures related to or used in respectof the items referred to in subclauses (i) to (x);

(c) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of boilermaker that is designatedas a compulsory certification trade pursuant to theApprenticeship and Industry Training Act.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The following undertakings constitute the trade:

(a) the fabrication, assembly and erection of boilers, heatexchangers and related equipment;

(b) the repair, maintenance, inspection and servicing of boilers, heatexchangers and related equipment;

(c) the preparation and testing of boilers, heat exchangers andrelated equipment;

(d) the stress relieving of vessels and ancillary equipment.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) using detailed drawings and other specifications;

(b) using all related standards, codes and regulations;

(c) using hand tools, power tools and shop equipment, includingpost drill, radial drill, angle rolls, plate rolls, punches, shears,brakes and presses;

(d) using, setting up and assembling of rigging equipment,including wire rope, block and tackle, gin poles, cranes,derricks, hoisting and jacking equipment and scaffolds;

(e) using oxyfuel cutting and arc tack welding equipment in heatstraightening, cutting and joining metals;

(f) using fiberglass-reinforced plastics

(i) in respect of air handling systems, including scrubbers,ducting, breeching and stacks, and

(ii) in respect of tanks, hoppers and vessels;

(g) using new technology related to the undertakings that constitutethe trade.

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Apprenticeship

Term of theapprentice-ship program

4(1) Subject credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is of 3 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the trade or employs acertified journeyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and oneadditional apprentice for every 3 additional certified journeymen in thetrade that are employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen:

(a) 60% in the first period;

(b) 75% in the 2nd period;

(c) 90% in the 3rd period.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiryand Coming into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Boilermaker Trade Regulation(AR 199/94) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeship programunder this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Boilermaker Trade Regulation (AR 199/94) is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2004.

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Alberta Regulation 265/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

BRICKLAYER TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry and Coming into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “brick” means brick of all types and without limiting thegenerality of the foregoing includes the following:

(i) blocks;

(ii) all types of stone, including cut and dressed stone;

(iii) structural tile;

(iv) precast concrete components;

(v) refractory systems and materials;

(vi) prefabricated masonry panels;

(vii) mortars;

(viii) waterproofing and damp-proofing materials;

(c) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

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(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of bricklayer that is designated asan optional certification trade pursuant to the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act;

(f) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The undertakings that constitute the trade are the erection,installation, repair and maintenance of brick and, without limiting thegenerality of the foregoing include the following:

(a) laying, installing and repairing masonry units of brick;

(b) installing anchoring systems;

(c) placing steel reinforcing and grouts in cavities or cores;

(d) repairing, pointing, cleaning and maintaining brick;

(e) lining or relining chimneys, ovens, boilers and other vessels;

(f) lining or relining combustion chambers in fireplaces, furnacesand kilns;

(g) installing and caulking prefabricated masonry panels andprecast concrete products;

(h) installing insulation, waterproofing and damp-proofingmaterials and air vapour barriers.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) using detailed drawings and blueprints and other specifications;

(b) using hand tools, power tools, levels and explosive actuatedtools;

(c) using mixers, masonry saws and forklifts;

(d) using various mortars, units and accessories for bonding;

(e) using, setting up and assembling rigging and hoistingequipment, ladders and scaffolds;

(f) using any new innovative trade related technological changesthat relate to materials or methods of construction.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 3 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

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(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and one additionalapprentice for each additional certified journeyman or uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to an apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen or uncertified journeymen in the trade:

(a) 60% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 80% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 90% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiryand Coming into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Bricklayer Trade Regulation (AR123/94) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeship program underthis Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Bricklayer Trade Regulation (AR 123/94) is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2005.

Coming intoforce

10 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 266/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

CABINETMAKER TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiryand Coming into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “millwork” means millwork of all types and without limiting thegenerality of the foregoing includes:

(i) joinery;

(ii) framework;

(iii) architectural fixture work, including:

(A) stair work and balustrades;

(B) special design doors and windows;

(C) custom dining rooms, lounges and lobbies;

(D) other similar work;

(iv) custom millwork, including:

(A) carcase units;

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(B) kitchen cabinets;

(C) vanities, screens and planters;

(D) shelf units;

(E) other similar work;

(v) custom furniture, including:

(A) tables and chairs;

(B) commercial furniture;

(C) institutional furniture;

(D) other similar work;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of cabinetmaker that is designatedas an optional certification trade pursuant to the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act;

(f) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The undertakings that constitute the trade are the fabrication andassembly of millwork.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) setting up and operating woodworking machines andequipment;

(b) making layouts and patterns;

(c) cutting, shaping, moulding and assembling components ofwood and wood substitutes in accordance with varyingspecifications;

(d) using fasteners and adhesive;

(e) using machines and equipment;

(f) using laminating procedures;

(g) using hardware;

(h) building and installing doors, door frames and stairs;

(i) interpreting blueprints;

(j) developing production drawings;

(k) packaging and shipping millwork;

(l) design and layout;

(m) using and maintaining hand and portable power-operated tools;

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(n) machining furniture and cabinet components;

(o) bending and laminating cabinet and furniture components;

(p) veneering, inlaying and applying laminated plastics;

(q) sanding cabinets and furniture components;

(r) performing basic metalwork operations;

(s) performing sub-assembly, final assembly and prefinishingcabinets, furniture and millwork;

(t) preparing and applying finishes;

(u) preparing millwork for shipment and installation on the job site;

(v) remodelling and refinishing furniture.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 4 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1360 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1360 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1360 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1360 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and one additionalapprentice for each additional certified journeyman or uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen or uncertified journeymen in the trade:

(a) 55% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 65% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

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(c) 75% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 85% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiryand Coming into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Cabinetmaker Trade Regulation(AR 124/94) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeship programunder this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Cabinetmaker Trade Regulation (AR 124/94) is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2004.

Coming intoforce

10 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 267/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

CARPENTER TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiryand Coming into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

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Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “structure” includes any type of residential, commercial,industrial or agricultural structure;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of carpenter that is designated asan optional certification trade pursuant to the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act;

(f) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(g) “wood” includes any by-product of wood, wood substitutes andsimilar materials.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The undertakings that constitute the trade are the construction,installation and repair of structures or components of structures andwithout limiting the generality of the foregoing, include the following:

(a) working with or making things with wood in respect of theconstruction, installation or repair of structures or componentsof structures;

(b) preparing site and building layouts;

(c) constructing foundations and concrete structures;

(d) framing structures;

(e) applying interior and exterior finishes.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) assembling, erecting, installing and dismantling material andpersonnel handling devices, scaffolds, ropes, slings and hoistson rigging installations, ladders and shoring;

(b) inspecting sub-soil excavations of residential or wood framebuildings;

(c) laying out and erecting batter boards, building lines and settingelevations;

(d) building, installing and stripping forms for

(i) footings;

(ii) foundation walls;

(iii) wall forms for industrial and commercial buildings forthe purposes of normal and architectural concrete;

(iv) reinforced concrete floors;

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(v) concrete stairs;

(vi) built-in-place concrete manholes, catch basins, utilityvaults and other underground service boxes;

(e) building

(i) preserved wood foundations;

(ii) built-in-place pitched roof systems using rafters;

(iii) built-in-place roof systems using ceiling joists;

(iv) built-in-place flat roofs;

(v) exterior attachments for houses, porches, stoops andverandas;

(vi) timber culverts;

(f) building and installing

(i) floor beams and columns to support beams;

(ii) floor frames;

(iii) cornices;

(iv) column footing forms for industrial and commercialbuildings;

(v) footing forms for walls of commercial and industrialbuildings;

(vi) beam and girder forms;

(vii) platforms, scaffolding, ramps and ladders required tobuild forms and to place concrete;

(viii) framing for dropped ceilings, counters, display cases,indirect lighting and similar installations;

(ix) timber bents to support ramps, platforms and heavypiping;

(g) building and installing

(i) kitchen and bathroom cabinets, mirrors, counters,laminates and similar installations;

(ii) wood stairways and railings;

(iii) pier and column forms;

(h) framing

(i) exterior walls and interior partitions;

(ii) roofs for buildings using post and beam construction;

(iii) using plank wall construction or design;

(iv) using post and beam construction and timber framing;

(i) cutting and installing

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(i) blocking, nailers and firestops;

(ii) ceiling and floor systems for multiple storey buildings;

(j) installing

(i) drainage tile and pipe;

(ii) sill plates on house foundation walls;

(iii) metal stud walls for interior non-loadbearing walls;

(iv) roof coverings on sloped roofs;

(v) exterior windows, door frames and hardware;

(vi) air and vapour barrier and finishes to exterior walls;

(vii) gypsum board on walls and ceilings;

(viii) non-gypsum products on walls and ceilings;

(ix) interior slab type doors;

(x) trim and finish carpentry;

(xi) exterior and interior slab type and overhead doors;

(xii) interior non-slab type doors including bi-fold, slidingand accordian doors;

(xiii) hardwood strip and parquet flooring;

(xiv) insulation in ceilings, walls and floors;

(xv) prefabricated fireplaces;

(xvi) wood substitutes or other similar finish materials;

(xvii) shoring and underpinning to prevent collapse of existingbuildings, parts of buildings or excavations;

(xviii) void forms for grade or subterranean concrete;

(xix) reinforcement to concrete structures;

(xx) hangers and horizontal members for suspended ceilingsystems;

(xxi) suspended ceiling systems;

(xxii) decorative and architectural finish material andpanelling;

(xxiii) factory assembled doors, windows and store fronts;

(xxiv) hollow metal and fire doors with automatic door closersand special fuse links closers and magnetic releaseclosers;

(xxv) structural steel partitions;

(k) constructing forms for sidewalks, driveways and curbs;

(l) erecting engineered prefabricated roof trusses, bracing andsheathing;

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(m) applying caulking and mastic materials;

(n) setting up temporary structures for building sites;

(o) erecting structural timber frames (post and beam) for industrialand commercial buildings;

(p) assembling and installing prefabricated timber trusses and othertrusses using wood substitutes;

(q) building and erecting scaffolding, ladders, hoarding, coveredwalkways, barricades and other safety and construction devices;

(r) building, assembling and stripping forms or molds in precastconcrete plants;

(s) building, erecting or installing timber frames;

(t) placing and consolidating concrete;

(u) reviewing and reading construction drawings, plans,specifications and related contract documents to determine

(i) job co-ordination required;

(ii) location, size and extent of project;

(iii) general and specific requirements;

(iv) compliance with building codes and safety regulations;

(v) total extent or amount of work involved;

(vi) various types of work required;

(vii) job conditions;

(viii) work conditions;

(ix) interferences, mistakes, omissions or errors;

(x) exact type of material required;

(xi) total amount of material required;

(xii) special equipment or tools required;

(xiii) material breakdown and takeoff;

(xiv) total costs of material;

(xv) material scheduling;

(xvi) ordering of material;

(xvii) labour required for each specific operation of a project;

(xviii) total labour required to complete project;

(xix) scheduling of labour;

(v) identifying, selecting and operating hand and power toolsrelated to the trade.

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Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 4 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1360 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1360 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1360 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1360 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and one additionalapprentice for each additional certified journeyman or uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade that is employed by that person.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), in the case of an industrial site, aperson who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeyman in thetrade may employ one apprentice and one additional apprentice for eachadditional 2 certified journeymen or uncertified journeymen in the tradethat are employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen or uncertified journeymen in the trade:

(a) 60% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 70% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 80% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 90% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiryand Coming into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Carpenter Trade Regulation (AR16/96) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeship program underthis Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Carpenter Trade Regulation (AR 16/96) is repealed.

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Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2005.

Coming intoforce

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Alberta Regulation 268/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

COMMUNICATION ELECTRICIAN TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Branches of the trade 2Constitution of the trade 3Tasks, activities and functions 4Supervision, etc. of apprentices 5

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program re construction 6Term of the apprenticeship program re network 7Employment of apprentices re construction 8Employment of apprentices re network 9Wages re construction 10Wages re network 11

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeship continues 12Repeal 13Expiry 14Coming into force 15

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “communication system” means any type of industrial,commercial or domestic electrical, fibre or wirelesscommunication system and without limiting the generality ofthe foregoing includes transmission equipment, switchingequipment and network management control equipment for

(i) video;

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(ii) voice;

(iii) data;

(iv) signalling;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of communication electrician thatis designated as an optional certification trade pursuant to theApprenticeship and Industry Training Act;

(f) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Branches ofthe trade

2 The trade is made up of

(a) the construction branch of the trade, and

(b) the network branch of the trade.

Constitution ofthe trade

3 The installation, repair, maintenance and upgrading ofcommunication systems are the undertakings that constitute the trade.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

4 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) using hand tools, power tools, testing equipment and toolsrequired by the trade;

(b) installing, terminating and testing copper and fibre opticconductors and cables in communication systems;

(c) installing and laying out raceways and supporting frameworkfor communication systems;

(d) installing, troubleshooting, maintaining and commissioningequipment and apparatus used in communication systems;

(e) interpreting and applying the provisions of the Safety Codes Actand the regulations under that Act;

(f) interpreting communications systems drawings and prints.

Supervision,etc. ofapprentices

5(1) Where, in respect of a branch of the trade, a person is a certifiedjourneyman or an uncertified journeyman and is to provide supervisionto an apprentice, that journeyman is eligible to supervise that apprenticeonly

(a) in respect of the undertakings that are commonly carried out inthat branch, and

(b) in respect of tasks, activities and functions that come within thatbranch,

for which that person is a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman.

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(2) Where a person is an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in abranch of the trade and is employed in respect of another branch of thetrade, that apprentice is eligible to carry out work only

(a) in respect of the undertakings that are commonly carried out inthat branch, and

(b) in respect of tasks, activities and functions that come within thatbranch,

for which that person is an apprentice.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram reconstruction

6(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the construction branch of the trade is 4 periods of not less than 12months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1425 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram renetwork

7(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the network branch of the trade is 4 periods of not less than 12months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1425 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices reconstruction

8(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in theconstruction branch of the trade, a person employs an apprentice, thatemployment must be carried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the construction branch of the trade or employs a certified journeymanor an uncertified journeyman in the construction branch of the trade mayemploy one apprentice in that branch of the trade and one additional

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apprentice in that branch for each additional certified journeyman oruncertified journeyman in that branch that is employed by that person.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person who is a certifiedjourneyman or an uncertified journeyman in the construction branch ofthe trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the construction branch of the trade, instead of employing anapprentice in an apprenticeship program in that branch of the trade, mayemploy an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in the networkbranch of the trade to carry out any of the undertakings that arecommonly carried out in that branch of the trade.

Employment ofapprentices renetwork

9(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in thenetwork branch of the trade, a person employs an apprentice, thatemployment must be carried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the network branch of the trade or employs a certified journeyman oran uncertified journeyman in the network branch of the trade mayemploy one apprentice in that branch of the trade and one additionalapprentice in that branch for each additional certified journeyman oruncertified journeyman in that branch that is employed by that person.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person who is a certifiedjourneyman or an uncertified journeyman in the network branch of thetrade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeyman inthe network branch of the trade, instead of employing an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in that branch of the trade, may employ anapprentice in an apprenticeship program in the construction branch of thetrade to carry out any of the undertakings that are commonly carried outin that branch of the trade.

Wages reconstruction

10(1) With respect to the payment of wages to an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in the construction branch of the trade, a personshall not, subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, pay wagesto the apprentice that are less than those provided for under subsection(2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice referred to in subsection (1) must pay wages to the apprenticethat are at least equal to the following percentages of the wages paid toemployees who are certified journeymen or uncertified journeymen inthe construction branch of the trade:

(a) 40% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 50% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 60% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 75% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

Wages renetwork

11(1) With respect to the payment of wages to an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in the network branch of the trade, a person shallnot, subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, pay wages to theapprentice that are less than those provided for under subsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice referred to in subsection (1) must pay wages to the apprenticethat are at least equal to the following percentages of the wages paid toemployees who are certified journeymen or uncertified journeymen inthe network branch of the trade:

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(a) 40% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 50% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 60% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 75% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

12 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was anapprentice in an apprenticeship program under the CommunicationElectrician Trade Regulation (AR 125/94) continues as an apprentice inthat apprenticeship program under this Regulation.

Repeal 13 The Communication Electrician Trade Regulation (AR 125/94) isrepealed.

Expiry 14 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2004.

Coming intoforce

15 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 269/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

CONCRETE FINISHER TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiryand Coming into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

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Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “concrete” means cement products and, without limiting thegenerality of the foregoing, includes:

(i) cements;

(ii) concrete;

(iii) aggregate;

(iv) grouts;

(v) patching materials;

(vi) toppings;

(vii) admixtures;

(viii) agents;

(ix) epoxies;

(x) protective coatings;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of concrete finisher that isdesignated as an optional certification trade pursuant to theApprenticeship and Industry Training Act;

(f) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The following undertakings constitute the trade:

(a) the placing of concrete;

(b) the finishing of concrete;

(c) the restoring of concrete;

(d) the repairing of concrete;

(e) the repairing and resurfacing of existing concrete;

(f) the application of curing treatments to concrete;

(g) the application of surface treatments to concrete.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) handling concrete;

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(b) consolidating and compacting concrete;

(c) edging, jointing and grooving concrete;

(d) producing various finishes on concrete surfaces;

(e) applying treatments to concrete;

(f) cutting and coring hardened concrete;

(g) scarifying concrete;

(h) applying dry, wet and expoxy grouts;

(i) using detailed drawings, blueprints and other specifications;

(j) using hand tools, power tools, levels and explosive actuatedtools;

(k) using mixers, wall sawing, floor sawing, grooving, coring andgrinding equipment;

(l) using power consolidating, power screening and powertrowelling equipment;

(m) using, setting up and assembling rigging and hoistingequipment, ladders and scaffolds;

(n) using any new innovative trade related technological changesthat relate to materials or methods of construction.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 3 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1200 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1200 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1200 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and one additionalapprentice for each additional certified journeyman or uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

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(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen or uncertified journeymen in the trade:

(a) 65% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 75% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 85% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiryand Coming into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Concrete Finisher TradeRegulation (AR 285/93) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeshipprogram under this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Concrete Finisher Trade Regulation (AR 285/93) is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2005.

Coming intoforce

10 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 270/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

CONSTRUCTION CRAFT LABOURER OCCUPATION REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 37(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1Constitution of the occupation 2Tasks, activities and functions 3Repeal 4Expiry 5Coming into force 6

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “buildings, structures or premises” includes:

(i) municipal sewer and water mains;

(ii) roads;

(iii) dams;

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(iv) bridges;

(v) tunnels;

(vi) railways;

(vii) canals and other similar works;

(b) “occupation” means the occupation of construction craftlabourer that is designated as a designated occupation pursuantto the Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act.

Constitution ofthe occupation

2 The undertakings that constitute the occupation are the preparation,clean-up, material handling, demolition, excavation and compaction onor around buildings, structures or premises.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the occupation, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the occupation:

(a) site preparation, maintenance and cleanup;

(b) excavation, subgrade work and compaction;

(c) assisting with concrete and similar work and, without limitingthe generality of the foregoing, includes

(i) placement, consolidation and strike-off of concrete andmasonry;

(ii) maintenance of curing conditions;

(iii) demolition and removal of concrete and masonry;

(iv) mixing and distribution of grout and mortar;

(v) stock piling and distribution of masonry units andbuilding materials;

(vi) installation of edge forms;

(vii) cleaning and coating of formwork and stripping ofnon-reusable formwork;

(viii) installation of concrete paving stones;

(d) cleaning and securing the building site and containingconstruction refuse;

(e) operating and maintaining gasoline, pneumatic, power actuated,electric and hydraulic tools related to the occupation;

(f) flame cutting of mild non-tempered steel;

(g) operating and maintaining stationary compressors and portablegenerators used in carrying out the undertakings that constitutethe occupation;

(h) using and maintaining hand and power tools related to theoccupation;

(i) using basic site management procedures;

(j) assisting with survey and measurement activities related to theoccupation;

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(k) excavating, trenching, backfilling and compacting aroundfoundation structures with tools related to the occupation;

(l) preparing piles and bells;

(m) installing subgrade drainage and foundation damp-proofing;

(n) setting up and assembling ladders and scaffolding for use byconstruction craft labourers;

(o) transporting scaffolding components to and from the site atwhich the scaffolds are to be erected;

(p) assisting with the excavation shoring and placement oftemporary enclosures;

(q) performing rigging related to the occupation;

(r) signalling with respect to the operation of constructionequipment;

(s) installing, connecting, tying-in and testing works that make upmunicipal sewer and water mains.

Repeal 4 The Construction Craft Labourer Occupation Regulation(AR 237/96) is repealed.

Expiry 5 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on January 31, 2003.

Coming intoforce

6 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 271/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

COOK TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

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Transitional Provisions, Repeals. Expiryand Coming into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(d) “trade” means the occupation of cook that is designated as anoptional certification trade pursuant to the Apprenticeship andIndustry Training Act;

(e) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The undertakings that constitute the trade are the preparation of andthe cooking of a variety of full course meals including appetizers,starches, main courses, vegetables and desserts in commercial quantitiesfor public consumption.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) operating and maintaining kitchen tools and equipment;

(b) maintaining personal hygiene and applying sanitation and safefood handling techniques;

(c) applying purchasing and management control;

(d) maintaining and applying cooking principles and methods withrespect to all aspects of cooking from basic cooking to advancedcooking;

(e) identifying and preparing different types of food;

(f) applying management skills;

(g) using seasonings, herbs and spices;

(h) cleaning, preparing and cooking vegetables, fruits and fungi;

(i) preparing and cooking convenience foods;

(j) preparing stocks, sauces and soups;

(k) producing baked pastry and dessert products;

(l) preparing egg and dairy products;

(m) preparing and cooking meats, poultry and game;

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(n) preparing, cooking and dressing fish and seafood;

(o) preparing cold foods and buffets;

(p) preparing and cooking starches, farinaceous foods and cereals;

(q) applying nutritional values and meeting special dietary needs;

(r) using cooking and chilling systems;

(s) preparing, cooking and storing food items for blast-chilling.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 3 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1560 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1560 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1560 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) When a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and one additionalapprentice for each additional certified journeyman or uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen or uncertified journeymen in the trade:

(a) 60% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 75% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 85% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals,Expiry and Coming into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Cook Trade Regulation (AR170/94) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeship program underthis Regulation.

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Repeal 8 The Cook Trade Regulation (AR 170/94) is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2004.

Coming intoforce

10 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 272/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

CRANE AND HOISTING EQUIPMENT OPERATORTRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

Part 1General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3Supervision, etc., of apprentices 4

Part 2Mobile Crane Branch of the Trade

Definitions 5

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakings constituting the branch 6Tasks, activities and functions 7

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program - mobile cranes 8Employment of apprentices 9Wages 10Trade certificates re mobile crane crafts 11

Part 3Tower Crane Branch of the Trade

Definition 12

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakings constituting the branch 13Tasks, activities and functions 14

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Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program - tower cranes 15Employment of apprentices 16Wages 17

Part 4Boom Truck Branch of the Trade

Definitions 18

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakings constituting the branch 19Tasks, activities and functions 20

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program - boom trucks 21Employment of apprentices re heavy boom truck craft 22Employment of apprentices re medium boom truck craft 23Employment of apprentices re wellhead boom truck craft 24Wages 25

Part 5Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry

and Coming into Force

Transitional re apprenticeship 26Apprenticeship continues 27Transitional re crane mounted on motor vehicle 28Transitional re boom truck used in respect of power lines 29Transitional re boom truck equipped with articulating boom 30Repeal 31Expiry 32Coming into force 33

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “boom truck” means a boom truck as defined in Part 4;

(c) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(d) “conventional mobile crane” means a conventional mobilecrane as defined in Part 2;

(e) “crane and hoisting equipment” means a boom truck, mobilecrane or tower crane, but does not include

(i) an overhead bridge-type crane that operates on a fixedrunway;

(ii) a crane that meets the requirements of and is operated inaccordance with the Canada Labour Code and theregulations under that Code;

(iii) a crane that is used exclusively for raising, lowering andtowing motor vehicles;

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(iv) a crane that is mounted on a motor vehicle that is usedexclusively for fire fighting;

(v) a machine, commonly known as a side-boom, that isused for pipeline work to lower pipes into a trench;

(vi) an aerial device that is commonly known as a personnellift or personnel hoist;

(vii) a machine used for drilling holes or installing poles;

(viii) earth moving equipment;

(ix) a crane that is operated at a mine site and that meets therequirements of and is operated in accordance with theOccupational Health and Safety Act and the regulationsunder that Act;

(f) “heavy boom truck” means a heavy boom truck as defined inPart 4;

(g) “hydraulic mobile crane” means a hydraulic mobile crane asdefined in Part 2;

(h) “medium boom truck” means a medium boom truck as definedin Part 4;

(i) “mobile crane” means a mobile crane as defined in Part 2;

(j) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(k) “tower crane” means a tower crane as defined in Part 3;

(l) “trade” means the occupation of crane and hoisting equipmentoperator that is designated as a compulsory certification tradepursuant to the Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act;

(m) “wellhead boom truck” means a wellhead boom truck as definedin Part 4.

PART 1

GENERAL MATTERS RESPECTING THE TRADE

Constitution ofthe trade

2(1) The undertakings set out in sections 6, 13 and 19 constitute thetrade.

(2) The trade is made up of the following:

(a) the mobile crane branch of the trade consisting of 2 crafts being

(i) the hydraulic mobile crane craft, and

(ii) the conventional mobile crane craft;

(b) the tower crane branch of the trade;

(c) the boom truck branch of the trade consisting of 3 crafts being

(i) the heavy boom truck craft,

(ii) the medium boom truck craft, and

(iii) the wellhead boom truck craft.

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(3) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the installation or repairing of craneand hoisting equipment by persons other than the operators of crane andhoisting equipment are matters that do not constitute undertakings thatcome within the trade.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, the tasks,activities and functions set out in sections 7, 14 and 20 come within thetrade.

Supervision,etc., ofapprentices

4(1) Where, in respect of a branch or craft in the trade, a person is acertified journeyman and is to provide supervision to an apprentice, thatjourneyman is eligible to supervise that apprentice only

(a) in respect of the undertakings that constitute that branch orcraft, and

(b) in respect of tasks, activities and functions that come within thatbranch or craft,

for which that person is a certified journeyman.

(2) Where a person is an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in abranch or craft in the trade and is employed in respect of another branchor craft in the trade, that apprentice is eligible to carry out work only

(a) in respect of the undertakings that constitute that branch orcraft, and

(b) in respect of tasks, activities and functions that come within thatbranch or craft,

for which that person is an apprentice.

PART 2

MOBILE CRANE BRANCH OF THE TRADE

Definitions 5 In this Part,

(a) “conventional mobile crane” means any mechanical device orstructure that

(i) incorporates a power driven drum and cable or rope usedfor raising, lowering or moving material,

(ii) is equipped with a lattice boom capable of moving in thevertical plane,

(iii) is mounted on a base or chassis, either crawler or wheelmounted, to provide mobility,

(iv) incorporates a sliding gantry with a ring assembly or astrand jacking system to hoist, and

(v) has a lifting capacity of 15 tons (13.6 tonnes) or greater;

(b) “hydraulic mobile crane” means any hydraulically drivenhoisting device or structure that

(i) incorporates a power driven drum and cable or rope usedfor raising, lowering or moving material,

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(ii) is equipped with a telescoping boom capable of movingin the vertical plane,

(iii) is mounted on a base or chassis, either crawler or wheelmounted, to provide mobility, and

(iv) has a lifting capacity of 15 tons (13.6 tonnes) or greater;

(c) “mobile crane” means a conventional mobile crane or ahydraulic mobile crane.

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakingsconstituting thebranch

6(1) Subject to subsection (2), the operation, testing and servicing ofmobile cranes and boom trucks are the undertakings that constitute themobile crane branch of the trade.

(2) The operation, testing and servicing

(a) of hydraulic mobile cranes and boom trucks are theundertakings that constitute the hydraulic mobile crane craft,and

(b) of conventional mobile cranes and boom trucks are theundertakings that constitute the conventional mobile crane craft.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

7 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in a craft in themobile crane branch of the trade, the following tasks, activities andfunctions come within that craft:

(a) using hand tools, power tools and specialized equipment whilemaintaining and operating cranes and hoisting equipment;

(b) recognizing and identifying malfunctions relating to cranes andhoisting equipment or their operation and the proper proceduresrelated thereto;

(c) recognizing and identifying conditions that are potentiallyhazardous to safe machine operation;

(d) interpreting and applying visual and audio communications;

(e) communicating with management, signallers and riggers usingvisual and audio systems;

(f) inspecting and maintaining cranes and hoisting equipment;

(g) performing rigging;

(h) carrying out pre-lift planning and pre-lift tasks when preparingfor lifts;

(i) assembling cranes and hoisting equipment for lifts;

(j) disassembling cranes for transport.

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Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram -mobile cranes

8(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the mobile crane branch of the trade is 3 periods of not less than 12months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

9(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in the mobilecrane branch of the trade, a person employs an apprentice, thatemployment must be carried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or employs a certifiedjourneyman in the mobile crane branch of the trade may employ oneapprentice in that branch of the trade and one additional apprentice inthat branch for each additional certified journeyman in that branch thatis employed by that person.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person who is a certifiedjourneyman in the mobile crane branch of the trade or employs a certifiedjourneyman in that branch, instead of employing an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in the mobile crane branch of the trade, may doone or more of the following:

(a) employ an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in the heavyboom truck craft of the boom truck branch of the trade to carryout any of the undertakings that constitute the heavy boom truckcraft, the medium boom truck craft or the wellhead boom truckcraft;

(b) employ an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in themedium boom truck craft of the boom truck branch of the tradeto carry out any of the undertakings that constitute mediumboom truck craft or the wellhead boom truck craft;

(c) employ an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in thewellhead boom truck craft of the boom truck branch of the tradeto carry out any of the undertakings that constitute that craft.

Wages 10(1) With respect to the payment of wages to an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in the mobile crane branch of the trade, a personshall not, subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, pay wagesto an apprentice that are less than those provided for under subsection(2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice referred to in subsection (1) must pay wages to the apprenticethat are at least equal to the following percentages of the wages paid toemployees who are certified journeymen in that branch of the trade:

(a) 70% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 80% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

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(c) 90% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program.

(3) In the case of an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in theboom truck branch of the trade, a person employing an apprenticepursuant to section 9(3) shall not pay wages to an apprentice that are lessthan those provided for under section 25.

Tradecertificates remobile cranecrafts

11 Even though an apprentice has not qualified to be granted a tradecertificate in the mobile crane branch of the trade whereby the apprenticeis qualified in both the hydraulic mobile crane craft and the conventionalmobile crane craft, an apprentice is eligible to be granted

(a) a trade certificate in the hydraulic mobile crane craft of themobile crane branch of the trade if

(i) the apprentice has completed the apprenticeship programin the mobile crane branch of the trade and hassuccessfully completed an examination as it relates tothe hydraulic mobile crane craft, or

(ii) the apprentice has successfully met the requirementsestablished, approved or otherwise recognized by theBoard in respect of the hydraulic mobile crane craft,

or

(b) a trade certificate in the conventional mobile crane craft of themobile crane branch of the trade if

(i) the apprentice has completed the apprenticeship programin the mobile crane branch of the trade and hassuccessfully completed an examination as it relates tothe conventional mobile crane craft, or

(ii) the apprentice has successfully met the requirementsestablished, approved or otherwise recognized by theBoard in respect of the conventional mobile crane craft.

PART 3

TOWER CRANE BRANCH OF THE TRADE

Definition 12 In this Part, “tower crane” means any mechanical device or structurethat

(a) is designed to incorporate a power driven drum and cable orrope and a vertical mast or tower and a jib,

(b) is of the travelling, fixed or climbing type, and

(c) is used exclusively for raising, lowering or moving material.

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakingsconstituting thebranch

13 The operation, testing and servicing of tower cranes are theundertakings that constitute the tower crane branch of the trade.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

14 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the tower cranebranch of the trade, the following tasks, activities and functions comewithin that branch:

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(a) using hand tools, power tools and specialized equipment whilemaintaining and operating cranes and hoisting equipment;

(b) recognizing and identifying malfunctions relating to cranes andhoisting equipment or their operation and the proper proceduresrelated thereto;

(c) recognizing and identifying conditions that are potentiallyhazardous to safe machine operation;

(d) interpreting and applying visual and audio communications;

(e) communicating with management, signallers and riggers usingvisual and audio systems;

(f) inspecting and maintaining cranes and hoisting equipment;

(g) performing rigging;

(h) carrying out pre-lift planning and pre-lift tasks when preparingfor lifts;

(i) assembling cranes and hoisting equipment for lifts;

(j) disassembling cranes for transport.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram -tower cranes

15(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the tower crane branch of the trade is 2 periods of not less than 12months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1000 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1000 hours of on the job training.

Employment ofapprentices

16(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in the towercrane branch of the trade, a person employs an apprentice, thatemployment must be carried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or employs a certifiedjourneyman in the tower crane branch of the trade may employ oneapprentice and one additional apprentice in that branch of the trade foreach additional certified journeyman in that branch that is employed bythat person.

Wages 17(1) With respect to the payment of wages to an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in the tower crane branch of the trade, a personshall not, subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, pay wagesto an apprentice that are less than those provided for under subsection(2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice referred to in subsection (1) must pay wages to the apprenticethat are at least equal to the following percentages of the wages paid toemployees who are certified journeymen in that branch of the trade:

(a) 70% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

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(b) 85% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program.

PART 4

BOOM TRUCK BRANCH OF THE TRADE

Definitions 18 In this Part,

(a) “boom truck” means a truck that is equipped with ahydraulically driven structure or device that

(i) is mounted on a turret that is affixed to the truck,

(ii) is supported to provide mobility,

(iii) is equipped with

(A) a boom that is capable of swinging, hoisting andbooming up and down, or

(B) a telescoping or articulating boom,

and

(iv) has a lifting capacity that is greater than 5 tons (4.5tonnes);

(b) “heavy boom truck” means a boom truck that has a liftingcapacity of 20 tons (18.0 tonnes) or greater;

(c) “medium boom truck” means a boom truck that has a liftingcapacity of less than 20 tons (18.0 tonnes) but greater than 5tons (4.5 tonnes);

(d) “truck” means a truck that is equipped with a deck for carryingloads or a fifth wheel for pulling loads or with both a deck anda fifth wheel;

(e) “wellhead boom truck” means a boom truck that is used for oneor more of the following:

(i) wellhead pumping operations;

(ii) wireline operations;

(iii) perforating operations;

(iv) coiled tubing operations.

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakingsconstituting thebranch

19(1) Subject to subsection (2), the operation, testing and servicing ofboom trucks are the undertakings that constitute the boom truck branchof the trade.

(2) The operation, testing and servicing

(a) of heavy boom trucks, medium boom trucks and wellhead boomtrucks are the undertakings that constitute the heavy boom truckcraft;

(b) of medium boom trucks and wellhead boom trucks are theundertakings that constitute the medium boom truck craft;

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(c) of wellhead boom trucks are the undertakings that constitute thewellhead boom truck craft.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

20 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in a craft in theboom truck branch of the trade, the following tasks, activities andfunctions come within that craft:

(a) using hand tools, power tools and specialized equipment whilemaintaining and operating cranes and hoisting equipment;

(b) recognizing and identifying malfunctions relating to cranes andhoisting equipment or their operation and the proper proceduresrelated thereto;

(c) recognizing and identifying conditions that are potentiallyhazardous to safe machine operation;

(d) interpreting and applying visual and audio communications;

(e) communicating with management, signallers and riggers usingvisual and audio systems;

(f) inspecting and maintaining cranes and hoisting equipment;

(g) performing rigging;

(h) carrying out pre-lift planning and pre-lift tasks when preparingfor lifts;

(i) assembling cranes and hoisting equipment for lifts;

(j) disassembling cranes for transport.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram -boom trucks

21(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the boom truck branch of the trade,

(a) in the case of the heavy boom truck craft, is 2 periods of not lessthan 12 months each,

(b) in the case of the medium boom truck craft, is one period of notless than 12 months, and

(c) in the case of the wellhead boom truck craft, is one period of notless than 12 months.

(2) In the case of the heavy boom truck craft,

(a) in the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprenticemust acquire not less than 1000 hours of on the job training andsuccessfully complete the technical training that is required orapproved by the Board, and

(b) in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprenticemust acquire not less than 1000 hours of on the job training andsuccessfully complete the technical training that is required orapproved by the Board.

(3) In the case of the medium boom truck craft, in the period thatconstitutes the apprenticeship program an apprentice must acquire notless than 1000 hours of on the job training and successfully complete thetechnical training that is required or approved by the Board.

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(4) In the case of the wellhead boom truck craft, in the period thatconstitutes the apprenticeship program an apprentice must acquire notless than 100 hours of on the job training and successfully complete thetechnical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices reheavy boomtruck craft

22(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in theheavy boom truck craft of the trade, a person employs an apprentice, thatemployment must be carried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the heavy boom truckcraft of the boom truck branch of the trade or employs a certifiedjourneyman in that craft may employ one apprentice in that craft and oneadditional apprentice in that craft for each additional certifiedjourneyman in that craft that is employed by that person.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person who is a certifiedjourneyman in the heavy boom truck craft or employs a certifiedjourneyman in that craft, instead of employing an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in the heavy boom truck craft of the boom truckbranch of the trade, may do one or more of the following:

(a) employ an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in themobile crane branch of the trade to carry out any of theundertakings that constitute the heavy boom truck craft, themedium boom truck craft or the wellhead boom truck craft;

(b) employ an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in themedium boom truck craft to carry out any of the undertakingsthat constitute the medium boom truck craft or the wellheadboom truck craft;

(c) employ an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in thewellhead boom truck craft to carry out any of the undertakingsthat constitute that craft.

Employment ofapprentices remedium boomtruck craft

23(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in themedium boom truck craft of the trade, a person employs an apprentice,that employment must be carried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the medium boom truckcraft of the boom truck branch of the trade or employs a certifiedjourneyman in that craft may employ one apprentice in that craft and oneadditional apprentice in that craft for each additional certifiedjourneyman in that craft that is employed by that person.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person who is a certifiedjourneyman in the medium boom truck craft of the boom truck branch ofthe trade or employs a certified journeyman in that craft, instead ofemploying an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in the mediumboom truck craft, may do one or more of the following:

(a) employ an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in themobile crane branch of the trade to carry out any of theundertakings that constitute the medium boom truck craft or thewellhead boom truck craft;

(b) employ an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in the heavyboom truck craft to carry any of the undertakings that constitutethe medium boom truck craft or the wellhead boom truck craft;

(c) employ an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in thewellhead boom truck craft to carry out any of the undertakingsthat constitute that craft.

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Employment ofapprentices rewellhead boomtruck craft

24(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in thewellhead boom truck craft of the trade, a person employs an apprentice,that employment must be carried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the wellhead boom truckcraft of the boom truck branch of the trade or employs a certifiedjourneyman in that craft may employ one apprentice in that craft and oneadditional apprentice in that craft for each additional certifiedjourneyman in that craft that is employed by that person.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person who is a certifiedjourneyman in the wellhead boom truck craft of the boom truck branchof the trade or employs a certified journeyman in that craft, instead ofemploying an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in the wellheadboom truck craft, may do one or more of the following:

(a) employ an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in themobile crane branch of the trade to carry out any of theundertakings that constitute the wellhead boom truck craft;

(b) employ an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in the heavyboom truck craft or the medium boom truck craft to carry outany of the undertakings that constitute the wellhead boom truckcraft.

Wages 25(1) With respect to the payment of wages to an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in the heavy boom truck branch and mediumboom truck branch of the trade, a person shall not, subject to theApprenticeship Program Regulation, pay wages to an apprentice that areless than those provided for under subsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice referred to in subsection (1) must pay wages to the apprenticethat are at least equal to the following percentages of the wages paid toemployees who are certified journeymen in the respective boom truckcraft of the trade:

(a) in the case of an operator of a heavy boom truck,

(i) 70% in the first period of the apprenticeship program inthe heavy boom truck craft;

(ii) 85% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program inthe heavy boom truck craft;

(b) in the case of an operator of a medium boom truck, 70% duringthe period that constitutes the apprenticeship program in themedium boom truck craft.

PART 5

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS, REPEALS,EXPIRY AND COMING INTO FORCE

Transitional reapprenticeship

26(1) In this section,

(a) “existing apprentice” means a person who immediately beforeAugust 1, 2000 was an apprentice in a previous apprenticeshipprogram;

(b) “new apprenticeship program” means an apprenticeshipprogram under this Regulation;

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(c) “previous apprenticeship program” means an apprenticeshipprogram under the previous Regulation;

(d) “previous Regulation” means the Crane and HoistingEquipment Operator Trade Regulation (AR 54/97).

(2) An existing apprentice is entitled to complete the previousapprenticeship program as if the previous Regulation had not beenrepealed.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), if an existing apprentice in aprevious apprenticeship program in the boom truck craft under theprevious Regulation does not complete the technical training in thatprevious apprenticeship program before August 1, 2001, that existingapprentice must, in order to continue to be an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in the boom truck branch of the trade, transferinto a new apprenticeship program in either the heavy boom truck craftor the medium boom truck craft of the trade.

Apprenticeshipcontinues

27 Subject to section 26, a person who immediately before January 1,2001 was an apprentice in an apprenticeship program under the Craneand Hoisting Equipment Operator Trade Regulation (AR 160/2000)continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeship program under thisRegulation.

Transitional recrane mountedon motorvehicle

28(1) For the period of time commencing on January 1, 2001 andconcluding on December 31, 2001,

(a) a crane that is mounted on a motor vehicle and used exclusivelyfor loading and unloading loads carried by that motor vehicle isnot, notwithstanding section 1(e), to be considered as crane andhoisting equipment to which this Regulation applies, and

(b) the operation, testing and servicing of the crane referred to inclause (a) are not, notwithstanding Part 2, to be considered asundertakings that constitute the trade.

(2) Subsection (1) does not apply to a crane that is mounted on a motorvehicle and used for loading and unloading that motor vehicle where thatcrane is also used

(a) to further position loads on the motor vehicle subsequent to thatmotor vehicle being loaded or unloaded, or

(b) in the act of positioning loads on the motor vehicle when thataction is not integral to the loading or unloading of that motorvehicle.

Transitional reboom truckused in respectof power lines

29 For the period of time commencing on January 1, 2001 andconcluding on December 31, 2001,

(a) a boom truck that is used exclusively for the maintenance orconstruction, or both, of power lines is not, notwithstandingsection 1(e), to be considered as crane and hoisting equipmentto which this Regulation applies, and

(b) the operation, testing and servicing of the boom truck referredto in clause (a) are not, notwithstanding Part 4, to be consideredas undertakings that constitute the trade.

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Transitional reboom truckequipped witharticulatingboom

30 For the period of time commencing on January 1, 2001 andconcluding on December 31, 2001,

(a) a boom truck that is equipped with an articulating boom is not,notwithstanding section 18(a)(iii)(B), to be considered as craneand hoisting equipment to which this Regulation applies, and

(b) the operation, testing and servicing of the boom truck referredto in clause (a) are not, notwithstanding Part 4, to be consideredas undertakings that constitute the trade.

Repeal 31 The Crane and Hoisting Equipment Operator Trade Regulation(AR 160/2000) is repealed.

Expiry 32 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on July 31, 2006.

Coming intoforce

33 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

Alberta Regulation 273/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

ELECTRICAL MOTOR SYSTEMS TECHNICIAN TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiryand Coming into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “electrical machines, systems and equipment” means

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(i) electrical measuring devices;

(ii) electrical machine components;

(iii) all types of electro-mechanical equipment whether or notit is

(A) gear driven,

(B) belt driven, or

(C) direct coupled;

(iv) electrical switching circuits;

(v) electrical fans, blowers and pumps;

(vi) transformers;

(vii) single phase motors;

(viii) magnetic switches and control circuits;

(ix) phase converters;

(x) three phase motors, starters and controllers;

(xi) synchronous machines;

(xii) industrial electronics controls;

(xiii) electric welders;

(xiv) eddy current clutches, couplings and brakes;

(xv) inverter and vector drives;

(xvi) static and dynamic balancing;

(xvii) programmable controllers;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of electrical motor systemstechnician that is designated as an optional certification tradepursuant to the Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act;

(f) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The following undertakings constitute the trade:

(a) the installation of electrical machines, systems and equipment;

(b) the repair, replacement and testing of electrical machines,systems and equipment.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

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(a) testing, repairing and reconditioning electric motors andgenerators and AC and DC welders;

(b) rigging and hoisting;

(c) power measurement;

(d) reconditioning and repairing motor-generator sets;

(e) reconditioning and repairing transformers;

(f) reconditioning and repairing electrical control components;

(g) manufacturing, testing and repairing electrical control panels;

(h) disconnecting, servicing and reconnecting electrical fans,blowers, pumps or electrical devices from existing consumerpower supplies;

(i) examining, testing and lubricating mechanical components ofmotors and generators;

(j) examining, testing and checking the operation of electricalcomponents of motors, generators, transformers and controlequipment;

(k) determining the need, extent and type of repairs required andpreparing reports for time and costs estimations;

(l) examining, servicing and aligning or replacing couplings andbalancing;

(m) examining, servicing or replacing bearings, seals and gaskets;

(n) repairing or replacing stators and motor windings in AC and DCmotors and generators and welders;

(o) repairing, replacing or reconditioning commutators and slip ringassemblies;

(p) assembling and testing motors and generators for correctoperation;

(q) examining and testing controls and indicating instruments todetermine the nature and extent of repairs required;

(r) repairing or replacing control components and indicatinginstruments;

(s) minor tune-ups of gasoline engines used for generator andwelder drives;

(t) inspecting and testing to establish condition of transformers;

(u) removing transformer cores and coils from transformerhousings;

(v) repairing damaged insulators and insulating material in respectof transformers;

(w) repairing and replacing coil connections in respect oftransformers;

(x) removing and rewinding primary windings and installingprimary windings;

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(y) removing and rewinding secondary windings and installingsecondary windings;

(z) repairing or replacing tap changing switches;

(aa) checking and repairing transformer cores;

(bb) repairing transformer housings;

(cc) testing, removing and replacing transformer oil;

(dd) assembling transformers and placing in transformer housings;

(ee) inspecting and testing condition of control componentsincluding relays, solenoids, contactors and similar components;

(ff) dismantling, repairing and rewinding components andassembling and testing for correct operation;

(gg) interpreting and evaluating customers’ requirements, drawingsand specifications;

(hh) preparing and laying out materials for and manufacturing andassembling enclosures and panels;

(ii) determining locations of components and installing and wiringthe components in enclosures and panels;

(jj) testing control panels for correct operation according todrawings and specifications;

(kk) inspecting control panels for damage and faulty components;

(ll) repairing and verifying certification of explosion proof electricalequipment and components;

(mm) painting and refinishing electrical apparatus.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 4 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

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(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and one additionalapprentice in the trade for each additional certified journeyman oruncertified journeyman in the trade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen or uncertified journeymen in the trade:

(a) 55% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 65% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 75% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 85% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals,Expiry and Coming into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Electrical Motor SystemsTechnician Trade Regulation (AR 126/94) continues as an apprentice inthat apprenticeship program under this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Electrical Motor Systems Technician Trade Regulation(AR 126/94) is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2005.

Coming intoforce

10 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 274/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

ELECTRICIAN TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

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General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiryand Coming into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “electrical systems” means any type of residential, commercial,institutional or industrial building or structural electrical systemand without limiting the generality of the foregoing includes

(i) fire alarm systems;

(ii) signal systems;

(iii) control systems;

(iv) lighting systems;

(v) heating and cooling systems;

(vi) systems providing power;

(vii) data systems;

(viii) communication systems;

(ix) fibre optic systems;

(x) lightning protection systems;

(xi) cathodic protection systems;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of electrician that is designated asa compulsory certification trade pursuant to the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The undertakings that constitute the trade are the installation,alteration, repair, inspection, verification, commissioning, maintenanceand operation of electrical systems.

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Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) erecting, assembling, removing, repairing, replacing and usingscaffolding, handling devices, hoists, slings, ropes, riggingequipment and related hardware;

(b) using hand tools, power tools, testing equipment and specialtytools required by the trade;

(c) preparation of holes and openings for conductors, cables,raceways, boxes and fittings, fasteners and devices and makingpanel backboards, box supports and similar items;

(d) selecting and specifying location and planning layout ofelectrical systems, components and controls from drawings,specifications, contract documents and related information;

(e) scheduling labour and material requirements for electrical work;

(f) testing electrical and electronic equipment and components forcontinuity, current, voltage and resistance;

(g) installing, repairing, examining, operating, removing, replacing,altering, maintaining, connecting, testing, energizing andcleaning

(i) electric surface or flush mounted receptacles, junction,outlet and device boxes and components;

(ii) feeder and distribution busways and busducts;

(iii) lighting fixtures and related electrical equipment andcomponents;

(iv) dry cell and storage batteries and storage batterysystems;

(v) consumer’s service entrance distribution and meteringequipment for connection to overhead and undergroundsupply;

(vi) loadcentres, panelboards, fused switch and breakerassemblies, switchboards, switchgear, protective relays,associated circuitry and other devices for powerdistribution;

(vii) power transformers, regulators, capacitors, phaseconverters and reactors;

(viii) generator sets including auto start and transfer systemsfor standby use and synchronized systems and theircontrols;

(ix) alternating current to direct current conversion devicesand power inverters for conversion of direct current toalternating current;

(x) electrical appliances, electrical heating, solar heating,ventilation and air-conditioning units, components andcontrols;

(xi) oil, gas, electric and wood or combination wood and oil,gas or electric burner control systems and associatedwiring;

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(xii) infra-red heating units and other types of infra-red units,controls and components;

(xiii) fire alarm systems;

(xiv) security systems, intrusion alarms, access control, cardkey lock systems or similar equipment;

(xv) clock systems, including self-correcting or synchronizedmaster-slave equipment and programmable time devicesfor signals, energy management, lighting control andsimilar installations;

(xvi) sound and visual communications systems;

(xvii) fibre optic systems and components;

(xviii) electronic devices, discrete devices, manual or automaticdevices, control devices, limit switches, pilot or sensingdevices, signal devices, circuits and indication lamps,panels or similar equipment and components;

(xix) relay, static logic or programmable control componentsand systems;

(xx) servo-mechanisms and associated circuitry, roboticsystems and numerically controlled and computerizednumerically controlled systems;

(xxi) electric motors, generators, controls, otherelectromechanical devices and auxiliary equipment;

(xxii) motor starters, motor speed controllers and brakingsystems, direct current solid state drives, alternatingcurrent adjustable frequency drives, magnetic driveassemblies and controls;

(xxiii) recording instruments and metering instruments;

(h) installing, repairing, examining, removing, replacing, altering,maintaining, terminating, splicing, connecting, testing,energizing and cleaning

(i) cable assemblies;

(ii) underground and overhead wiring installations;

(iii) high voltage conductors, cables, terminations andinsulation materials;

(iv) lighting fixtures and related electrical equipment andcomponents;

(v) dry cell and storage batteries and storage batterysystems;

(vi) electric heat tracing cable assemblies and controls;

(i) installing, repairing, examining, removing, replacing, altering,maintaining, connecting, testing and cleaning

(i) raceway systems, including fittings;

(ii) mechanical supports and protection for electricalsystems;

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(j) terminating and splicing

(i) feeder and distribution busways and busducts;

(ii) fibre optic systems and components;

(k) terminating

(i) electric surface or flush mounted receptacles, junction,outlet and device boxes and components;

(ii) lighting fixtures and related electrical equipment andcomponents;

(iii) dry cell and storage batteries and storage batterysystems;

(iv) consumer’s service entrance distribution and meteringequipment for connection to overhead and undergroundsupply;

(v) loadcentres, panelboards, fused switch and breakerassemblies, switchboards, switchgear, protective relays,associated circuitry and other devices for powerdistribution;

(l) programming and calibrating

(i) generator sets, including auto start and transfer systemsfor standby use and synchronized systems and theircontrols;

(ii) relay, static logic or programmable control componentsand systems;

(iii) servo-mechanisms and associated circuitry, roboticsystems and numerically controlled and computerizednumerically controlled systems;

(m) calibrating

(i) loadcentres, panelboards, fused switch and breakerassemblies, switchboards, switchgear, protective relays,associated circuitry and other devices for powerdistribution;

(ii) electrical heating, solar heating, ventilation andair-conditioning units, components and controls;

(iii) oil, gas, electric and wood or combination wood and oil,gas or electric burner control systems and associatedwiring;

(iv) electric motors, generators, controls, otherelectromechanical devices and auxiliary equipment;

(v) motor starters, motor speed controllers and brakingsystems, direct current solid state drives, alternatingcurrent adjustable frequency drives, magnetic driveassemblies and controls;

(vi) recording instruments;

(n) lubricating

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(i) loadcentres, panelboards, fused switch and breakerassemblies, switchboards, switchgear, protective relays,associated circuitry and other devices for powerdistribution;

(ii) generator sets, including auto start and transfer systemsfor standby use and synchronized systems and theircontrols;

(iii) electric motors, generators, controls, otherelectromechanical devices and auxiliary equipment.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprentice-ship program

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 4 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1350 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the trade or employs acertified journeyman in the trade may,

(a) in the case of an industrial or institutional job site, employ oneapprentice and one additional apprentice for each 2 additionalcertified journeymen in the trade that are employed by thatperson at that job site, and

(b) in the case of a residential or commercial job site or other jobsite not referred to in clause (a), employ one apprentice and oneadditional apprentice for each additional certified journeymanin the trade that is employed by that person at that job site.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen in the trade:

(a) 50% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 60% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

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(c) 70% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 80% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiryand Coming into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Electrician Trade Regulation(AR 98/95), continues as an apprenticeship in that apprenticeshipprogram under this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Electrician Trade Regulation (AR 98/95) is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2004.

Coming intoforce

10 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 275/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

ELECTRONIC TECHNICIAN TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiryand Coming into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

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Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “electronic products” means any type of consumer electronicequipment and without limiting the generality of the foregoingincludes

(i) radios;

(ii) television receivers and monitors;

(iii) video cassette recorders;

(iv) video cameras;

(v) digital audio players;

(vi) tape recorders;

(vii) stereo systems and associated equipment;

(viii) personal computers and associated equipment;

(ix) television satellite systems;

(x) power supplies;

(xi) microprocessor controlled equipment and appliances;

(xii) microwave appliances;

(xiii) video and audio disc players;

(xiv) cable television converters and decoders;

(xv) public address systems;

(xvi) music systems;

(xvii) audio visual systems;

(xviii) facsimile machines;

(xix) answering machines;

(xx) mobile radio equipment;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of electronic technician that isdesignated as a compulsory certification trade pursuant to theApprenticeship and Industry Training Act.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The undertaking that constitutes the trade is the servicing of electronicproducts.

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Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) using hand tools, hand power tools, testing equipment andspecialty tools required by the trade;

(b) applying electronics theory to electronic products;

(c) terminating and connecting conductors and printed circuitboards contained within electronic products;

(d) replacing components within electronic products;

(e) maintaining electronic products;

(f) testing electronic products;

(g) troubleshooting and diagnosing problems in electronic products;

(h) repairing electronic products.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 4 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1350 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1350 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1575 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the trade or employs acertified journeyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and oneadditional apprentice for each additional certified journeyman in thetrade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen in the trade:

(a) 50% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 60% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

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(c) 70% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 80% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiryand Coming into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Electronic Technician TradeRegulation (AR 127/94) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeshipprogram under this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Electronic Technician Trade Regulation (AR 127/94) is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2005.

Coming intoforce

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Alberta Regulation 276/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

ELEVATOR CONSTRUCTOR TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiryand Coming into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

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Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is employed in the trade as aprobationary helper, a helper or a temporary mechanic;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “elevator system” includes the following:

(i) electric elevators;

(ii) hydraulic elevators;

(iii) escalators;

(iv) workers’ passenger hoists or lifts;

(v) dumbwaiters;

(vi) hand operated elevators;

(vii) parking garage elevators;

(viii) moving walkways;

(ix) stagelifts;

(x) handicap elevators and chair lifts;

(xi) residential elevators;

(xii) elevator entrances;

(xiii) elevator doors and door operating equipment;

(xiv) electrical wiring and conduits from controllers to

(A) signals,

(B) operating circuits, and

(C) remote panels or signals;

(xv) fireman service;

(xvi) signal, lighting and control systems;

(xvii) piping relative to hydraulic elevators;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of elevator constructor that isdesignated as a compulsory certification trade pursuant to theApprenticeship and Industry Training Act.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The following undertakings constitute the trade:

(a) installing, removing, altering, repairing, modifying andmaintaining elevator systems and

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(ii) emergency power systems and security systems

associated with elevator systems;

(b) operation of temporary and incomplete elevator systems;

(c) testing of elevator systems.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) the use of hand tools, hand power tools, testing equipment andspecialty tools required by the trade;

(b) the application of elevator, electrical and mechanical theory tothe carrying out of the undertakings that constitute the trade;

(c) drawing, pulling, terminating and testing of conductors orcables into controller or panel systems pertaining to elevators orescalators;

(d) installing and laying out of hoistways, raceways, conduits, cabletrays or troughs, wireways and fittings in elevator systems;

(e) installing, troubleshooting, testing and laying out controllersand remote panels;

(f) interpreting electrical and mechanical drawings and prints;

(g) interpreting CAN/CSA-B44-94 Safety Code for Elevators,Escalators, Dumbwaiters, Moving Walks and Freight PlatformLifts;

(h) co-ordinating elevator work with other construction trades;

(i) installing all rail guides, beams, sheaves, templates, overheadwork and all material used for mounting of elevator systems inthe machine room or below the machine room;

(j) installing scaffolding for the erection of elevator systems;

(k) installing and assembling elevator cabs and panels;

(l) welding, drilling and rigging;

(m) handling and hoisting of elevator and escalator material.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 3 periods.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1000 hours of on the job training.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 3000 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 4000 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

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Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the trade or employs acertified journeyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and oneadditional apprentice for each additional certified journeyman in thetrade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay an apprentice wages that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay the apprentice wages that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen in the trade:

(a) 55% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 70% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 80% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiryand Coming into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Elevator Constructor TradeRegulation (AR 331/93) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeshipprogram under this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Elevator Constructor Trade Regulation (AR 331/93) is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2004.

Coming intoforce

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Alberta Regulation 277/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

FLOORCOVERING INSTALLER TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

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Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5

Transitional Provisions, Repeal, Expiryand Coming into Force

Apprenticeship continues 6Repeal 7Expiry 8Coming into force 9

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “floorcovering” means resilient floorcoverings, carpets, carpetunderlayments and other types of underlayments and withoutlimiting the generality of the foregoing includes the following:

(i) linoleum;

(ii) inlaid sheet vinyls;

(iii) roto vinyls;

(iv) tiles;

(v) solid polyvinyl chloride;

(vi) accessories used in respect of floorcoverings;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of floorcovering installer that isdesignated as an optional certification trade pursuant to theApprenticeship and Industry Training Act;

(f) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The following undertakings constitute the trade:

(a) preparing all types of floors;

(b) laying out, fitting and installing floorcoverings and accessories;

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(c) servicing, maintaining and repairing floorcoverings andaccessories.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) using detailed drawings and blueprints and other specifications;

(b) using hand tools and hand power tools;

(c) using shop equipment, including air tools, floor grinders,sanders, polishers, table saws, miter saws, power stretchers andexplosive actuated tools;

(d) conducting moisture tests;

(e) using any new innovative trade related technological changesthat relate to materials or methods of construction.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 3 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1390 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1420 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and one additionalapprentice for each additional certified journeyman or uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade that is employed by that person.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiryand Coming into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

6 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Floorcovering Installer TradeRegulation (AR 128/94) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeshipprogram under this Regulation.

Repeal 7 The Floorcovering Installer Trade Regulation (AR 128/94) isrepealed.

Expiry 8 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2005.

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Alberta Regulation 278/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

GAS UTILITY OPERATOR OCCUPATION REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 37(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1Constitution of the occupation 2Tasks, activities and functions 3Repeal 4Expiry 5Coming into force 6

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “gas utility systems” means any kind of gas transmissiondistribution system, including the gas meter and associatedpiping and fittings, and without limiting the generality of theforegoing includes the following:

(i) gas transmission distribution systems of all pressures;

(ii) gas mains and services;

(iii) pressure controllers and regulators;

(iv) meters and pressure factor meter sets;

(b) “occupation” means the occupation of gas utility operator thatis designated as a designated occupation pursuant to theApprenticeship and Industry Training Act.

Constitution ofthe occupation

2 The fabrication, installation, testing, operation, alteration,maintenance, inspection, repair and replacement of gas utility systemsare the undertakings that constitute the occupation.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the occupation, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the occupation:

(a) determining location, size and materials required from printsand specifications;

(b) compiling material breakdown and takeoff;

(c) applying codes and regulations to installation and maintenancerequirements;

(d) installing and maintaining cathodic protection;

(e) locating underground gas systems and completing leak surveys;

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(f) operating and maintaining regulating measuring and odorizingfacilities;

(g) following emergency procedures;

(h) assembling and using rigging and trenching equipment.

Repeal 4 The Gas Utility Operator Occupation Regulation (AR 68/95) isrepealed.

Expiry 5 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on January 31, 2003.

Coming intoforce

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Alberta Regulation 279/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

GASFITTER TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

Part 1General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3Supervision, etc. of apprentices 4

Part 2Gasfitter (1st class) Branch of the Trade

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakings constituting the branch 5Tasks, activities and functions 6

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program for gasfitter (1st class) 7Term of the apprenticeship program for upgrading to gasfitter (1st class) 8Employment of apprentices 9Wages 10

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Part 3Gasfitter (2nd class) Branch of the Trade

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakings constituting the branch 11Tasks, activities and functions 12

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program for gasfitter (2nd class) 13Apprenticeship re plumber 14Apprenticeship re steamfitter-pipefitter 15Employment of apprentices 16Wages 17

Part 4Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry and

Coming into Force

Apprenticeship continues 18Repeal 19Expiry 20Coming into force 21

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “1st class gas system” means any kind of residential,commercial or industrial gas system, including any gasappliance regardless of the BTU rating of the gas appliance, andthe associated piping and fittings, air supply and venting, andwithout limiting the generality of the foregoing includes thefollowing:

(i) low and high pressure natural gas supply systems;

(ii) low and high pressure propane gas supply systems;

(iii) gas fired appliances and equipment;

(iv) natural draft ventilation systems;

(v) power assisted ventilation systems;

(vi) propane and natural gas dispensing systems;

(vii) propane bulk storage systems;

(d) “2nd class gas system” means any kind of residential,commercial or industrial gas system, including any gasappliance that does not exceed a rating of 400 000 BTUs, andthe associated piping and fittings, air supply and venting andwithout limiting the generality of the foregoing includes

(i) low and high pressure natural gas supply systems,

(ii) low and high pressure propane gas supply systems,

(iii) gas fired appliances and equipment,

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(iv) natural draft ventilation systems,

(v) power assisted ventilation systems,

(vi) propane and natural gas dispensing systems, and

(vii) propane bulk storage systems;

(e) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(f) “trade” means the occupation of gasfitter that is designated asa compulsory certification trade pursuant to of theApprenticeship and Industry Training Act.

PART 1

GENERAL MATTERS RESPECTING THE TRADE

Constitution ofthe trade

2(1) The undertakings set out in sections 5 and 11 constitute the trade.

(2) The trade is made up of

(a) the gasfitter (1st class) branch of the trade, and

(b) the gasfitter (2nd class) branch of the trade.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, the tasks,activities and functions set out in sections 6 and 12 come within thetrade.

Supervision,etc. ofapprentices

4(1) Where, in respect of a branch of the trade, a person is a certifiedjourneyman and is to provide supervision to an apprentice, thejourneyman is eligible to supervise that apprentice only

(a) in respect of the undertakings that constitute that branch, and

(b) in respect of the tasks, activities and functions that come withinthat branch,

for which that person is a certified journeyman.

(2) Where a person is an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in abranch of the trade and is employed in respect of another branch of thetrade, that apprentice is eligible to carry out work only

(a) in respect of the undertakings that constitute that branch, and

(b) in respect of tasks, activities and functions that come within thatbranch,

for which that person is an apprentice.

PART 2

GASFITTER (1ST CLASS) BRANCH OF THE TRADE

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

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Undertakingsconstituting thebranch

5 The undertakings that constitute the gasfitter (1st class) branch of thetrade are the fabrication, installation, alteration, adjustment,maintenance, repair and replacement of 1st class gas systems and 2ndclass gas systems.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

6 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the gasfitter (1stclass) branch of the trade, the following tasks, activities and functionscome within that branch of the trade:

(a) determining, from prints and specifications, matters concerninglocation, size and material required in respect of 1st and 2ndclass gas systems;

(b) compiling material breakdown and takeoff;

(c) identifying and using tools and special equipment that are usedto carry out work in the trade;

(d) applying codes to installation and maintenance requirements;

(e) rigging equipment and piping components;

(f) installing and maintaining appliances, controls, equipment,piping and hangers;

(g) examining and testing gas systems.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram forgasfitter (1stclass)

7(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the gasfitter (1st class) branch of the trade is 3 periods of not less than12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Term ofapprenticeshipprogram forupgrading togasfitter (1stclass)

8(1) Notwithstanding section 7, with respect to a person who

(a) holds a trade certificate in the gasfitter (2nd class) branch of thetrade, and

(b) wishes to acquire a trade certificate in the gasfitter (1st class)branch of the trade,

the term of an apprenticeship program for the gasfitter (1st class) branchof the trade is one period of not less than 12 months.

(2) In the period that constitutes the apprenticeship program referred toin subsection (1) an apprentice must acquire not less than 1500 hours ofon the job training and successfully complete the technical training thatis required or approved by the Board.

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Employment ofapprentices

9(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in thegasfitter (1st class) branch of the trade, a person employs an apprentice,that employment must be carried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the gasfitter (1st class)branch of the trade or employs a certified journeyman in the gasfitter (1stclass) branch of the trade may employ one apprentice in that branch ofthe trade and one additional apprentice in that branch for each additionalcertified journeyman in that branch that is employed by that person.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person who is a certifiedjourneyman in the gasfitter (1st class) branch of the trade or employs acertified journeyman in the gasfitter (1st class) branch of the trade,instead of employing an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in thatbranch of the trade, may

(a) employ an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in thegasfitter (2nd class) branch of the trade to carry out any of theundertakings that constitute that branch of the trade,

(b) with respect to a person who is an apprentice in the gasfitter(2nd class) branch of the trade by virtue of being an apprenticein the apprenticeship program for the trade of plumber, employthat apprentice, subject to the Plumber Trade Regulation, tocarry out any of the undertakings that constitute the gasfitter(2nd class) branch of the trade, or

(c) with respect to a person who is an apprentice in the gasfitter(2nd class) branch of the trade by virtue of being an apprenticein the apprenticeship program for the trade ofsteamfitter-pipefitter, employ that apprentice, subject to theSteamfitter-Pipefitter Trade Regulation, to carry out any of theundertakings that constitute the gasfitter (2nd class) branch ofthe trade.

Wages 10(1) With respect to the payment of wages to an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in the gasfitter (1st class) branch of the trade, aperson shall not, subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, paywages to an apprenticeship that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice referred to in subsection (1) must pay wages to the apprenticethat are at least equal to the following percentages of the wages paid toemployees who are certified journeymen in the gasfitter (1st class)branch of the trade:

(a) 50% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 60% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

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(c) 80% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program.

PART 3

GASFITTER (2ND CLASS) BRANCH OF THE TRADE

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakingsconstituting thebranch

11 The undertakings that constitute the gasfitter (2nd class) branch ofthe trade are the fabrication, installation, alteration, adjustment,maintenance, repair and replacement of 2nd class gas systems.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

12 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the gasfitter (2ndclass) branch of the trade, the following tasks, activities and functionscome within that branch of the trade:

(a) determining, from prints and specifications, matters concerninglocation, size and material required in respect of 2nd class gassystems;

(b) compiling material breakdown and takeoff;

(c) identifying and using tools and special equipment that are usedto carry out work in the trade;

(d) applying codes to installation and maintenance requirements;

(e) rigging equipment and piping components;

(f) installing and maintaining appliances, controls, equipment,piping and hangers;

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(g) examining and testing gas systems.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram forgasfitter (2ndclass)

13(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the gasfitter (2nd class) branch of the trade is 2 periods of not lessthan 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Apprenticeshipre plumber

14(1) Where a person

(a) is an apprentice in an apprenticeship program under thePlumber Trade Regulation, and

(b) does not hold a trade certificate in the gasfitter (1st class) orgasfitter (2nd class) branch of the trade,

that person is deemed to be an apprentice in the apprenticeship programfor the gasfitter (2nd class) branch of the trade.

(2) Notwithstanding section 13, a person who is an apprentice in anapprenticeship program for the trade of a plumber is deemed to haveacquired the necessary hours of on the job training and successfullycompleted the technical training that is required or approved by theBoard for the gasfitter (2nd class) branch of the trade if that personacquires under the apprenticeship program for the trade of plumber thenumber of hours and successfully completes the technical training thatis attributable to the training of a gasfitter (2nd class) under theapprenticeship program for the trade of plumber.

Apprenticeshipre steamfitter-pipefitter

15(1) Where a person

(a) is an apprentice in an apprenticeship program under theSteamfitter-Pipefitter Trade Regulation, and

(b) does not hold a trade certificate in the gasfitter (1st class) orgasfitter (2nd class) branch of the trade,

that person is deemed to be an apprentice in the apprenticeship programfor the gasfitter (2nd class) branch of the trade.

(2) Notwithstanding section 13, a person who is an apprentice in anapprenticeship program for the trade of a steamfitter-pipefitter is deemedto have acquired the necessary hours of on the job training andsuccessfully completed the technical training that is required or approvedby the Board for the gasfitter (2nd class) branch of the trade if thatperson acquires under the apprenticeship program for the trade ofsteamfitter-pipefitter the number of hours and successfully completes thetechnical training that is attributable to the training of a gasfitter (2ndclass) under the apprenticeship program for the trade ofsteamfitter-pipefitter.

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Employment ofapprentices

16(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in thegasfitter (2nd class) branch of the trade, a person employs an apprentice,that employment must be carried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the gasfitter (2nd class)branch of the trade or employs a certified journeyman in the gasfitter(2nd class) branch of the trade may employ one apprentice in that branchof the trade and one additional apprentice in that branch for eachadditional certified journeyman in that branch that is employed by thatperson.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person who is a certifiedjourneyman in the gasfitter (2nd class) branch of the trade or employs acertified journeyman in the gasfitter (2nd class) branch of the trade,instead of employing an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in thegasfitter (2nd class) branch of the trade in that branch of the trade,

(a) may employ an apprentice in the gasfitter (1st class) branch ofthe trade to carry out any of the undertakings that constitute thegasfitter (2nd class) branch of the trade,

(b) with respect to a person who is an apprentice in the gasfitter(2nd class) branch of the trade by virtue of being an apprenticein the apprenticeship program for the trade of plumber, mayemploy that apprentice, subject to the Plumber TradeRegulation, to carry out any of the undertakings that constitutethe gasfitter (2nd class) branch of the trade, or

(c) with respect to a person who is an apprentice in the gasfitter(2nd class) branch of the trade by virtue of being an apprenticein the apprenticeship program for the trade ofsteamfitter-pipefitter, may employ that apprentice, subject to theSteamfitter-Pipefitter Trade Regulation, to carry out any of theundertakings that constitute the gasfitter (2nd class) branch ofthe trade.

Wages 17(1) With respect to the payment of wages to an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in the gasfitter (2nd class) branch of the trade,a person shall not, subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation,pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2), (3) or (4).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice referred to in subsection (1) must pay wages to the apprenticethat are at least equal to the following percentages of the wages paid toemployees who are certified journeymen in the gasfitter (2nd class)branch of the trade:

(a) 90% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 95% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program.

(3) Notwithstanding subsection (2), with respect to a person who is anapprentice in the gasfitter (2nd class) branch of the trade by virtue ofbeing an apprentice in the apprenticeship program for the trade ofplumber, a person employing that apprentice must pay wages to thatapprentice in accordance with the Plumber Trade Regulation.

(4) Notwithstanding subsection (2), with respect to a person who is anapprentice in the gasfitter (2nd class) branch of the trade by virtue ofbeing an apprentice in the apprenticeship program for the trade ofsteamfitter-pipefitter, a person employing that apprentice must pay wagesto that apprentice in accordance with the Steamfitter-Pipefitter TradeRegulation.

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PART 4

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS, REPEALS, EXPIRYAND COMING INTO FORCE

Apprenticeshipcontinues

18 A person who immediately before January 1, 2001 was anapprentice in an apprenticeship program under the Gasfitter TradeRegulation (AR 336/94) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeshipprogram under this Regulation.

Repeal 19 The Gasfitter Trade Regulation (AR 336/94) is repealed.

Expiry 20 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on July 31, 2006.

Coming intoforce

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Alberta Regulation 280/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

GLAZIER TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

Part 1General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3Supervision, etc., of apprentices 4

Part 2Glazier Branch of the Trade

Definition 5

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakings constituting the branch 6Tasks, activities and functions 7

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program for glazier 8Employment of apprentices 9Wages 10

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Part 3Auto Glass Technician Branch of the Trade

Definition 11

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakings constituting the branch 12Tasks, activities and functions 13

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program for auto glass technician 14Employment of apprentices 15Wages 16

Part 4Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry

and Coming Into Force

Transitional 17Apprenticeship continues 18Repeal 19Expiry 20Coming into force 21

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(d) “trade” means the occupation of glazier that is designated as anoptional certification trade pursuant to the Apprenticeship andIndustry Training Act;

(e) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation.

PART 1

GENERAL MATTERS RESPECTING THE TRADE

Constitution ofthe trade

2(1) The undertakings set out in sections 6 and 12 constitute the trade.

(2) The trade is made up of

(a) the glazier branch of the trade, and

(b) the auto glass technician branch of the trade.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, the tasks,activities and functions set out in sections 7 and 13 come within thetrade.

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Supervision,etc., ofapprentices

4(1) Where, in respect of a branch of the trade, a person is a certifiedjourneyman or an uncertified journeyman and is to provide supervisionto an apprentice, that journeyman is eligible to supervise that apprenticeonly

(a) in respect of the undertakings that constitute that branch, and

(b) in respect of tasks, activities and functions that come within thatbranch,

for which that person is a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman.

(2) Where a person is an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in abranch of the trade and is employed in respect of another branch of thetrade, that apprentice is eligible to carry out work only

(a) in respect of the undertakings that constitute that branch, and

(b) in respect of tasks, activities and functions that come within thatbranch,

for which that person is an apprentice.

PART 2

GLAZIER BRANCH OF THE TRADE

Definition 5 In this Part, “glass” means any type of commercial, residential,decorative or auto glass or related material and without limiting thegenerality of the foregoing includes the following:

(a) curtain walls;

(b) skylights and sloped glazing;

(c) frames and doors;

(d) automatic doors;

(e) manual doors;

(f) mirrors;

(g) glass as defined under section 11.

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakingsconstituting thebranch

6(1) The following undertakings constitute the glazier branch of thetrade:

(a) glazing, setting, attaching, installing and removing all types ofglass for buildings, fixtures and other uses;

(b) installing, fitting, fabricating and attaching architectural metalsor related products for all types of buildings;

(c) cutting, preparing, fabricating or any other handling of glass forbuildings, fixtures and other uses.

(2) Without restricting the generality of subsection (1), the undertakingsthat constitute the glazier branch of the trade also include theundertakings that constitute the auto glass technician branch of the trade.

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Tasks, activities andfunctions

7(1) When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the Glazierbranch of the trade, the following tasks, activities and functions comewithin that branch of the trade:

(a) storing and handling glass;

(b) cutting, selecting and fitting glass;

(c) preparation and fabrication of glass to specifications;

(d) installation of glass into window frames;

(e) installation of auto glass;

(f) installation, etching and cutting of mirrors;

(g) installation and renovation of residential windows, tubenclosures, shower doors and other related products;

(h) installation of structural glass;

(i) installation and maintenance of automatic and revolving doors;

(j) installation of skylights, sloped glazing, barrel vaults, solariumsand other support structures;

(k) fabrication and installation of curtain walls;

(l) installation and maintenance of aluminum and glass doors;

(m) preparation, fabrication and installation of aluminum storefrontsand windows;

(n) preparation and installation of sealants;

(o) interpretation of blueprints and shop drawings;

(p) diagnosing problems and making any repairs relating to glazing;

(q) operation of any hand and power operated equipment that isused in the trade;

(r) carrying out damaged lite removal procedures and theinstallation and sealing of new parts;

(s) using the National Auto Glass Specifications Parts Book,including identification and selection of heat treated orlaminated bent glass parts and following cutting and edgeworkprocedures for laminated flat glass in accordance with N.A.G.specifications.

(2) Without restricting the generality of subsection (1), the tasks,activities and functions that come within the auto glass technician branchof the trade also come within the glazier branch of the trade.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram forglazier

8(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the glazier branch of the trade is 4 periods of not less than 12 monthseach.

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(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1620 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1620 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1620 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1620 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

9(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in the glazierbranch of the trade, a person employs an apprentice, that employmentmust be carried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the glazier branch of the trade or employs a certified journeyman or anuncertified journeyman in the glazier branch of the trade may employ oneapprentice in that branch of the trade and one additional apprentice inthat branch for each additional certified journeyman or uncertifiedjourneyman in that branch that is employed by that person.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person who is a certifiedjourneyman or an uncertified journeyman in the glazier branch of thetrade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeyman inthe glazier branch of the trade, instead of employing an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in that branch of the trade, may employ anapprentice in an apprenticeship program in the auto glass technicianbranch of the trade to carry out any of the undertakings that constitutethat branch of the trade.

Wages 10(1) With respect to the payment of wages to an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in the glazier branch of the trade, a person shallnot, subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, pay wages to anapprentice that are less than those provided for under subsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice referred to in subsection (1) must pay wages to the apprenticethat are at least equal to the following percentages of the wages paid toemployees who are certified journeymen or uncertified journeymen inthe glazier branch of the trade:

(a) 55% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 60% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 65% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 70% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

PART 3

AUTO GLASS TECHNICIAN BRANCH OF THE TRADE

Definition 11 In this Part, “glass” means any type of vehicular and flat glass orrelated materials and without limiting the generality of the foregoingincludes the following:

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(a) glass for vehicles;

(b) glass for off-road heavy equipment;

(c) flat glass;

(d) mirrors;

(e) screens.

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakingsconstituting thebranch

12 The following undertakings constitute the auto glass technicianbranch of the trade:

(a) glazing, setting, attaching, installing and removing all types ofglass for vehicles and off-road heavy equipment;

(b) cutting, preparing, fabricating or any other handling of flat glassfor buildings, fixtures and other uses.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

13 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the auto glasstechnician branch of the trade, the following tasks, activities andfunctions come within that branch of the trade:

(a) storing and handling glass;

(b) cutting, selecting and fitting glass;

(c) preparation and fabrication of glass to specification;

(d) removal and installation of vehicle windshields using gluingtechniques;

(e) removal and installation of vehicle windshields usingself-locking or lace type rubber techniques;

(f) removal and installation of vehicle backlites using gluingtechniques;

(g) removal and installation of vehicle backlites using self-lockingor lace type rubber techniques;

(h) removal and installation of laminated flat safety glass in respectof vehicles;

(i) removal and installation of vehicles sidelites;

(j) installation of sun-roofs in respect of vehicles;

(k) installation of fixed or operating windows in vehicles;

(l) tinting of glass for vehicles;

(m) repairing windshields and rock chips in windshields;

(n) hook-up of “in glass” radio antennas and de-foggers;

(o) installation of electrical and electronic components related tovehicles;

(p) pattern cutting laminated safety glass for various applications;

(q) installation of glass into window frames;

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(r) installation, etching and cutting of mirrors;

(s) installation and renovating of residential windows, tubenclosures, shower doors and other related products;

(t) preparation, fabrication and installation of aluminium windows;

(u) preparation and installation of primers and sealants;

(v) interpretation of blueprints and shop drawings;

(w) diagnosing problems and making any repairs relating tovehicular glazing;

(x) operation of any hand and power operated equipment that isused in the trade;

(y) carrying out damaged lite removal procedures and installationand sealing of new parts;

(z) using the National Auto Glass Specifications Parts Book,including identification and selection of heat treated orlaminated bent glass parts and following cutting and edgeworkprocedures for laminated flat glass in accordance with N.A.G.specifications.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram forauto glasstechnician

14(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the auto glass technician branch of the trade is 2 periods of not lessthan 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1620 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1620 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

15(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in the autoglass technician branch of the trade, a person employs an apprentice, thatemployment must be carried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or uncertified journeymanin the auto glass technician branch of the trade or employs a certifiedjourneyman or an uncertified journeyman in the auto glass technicianbranch of the trade may employ one apprentice in that branch of the tradeand one additional apprentice in that branch for each additional certifiedjourneyman or uncertified journeyman in that branch that is employed bythat person.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person who is a certifiedjourneyman or an uncertified journeyman in the auto glass technicianbranch of the trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman in the auto glass technician branch of the trade, instead ofemploying an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in that branch ofthe trade, may employ an apprentice in the glazier branch of the trade tocarry out any of the undertakings that constitute the auto glass technicianbranch of the trade.

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Wages 16(1) With respect to the payment of wages to an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in the auto glass technician branch of the trade,a person shall not, subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation,pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice referred to in subsection (1) must pay wages to the apprenticethat are at least equal to the following percentages of the wages paid toemployees who are certified journeymen or uncertified journeymen inthe auto glass technician branch of the trade:

(a) 55% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 65% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program.

PART 4

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS, REPEALS,EXPIRY AND COMING INTO FORCE

Transitional 17 A person who immediately before January 1, 2001 was anapprentice in an apprenticeship program under the Glazier TradeRegulation (AR 129/94) may complete that apprenticeship programunder the Glazier Trade Regulation (AR 129/94) in accordance with andsubject to the same rights and obligations under that Regulation as if thatRegulation were still in force.

Apprenticeshipcontinues

18 Subject to section 17, a person who immediately before January 1,2001 was an apprentice in an apprenticeship program under the GlazierTrade Regulation (AR 129/2000) continues as an apprentice in thatapprenticeship program under this Regulation.

Repeal 19 The Glazier Trade Regulation (AR 129/2000) is repealed.

Expiry 20 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on July 31, 2006.

Coming intoforce

21 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 281/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

HAIRSTYLIST TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

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Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry and Coming into Force

Transitional re barbers and beauticians 7Apprenticeship continues 8Repeal 9Expiry 10Coming into force 11

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “hair” means the hair on a human head and includes

(i) beards;

(ii) mustaches;

(iii) wigs;

(iv) hairpieces;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of hairstylist that is designated asa compulsory certification trade pursuant to the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The following undertakings constitute the trade:

(a) cutting, shaving and trimming of hair;

(b) waving, curling and straightening of hair;

(c) altering the natural colour of hair;

(d) styling of hair;

(e) facial and scalp treatment and massage;

(f) servicing of wigs and hairpieces.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) using hand and power operated or related equipment in respectof hair;

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(b) using rinses, tints and bleaches;

(c) testing and analyzing hair for treatment;

(d) applying chemicals in respect of hair;

(e) conditioning and cleaning hair and scalp;

(f) using heat or chemical preparations in respect of hair;

(g) removing hair;

(h) cutting long hair with or without gradation;

(i) cutting short hair;

(j) tapering hair;

(k) applying make up;

(l) performing facial and scalp massages.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprentice-ship program

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 2 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1400 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1400 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the trade or employs acertified journeyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and oneadditional apprentice for each additional certified journeyman in thetrade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen in the trade:

(a) 50% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 65% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program.

(3) An employer shall not pay an apprentice on a commission basisunless

(a) the apprentice has completed the technical training requiredunder the first period of the apprenticeship program,

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(b) the apprentice has agreed to be paid on a commission basis, and

(c) the commission earned is at least equal to the wages that wouldhave been paid to the apprentice under subsection (2).

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiryand Coming into Force

Transitional rebarbers andbeauticians

7 Where a person by virtue of section 56(5) of the Apprenticeship andIndustry Training Act holds a trade certificate as a barber, beautician,hairstylist-barber or hairstylist-beautician, that person is deemed to be acertified journeyman in the trade under this Regulation.

Apprenticeshipcontinues

8 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Hairstylist Trade Regulation(AR 286/93) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeship programunder this Regulation.

Repeal 9 The Hairstylist Trade Regulation (AR 286/93) is repealed.

Expiry 10 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2004.

Coming intoforce

11 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

Alberta Regulation 282/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

HEAVY EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

Part 1General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3Supervision, etc. of apprentices 4

Part 2Heavy Equipment Technician Branch

of the Trade

Definition 5

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakings constituting the branch 6Tasks, activities and functions 7

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Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program re heavy equipment technician 8Employment of apprentices 9Wages 10

Part 3Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic (Off Road)

Branch of the Trade

Definition 11

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakings constituting the branch 12Tasks, activities and functions 13

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program re heavy duty equipment mechanic (off road) 14Employment of apprentices 15Wages 16

Part 4Truck and Transport Mechanic Branch

of the Trade

Definition 17

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakings constituting the branch 18Tasks, activities and functions 19

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program re truck and transport mechanic 20Employment of apprentices 21Wages 22

Part 5Truck-Trailer Mechanic Branch of the Trade

Definition 23

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakings constituting the branch 24Tasks, activities and functions 25

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program re truck-trailer mechanic 26Employment of apprentices 27Wages 28

Part 6Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry

and Coming into Force

Transitional 29Apprenticeship continues 30Repeal 31

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Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(d) “trade” means the trade of heavy equipment technician that isdesignated as a compulsory certification trade pursuant to theApprenticeship and Industry Training Act.

PART 1

GENERAL MATTERS RESPECTING THE TRADE

Constitution ofthe trade

2(1) The undertakings set out in sections 6, 12, 18 and 24 constitute thetrade.

(2) The trade is made up of the following:

(a) the heavy equipment technician branch of the trade;

(b) the heavy duty equipment mechanic (off road) branch of thetrade;

(c) the truck and transport mechanic branch of the trade;

(d) the truck-trailer mechanic branch of the trade.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, the tasks,activities and functions set out in sections 7, 13, 19 and 25 come withinthe trade.

Supervision,etc. ofapprentices

4(1) Where, in respect of a branch of the trade, a person is a certifiedjourneyman and is to provide supervision to an apprentice, thatjourneyman is eligible to supervise that apprentice only

(a) in respect of the undertakings that constitute that branch, and

(b) in respect of tasks, activities and functions that come within thatbranch,

for which that person is a certified journeyman.

(2) Where a person is an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in abranch of the trade and is employed in respect of another branch of thetrade, that apprentice is eligible to carry out work only

(a) in respect of the undertakings that constitute that branch, and

(b) in respect of tasks, activities and functions that come within thatbranch,

for which that person is an apprentice.

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PART 2

HEAVY EQUIPMENT TECHNICIAN BRANCHOF THE TRADE

Definition 5 In this Part, “heavy vehicles and equipment” means heavy vehiclesand industrial heavy equipment, both towed and self-propelled, includingany equipment and components required for the operation of thosevehicles and equipment and, without limiting the generality of theforegoing, includes

(a) internal combustion engines and components, both stationaryand mobile;

(b) tracked equipment, commonly called crawler tractors;

(c) ground engaging equipment and components, including rippers,ditchers, backhoes, trenchers and similar equipment;

(d) towed earth moving equipment, commonly called scrapers;

(e) self-propelled earth moving equipment, commonly called motorscrapers;

(f) rubber tired equipment, commonly called tractors;

(g) on-highway and off-highway motor vehicles, commonly calledtrucks;

(h) towed on-highway and off-highway vehicles, commonly calledtrailers;

(i) miscellaneous equipment and components used in thetransportation of and marketability of the vehicles andequipment referred to in clauses (a) to (h).

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakingsconstituting thebranch

6 The undertakings that constitute the heavy equipment technicianbranch of the trade are the repair and maintenance of heavy vehicles andequipment and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, includethe repair, maintenance and replacement of

(a) internal combustion engines and components;

(b) power trains;

(c) electrical systems;

(d) hydraulic systems;

(e) pneumatic systems;

(f) steering systems;

(g) braking systems;

(h) wheels and tracked undercarriages;

(i) frames, chassis, cabs, canopies and rollover protectionstructures;

(j) heating and air-conditioning systems;

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(k) attachments, ground engaging tools, winches, cables and fifthwheels.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

7 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the heavyequipment technician branch of the trade, the following tasks, activitiesand functions come within that branch of the trade:

(a) selecting, inspecting, using and maintaining various hand andpower tools, measuring tools and testing equipment;

(b) selecting, inspecting, using and maintaining various shopequipment;

(c) selecting, installing or removing fasteners, tubing, piping,couplings, fittings, hoses, electrical wiring and connectors;

(d) selecting, installing, inspecting, adjusting and removingbearings, bushings and seals, belts, sheaves, pulleys, chains andsprockets;

(e) selecting proper fuels, lubricants, coolants, sealants, adhesives,plastics and plastic metals for intended application;

(f) retrieving and inputting applicable information usingservice-related computer software programs;

(g) inspecting, monitoring performance of and operating machineryand equipment;

(h) assembling, testing, igniting and adjusting oxy-acetylene cuttingand heating equipment and performing minor cutting andheating repairs;

(i) with respect to internal combustion 2- and 4-cycle engines thatuse diesel, gasoline, LPG or alternative fuels, and engineauxiliary systems and accessories,

(i) inspecting and testing

(A) engines and engine components and engine systemsin and out of chassis, before and after service orrepair;

(B) engine lubrication systems;

(C) engine liquid cooling systems;

(D) engine air cooling systems and air filtering orscreening systems;

(E) engine intake and exhaust systems;

(F) fuel systems;

(G) engine control systems;

(ii) diagnosing engine problems;

(iii) diagnosing malfunctions;

(iv) repairing or replacing components;

(v) analyzing parts for failure and determining the causes ofthe failure;

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(vi) removing and installing engines;

(j) with respect to power trains, clutches, fluid drives,transmissions, transfer drives, drive lines, differentials, finaldrives and steering clutches and axles,

(i) inspecting, testing and adjusting

(A) clutches;

(B) fluid drives, fluid couplings, torque converters,hydraulic retarders and other connecting units;

(C) manual transmissions;

(D) power shift transmissions, high-low speed units,reverse units and automatic transmissions and theircontrol systems;

(E) transfer drives;

(F) drive shafts, u-joints, belt, chain and gear drives,mechanical winch drives, power take-offs and otherdrive lines;

(G) front and rear differentials and axles;

(H) steering clutches;

(I) final drives;

(ii) diagnosing malfunctions and irregular operation andperformance;

(iii) removing and installing

(A) complete components;

(B) complete transmissions;

(C) complete gear box drives;

(D) complete assemblies;

(iv) removing, inspecting, overhauling, repairing andreplacing

(A) assemblies and their parts;

(B) transmission parts and components;

(C) transmission control systems and components;

(v) analyzing the failure of parts and determining the causesof failures and the reusability of parts;

(k) with respect to electrical systems and circuits, batteries,charging, starting, lighting and accessories systems, sparkignition systems, electronic systems and circuits, electronicmonitoring systems and electronic control systems,

(i) inspecting, testing, adjusting and replacing

(A) storage batteries;

(B) components and circuits;

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(ii) diagnosing performance;

(iii) isolating defects within the system or in another part ofthe machine;

(iv) analyzing failures and determining the causes of failures;

(l) with respect to hydraulic and hydrostatic systems, open andclosed centre hydraulic systems, open and closed loophydrostatic systems and control systems,

(i) inspecting, testing and adjusting

(A) open and closed centre main hydraulic workingsystems;

(B) open and closed hydrostatic drive and propelsystems;

(C) hydraulic control systems;

(ii) diagnosing malfunctions;

(iii) removing and installing components as a unit;

(iv) testing, overhauling, repairing and replacing parts andcomponents;

(v) analyzing the failure of parts and determining the causesof failures and the reusability of parts;

(m) with respect to pneumatic systems and air supply and generatingsystems,

(i) inspecting, testing and adjusting air systems;

(ii) diagnosing malfunctions;

(iii) removing and installing components as a unit;

(iv) testing, overhauling, repairing or replacing parts andcomponents;

(v) analyzing the failure of parts and determining the causesof failures and the reusability of parts;

(n) with respect to steering, brakes and suspension systems, manualsteering and brakes and hydraulic steering and brakes, air brakesand suspensions and electrical brakes,

(i) inspecting, testing and adjusting

(A) manual steering systems;

(B) manual braking systems and brake foundationassemblies;

(C) hydraulic equipment steering and braking systems;

(D) air braking and suspension systems;

(E) electrical braking systems;

(ii) diagnosing malfunctions;

(iii) removing and installing components as a unit;

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(iv) removing, testing, overhauling, repairing, replacing andinstalling parts and components;

(v) analyzing the failure of parts and determining the causesof failures and the reusability of parts;

(o) with respect to frames, chassis, supporting structures, wheelsand tracked undercarriages, cabs, cab pressuring, heating andair-conditioning systems, canopies and protective structures,

(i) inspecting, measuring, removing and installing

(A) frames, chassis, supporting structures andcomponents of equipment and machinery;

(B) wheels, rims and tires;

(C) tracked undercarriages, components and parts;

(D) cabs, canopies and protective structures;

(ii) repairing and replacing

(A) frames, chassis, supporting structures andcomponents of equipment and machinery;

(B) wheels, rims and tires;

(C) tracked undercarriages, components and parts;

(iii) adjusting and aligning frames, chassis, supportingstructures and components of equipment and machinery;

(iv) adjusting and aligning wheels where applicable andtracked undercarriages, components and parts;

(v) adjusting, aligning and repairing assemblies;

(vi) inspecting and testing cab pressurizing, heating and airconditioning systems;

(vii) diagnosing and isolating problems and determiningcauses;

(viii) replacing components and making repairs;

(p) with respect to attachments, ground engaging and workingtools, booms, structural members, cables, hooks and slings,

(i) inspecting, adjusting, aligning, removing, installing,repairing and replacing equipment attachments andcomponents;

(ii) inspecting, aligning, removing, installing, repairing andreplacing ground engaging equipment and workingtools;

(iii) inspecting and measuring booms, arms, masts andstructural members for signs of misalignment, cracking,loose bolts, metal fatigue and overloading;

(iv) analyzing failures and determining causes and correctingwhere applicable, or recommending speciality repair orwelding;

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(v) inspecting, removing, installing and replacing equipmentcables, hooks and slings;

(q) with respect to preventive maintenance, operational safety andequipment economy,

(i) identifying and evaluating equipment failures andmalfunctions relating to machine maintenance;

(ii) identifying unsafe operating practices;

(iii) communicating

(A) advice on maintenance to be performed;

(B) maintenance safety precautions;

(C) correct procedures for equipment inspections,operation, towing, loading, hauling, parking andstorage;

(D) the importance of the use of proper fuel, lubricants,coolants, filters and similar items and providingadvice in respect of those matters.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram reheavyequipmenttechnician

8(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the heavy equipment technician branch of the trade is 4 periods of notless than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

9(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in the heavyequipment technician branch of the trade, a person employs anapprentice, that employment must be carried out in accordance with thissection.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the heavy equipmenttechnician branch of the trade or employs a certified journeyman in theheavy equipment technician branch of the trade may employ oneapprentice in that branch of the trade and one additional apprentice inthat branch for each additional certified journeyman in that branch thatis employed by that person.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person who is a certifiedjourneyman in the heavy equipment technician branch of the trade oremploys a certified journeyman in the heavy equipment technicianbranch of the trade, instead of employing an apprentice in an

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apprenticeship program in that branch of the trade, may do one or moreof the following:

(a) employ an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in the heavyduty equipment mechanic (off road) branch of the trade to carryout any of the undertakings that constitute the heavy dutyequipment mechanic (off road) branch, the truck and transportmechanic branch or the truck-trailer mechanic branch of thetrade;

(b) employ an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in the truckand transport mechanic branch of the trade to carry out any ofthe undertakings that constitute the truck and transportmechanic branch or the truck-trailer mechanic branch of thetrade;

(c) employ an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in thetruck-trailer mechanic branch of the trade to carry out any of theundertakings that constitute that branch of the trade.

Wages 10(1) With respect to the payment of wages to an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in the heavy equipment technician branch of thetrade, a person shall not, subject to the Apprenticeship ProgramRegulation, pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those providedfor under subsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice referred to in subsection (1) must pay wages to the apprenticethat are at least equal to the following percentages of the wages paid toemployees who are certified journeymen in the heavy equipmenttechnician branch of the trade:

(a) 60% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 70% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 80% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 90% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

PART 3

HEAVY DUTY EQUIPMENT MECHANIC(OFF ROAD) BRANCH OF THE TRADE

Definition 11 In this Part, “heavy vehicles and equipment” means heavy vehiclesand industrial heavy equipment, both towed and self-propelled, includingany equipment and components required for the operation of thosevehicles and equipment and, without limiting the generality of theforegoing, includes

(a) internal combustion engines and components, both stationaryand mobile;

(b) tracked equipment, commonly called crawler tractors;

(c) ground engaging equipment and components, including rippers,ditchers, backhoes, trenchers and similar equipment;

(d) towed earth moving equipment, commonly called scrapers;

(e) self-propelled earth moving equipment, commonly called motorscrapers;

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(f) off-highway motor vehicles, commonly called trucks;

(g) towed off-highway vehicles, commonly called trailers;

(h) miscellaneous equipment and components used in thetransportation of and marketability of the vehicles andequipment referred to in clauses (a) to (g).

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakingsconstituting thebranch

12 The undertakings that constitute the heavy duty equipment mechanic(off road) branch of the trade are the repair and maintenance of heavyvehicles and equipment and, without limiting the generality of theforegoing, include the repair, maintenance and replacement of

(a) internal combustion engines and components;

(b) power trains;

(c) electrical systems;

(d) hydraulic systems;

(e) pneumatic systems;

(f) steering systems;

(g) braking systems;

(h) wheels and tracked undercarriages;

(i) frames, chassis, cabs, canopies and rollover protectionstructures;

(j) heating systems;

(k) attachments, ground engaging tools, winches, cables and fifthwheels.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

13 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the heavy dutyequipment mechanic (off road) branch of the trade, the following tasks,activities and functions come within that branch the trade:

(a) selecting, inspecting, using and maintaining various hand andpower tools, measuring tools and testing equipment;

(b) selecting, inspecting, using and maintaining various shopequipment;

(c) selecting, installing or removing fasteners, tubing, piping,couplings, fittings, hoses, electrical wiring and connectors;

(d) selecting, installing, inspecting, adjusting and removingbearings, bushings and seals, belts, sheaves, pulleys, chains andsprockets;

(e) selecting proper fuels, lubricants, coolants, sealants, adhesives,plastics and plastic metals for intended application;

(f) retrieving and inputting applicable information using servicerelated computer software programs;

(g) inspecting, monitoring performance of and operating machineryand equipment;

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(h) assembling, testing, igniting and adjusting oxy-acetylene cuttingand heating equipment and performing minor cutting andheating repairs;

(i) with respect to internal combustion 2- and 4-cycle engines thatuse diesel, gasoline, LPG or alternative fuels, and engineauxiliary systems and accessories,

(i) inspecting and testing

(A) engines and engine components and engine systemsin and out of chassis, before and after service orrepair;

(B) engine lubrication systems;

(C) engine liquid cooling systems;

(D) engine air cooling systems and air filtering orscreening systems;

(E) engine intake and exhaust systems;

(F) fuel systems;

(G) engine control systems;

(ii) diagnosing engine problems;

(iii) diagnosing malfunctions;

(iv) repairing or replacing components;

(v) analyzing parts for failure and determining the causes ofthe failure;

(vi) removing and installing engines;

(j) with respect to power trains, clutches, fluid drives,transmissions, transfer drives, drive lines, differentials, finaldrives and steering clutches and axles,

(i) inspecting, testing and adjusting

(A) clutches;

(B) fluid drives, fluid couplings, torque converters,hydraulic retarders and other connecting units;

(C) manual transmissions;

(D) power shift transmissions, high-low speed units,reverse units and automatic transmissions and theircontrol systems;

(E) transfer drives;

(F) drive shafts, u-joints, belt, chain and gear drives,mechanical winch drives, power take-offs and otherdrive lines;

(G) front and rear differentials and axles;

(H) steering clutches;

(I) final drives;

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(ii) diagnosing malfunctions and irregular operation andperformance;

(iii) removing and installing

(A) complete components;

(B) complete transmissions;

(C) complete gear box drives;

(D) complete assemblies;

(iv) removing, inspecting, overhauling, repairing andreplacing

(A) assemblies and their parts;

(B) transmission parts and components;

(C) transmission control systems and components;

(v) analyzing the failure of parts and determining the causesof failures and the reusability of parts;

(k) with respect to electrical systems and circuits, batteries,charging, starting, lighting and accessories systems, sparkignition systems, electronic systems and circuits, electronicmonitoring systems and electronic control systems,

(i) inspecting, testing, adjusting and replacing

(A) storage batteries;

(B) components and circuits;

(ii) diagnosing performance;

(iii) isolating defects within the system or in another part ofthe machine;

(iv) analyzing failures and determining the causes of failures;

(l) with respect to hydraulic and hydrostatic systems, open andclosed centre hydraulic systems, open and closed loophydrostatic systems and control systems,

(i) inspecting, testing and adjusting

(A) open and closed centre main hydraulic workingsystems;

(B) open and closed hydrostatic drive and propelsystems;

(C) hydraulic control systems;

(ii) diagnosing malfunctions;

(iii) removing and installing components as a unit;

(iv) testing, overhauling, repairing and replacing parts andcomponents;

(v) analyzing the failure of parts and determining the causesof failures and the reusability of parts;

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(m) with respect to pneumatic systems and air supply and generatingsystems,

(i) inspecting, testing and adjusting air systems;

(ii) diagnosing malfunctions;

(iii) removing and installing components as a unit;

(iv) testing, overhauling, repairing or replacing parts andcomponents;

(v) analyzing the failure of parts and determining the causesof failures and the reusability of parts;

(n) with respect to steering, brakes and suspension systems, manualsteering and brakes and hydraulic steering and brakes, air brakesand suspensions and electrical brakes,

(i) inspecting, testing and adjusting

(A) manual steering systems;

(B) manual braking systems and brake foundationassemblies;

(C) hydraulic equipment steering and braking systems;

(D) air braking and suspension systems;

(E) electrical braking systems;

(ii) diagnosing malfunctions;

(iii) removing and installing components as a unit;

(iv) removing, testing, overhauling, repairing, replacing andinstalling parts and components;

(v) analyzing the failure of parts and determining the causesof failures and the reusability of parts;

(o) with respect to frames, chassis, supporting structures, wheelsand tracked undercarriages, cabs, cab pressuring, heatingsystems, canopies and protective structures,

(i) inspecting, measuring, removing and installing

(A) frames, chassis, supporting structures andcomponents of equipment and machinery;

(B) wheels, rims and tires;

(C) tracked undercarriages, components and parts;

(D) cabs, canopies and protective structures;

(ii) repairing and replacing

(A) frames, chassis, supporting structures andcomponents of equipment and machinery;

(B) wheels, rims and tires;

(C) tracked undercarriages, components and parts;

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(iii) adjusting and aligning frames, chassis, supportingstructures and components of equipment and machinery;

(iv) adjusting and aligning wheels where applicable andtracked undercarriages, components and parts;

(v) adjusting, aligning and repairing assemblies;

(vi) inspecting and testing cab pressurizing and heatingsystems;

(vii) diagnosing and isolating problems and determiningcauses;

(viii) replacing components and making repairs;

(p) with respect to attachments, ground engaging and workingtools, booms, structural members, cables, hooks and slings,

(i) inspecting, adjusting, aligning, removing, installing,repairing and replacing equipment attachments andcomponents;

(ii) inspecting and measuring booms, arms, masts andstructural members for signs of misalignment, cracking,loose bolts, metal fatigue and overloading;

(iii) analyzing failures and determining causes and correctingwhere applicable, or recommending speciality repair orwelding;

(iv) inspecting, removing, installing and replacing equipmentcables, hooks and slings;

(q) with respect to preventive maintenance, operational safety andequipment economy,

(i) identifying and evaluating equipment failures andmalfunctions relating to machine maintenance;

(ii) identifying unsafe operating practices;

(iii) communicating

(A) advice on maintenance to be performed;

(B) maintenance safety precautions;

(C) correct procedures for equipment inspections,operation, towing, loading, hauling, parking andstorage;

(D) the importance of the use of proper fuel, lubricants,coolants, filters and similar items and providingadvice in respect of those matters.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram reheavy dutyequipmentmechanic (offroad)

14(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the heavy duty equipment mechanic (off road) branch of the trade is3 periods of not less than 12 months each.

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(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

15(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in theheavy duty equipment mechanic (off road) branch of the trade, a personemploys an apprentice, that employment must be carried out inaccordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the heavy duty equipmentmechanic (off road) branch of the trade or employs a certifiedjourneyman in the heavy duty equipment mechanic (off road) branch ofthe trade may employ one apprentice in that branch of the trade and oneadditional apprentice in that branch for each additional certifiedjourneyman in that branch that is employed by that person.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person who is a certifiedjourneyman in the heavy duty equipment mechanic (off road) branch ofthe trade or employs a certified journeyman in the heavy duty equipmentmechanic (off road) branch of the trade, instead of employing anapprentice in an apprenticeship program in that branch of the trade, maydo one or more of the following:

(a) employ an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in the heavyequipment technician branch of the trade to carry out any of theundertakings that constitute the heavy duty equipment mechanic(off road) branch, the truck and transport mechanic branch orthe truck-trailer mechanic branch of the trade;

(b) employ an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in the truckand transport mechanic branch of the trade to carry out any ofthe undertakings that constitute the truck and transportmechanic branch or the truck-trailer mechanic branch of thetrade;

(c) employ an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in thetruck-trailer mechanic branch of the trade to carry out any of theundertakings that constitute that branch of the trade.

Wages 16(1) With respect to the payment of wages to an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in the heavy duty equipment mechanic (off road)branch of the trade, a person shall not, subject to the ApprenticeshipProgram Regulation, pay wages to an apprentice that are less than thoseprovided for under subsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice referred to in subsection (1) must pay wages to the apprenticethat are at least equal to the following percentages of the wages paid toemployees who are certified journeymen in the heavy duty equipmentmechanic (off road) branch of the trade:

(a) 60% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 70% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 80% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program.

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PART 4

TRUCK AND TRANSPORT MECHANICBRANCH OF THE TRADE

Definition 17 In this Part, “truck and transport vehicles” means on-highwayvehicles, both towed and self-propelled, including any equipment andcomponents required for the operation of those vehicles and, withoutlimiting the generality of the foregoing, includes

(a) internal combustion engines and components, both stationaryand mobile;

(b) on-highway vehicles, commonly called trucks and buses;

(c) towed on-highway and off-highway vehicles, commonly calledtrailers;

(d) miscellaneous equipment and components used in thetransportation of and marketability of the vehicles andequipment referred to in clauses (a) to (c).

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakingsconstituting thebranch

18 The undertakings that constitute the truck and transport mechanicbranch of the trade are the repair and maintenance of truck and transportvehicles and, without limiting the generality of the foregoing, include therepair, maintenance and replacement of

(a) internal combustion engines and components;

(b) power trains;

(c) electrical systems;

(d) hydraulic systems;

(e) pneumatic systems;

(f) steering systems;

(g) braking systems;

(h) wheels and suspension;

(i) frames, chassis and cabs;

(j) heating and air-conditioning systems;

(k) attachments, winches, cables and fifth wheels.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

19 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the truck andtransport mechanic branch of the trade, the following tasks, activities andfunctions come within that branch of the trade:

(a) selecting, inspecting, using and maintaining various hand andpower tools, measuring tools and testing equipment;

(b) selecting, inspecting, using and maintaining various shopequipment;

(c) selecting, installing or removing fasteners, tubing, piping,couplings, fittings, hoses, electrical wiring and connectors;

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(d) selecting, installing, inspecting, adjusting and removingbearings, bushings and seals, belts, sheaves, pulleys, chains andsprockets;

(e) selecting proper fuels, lubricants, coolants, sealants, adhesives,plastics and plastic metals for intended application;

(f) retrieving and inputting applicable information using servicerelated computer software programs;

(g) inspecting, monitoring performance of and operating machineryand equipment;

(h) assembling, testing, igniting and adjusting oxy-acetylene cuttingand heating equipment and performing minor cutting andheating repairs;

(i) with respect to internal combustion 2- and 4-cycle engines thatuse diesel, gasoline, LPG or alternative fuels, and engineauxiliary systems and accessories,

(i) inspecting and testing

(A) engines and engine components and engine systemsin and out of chassis, before and after service orrepair;

(B) engine lubrication systems;

(C) engine liquid cooling systems;

(D) engine air cooling systems and air filtering orscreening systems;

(E) engine intake and exhaust systems;

(F) fuel systems;

(G) engine control systems;

(ii) diagnosing engine problems;

(iii) diagnosing malfunctions;

(iv) repairing or replacing components;

(v) analyzing parts for failure and determining the causes ofthe failure;

(vi) removing and installing engines;

(j) with respect to power trains, clutches, fluid drives,transmissions, transfer drives, drive lines, differentials, finaldrives and axles,

(i) inspecting, testing and adjusting

(A) clutches;

(B) fluid drives, fluid couplings, torque converters,hydraulic retarders and other connecting units;

(C) manual transmissions;

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(D) power shift transmissions, high-low speed units,reverse units and automatic transmissions and theircontrol systems;

(E) transfer drives;

(F) drive shafts, u-joints, belt, chain and gear drives,mechanical winch drives, power take-offs and otherdrive lines;

(G) front and rear differentials and axles;

(ii) diagnosing malfunctions and irregular operation andperformance;

(iii) removing and installing

(A) complete components;

(B) complete transmissions;

(C) complete gear box drives;

(D) complete assemblies;

(iv) removing, inspecting, overhauling, repairing andreplacing

(A) assemblies and their parts;

(B) transmission parts and components;

(C) transmission control systems and components;

(v) analyzing the failure of parts and determining the causesof failures and the reusability of parts;

(k) with respect to electrical systems and circuits, batteries,charging, starting, lighting and accessories systems, sparkignition systems, electronic systems and circuits, electronicmonitoring systems and electronic control systems,

(i) inspecting, testing, adjusting and replacing

(A) storage batteries;

(B) components and circuits;

(ii) diagnosing performance;

(iii) isolating defects within the system or in another part ofthe machine;

(iv) analyzing failures and determining the causes of failures;

(l) with respect to hydraulic and hydrostatic systems, open andclosed centre hydraulic systems, open and closed loophydrostatic systems and control systems,

(i) inspecting, testing and adjusting those systems;

(ii) diagnosing malfunctions;

(iii) removing and installing components as a unit;

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(iv) testing, overhauling, repairing and replacing parts andcomponents;

(v) analyzing the failure of parts and determining the causesof failures and the reusability of parts;

(m) with respect to pneumatic systems and air supply and generatingsystems,

(i) inspecting, testing and adjusting air systems;

(ii) diagnosing malfunctions;

(iii) removing and installing components as a unit;

(iv) testing, overhauling, repairing and replacing parts andcomponents;

(v) analyzing the failure of parts and determining the causesof failures and the reusability of parts;

(n) with respect to steering, brakes and suspension systems, manualsteering and brakes, and hydraulic steering and brakes, airbrakes and suspensions and electrical brakes,

(i) inspecting, testing and adjusting

(A) manual steering systems;

(B) manual braking systems and brake foundationassemblies;

(C) hydraulic equipment steering and braking systems;

(D) electrical braking systems;

(E) air braking and suspension systems;

(o) with respect to frames, chassis, supporting structures andcomponents,

(i) inspecting, repairing and replacing wheels, rims andtires;

(ii) adjusting and aligning frames, chassis, supportingstructures and components;

(iii) adjusting and aligning wheels where applicable;

(iv) adjusting, aligning and repairing assemblies;

(v) inspecting and testing cab pressurizing, heating andair-conditioning systems;

(vi) diagnosing and isolating problems and determiningcauses;

(vii) replacing components and making repairs;

(p) with respect to attachments and working tools, structuralmembers, cables, hooks and slings,

(i) inspecting, adjusting, aligning, removing, installing,repairing and replacing vehicle attachments andcomponents;

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(ii) inspecting and measuring structural members for signsof misalignment, cracking, loose bolts, metal fatigue andoverloading;

(iii) analyzing failures and determining causes and correctingwhere applicable, or recommending speciality repair orwelding;

(iv) inspecting, removing, installing and replacing equipmentcables, hooks and slings;

(q) with respect to preventive maintenance, operational safety andvehicle economy,

(i) identifying and evaluating component failures andmalfunctions relating to vehicles;

(ii) identifying unsafe operating practices;

(iii) communicating

(A) advice on maintenance to be performed;

(B) maintenance safety precautions;

(C) correct procedures for vehicle inspections,operation, towing, loading, hauling, parking andstorage;

(D) the importance of the use of proper fuel, lubricants,coolants, filters and similar items and providingadvice in respect of those matters.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram retruck andtransportmechanic

20(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the truck and transport mechanic branch of the trade is 3 periods ofnot less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

21(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in the truckand transport mechanic branch of the trade, a person employs anapprentice, that employment must be carried out in accordance with thissection.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the truck and transportmechanic branch of the trade or employs a certified journeyman in thetruck and transport mechanic branch of the trade may employ oneapprentice in that branch of the trade and one additional apprentice inthat branch for each additional certified journeyman in that branch thatis employed by that person.

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(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person who is a certifiedjourneyman in the truck and transport mechanic branch of the trade oremploys a certified journeyman in the truck and transport mechanicbranch of the trade, instead of employing an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in that branch of the trade, may do one or moreof the following:

(a) employ an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in the heavyequipment technician branch of the trade to carry out any of theundertakings that constitute the truck and transport mechanicbranch or the truck-trailer mechanic branch of the trade;

(b) employ an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in the heavyduty equipment mechanic (off road) branch of the trade to carryout any of the undertakings that constitute the truck andtransport mechanic branch or the truck-trailer mechanic branchof the trade;

(c) employ an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in thetruck-trailer mechanic branch of the trade to carry out any of theundertakings that constitute that branch of the trade.

Wages 22(1) With respect to the payment of wages to an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in the truck and transport mechanic branch of thetrade, a person shall not, subject to the Apprenticeship ProgramRegulation, pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those providedfor under subsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice referred to in subsection (1) must pay wages to the apprenticethat are at least equal to the following percentages of the wages paid toemployees who are certified journeymen in the truck and transportmechanic branch of the trade:

(a) 60% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 70% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 80% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program.

PART 5

TRUCK-TRAILER MECHANICBRANCH OF THE TRADE

Definition 23 In this Part, “truck-trailer” means a commercial transport deviceconnected to or moved by a power unit, and includes the following:

(a) a flat deck;

(b) a dry freight van;

(c) a refrigerated van;

(d) a tanker;

(e) a converter;

(f) a booster;

(g) a pole trailer;

(h) a jeep;

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(i) a steering dolly;

(j) a dump trailer;

(k) any other commercial pull type device.

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakingsconstituting thebranch

24 The undertakings that constitute the truck-trailer mechanic branchof the trade are the repair, maintenance and inspection of truck-trailers,and without limiting the generality of the foregoing, include the repair,maintenance, replacement and inspection of the following:

(a) suspensions and undercarriages;

(b) braking systems;

(c) electrical systems;

(d) bodies;

(e) tires and wheels;

(f) couplers and hitches;

(g) steering systems;

(h) landing gear.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

25 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the truck-trailermechanic branch of the trade, the following tasks, activities andfunctions come within that branch of the trade:

(a) the identification and application of and compliance withgovernment and company policies, procedures, guidelines andstandards with respect to

(i) replacement and repair of defective parts;

(ii) quality service procedures;

(iii) inspection and safety hazard reports;

(iv) manufacturers’ service manuals and related servicematerials;

(b) the use, maintenance and operation of hand tools, hand powertools and pneumatic electrical power and specialty tools, liftingdevices and testing equipment;

(c) the repair, maintenance and visual inspection of trailers, withrespect to leaks, deterioration, brakes, alignment, tracking,position and wear characteristics, limits and damage;

(d) the repair, maintenance and inspection of the following:

(i) suspension and undercarriages, with respect to

(A) slider and fixed suspension systems and theircomponents;

(B) air suspension systems and their components,including air bags, control valves, shock absorbers,

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axle connections, air pressure gauges, auxiliarycontrol systems, air lines and air tanks;

(C) block suspension systems and their components,including load cushions, wish-bone and trackingarms and torque arms and bushings;

(D) walking beam suspension systems, includingwalking beams, axle connections and trunnion shaftassemblies;

(E) spring suspension systems and their components,including multi-leaf assemblies, equalizers, hangersand guides, spring seats, bottom axle brackets, topspring plates and front and rear spring hangers;

(F) torque arms and bushings and their components;

(ii) braking systems, with respect to

(A) brakes, brake linings, drums, discs, brake chambers,air tanks, valves, glad hands, lines and hoses;

(B) cam shafts, including cam shaft bushings, bushingsupport brackets, slack adjusters, hardware kits andspiders;

(C) air braking systems, including calipers and actuatorsand anchor plates;

(D) anti-lock braking systems, includingelectro-magnets, wiring, wheel sensors and excitors;

(E) axles and wheel hubs, including grease, oil caps andseals, cups and bearings, dust shields and studs andaxles;

(F) tires and wheel rims, including valve stems andcaps, tire pressure, rim and lock rings and rimspacers;

(G) hydraulic brakes and their components andfunctions, including type of brake fluid, mastercylinders, wheel cylinders, brake lines, brake shoesand assemblies;

(H) electric brakes and their components and functions,including servos and control units and the principlesof operation;

(iii) trailer couplers and hitches, with respect to

(A) coupling units;

(B) fasteners, plungers, sliding fifth wheel plungers andcontrol mechanisms and sliding racks;

(C) air release cylinder lines, hoses and fittings;

(D) fifth wheel saddles, bushings and pins, fifth wheelmounting components and fifth wheel compensatorsand components;

(E) king-pins and upper coupler assemblies andturntables;

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(F) rubber bushed hitch eyes, safety chains, cables andattachments, draw bars and attachments, pintlehooks and ball hitches;

(iv) landing gear with respect to mounting brackets, braces,fasteners and manual and support legs;

(v) electrical systems, with respect to

(A) location of lamps, connections, boxes, wiring,sockets, wiring supports and harnesses;

(B) wiring colour codes, interpretation of wiringdiagrams, defects, grounds and broken wires andcorroded or damaged wiring and wiring harnessesand supports;

(vi) body units, with respect to structural integrity, including

(A) aluminum, steel and stainless steel components ofbody units;

(B) interior and exterior of trailers, including cracked orbroken floors, main rails, broken or bent panels andside posts, roof and roof bows, side walls, bottomrails, cross members and upper couplers;

(C) doors, including door seals and rollers, tracks andhardware;

(D) loose fasteners;

(E) shells, long and cross members and bumpers.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram retruck-trailermechanic

26(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the truck-trailer mechanic branch of the trade is one period of not lessthan 12 months.

(2) In the period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

27(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in thetruck-trailer mechanic branch of the trade, a person employs anapprentice, that employment must be carried out in accordance with thissection.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the truck-trailer mechanicbranch of the trade or employs a certified journeyman in the truck-trailermechanic branch of the trade may employ one apprentice in that branchof the trade and one additional apprentice in that branch for eachadditional certified journeyman in that branch that is employed by thatperson.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person who is a certifiedjourneyman in the truck-trailer mechanic branch of the trade or employsa certified journeyman in the truck-trailer mechanic branch of the trade,instead of employing an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in thatbranch of the trade, may employ an apprentice in an apprenticeshipprogram in the heavy equipment technician branch, the heavy dutyequipment mechanic (off road) branch or the truck and transport

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mechanic branch of the trade to carry out any of the undertakings thatconstitute the truck-trailer mechanic branch of the trade.

Wages 28(1) With respect of payment of wages to an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in the truck-trailer mechanic branch of the trade,a person shall not, subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation,pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice referred to in subsection (1) must pay wages to the apprenticeduring the period of the apprenticeship program that are at least equal to60% of the wages paid to employees who are certified journeymen in thetruck-trailer mechanic branch of the trade.

PART 6

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS, REPEALS, EXPIRYAND COMING INTO FORCE

Transitional 29(1) In this section,

(a) “existing apprentice” means a person who immediately beforethe coming into force of this Regulation was an apprentice in aprevious apprenticeship program;

(b) “new apprenticeship program” means an apprenticeshipprogram under this Regulation;

(c) “previous apprenticeship program” means an apprenticeshipprogram under the previous Regulation;

(d) “previous Regulation” means the Heavy Equipment TechnicianTrade Regulation (AR 130/2000);

(e) “qualifying criteria” means as of September 1, 2000 beingeligible to attend technical training in the 2nd, 3rd or 4th periodof the previous apprenticeship program and on and afterSeptember 1, 2000 continuing to be engaged in, andsuccessfully completing the remaining technical training under,the previous apprenticeship program in a manner and within thetime schedule set out by the Executive Director.

(2) If an existing apprentice meets and continues to meet the qualifyingcriteria, that existing apprentice is entitled to complete the previousapprenticeship program as if the previous Regulation had not beenrepealed.

(3) Where an existing apprentice ceases to meet the qualifying criteria,that existing apprentice, in order to continue to be an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in the trade, must meet the terms or conditionsset out by the Executive Director to complete a new apprenticeshipprogram.

Apprenticeshipcontinues

30 Subject to section 29, a person who immediately prior to January 1,2001 was an apprentice in an apprenticeship program under the HeavyEquipment Technician Trade Regulation (AR 130/2000) continues as anapprentice in that apprenticeship program under this Regulation.

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Repeal 31 The Heavy Equipment Technician Trade Regulation (AR 130/2000)is repealed.

Expiry 32 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on September 30, 2006.

Coming intoforce

33 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 283/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

INSTRUMENT TECHNICIAN TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry and Coming into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “instrument” means any type of industrial, commercial ordomestic instrumentation and without limiting the generality ofthe foregoing includes the following:

(i) temperature, pressure, flow, analytical and levelindicators, recorders, controllers and sensors;

(ii) density indicators and sensors;

(iii) weight indicators and sensors;

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(iv) viscosity and consistency indicators and sensors;

(v) pH indicators and sensors;

(vi) oxidation reduction potential indicators and sensors;

(vii) oxygen analysis equipment;

(viii) gas analyzers;

(ix) turbidity and smoke density analyzers;

(x) moisture and humidity sensing and indicating systems;

(xi) electrical conductivity sensing and indicating systems;

(xii) sensors and indicators for measurement of speed,position, proximity and time;

(xiii) gas and liquid chromatographs;

(xiv) spectrophotometer analyzers;

(xv) spectrometers;

(xvi) pneumatic, fluidic, robotic, fibre-optic, hydraulic andelectronic transmitters;

(xvii) pneumatic, fluidic, robotic, fibre-optic, hydraulic andelectronic transducers;

(xviii) pneumatic, fluidic, robotic, fibre-optic, hydraulic andelectronic recorders;

(xix) digital to analog and analog to digital converters;

(xx) data acquisition systems, telemetric systems, supervisorycontrol and data acquisition (SCADA) systems,programmable logic controller systems and distributedcontrol and display systems;

(xxi) monitoring devices and alarm systems;

(xxii) pneumatic, fluidic, robotic, fibre-optic, hydraulic andelectronic control devices and systems;

(xxiii) valve positioners;

(xxiv) electrical and pneumatic valve actuators;

(xxv) control valves and final control elements;

(xxvi) vibration sensing systems;

(xxvii) ultra-violet and infra-red fire detection systems;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of instrument technician that isdesignated as an optional certification trade pursuant to theApprenticeship and Industry Training Act;

(f) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation.

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General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The following undertakings constitute the trade:

(a) installing, calibrating, testing and maintaining instruments;

(b) without limiting the generality of clause (a), the undertakingsinclude the following:

(i) installing, calibrating, testing and maintaining processmeasurement sensing and indicating systems;

(ii) installing, calibrating, testing and maintaining analyticalinstrumentation;

(iii) installing, calibrating, testing and maintaining signalconversion and transmission devices;

(iv) operating, installing, testing and maintaining dataacquisition and display systems;

(v) installing, calibrating, testing and maintainingmonitoring devices and alarm systems;

(vi) installing, calibrating, testing and maintaining controldevices and systems;

(vii) installing, calibrating, testing and maintaining finalcontrol elements.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) using hand tools, hand power tools, testing equipment andspecialty tools required by the trade;

(b) knowledge and understanding of operating processes and theirinterrelationship with instrumentation;

(c) installing, inspecting, testing, servicing and removinginstruments;

(d) installing and removing pneumatic tubing, process tubing andpiping;

(e) installing, inspecting, testing, disconnecting and connectingelectrical wiring to instrument installations;

(f) maintaining, installing and testing air distribution systems;

(g) incorporating modifications to systems and components;

(h) installing, servicing, calibrating and maintaining equipment forcalibration, reference or comparison standards.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprentice-ship program

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 4 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

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(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1425 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1425 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and one additionalapprentice for each additional certified journeyman or uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for underthis section.

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen or uncertified journeymen in the trade:

(a) 55% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 65% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 75% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 85% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiryand Coming into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Instrument Technician TradeRegulation (AR 200/94) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeshipprogram under this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Instrument Technician Trade Regulation (AR 200/94) isrepealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2004.

Coming intoforce

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Alberta Regulation 284/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

INSULATOR TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “insulation items” means

(i) insulation materials, reinforcing fabrics, metal lath andhexagonal wire;

(ii) adhesives and fasteners;

(iii) finishing materials;

(iv) metal claddings, canvas, PVC, pit wrap, paint, finishingcement and other similar over insulation applications notreferred to in subclauses (i) to (iii);

(v) noise control materials;

(vi) firestopping and fireproofing materials;

(vii) utilidors;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of insulator that is designated asoptional certification trade pursuant to the Apprenticeship andIndustry Training Act;

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(f) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The undertakings that constitute the trade are the following:

(a) the installation, service, maintenance, repair and removal ofinsulation items;

(b) asbestos abatement and removal.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) the use of detailed drawings and blueprints and otherspecifications;

(b) the use of all related standards, codes and regulations;

(c) working with insulation items and related equipment;

(d) the use of hand tools, power tools, shop equipment and studwelding equipment;

(e) the clean up and removal of insulation items;

(f) assembling, erecting, installing and removing material andpersonnel handling devices, scaffolds, ropes and slings;

(g) estimating, worksite planning, preparation and scheduling;

(h) the handling, layout, preparation, fabrication and assembly ofinsulation items;

(i) the use of new technology relating to the undertakings thatconstitute the trade.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 4 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1375 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1375 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1300 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training.

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Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and one additionalapprentice for each additional certified journeyman or uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen or uncertified journeymen in the trade:

(a) 50% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 60% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 70% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 80% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Insulator Trade Regulation (AR19/96) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeship program underthis Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Insulator Trade Regulation (AR 19/96) is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2005.

Coming intoforce

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Alberta Regulation 285/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

IRONWORKER TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

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Part 1General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3Supervision, etc. of apprentices 4

Part 2Ironworker Branch of the Trade

Definitions 5

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakings constituting the branch 6Tasks, activities and functions 7

Apprenticeship

Term of apprenticeship program for ironworker 8Term of apprenticeship program for upgrading to ironworker 9Employment of apprentices 10Wages 11

Part 3Metal Building Systems Erector

Branch of the Trade

Definitions 12

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakings constituting the branch 13Tasks, activities and functions 14

Apprenticeship

Term of apprenticeship program re metal buildingsystems erector 15

Employment of apprentices 16Wages 17

Part 4Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry and

Coming into Force

Apprenticeship continues 18Repeal 19Expiry 20Coming into force 21

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(d) “trade” means the occupation of ironworker that is designatedas a compulsory certification trade pursuant to theApprenticeship and Industry Training Act.

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PART 1

GENERAL MATTERS RESPECTING THE TRADE

Constitution ofthe trade

2(1) The undertakings set out in sections 6 and 13 constitute the trade.

(2) The trade is made up of

(a) the ironworker branch of the trade, and

(b) the metal building systems erector branch of the trade.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, the tasks,activities and functions set out in sections 7 and 14 come within thetrade.

Supervision,etc. ofapprentices

4(1) Where, in respect of a branch of the trade, a person is a certifiedjourneyman and is to provide supervision to an apprentice, thatjourneyman is eligible to supervise that apprentice only

(a) in respect of the undertakings that constitute that branch, and

(b) in respect of tasks, activities and functions that come within thatbranch,

for which that person is a certified journeyman.

(2) Where a person is an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in abranch of the trade and is employed in respect of another branch of thetrade, that apprentice is eligible to carry out work only

(a) in respect of the undertakings that constitute that branch, and

(b) in respect of tasks, activities and functions that come within thatbranch,

for which that person is an apprentice.

PART 2

IRONWORKER BRANCH OF THE TRADE

Definitions 5 In this Part, “structures” means

(a) curtain walls;

(b) bridges;

(c) metal building systems as defined in section 12;

(d) steel, concrete or precast structures not referred to in clauses (a)to (c);

(e) platforms, ladders, walkways, floors, roofs, supports and similarequipment related to or used in respect of structures referred toin clauses (a) to (d).

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Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakingsconstituting thebranch

6 The following undertakings constitute the ironworker branch of thetrade:

(a) the field fabrication of structures;

(b) the assembly and erection of structures;

(c) the service, maintenance and repair of structures;

(d) the field fabrication and erection of structural, miscellaneousand ornamental metal work;

(e) the placement of precast or prestressed concrete;

(f) the placement of concrete reinforcement materials.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

7 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the ironworkerbranch of the trade, the following tasks, activities and functions comewithin the ironworker branch of the trade:

(a) the use of detailed drawings and blueprints and otherspecifications;

(b) working with structural steel and miscellaneous steel;

(c) reinforcing steel and concrete;

(d) post-tensioning;

(e) prestressing;

(f) the use of hand tools, power tools, transits, levels and explosiveactuated tools;

(g) the use of shop equipment, including but not limited to postdrills, radial drills, angle rolls, punches, shears, brakes andpresses;

(h) the use, setup and assembly of rigging equipment, including butnot limited to wire rope, block and tackle, gin poles, cranes,derricks, hoisting equipment and scaffolds;

(i) the use of oxyfuel cutting and arc tack welding equipment inheat straightening, cutting and joining metals;

(j) the use of new technology relating to the undertakings thatconstitute the ironworker branch of the trade.

Apprenticeship

Term ofapprenticeshipprogram forironworker

8(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the ironworker branch of the trade is 3 periods of not less than 12months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program, the apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program, the apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

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(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program, the apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Term ofapprenticeshipprogram forupgrading toironworker

9(1) Notwithstanding section 8(1), with respect to a person who

(a) holds a trade certificate in the metal building systems erectorbranch of the trade, and

(b) wishes to acquire a trade certificate in the ironworker branch ofthe trade,

the term of an apprenticeship program for the ironworker branch of thetrade consists of one period of not less than 14 months.

(2) In the period that constitutes the apprenticeship program referred toin subsection (1), the apprentice must acquire not less than 1500 hoursof on the job training and successfully complete the technical trainingthat is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

10(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in theironworker branch of the trade, a person employs an apprentice, thatemployment must be carried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the ironworker branch ofthe trade or employs a certified journeyman in the ironworker branch ofthe trade may employ one apprentice in that branch of the trade and oneadditional apprentice in that branch of the trade for every 3 additionalcertified journeymen in that branch that are employed by that person.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person who is a certifiedjourneyman in the ironworker branch of the trade or employs a certifiedjourneyman in the ironworker branch of the trade, instead of employingan apprentice in an apprenticeship program in that branch of the trade,may employ an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in the metalbuilding systems erector branch of the trade to carry out any of theundertakings that constitute that branch of the trade.

Wages 11(1) With respect to the payment of wages to an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in the ironworker branch of the trade, a personshall not, subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, pay wagesto an apprentice that are less than those provided for under subsection(2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice referred to in subsection (1) must pay wages to the apprenticethat are at least equal to the following percentages of the wages paid toemployees who are certified journeymen in the ironworker branch of thetrade:

(a) in the case of an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in theironworker branch of the trade to which section 8 applies,

(i) 70% in the first period of the apprenticeship program,

(ii) 80% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program,and

(iii) 90% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) in the case of an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in theironworker branch of the trade to which section 9 applies, 90%during the period of the apprenticeship program.

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PART 3

METAL BUILDING SYSTEMS ERECTORBRANCH OF THE TRADE

Definitions 12 In this Part,

(a) “metal building systems” means buildings that

(i) are designed and manufactured by a recognizedmanufacturer of metal building systems,

(ii) are made up of primary framework structure, secondaryroll-formed structural members, roof and wall systems,insulation, interior lining and various accessory itemsincluding doors and windows, vents and trim, and

(iii) are erected, assembled and installed in accordance withthe manufacturer’s instructions without modification tothe manufacturer’s specifications,

but does not include Quonsets or other frameless metalbuildings;

(b) “one storey” has the meaning assigned to it in the AlbertaBuilding Code 1990.

Trade Matters Respecting the Branch

Undertakingsconstituting thebranch

13 The assembly and erection of one storey metal building systems arethe undertakings that constitute the metal building systems erector branchof the trade.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

14 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the metalbuilding systems erector branch of the trade, the following tasks,activities and functions come within the metal building systems erectorbranch of the trade:

(a) the use of detailed drawings and blueprints and otherspecifications;

(b) working with structural steel and miscellaneous steel;

(c) the use of hand tools, power tools, transits, levels and explosiveactuated tools;

(d) the use, setup and assembly of rigging equipment, including butnot limited to wire rope, block and tackle, gin poles, cranes,derricks, hoisting equipment and scaffolds;

(e) the use of oxyfuel cutting and arc tack welding equipment inheat straightening, cutting and joining metals;

(f) the use of new technology relating to the undertakings thatconstitute the metal building systems erector branch of thetrade.

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Apprenticeship

Term ofapprenticeshipprogram remetal buildingsystemserector

15(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the metal building systems erector branch of the trade is one periodof not less than 24 months.

(2) In the period of the apprenticeship program, the apprentice mustacquire not less than 3000 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

16(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in the metalbuilding systems erector branch of the trade, a person employs anapprentice, that employment must be carried out in accordance with thissection.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the metal building systemserector branch of the trade or employs a certified journeyman in themetal building systems erector branch of the trade may employ oneapprentice in that branch of the trade and one additional apprentice inthat branch for every additional certified journeyman in that branch thatis employed by that person.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person who is a certifiedjourneyman in the metal building systems erector branch of the trade oremploys a certified journeyman in the metal building systems erectorbranch of the trade, instead of employing an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in that branch, may employ an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in the ironworker branch of the trade to carry outany of the undertakings that constitute the metal building systems erectorbranch of the trade.

Wages 17(1) With respect to the payment of wages to an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in the metal building systems erector branch ofthe trade, a person shall not, subject to the Apprenticeship ProgramRegulation, pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those providedfor under subsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice referred to in subsection (1) must pay wages to the apprenticeduring the period of the apprenticeship program that are at least equal to60% of the wages paid to employees who are certified journeymen in themetal building systems erector branch of the trade.

PART 4

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS, REPEALS, EXPIRY ANDCOMING INTO FORCE

Apprenticeshipcontinues

18 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was anapprentice in an apprenticeship program under the Ironworker TradeRegulation (AR 99/95) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeshipprogram under this Regulation.

Repeal 19 The Ironworker Trade Regulation (AR 99/95) is repealed.

Expiry 20 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2006.

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Coming intoforce

21 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 286/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

LANDSCAPE GARDENER TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “technical training” means technical training defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(d) “trade” means the occupation of landscape gardener that isdesignated as an optional certification trade pursuant to theApprenticeship and Industry Training Act;

(e) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The undertakings that constitute the trade are the selling, growing,installing and maintenance of plant or related material and withoutlimiting the generality of the foregoing include the following:

(a) landscape construction;

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(b) landscape maintenance;

(c) the operation of greenhouses, nurseries and garden centres;

(d) arboriculture;

(e) tree moving;

(f) the selling, growing, installing and maintenance of turf grasses;

(g) designing, installing and maintaining irrigation systems.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) applying principles of landscape design and construction;

(b) constructing and installing landscape planters, walks and otheraccessories of various materials;

(c) handling orders of plant and related materials;

(d) operating and servicing the tools and machinery used in thetrade;

(e) applying the principles governing

(i) the operation of greenhouses, nurseries and gardencentres;

(ii) sod production;

(iii) interior and exterior landscape maintenance;

(iv) plant production;

(v) the use of soils;

(vi) the use of plant nutrients;

(vii) the use of pesticides;

(viii) the control of plant diseases and pests;

(ix) tree care;

(f) applying knowledge respecting botany and plant identification.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 4 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1200 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1200 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

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(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1200 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1200 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade may employ 2 apprentices and 2 additionalapprentices for each additional certified journeyman or uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen or uncertified journeymen in the trade:

(a) 60% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 70% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 80% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 90% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Landscape Gardener TradeRegulation (AR 279/94) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeshipprogram under this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Landscape Gardener Trade Regulation (AR 279/94) is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2005.

Coming intoforce

10 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 287/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

LATHER-INTERIOR SYSTEMS MECHANIC TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “lather-interior systems” means any type of framework forgypsum materials in buildings and without limiting thegenerality of the foregoing includes:

(i) metal walls;

(ii) unitized wall systems;

(iii) demountable partitions;

(iv) drywall contact and suspended ceilings;

(v) component ceilings;

(vi) metal linear ceilings;

(vii) specialized systems;

(viii) drywall;

(ix) metal lath;

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(x) radiation shielding;

(xi) access floor systems;

(xii) membrane coatings;

(xiii) thermal and sound systems;

(xiv) air and vapour barriers;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of lather-interior systemsmechanic that is designated as an optional certification tradepursuant to the Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act;

(f) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The following undertakings constitute the trade:

(a) assembling and installing lather-interior systems;

(b) cutting, shaping, bending and welding metal components tobuild support bases for plaster, cement, fireproofing, radiationor sound proofing materials;

(c) cutting, shaping, aligning and securing components inlather-interior systems for gypsum or other products;

(d) constructing various types of walls and ceilings or other relatedstructures and applying exterior and interior trim of metal andother materials.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) diagnosing and repairing any problems relating to the lather-interior systems;

(b) using all hand and power operated equipment used by thelather-interior systems mechanic;

(c) using blueprints, shop drawings and specifications;

(d) applying gypsum lath, metal lath and stucco wire;

(e) cutting, preparing, welding, fabricating or other handling of alllath materials.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprentice-ship program

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 3 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1560 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

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(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1620 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1560 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and one additionalapprentice for each additional certified journeyman or uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen or uncertified journeymen in the trade:

(a) 55% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 70% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 80% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Lather-Interior SystemsMechanic Trade Regulation (AR 287/93) continues as an apprentice inthat apprenticeship program under this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Lather-Interior Systems Mechanic Trade Regulation (AR287/93) is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2004.

Coming intoforce

10 The Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 288/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

LOCKSMITH TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeal, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “locking device” means any mechanical or electrical device thatprovides a physical or psychological barrier preventing,delaying or inhibiting unauthorized entry;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of locksmith that is designated asan optional certification trade pursuant to the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act;

(f) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation.

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General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The following undertakings constitute the trade:

(a) the installation, replacement, rebuilding, rearrangement, repairor adjustment of locking devices or safes or theirelectro-mechanical parts;

(b) the making of keys by duplication, impression, code or othermeans involving specialized knowledge of locking devices orsafes;

(c) the circumventing of locking devices by means other than theuse of a key or combination.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) handling orders for locks, safes and allied equipment;

(b) operating and servicing the tools and machinery used in thetrade;

(c) installing locking devices and allied equipment;

(d) identifying the operation of locking devices and safes;

(e) identifying and applying the principles of locking devices;

(f) identifying and applying the principles of safes and alliedequipment;

(g) applying in-depth knowledge of codes and specifications;

(h) applying knowledge of master keying;

(i) using any new innovative trade-related technological changesthat relate to materials or methods of construction.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 4 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1560 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1560 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1560 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1560 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

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Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade may employ 2 apprentices and 2 additionalapprentices for each additional certified journeyman or uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen or uncertified journeymen in the trade:

(a) 60% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 70% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 80% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 90% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeal, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Locksmith Trade Regulation(AR 332/93) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeship programunder this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Locksmith Trade Regulation (AR 332/93) is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2005.

Coming intoforce

10 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 289/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

MACHINIST TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on December 8, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

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General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “parts” means any type of industrial or mass production parts;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of machinist that is designated asan optional certification trade pursuant to the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act;

(f) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The following undertakings constitute the trade:

(a) setting up or operating metal removing machine tools tomanufacture metals and other materials into precise shapes andsizes;

(b) producing parts using mass production methods;

(c) making and repairing parts, tools and machines made frommetal, plastic or other material.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) setting up and operating standard machine tools used inmachine shops, including saws, drill presses, lathes, millingmachines, grinding machines, boring mills, shapers and theirattachments and accessories and computerized numericalcontrol (CNC) machining and turning centres;

(b) interpreting blueprints, charts, specification measurement andlayout drawings and samples;

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(c) reading and interpreting the information and specificationspresented on drawings and sketches, in respect of physicalshape, size, material, heat treatment, finish, hardness and otherpertinent data;

(d) determining dimensions with precision measuring instrumentssuch as micrometers, vernier calipers, hole gauges and telescopegauges;

(e) forging, heat treating, cutting and joining metals;

(f) setting up and operating machine tools and supportingequipment used frequently in machine shops to facilitate theefficient completion of the work, including oxy-acetylenewelding, cutting and brazing equipment and electric arc weldingequipment.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprentice-ship program

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 4 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1560 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1560 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1560 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1560 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and one additionalapprentice for each additional certified journeyman or uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen or uncertified journeyman in the trade:

(a) 55% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 65% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 75% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

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(d) 85% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Machinist Trade Regulation (AR288/93) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeship program underthis Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Machinist Trade Regulation (AR 288/93) is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2004.

Coming intoforce

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Alberta Regulation 290/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

MILLWRIGHT TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

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(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “millwright equipment and machinery” means any type of plant,industrial machinery or mechanical equipment and withoutlimiting the generality of the foregoing includes:

(i) stationary and industrial engines;

(ii) gas turbines;

(iii) steam turbines;

(iv) pumps;

(v) heat exchangers;

(vi) conveyor systems;

(vii) gears and speed changers;

(viii) mining equipment;

(ix) logging equipment;

(x) compressors;

(xi) hydraulics;

(xii) air blowers and vacuum pumps and fans;

(xiii) gas and air dryers;

(xiv) refrigeration;

(xv) power transmissions;

(xvi) couplings and clutches;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of millwright that is designated asan optional certification trade pursuant to the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act;

(f) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The following undertakings constitute the trade:

(a) the installation, maintenance and repair of millwright equipmentand machinery;

(b) the removal and replacement of millwright equipment andmachinery;

(c) the diagnosing of problems relating to millwright equipmentand machinery.

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Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) dismantling, assembling and repairing parts and components inmillwright equipment and machinery;

(b) fitting, aligning and testing parts and components in millwrightequipment and machinery;

(c) fitting bearings, aligning gears and shafts, attaching motors andcorrecting couplings and belts in relation to millwrightequipment and machinery;

(d) using hand, power and other tools of the trade while working onmillwright equipment and machinery;

(e) interpreting drawings and plans and laying out and developingprojects according to specifications;

(f) using precision instruments to within a decimal place of amillimetre tolerance when assembling and fitting complex plantor industrial machinery or other related equipment;

(g) setting up and operating standard machine tools, includingsaws, drill presses, lathes and milling machines, and theirattachments, to facilitate the efficient completion of theassembly and repair of millwright equipment and machinery;

(h) using, in relation to millwright equipment and machinery,measuring and testing devices and rigging equipment;

(i) heating and cutting with oxy-acetylene equipment;

(j) tack welding with electric arc welding equipment;

(k) disconnecting, removing and installing electric motors, but doesnot include the electrical hookup of electrical motors.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprentice-ship program

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 4 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1560 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1560 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1560 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1560 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

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(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and one additionalapprentice for each additional certified journeyman or uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen or uncertified journeymen in the trade:

(a) 60% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 70% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 80% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 90% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Millwright Trade Regulation(AR 289/93) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeship programunder this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Millwright Trade Regulation (AR 289/93) is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2005.

Coming intoforce

10 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 291/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

MOTORCYCLE MECHANIC TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

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General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “motorcycle” includes

(i) 2 wheeled, single track motor vehicles;

(ii) 3 wheeled, 2 track motor vehicles (sidecars);

(iii) sidecars attached to motorcycles;

(iv) attachments, including fairings or other protectiveequipment;

(v) other multi-wheeled lightweight all-terrain vehiclesweighing under 1000 pounds;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of motorcycle mechanic that isdesignated as a compulsory certification trade pursuant to theApprenticeship and Industry Training Act.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The undertakings that constitute the trade are the repair andmaintenance of motorcycles and without limiting the generality of theforegoing include the repair and maintenance of the following:

(a) internal combustion engines and components;

(b) transmissions and power trains;

(c) electrical and electronic systems;

(d) wheels and tires;

(e) suspension components;

(f) steering systems;

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(g) braking systems;

(h) sidecar attachments.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) selecting, inspecting, using and maintaining various hand andpower tools, measuring tools, testing equipment and shopequipment;

(b) selecting, installing and removing fasteners, tubing, piping,couplings, fittings, hoses, electrical wiring and connectors;

(c) selecting, installing, inspecting, adjusting and removingbearings, bushings and seals, belts, sheaves, pulleys, chains andsprockets;

(d) selecting proper fuels, lubricants, coolants, sealants, adhesives,plastics and plastic metals for intended application;

(e) accessing job related information from service publications,records, shop controls and other materials and communicatingthe findings to the proper source;

(f) retrieving and inputting applicable information using servicerelated computer software programs;

(g) inspecting, monitoring the performance of and operatingmachinery and equipment;

(h) assembling, testing, igniting and adjusting oxy-acetylene cuttingand heating equipment and performing minor cutting andheating repairs;

(i) assembling new motorcycles according to manufacturers’specifications;

(j) performing pre-delivery inspections as per manufacturers’specifications;

(k) inspecting, replacing and servicing wheels and components;

(l) inspecting, changing and servicing tires;

(m) inspecting, testing, repairing, replacing and adjustingcomponents of mechanical braking systems;

(n) inspecting, testing, repairing, replacing, rebuilding, overhaulingand adjusting components of hydraulic braking systems;

(o) inspecting and testing 2 and 4 cycle engines and componentsbefore and after using a variety of hand and power tools andmeasuring and testing equipment;

(p) inspecting, testing and repairing components of

(i) liquid cooling systems;

(ii) air induction systems;

(iii) cooling, filter or screening systems;

(iv) engine lubrication systems;

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(v) engine fuel systems;

(vi) electric starter circuits;

(q) inspecting, adjusting and replacing engine ignition components;

(r) inspecting and replacing elements of engine exhaust systems;

(s) dismantling, repairing, replacing and reassembling damaged orworn components of cylinder heads;

(t) dismantling, cleaning, inspecting, rebuilding and reassemblingvarious types of cylinder block assemblies;

(u) inspecting, testing and replacing storage batteries;

(v) testing, rebuilding, adjusting and replacing components ofelectrical charging systems;

(w) testing, overhauling, adjusting and replacing components oflighting, warning and safety electrical systems;

(x) inspecting, adjusting, repairing and replacing

(i) clutches and components;

(ii) kickstart systems and components;

(iii) primary drives, including simplex, duplex, triplex, hyvochains and cush drives;

(y) inspecting, adjusting and replacing

(i) final drive components, including chains, belts, shaftdrives and universal joints;

(ii) frames and suspension components, including forks,swing arms, and shock absorber units;

(z) installing, adjusting and testing side cars and components.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprentice-ship program

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 4 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1360 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1360 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1420 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1420 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

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Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the trade or employs acertified journeyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and oneadditional apprentice for each additional certified journeyman in thetrade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen:

(a) 55% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 65% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 75% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 90% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Motorcycle Mechanic TradeRegulation (AR 201/94) continues as an apprentice in the apprenticeshipprogram under this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Motorcycle Mechanic Trade Regulation (AR 201/94) is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2004.

Coming intoforce

10 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 292/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

PAINTER AND DECORATOR TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

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General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “finishing materials” means any type of residential, commercialand industrial finishing or coating materials and withoutlimiting the generality of the foregoing includes

(i) paints, stains, varnishes and other liquid finishes;

(ii) paper, natural and synthetic fibre wall coverings;

(iii) special finishes;

(iv) fire proof and fire retardant coatings;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of painter and decorator that isdesignated as an optional certification trade pursuant to theApprenticeship and Industry Training Act;

(f) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The following undertakings constitute the trade:

(a) preparation of surfaces to receive finishing materials;

(b) application of finishing materials.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) using detailed drawings, blueprints and other specifications;

(b) taping and crack filling drywall surfaces;

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(c) applying opaque and transparent liquid coatings by brush, roller,spray or dipping to interior and exterior surfaces of wood,metal, brick, concrete, plaster, stucco and stone;

(d) applying wall coverings consisting of paper and natural orsynthetic fibre to surfaces in buildings and other structures;

(e) removing existing coatings of paper, fabrics, paints andvarnishes to repair and prepare undersurfaces for refinishing;

(f) transposing super graphics;

(g) finishing surfaces using abrasive blasting or other mechanicalmethods for decorative or protective purposes;

(h) diagnosing problems related to finishing materials;

(i) using, setting up and assembling rigging equipment includingbut not limited to wire rope, block and tackle, hoistingequipment and portable and suspension scaffolding;

(j) using and maintaining hand tools, power equipment andprecision-built machinery;

(k) handling hazardous materials;

(l) using new technology related to the undertakings that constitutethe trade.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 3 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1300 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1300 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1300 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and one additionalapprentice for each additional certified journeyman or uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to the

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following percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen or uncertified journeymen in the trade:

(a) 55% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 75% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 85% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Painter and Decorator TradeRegulation (AR 280/94) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeshipprogram under this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Painter and Decorator Trade Regulation (AR 280/94) isrepealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2005.

Coming intoforce

10 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 293/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

PARTSMAN TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on December 8, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9

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Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “parts” includes any type of automotive, aviation, electronic,heavy duty, farm implement, industrial or recreational vehicleparts, assemblies and accessories;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of partsman that is designated asan optional certification trade pursuant to the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act;

(f) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The undertakings that constitute the trade are the stock handling,inventory control, warehousing, identifying, cataloguing, ordering,shipping, receiving, inspecting, pricing, purchasing, marketing andselling of parts.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) assessing customer requirements and problems to determine theparts necessary for service, repair or replacement;

(b) locating and interpreting specific information in manufacturers’parts manuals, microfiche and electronic cataloguing;

(c) conducting parts searches for customers using communicationsystems;

(d) selling and distributing parts over the counter, by phone and byroad sales;

(e) using accounting procedures and business machines includingcomputers, calculators, facsimile and electronic mail;

(f) selecting, operating and basic maintenance of hand tools andmaterial handling equipment;

(g) acquiring and maintaining inventory and stocking of partsaccording to a prearranged system;

(h) ensuring the maintenance of appropriate business records;

(i) packaging and properly labelling parts for shipping;

(j) planning, maintaining and updating display areas.

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Apprenticeship

Term of theapprentice-ship program

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 3 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1575 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1575 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and one additionalapprentice for each additional certified journeyman or uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to those employees who arecertified journeymen or uncertified journeymen in the trade:

(a) 65% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 75% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 85% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Partsman Trade Regulation (AR202/94) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeship program underthis Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Partsman Trade Regulation (AR 202/94) is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2004.

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Alberta Regulation 294/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

PLASTERER OCCUPATION REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 37(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1Constitution of the occupation 2Tasks, activities and functions 3Repeal 4Expiry 5Coming into force 6

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “occupation” means the occupation of plasterer that isdesignated as a designated occupation pursuant to theApprenticeship and Industry Training Act;

(b) “plaster” includes:

(i) stucco;

(ii) parging;

(iii) acrylic finishes;

(iv) drywall filling compounds;

(v) texturing materials;

(vi) fireproofing and soundproofing materials;

(vii) bonding accessories and agents.

Constitution ofthe occupation

2 The preparation and application of plaster are the undertakings thatconstitute the occupation and without limiting the generality of theforegoing include:

(a) applying and finishing interior and exterior coatings;

(b) applying fireproofing and soundproofing coatings;

(c) preforming plaster castings, mouldings, cornice work andcolumns.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the occupation, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the occupation:

(a) using drawings and blueprints and other specifications;

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(b) using hand tools, power tools, levels and spraying equipment;

(c) using mixers and plastering equipment;

(d) handling and mixing plaster;

(e) using various plasters and accessories for bonding;

(f) using, setting up and assembling rigging and hoistingequipment, ladders and scaffolds.

Repeal 4 The Plasterer Occupation Regulation (AR 69/95) is repealed.

Expiry 5 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on January 31, 2003.

Coming intoforce

6 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 295/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

PLUMBER TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

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(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “plumbing” means any kind of residential, commercial,institutional or industrial piping systems, including fixtures andfittings, and without limiting the generality of the foregoingincludes:

(i) below ground drain waste and vent systems;

(ii) below ground storm and sanitary systems;

(iii) above ground drain waste and vent systems;

(iv) above ground storm and sanitary systems;

(v) rain water leaders;

(vi) underground public water supply systems;

(vii) water distribution systems;

(viii) fixtures, appliances and trim;

(ix) private sewage systems;

(x) water supply systems;

(xi) hot liquid heating systems;

(xii) irrigation systems;

(xiii) compressed gas, medical gas, air and vacuum systems;

(xiv) water treatment devices;

(xv) fire protection systems other than commercial sprinklersystems;

(xvi) decorative fountain systems;

(xvii) fuel gas systems and appliances;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of plumber that is designated asa compulsory certification trade pursuant to the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The undertakings that constitute the trade are the fabrication,installation, alteration, maintenance and repair of plumbing.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) determining location, size and material required from prints andspecifications;

(b) compiling material breakdown and takeoff;

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(c) identifying and using tools and special equipment to carry outwork in the trade;

(d) applying codes to installation requirements;

(e) rigging equipment and piping components;

(f) installing and maintaining hydronic boilers and controls;

(g) examining, installing, fabricating, testing, maintaining andreplacing

(i) water treatment equipment, piping and controls,

(ii) drain, waste and vent piping systems,

(iii) private and public water supply systems,

(iv) water distribution systems,

(v) plumbing fixtures, appliances and trim,

(vi) private sewage systems,

(vii) rain water leaders, and

(viii) supports and hangers for pipe, fixtures and equipment;

(h) ensuring that all installations, fixtures, equipment and systemsreferred to in clauses (f) and (g)

(i) are properly sized, aligned, supported and graded,

(ii) meet the requirements of the appropriate codes,

(iii) meet the environmental protection requirements, and

(iv) meet the requirements as specified by the manufacturerof the fixtures, equipment and systems.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 4 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

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Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the trade or employs acertified journeyman in the trade may employ 2 apprentices and oneadditional apprentice for each additional certified journeyman in thetrade that is employed by that person.

(3) Subject to subsection (2), supervision by a journeyman must beavailable for an apprentice at a work site.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen in the trade:

(a) 50% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 60% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 70% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 80% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Plumber Trade Regulation(AR 337/94) continues as an apprentice in the apprenticeship programunder this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Plumber Trade Regulation (AR 337/94) is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2004.

Coming intoforce

10 This Regulation comes into force January 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 296/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

POWER LINEMAN TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

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Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “power line electrical transmission and distribution systems”includes

(i) overhead and underground transmission and distributionsystems;

(ii) poles;

(iii) towers;

(iv) transformers;

(v) switching equipment;

(vi) capacitors;

(vii) protective devices;

(viii) metering equipment;

(ix) voltage regulators;

(x) portable generation systems;

(xi) street lighting equipment;

(xii) light rail transit and trolley systems;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of power lineman that isdesignated as an optional certification trade pursuant to theApprenticeship and Industry Training Act;

(f) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation.

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General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The undertakings that constitute the trade are the installation,construction, maintenance and repair of power line electricaltransmission and distribution systems.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) using test equipment and specialty tools required by the trade;

(b) operating vehicles and equipment related to the trade;

(c) giving directions respecting and supervising the placement ofoverhead and underground transmission and distribution lines;

(d) inspecting, testing, disassembling, assembling, erecting andsetting poles, towers and associated equipment;

(e) installing, sagging, deadending, connecting, splicing,inspecting, testing, maintaining, repairing and locating overheadand underground primary and secondary conductors and cables;

(f) installing, testing and maintaining the following:

(i) transformers in overhead and underground systems;

(ii) voltage regulators in overhead and undergroundsystems;

(iii) capacitors and switching equipment;

(iv) isolating and protective devices on overhead andunderground systems;

(v) street lighting equipment;

(vi) traffic signal systems;

(vii) related metering equipment;

(viii) light rail transit and trolley systems;

(g) performing live line maintenance techniques;

(h) operating, testing and re-fusing overhead and undergroundisolating and protective devices;

(i) interpreting and applying regulations and standards related topower line electrical transmission and distribution systems.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 4 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1525 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

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(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1525 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1525 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1800 hours of on the job training.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the trade or employs a certified journeyman or uncertified journeymanin the trade may employ one apprentice and one additional apprentice foreach additional certified journeyman or uncertified journeyman in thetrade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen or uncertified journeymen in the trade:

(a) 50% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 60% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 67.5% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 75% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Power Lineman TradeRegulation (AR 155/96) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeshipprogram under this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Power Lineman Trade Regulation (AR 155/96) is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2005.

Coming intoforce

10 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 297/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

POWER SYSTEM ELECTRICIAN TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “power system” means any type of public or private electricalhigh voltage generation, transmission or distribution system andwithout limiting the generality of the foregoing includes

(i) power station electrical equipment;

(ii) power system metering apparatus;

(iii) power system protection apparatus;

(iv) power system control apparatus;

(v) transportation control systems;

(vi) electrical transportation systems;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

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(e) “trade” means the occupation of power system electrician thatis designated as an optional certification trade pursuant to theApprenticeship and Industry Training Act;

(f) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The following undertakings constitute the trade:

(a) installing and constructing power systems;

(b) maintaining and repairing power systems;

(c) monitoring power systems;

(d) operating power systems.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) using tools, hand power tools, testing equipment and specialtytools required by the trade;

(b) installing, terminating and testing conductors or cables intopower systems;

(c) installing and laying out raceways, conduit, cable trays,wireways and fittings in power systems;

(d) installing, troubleshooting, maintaining and commissioningpower system equipment and apparatus;

(e) interpreting and applying the provisions of the Safety Codes Actand regulations under that Act for the purposes of carrying outthe undertakings that constitute the trade;

(f) interpreting electrical drawings and prints.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 4 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1450 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1450 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

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Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and one additionalapprentice for each additional certified journeyman or uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen or uncertified journeymen in the trade:

(a) 50% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 60% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 67.5% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 75% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Power System Electrician TradeRegulation (AR 132/94) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeshipprogram under this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Power System Electrician Trade Regulation (AR 132/94) isrepealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2004.

Coming intoforce

10 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 298/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

PRINTING AND GRAPHIC ARTS CRAFTSMAN TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

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Definitions 1

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General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “printing and graphic arts products” means any material that isprinted, produced or reproduced and without limiting thegenerality of the foregoing includes:

(i) newspapers;

(ii) flyers;

(iii) brochures;

(iv) business reports;

(v) technical manuals;

(vi) books;

(vii) catalogues;

(viii) labels;

(ix) letterhead;

(x) business cards;

(xi) printing and graphic arts products for packaging,including metal cans and other substrate;

(xii) computer disks, CD ROMs and any other similarelectronic media products;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of printing and graphic artscraftsman that is designated as an optional certification tradepursuant to the Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act;

(f) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation.

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General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The design, production and manufacture of printing and graphic artsproducts constitute the trade and without limiting the generality of theforegoing include:

(a) creative art and design applications for all printing and graphicarts products;

(b) typographical production using computerized applications;

(c) electronic pre-press application;

(d) photo mechanical procedures;

(e) image transfer systems, including the use of printing presses;

(f) binding and finishing.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) using small hand instruments, including pens, pencils, artbrushes, markers and other traditional tools;

(b) using computer hardware and software for type and pageassembly, including digital, photographic and laser outputdevices;

(c) using large process cameras and film processing equipment,film assembly hand tools, including electronic digital imagingdevices (photographic) and electronic image scanners;

(d) using image transfer systems, including embossers, die cuttersand other specialty equipment;

(e) using binding and finishing equipment;

(f) the packaging of printing and graphic arts products.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training and experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board,

(a) the term of an apprenticeship program for the pre-press craft is4 periods of not less than 12 months each,

(b) the term of an apprenticeship program for the press craft is 4periods of not less than 12 months each, and

(c) the term of an apprenticeship program for the bindery craft is 3periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) Subject to subsection (3), in each period of the apprenticeshipprogram an apprentice must acquire not less than 1680 hours of on thejob training and successfully complete the technical training that isrequired or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program for the bindery craftan apprentice must acquire not less than 1800 hours of on the jobtraining.

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Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and one additionalapprentice for each additional certified journeyman or uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen or uncertified journeymen in the trade:

(a) 50% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 60% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 70% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 80% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Printing and Graphic ArtsCraftsman Trade Regulation (AR 144/94) continues as an apprentice inthat apprenticeship program under this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Printing and Graphic Arts Craftsman Trade Regulation (AR144/94) is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2002.

Coming intoforce

10 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 299/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

RECREATION VEHICLE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

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Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “recreation vehicle” means any type of live-in recreation vehiclethat is designed for travel and without limiting the generality ofthe foregoing includes the following:

(i) travel trailers;

(ii) park model trailers;

(iii) truck campers;

(iv) fifth wheel trailers;

(v) motor homes and conversions;

(vi) fold down camping trailers;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of recreation vehicle servicetechnician that is designated as a compulsory certification tradepursuant to the Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2(1) The following undertakings constitute the trade:

(a) installing appliances in recreation vehicles;

(b) installing, servicing, maintaining, repairing, removing andreplacing parts and components in recreation vehicles;

(c) diagnosing problems relating to recreation vehicles.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), with respect to recreation vehiclesthe following undertakings do not constitute the trade:

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(a) servicing, maintaining, repairing or overhauling the engine orpower train of a motor vehicle;

(b) installing, removing or replacing parts and components on theengine or power train of a motor vehicle;

(c) diagnosing problems relating to the engine or power train of amotor vehicle.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3(1) When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) using hand tools, power tools and refrigeration tools whileworking on recreation vehicles;

(b) using, in relation to appliances, electrical and other measuringand testing devices;

(c) carrying out of soldering and brazing on or in relation torecreation vehicles;

(d) wiring of or the installing or removing of wiring in recreationvehicles;

(e) installing, removing or repairing hoses and piping in recreationvehicles;

(f) splicing similar and dissimilar metals used in or in relation torecreation vehicles;

(g) installing and removing gases and liquids used in recreationvehicles.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), the tasks, activities and functionsthat are practised or otherwise carried out in respect of the undertakingsreferred to in section 2(2) do not come within the trade.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprentice-ship program

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 3 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the trade or employs acertified journeyman in the trade may employ 2 apprentices and 2additional apprentices for each additional certified journeyman in thetrade that is employed by that person.

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Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen in the trade:

(a) 55% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 65% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 75% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was anapprentice in an apprenticeship program under the Recreation VehicleService Technician Trade Regulation (AR 1/95) continues as anapprentice in that apprenticeship program under this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Recreation Vehicle Service Technician Trade Regulation (AR1/95) is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2004.

Coming intoforce

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Alberta Regulation 300/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONINGMECHANIC TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

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Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “refrigeration and air conditioning system” means any type ofprimary or secondary refrigeration system, other than the ductwork and sheet metal items associated with the system, andwithout limiting the generality of the foregoing includes thefollowing:

(i) piping;

(ii) compressor assemblies;

(iii) condenser and cooling tower assemblies;

(iv) evaporator assemblies and defrost systems;

(v) system controls and control valves;

(vi) air handling and distribution equipment;

(vii) humidifier assemblies;

(viii) circulating pump assemblies;

(ix) heat pump systems;

(x) packaged and central air conditioning systems;

(xi) pre-fabricated walk in coolers, freezers andenvironmental panels;

(xii) system accessories and ancillary components;

(xiii) monitoring and control and detection systems that arepart of or used in respect of refrigeration and airconditioning systems;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of refrigeration and airconditioning mechanic that is designated as a compulsorycertification trade pursuant to the Apprenticeship and IndustryTraining Act.

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General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The undertakings that constitute the trade are the installation,maintenance, service, alteration and repair of refrigeration and airconditioning systems.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) removing refrigerants from refrigeration and air conditioningsystems;

(b) installing, removing, recycling, storing and disposing of primaryand secondary refrigerants;

(c) transporting, handling and using refrigerants and otherdangerous goods;

(d) using, in relation to refrigeration and air conditioning systems,electrical and other measuring and testing devices;

(e) carrying out soldering, brazing and welding on or in relation torefrigeration and air conditioning systems;

(f) maintaining and making electrical repairs to existing equipmentfrom the breaker or disconnect switch as follows:

(i) changing controls, contactors, motors and compressors;

(ii) repairing burnt or broken wires;

(iii) making minor upgrades of controls to existingrefrigeration and air conditioning systems;

(g) maintaining and repairing heating and cooling roof top units,appliances and accessories designed for the utilization of naturalor propane gas as a fuel for heating or cooling in respect of rooftop units or appliances that do not exceed 400 000 BTU(117 kW) input;

(h) using hand tools, power tools and refrigeration tools whileworking on refrigeration and air conditioning systems.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprentice-ship program

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 4 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

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Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the trade or employs acertified journeyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and oneadditional apprentice for each additional certified journeyman in thetrade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen in the trade:

(a) 50% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 60% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 75% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 85% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Refrigeration and AirConditioning Mechanic Trade Regulation (AR 198/95) continues as anapprentice in that apprenticeship program under this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Mechanic Trade Regulation(AR 198/95) is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2005.

Coming intoforce

10 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

Alberta Regulation 301/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

ROOFER TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

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General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “roof” means any type of residential, commercial or industrialroof that is built up or shingled or that is coated with a plasticmembrane and without limiting the generality of the foregoingincludes:

(i) roof decks;

(ii) roof structures;

(iii) foundations;

(iv) control and expansion joints;

(v) copings and parapets;

(vi) eaves;

(vii) curbs;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of roofer that is designated as anoptional certification trade pursuant to the Apprenticeship andIndustry Training Act;

(f) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The following undertakings constitute the trade:

(a) preparing, applying, servicing, insulating and replacing roofs;

(b) damp-proofing and waterproofing roofs and coolers;

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(c) installing on roofs tiles that are made from clay, concrete, steel,fibreglass, cement fibre or similar material;

(d) installing rigid pre-formed sheet roofing systems that are madeof metal, vinyl or fibreglass.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) removing existing roof;

(b) preparing and repairing roof deck surfaces;

(c) installing and repairing vapour barriers and insulation, whetherflat or tapered;

(d) applying conventional and invented built-up roofing systemshot and cold process materials;

(e) installing single-ply sheet membrane roofing systems;

(f) applying shingles to new and existing buildings, includingasphalt, fibreglass, metal, wood, SBS modified, slate andcement fibre shingles;

(g) diagnosing and repairing any problem relating to roofs;

(h) using all hand and power operated equipment used to carry outwork in the trade;

(i) working with roofing materials;

(j) preparing, servicing and applying waterproofing materials;

(k) interpreting blueprints and shop drawings;

(l) laying out and developing projects according to blueprints andshop drawing specifications;

(m) calculating roofing materials and quantities of roofing materials;

(n) storing and handling roofing materials and equipment.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprentice-ship program

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 4 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1420 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1420 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1420 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training.

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Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and one additionalapprentice for each additional journeyman or uncertified journeyman inthe trade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen or uncertified journeymen in the trade:

(a) 65% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 75% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 85% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 95% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Roofer Trade Regulation (AR290/93) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeship program underthis Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Roofer Trade Regulation (AR 290/93) is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2004.

Coming intoforce

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Alberta Regulation 302/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

SAWFILER TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

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Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Branches of the trade 2Constitution of the trade 3Tasks, activities and functions 4Supervision, etc. of apprentices 5

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program re sawfiler 6Term of the apprenticeship program re circular sawfiler 7Employment of apprentices re sawfiler 8Employment of apprentices re circular sawfiler 9Wages re sawfiler 10Wages re circular sawfiler 11

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiryand Coming into Force

Apprenticeship continues 12Repeal 13Expiry 14Coming into force 15

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “saw” means any kind of domestic, commercial or industrialsaw and without limiting the generality of the foregoingincludes

(i) band saws;

(ii) chain saws;

(iii) circular saws;

(iv) hand saws;

(v) blades;

(vi) knives;

(vii) edgers;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of sawfiler that is designated as anoptional certification trade pursuant to the Apprenticeship andIndustry Training Act;

(f) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

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General Matters Respecting the Trade

Branches ofthe trade

2 The trade is made up of

(a) the sawfiler branch of the trade, and

(b) the circular sawfiler branch of the trade.

Constitution ofthe trade

3 The undertakings that constitute the trade are the repair, sharpening,maintenance and design of saws.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

4 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) the use of hand tools, welding equipment and power operatedmachines for accurate settings, testing, aligning, levelling,grinding, balancing and tensioning for the repair, sharpeningand maintenance of saw blades and other cutting instruments;

(b) the application of metallurgical specifications for identifyingfaulty metals, selecting appropriate grinding methods andapplying heat treatment to metals;

(c) the fitting, grinding, sharpening and tipping of saw blades andother related cutting instruments;

(d) the interpreting of drawings and prints and followingmanufacturer’s specifications;

(e) the identification of various woods as to their characteristics andtheir relation to cutting practices;

(f) troubleshooting and identifying cut quality;

(g) the application of techniques for the operation of equipment andlock out procedures.

Supervision,etc. ofapprentices

5(1) Where, in respect of a branch of the trade, a person is a certifiedjourneyman or an uncertified journeyman and is to provide supervisionto an apprentice, that journeyman is eligible to supervise that apprenticeonly

(a) in respect of the undertakings that are commonly carried out inthat branch, and

(b) in respect of tasks, activities and functions that come within thatbranch,

for which that person is a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman.

(2) Where a person is an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in abranch of the trade and is employed in respect of another branch of thetrade, that apprentice is eligible to carry out work only

(a) in respect of the undertakings that are commonly carried out inthat branch, and

(b) in respect of tasks, activities and functions that come within thatbranch,

for which that person is an apprentice.

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Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram resawfiler

6(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the sawfiler branch of the trade is 4 periods of not less than 12months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1680 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1680 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1680 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1680 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram recircularsawfiler

7(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the circular sawfiler branch of the trade is 3 periods of not less than12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1680 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1680 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1680 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices resawfiler

8(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in thesawfiler branch of the trade, a person employs an apprentice, thatemployment must be carried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the sawfiler branch of the trade or employs a certified journeyman oran uncertified journeyman in the sawfiler branch of the trade may employ2 apprentices in that branch of the trade and 2 additional apprentices inthat branch for each additional certified journeyman or uncertifiedjourneyman in that branch that is employed by that person.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person who is a certifiedjourneyman or an uncertified journeyman in the sawfiler branch of thetrade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeyman inthe sawfiler branch of the trade, instead of employing an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in that branch of the trade, may employ anapprentice in an apprenticeship program in the circular sawfiler branchof the trade to carry out any of the undertakings that are commonlycarried out in that branch of the trade.

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Employment ofapprentices recircularsawfiler

9(1) Where, with respect to the employment of apprentices in thecircular sawfiler branch of the trade, a person employs an apprentice, thatemployment must be carried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the circular sawfiler branch of the trade or employs a certifiedjourneyman or an uncertified journeyman in the circular sawfiler branchof the trade may employ 2 apprentices in that branch of the trade and 2additional apprentices in that branch for each additional certifiedjourneyman or uncertified journeyman in that branch that is employed bythat person.

(3) For the purposes of subsection (2), a person who is a certifiedjourneyman or an uncertified journeyman in the circular sawfiler branchof the trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman in the circular sawfiler branch of the trade, instead ofemploying an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in that branch ofthe trade, may employ an apprentice in an apprenticeship program in thesawfiler branch of the trade to carry out any of the undertakings that arecommonly carried out in the circular sawfiler branch of the trade.

Wages resawfiler

10(1) With respect to the payment of wages to an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in the sawfiler branch of the trade, a person shallnot, subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, pay wages to anapprentice that are less than those provided for under subsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice referred to in subsection (1) must pay wages to the apprenticethat are at least equal to the following percentages of the wages paid toemployees who are certified journeymen or uncertified journeymen inthe sawfiler branch of the trade:

(a) 50% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 60% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 70% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 85% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

Wages recircularsawfiler

11(1) With respect to the payment of wages to an apprentice in anapprenticeship program in the circular sawfiler branch of the trade, aperson shall not, subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, paywages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice referred to in subsection (1) must pay wages to the apprenticethat are at least equal to the following percentages of the wages paid toemployees who are certified journeymen or uncertified journeymen inthe circular sawfiler branch of the trade:

(a) 50% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 60% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 70% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program.

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Transitional Provisions, Repeals,Expiry and Coming into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

12 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was anapprentice in an apprenticeship program under the Sawfiler TradeRegulation (AR 316/94) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeshipprogram under this Regulation.

Repeal 13 The Sawfiler Trade Regulation (AR 316/94) is repealed.

Expiry 14 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2005.

Coming intoforce

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Alberta Regulation 303/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

SHEET METAL WORKER TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “air conditioning systems” does not include refrigerationcircuits used in respect of air conditioning systems;

(b) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

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(c) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(d) “sheet metal items” means

(i) square or round duct lines and fittings;

(ii) sheet metal containers;

(iii) sheet metal roofs, roof flashings and accessories;

(iv) sheet metal objects not referred to in subclauses (i) to(iii);

(v) sheet metal lagging;

(vi) heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems andsimilar equipment related to or used in respect of sheetmetal work referred to in subclauses (i) to (v);

(e) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(f) “trade” means the occupation of sheet metal worker that isdesignated as a compulsory certification trade pursuant to theApprenticeship and Industry Training Act.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The following undertakings constitute the trade:

(a) laying out, preparing, fabricating, assembling and installingsheet metal items;

(b) fabricating and installing fume and dust exhaust systems,heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems and associatedequipment for residential, commercial and industrial sites;

(c) servicing, maintaining and upgrading fume and dust systems,heating, ventilation and air-conditioning systems and associatedequipment for residential, commercial and industrial sites.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) applying the correct principles of sheet metal patterndevelopment involving parallel line, radial line, triangulationand rollation;

(b) using various types of sheet metal, including metallic andnon-metallic materials;

(c) assembling and installing equipment, materials and systemcomponents on the job site;

(d) installing split system air-conditioning systems;

(e) installing, maintaining and repairing furnaces, combination rooftop units, make up air units, heating, ventilating and airconditioning systems, appliances and accessories;

(f) servicing electrical components of heating, ventilating and airconditioning systems, including the connection and

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disconnection of the de-energized electrical supply circuit to thedevice as follows:

(i) servicing or changing controls, contactors and motors;

(ii) repairing burnt or broken wires;

(iii) making minor upgrades of controls to existing heating,ventilating and air conditioning systems;

(g) using sheet metal welding equipment in heat straightening,cutting and joining metals;

(h) using sheet metal shop equipment, including rotary, bench andfloor machines;

(i) assembling, erecting, installing and removing material andpersonnel handling devices, scaffolds, ropes and slings;

(j) applying new innovative trade-related technological changes,including materials and methods of construction;

(k) using hand tools, power tools, transits, levels and explosiveactuated tools;

(l) using detailed drawings and blueprints and other specifications;

(m) estimating, job planning, preparing and scheduling.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprentice-ship program

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 4 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1425 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1425 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1425 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1425 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the trade or employs acertified journeyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and oneadditional apprentice for each additional certified journeyman in thetrade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

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(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen in the trade:

(a) 50% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 65% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 75% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 85% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Sheet Metal Worker TradeRegulation (AR 199/95) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeshipprogram under this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Sheet Metal Worker Trade Regulation (AR 199/95) is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2004.

Coming intoforce

10 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 304/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

SPRINKLER SYSTEMS INSTALLER TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

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Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “sprinkler system” means any kind of residential, commercial orindustrial sprinkler system and without limiting the generalityof the foregoing includes

(i) automatic fire suppression systems;

(ii) automatic detection suppression systems;

(iii) stand pipe and hose systems;

(iv) fire protection water supply systems, includingunderground mains;

(v) fire pumps and controls;

(vi) fire extinguishers;

(vii) fire hydrants and related equipment;

(viii) fire stopping materials;

(ix) piping, controls and fittings that are part of or ancillaryto a sprinkler system;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of sprinkler systems installer thatis designated as an optional certification trade pursuant to theApprenticeship and Industry Training Act;

(f) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The fabrication, installation, alteration, adjustment, maintenance andrepair of sprinkler systems are the undertakings that constitute the tradeand without limiting the generality of the foregoing include thefabrication, installation, alteration, adjustment, maintenance and repairof the following:

(a) wet sprinkler systems;

(b) dry sprinkler systems;

(c) preaction and deluge systems;

(d) foam systems;

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(e) CO and other gas extinguishing systems;2

(f) dry chemical systems;

(g) exposure protection systems.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) determining location, size and material required from prints andspecifications;

(b) compiling material breakdown and takeoff;

(c) identifying and using tools and special equipment that are usedto carry out work in the trade;

(d) erecting and using steel scaffolding, power operated scaffoldingand swing stages;

(e) applying codes to installation, inspection and maintenancerequirements;

(f) rigging equipment and piping components;

(g) installing and maintaining appliances, controls, equipment,piping and hangers;

(h) examining, inspecting and testing sprinkler systems.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 4 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1600 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1800 hours of on the job training.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and one additionalapprentice for each additional certified journeyman or uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shall

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not pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice shall pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen or uncertified journeymen in the trade:

(a) 45% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 60% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 70% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 80% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Sprinkler Systems Installer TradeRegulation (AR 145/94) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeshipprogram under this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Sprinkler Systems Installer Trade Regulation (AR 145/94) isrepealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2005.

Coming intoforce

10 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2000.

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Alberta Regulation 305/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

STEAMFITTER - PIPEFITTER TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

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Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “piping system” means any type of commercial or industrialpiping system and without limiting the generality of theforegoing includes the following:

(i) hot liquid systems;

(ii) high and low pressure steam systems;

(iii) boilers and controls for boilers;

(iv) control and indicating devices systems;

(v) heating and cooling systems;

(vi) heat exchanger systems;

(vii) process systems;

(viii) power plant systems;

(ix) compressed gas systems;

(x) vacuum, pneumatic and hydraulic systems;

(xi) fire protection systems other than sprinkler systems;

(xii) flue gases systems;

(xiii) water treatment systems;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of steamfitter - pipefitter that isdesignated as a compulsory certification trade pursuant to theApprenticeship and Industry Training Act.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The undertakings that constitute the trade are the fabrication,installation, alteration, maintenance and repair of piping systems.

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Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) determining location, size and material required;

(b) producing fabrication and layout drawings from prints andspecifications;

(c) compiling material breakdown and takeoff;

(d) identifying and using tools and special equipment that are usedto carry out work in the trade;

(e) applying codes to installation requirements;

(f) rigging equipment and piping components;

(g) installing and troubleshooting boilers and controls;

(h) installing and troubleshooting heat exchange equipment andcontrols;

(i) cutting, preparing, aligning and assembling piping;

(j) installing and maintaining pumps, valves and related equipment;

(k) installing components in heating, ventilation and airconditioning systems;

(l) fabricating and installing pipe supports, hangers and equipmentsupports.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 4 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(5) In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the trade or employs acertified journeyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and

(a) in the case of a residential project, one additional apprentice foreach additional certified journeyman in the trade that isemployed by that person,

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(b) in the case of a commercial project, one additional apprenticefor each 2 additional certified journeymen in the trade that areemployed by that person, and

(c) in the case of an industrial project, one additional apprentice foreach 3 additional certified journeymen in the trade that areemployed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen in the trade:

(a) 50% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 60% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 70% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;

(d) 80% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Steamfitter - Pipefitter TradeRegulation (AR 338/94) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeshipprogram under this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Steamfitter - Pipefitter Trade Regulation (AR 338/94) isrepealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2005.

Coming intoforce

10 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 306/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

STRUCTURAL STEEL AND PLATE FITTER TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

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General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “structures” means the following:

(i) pressure vessels;

(ii) metal railings;

(iii) metal ladders and platforms;

(iv) metal conventional and spiral stairs;

(v) multipurpose holding tanks and containers;

(vi) metal hoppers, chutes and cones;

(vii) girders, trusses and built-up sections;

(viii) welded or bolted beams and columns;

(ix) structural or miscellaneous steel or metal components orvessels not referred to in subclauses (i) to (viii);

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of structural steel and plate fitterthat is designated as an optional certification trade pursuant tothe Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act;

(f) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The following undertakings constitute the trade:

(a) fabrication of structures;

(b) layout and assembly of structures;

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(c) repair, maintenance and servicing of structures.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) the use of detailed drawings and blueprints and otherspecifications;

(b) the use of layout and fitting hand tools and air and electricpowered tools;

(c) the use of shop equipment, including overhead cranes, fork lifts,drilling and threading equipment, grinders, power saws, anglerolls, plate rolls, punches, shears, press brakes, power benders,ironworkers and presses;

(d) the use, setup and assembly of rigging equipment, includingwire rope, block and tackle, hoisting equipment and scaffolds;

(e) the use of oxyfuel cutting and arc tack welding equipment inheat straightening, cutting and joining metals;

(f) the use of new technology that is related to the trade.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 3 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1500 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and one additionalapprentice for each additional certified journeyman or uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen or uncertified journeymen in the trade:

(a) 60% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

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(b) 75% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 90% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Structural Steel and Plate FitterTrade Regulation (AR 281/94) continues as an apprentice in thatapprenticeship program under this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Structural Steel and Plate Fitter Trade Regulation (AR 281/94)is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2004.

Coming intoforce

10 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

Alberta Regulation 307/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

TRANSPORT REFRIGERATION TECHNICIAN TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

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(c) “refrigeration equipment” means any type of primary orsecondary refrigeration system used to supply and containconditioned air for the purpose of providing conditioned air togoods that are transported by trucks and without limiting thegenerality of the foregoing includes the following:

(i) piping;

(ii) compressor assemblies;

(iii) condenser assemblies;

(iv) evaporator assemblies;

(v) system controls and control valves;

(vi) air handling and distribution equipment;

(vii) humidifier assemblies;

(viii) air cleaner assemblies;

(ix) system accessories and ancillary components;

(x) equipment used to monitor and control refrigerationsystems and detect malfunctions in refrigerationsystems;

(xi) auxiliary heaters;

(xii) mechanical generating systems;

(xiii) electrical power supply systems;

(xiv) gasoline and diesel engines and related systems;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of transport refrigerationtechnician that is designated as an optional certification tradepursuant to the Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act;

(f) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The undertakings that constitute the trade are the installation,maintenance, service, alteration and repair of refrigeration equipment.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) using hand tools, power tools and refrigeration tools whileworking on refrigeration equipment;

(b) using, in relation to refrigeration equipment, electrical and othermeasuring and testing devices;

(c) carrying out soldering, brazing and welding on or in relation torefrigeration equipment;

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(d) maintaining and making electrical repairs to existingrefrigeration equipment from the breaker or disconnect switchas follows:

(i) changing controls, contactors, motors and compressors;

(ii) repairing burnt or broken wires;

(iii) making minor upgrades to controls of existingrefrigeration equipment;

(e) installing, maintaining and repairing natural gas and propanegas auxiliary heating units;

(f) installing, maintaining and repairing engines and compressors;

(g) installing, removing, recycling, storing and disposing of primaryand secondary refrigerants;

(h) transporting, handling and using refrigerants and otherdangerous goods.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 3 periods of not less than 14 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1800 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1800 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1800 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and one additionalapprentice for each additional certified journeyman or uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen or uncertified journeymen in the trade:

(a) 60% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 75% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 90% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program.

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Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Transport RefrigerationTechnician Trade Regulation (AR 134/94) continues as an apprentice inthat apprenticeship program under this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Transport Refrigeration Technician Trade Regulation (AR134/94) is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2004.

Coming intoforce

10 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

Alberta Regulation 308/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

TILESETTER TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

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(d) “tile” means any residential, commercial or industrial tile orsimilar product and without limiting the generality of theforegoing includes the following:

(i) ceramic tile;

(ii) quarry tile;

(iii) mosaics;

(iv) marble;

(v) terrazzo;

(vi) stone;

(vii) granite;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of tilesetter that is designated asan optional certification trade pursuant to the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act;

(f) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The installation, repair, fabrication and replacement of tile are theundertakings that constitute the trade.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) using thin sets, adhesives, mechanical fasteners and accessoriesfor bonding;

(b) using grouts and sealers for finishing and sealing surfaces;

(c) using mortar beds or cement boards as backing;

(d) using different types of materials for expansion and contractionjoints;

(e) installing waterproofing and damp-proofing materials;

(f) cutting, surfacing, polishing and installing marble and granite,including agglomerated materials;

(g) installing precast units;

(h) laying out, mixing, placing, grinding and cleaning all types ofterrazzo;

(i) using detailed drawings, blueprints and other specifications;

(j) using hand tools, power tools, levels and explosive actuatedtools;

(k) using mixers, grinders, polishers, masonry saws and forklifts;

(l) using, setting up and assembling rigging and hoistingequipment, ladders and scaffolds;

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(m) using new innovative trade related technological changes inrespect of materials or methods of construction.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 3 periods of not less than 14 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 2100 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 2100 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 2100 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and one additionalapprentice for each additional certified journeyman or uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen or uncertified journeymen in the trade:

(a) 60% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 70% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 80% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein the apprenticeship program under the Tilesetter Trade Regulation(AR 133/94) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeship programunder this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Tilesetter Trade Regulation (AR 133/94) is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2005.

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Coming intoforce

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Alberta Regulation 309/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

WAREHOUSING OCCUPATION REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 37(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1Constitution of the occupation 2Tasks, activities and functions 3Repeal 4Expiry 5Coming into force 6

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “commodities” includes any product, substance or organismpertaining to

(i) consumer services or products;

(ii) agricultural services or products;

(iii) transportation services or products;

(iv) natural resource products;

(v) manufacturing products;

(b) “occupation” means the occupation of warehousing that isdesignated as a designated occupation pursuant to theApprenticeship and Industry Training Act.

Constitution ofthe occupation

2 The undertakings that constitute the occupation are the shipping,receiving, issuing, handling, storing, product identification, purchasing,accounting for and material management of commodities.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the occupation, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the occupation:

(a) using tools for the purposes of dispensing, measuring andcutting commodities;

(b) operating powered and non-powered lifting and movingequipment and devices;

(c) using electronic and non-electronic location, identification andcommunication systems;

(d) operating mobile equipment and devices;

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(e) wrapping, packaging and strapping commodities;

(f) using storage equipment;

(g) cleaning facilities, equipment and tools.

Repeal 4 The Warehousing Occupation Regulation (AR 127/96) is repealed.

Expiry 5 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on January 31, 2003.

Coming intoforce

6 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

Alberta Regulation 310/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

WATER WELL DRILLER TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(d) “trade” means the occupation of water well driller that isdesignated as an optional certification trade pursuant to theApprenticeship and Industry Training Act;

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(e) “uncertified journeyman” means an uncertified journeyman asdefined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The following undertakings constitute the trade:

(a) the designing, drilling, construction, development, servicing,disinfecting, sanitation and reclamation of water wells;

(b) the repairing, servicing, installing and disinfecting of water wellpump systems.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) completing a bore hole into a finished productive well;

(b) completing well records and reports as required by the industry;

(c) completing well records and reports as required by theGovernment of Alberta;

(d) operating the tools of the trade;

(e) operating and maintaining equipment for drilling wells;

(f) heating and cutting metal using the appropriate equipment;

(g) connecting and installing electrical connections to water pumps;

(h) identifying and applying the standards and regulationsgoverning the ground water industry;

(i) identifying and describing geological formations;

(j) operating drilling systems;

(k) exploring for ground water;

(l) recognizing ground water flow;

(m) interpreting chemical content of ground water;

(n) monitoring natural gas in domestic water wells;

(o) monitoring ground water.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprentice-ship program

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 2 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1800 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1800 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

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Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman or an uncertified journeymanin the trade or employs a certified journeyman or an uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade may employ 2 apprentices and 2 additionalapprentices for each additional certified journeyman or uncertifiedjourneyman in the trade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen or uncertified journeymen in the trade:

(a) 60% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 85% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Water Well Driller TradeRegulation (AR 203/94) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeshipprogram under this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Water Well Driller Trade Regulation (AR 203/94) is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2005.

Coming intoforce

10 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

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Alberta Regulation 311/2000

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act

WELDER TRADE REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training Board on November 28, 2000 pursuant to section 33(2) of the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act and approved by the Minister of Learning on December 12, 2000.

Table of Contents

Definitions 1

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution of the trade 2Tasks, activities and functions 3

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Apprenticeship

Term of the apprenticeship program 4Employment of apprentices 5Wages 6

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeship continues 7Repeal 8Expiry 9Coming into force 10

Definitions 1 In this Regulation,

(a) “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;

(b) “certified journeyman” means a certified journeyman as definedin the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;

(c) “component” means any object that consists of ferrous ornon-ferrous metal and without limiting the generality of theforegoing includes the following objects that are made of or thatconsist of ferrous or non-ferrous metal:

(i) structures;

(ii) pipe;

(iii) vessels;

(iv) containers;

(d) “technical training” means technical training as defined in theApprenticeship Program Regulation;

(e) “trade” means the occupation of welder that is designated as acompulsory certification trade pursuant to the Apprenticeshipand Industry Training Act.

General Matters Respecting the Trade

Constitution ofthe trade

2 The following undertakings constitute the trade:

(a) the fabrication of components in a field setting;

(b) the fabrication of components in a shop setting;

(c) the service, maintenance and repair of components.

Tasks,activities andfunctions

3 When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, thefollowing tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:

(a) following recommended “setting-up” procedures for installingoxy-fuel accessories;

(b) cutting, shaping and fitting steel using oxy-fuel processes;

(c) cleaning and inspecting cut surfaces;

(d) fusion welding using manual oxy-fuel processes;

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(e) brazing and braze welding using oxy-fuel processes;

(f) applying surfacing materials using oxy-fuel processes;

(g) joining metals using soldering processes;

(h) welding using shielded metal arc welding processes;

(i) cutting and gouging using electric arc welding processes;

(j) setting up and welding using gas metal arc welding processes;

(k) welding using flux core arc welding processes;

(l) welding using submerged arc welding processes;

(m) welding using gas tungsten arc welding processes;

(n) welding and cutting using plasma arc processes;

(o) setting up equipment and welding using resistance weldingprocesses;

(p) identifying metals and performing preparation and assemblytasks prior to welding;

(q) performing supplementary and disassembly procedures;

(r) sketching and interpreting blueprints;

(s) operating hand tools and hand operated equipment;

(t) using any new innovative trade related technological changeswith respect to

(i) materials or method of construction, and

(ii) the carrying out of the tasks, activities and functionsreferred to in this section.

Apprenticeship

Term of theapprenticeshipprogram

4(1) Subject to credit for previous training or experience being grantedpursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship programfor the trade is 3 periods of not less than 12 months each.

(2) In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1560 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(3) In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1560 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

(4) In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice mustacquire not less than 1560 hours of on the job training and successfullycomplete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.

Employment ofapprentices

5(1) Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must becarried out in accordance with this section.

(2) A person who is a certified journeyman in the trade or employs acertified journeyman in the trade may employ one apprentice and one

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additional apprentice for each additional certified journeyman in thetrade that is employed by that person.

Wages 6(1) Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shallnot pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for undersubsection (2).

(2) Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing anapprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to thefollowing percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certifiedjourneymen in the trade:

(a) 60% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;

(b) 75% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;

(c) 90% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program.

Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry andComing into Force

Apprenticeshipcontinues

7 A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprenticein an apprenticeship program under the Welder Trade Regulation(AR 135/94) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeship programunder this Regulation.

Repeal 8 The Welder Trade Regulation (AR 135/94) is repealed.

Expiry 9 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on August 31, 2004.

Coming intoforce

10 This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.

Alberta Regulation 312/2000

Franchises Act

FRANCHISES ACT EXEMPTION REGULATION

Filed: December 14, 2000

Made by the Minister of Government Services (M.O. GS:005/00) on December 11, 2000 pursuant to section 6(1) of the Franchises Act.

Exemption 1 A franchisor is not required to include financial statements in adisclosure document given to a prospective franchisee

(a) if the franchisor has a net worth on a consolidated basisaccording to its most recent financial statements, which havebeen audited or for which a review engagement report has beenprepared,

(i) of not less than $5 000 000, or

(ii) of not less than $1 000 000 if the franchisor is controlledby a corporation that meets the requirements ofsubclause (i),

and

(b) if the franchisor

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(i) has had at least 25 franchisees conducting business at alltimes in Canada during the 5-year period immediatelypreceding the date of the disclosure document,

(ii) has conducted business that is the subject of thefranchise continuously for not less than 5 yearsimmediately preceding the date of the disclosuredocument, or

(iii) is controlled by a corporation that meets therequirements of subclause (i) or (ii).

Repeal 2 The Exemption Regulation (AR 249/95) is repealed.

Expiry 3 For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed forongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassedin its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulationexpires on November 30, 2005.