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Comment Form: Consultation on Proposed Board Regulations
Introduction
The College is inviting public comments on proposed Board regulations related to the following
matters:
Public notice required for meetings and hearings that are open to the public;
Naming geographic areas for the Appointments Council to take into consideration when
carrying out its appointment duties; and
Governing the establishment apprenticeship programs.
The deadline for the receipt of comments is December 3, 2012.
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Please tell us more about your association / organization / company:
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qualification)
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Trade (s) associated with your association / organization / company – please list all that apply:
Steamfitter, Gas Fitter, Plumber, Welder.
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Proposed Regulations: Public Notice of Board meetings
1. Notices for Board meetings that are required to be open to the public will meet the following requirements:
(a) Notice will be posted on the Ontario College of Trades (the College) website at least 14 days before the meeting,
(b) The notice will be in both English and French.
(c) The notice will include the date, time and place of the meeting. The proposed agenda for the meeting will also be included in the notice.
Q: Why is this regulation being proposed? A: Once the College is fully operational, reasonable notice will be given for meetings of the Board that are required to be open to members of the College and the public. The College is proposing to provide the public with information about the Board meeting (i.e. date, time, place and agenda) at least 14 days in advance. Where exceptional circumstances warrant it, an emergency Board meeting may be convened with less than 14 days of public notice. Q: Will all Board meetings be open to the public? A: In most cases, Board meetings will be open to the public; however the Ontario College of Trades
and Apprenticeship Act, 2009 (OCTAA) lists some exceptions where the Board has the right to exclude
the public and members from a meeting or part of a meeting. These exceptions include cases where
sensitive information may be disclosed and/or a person’s safety may be jeopardized – please see
section 16(2) of OCTAA for a full list of exceptions.
Q: Will Board meetings be in both English and French?
A: Everyone will have the right to use French when dealing with the College. The College is developing a policy on French-language services. The policy will be posted on the College website once it is finalized.
Please provide comments below, if any:
(maximum 250 words – only the first 250 words of this entry will be considered)
Notification of Board meetings would be welcomed by the Local 628, Joint Training and Apprenticeship
Committee, however the notification period of 14 days before a Board meeting is insufficient. As a
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province-wide organization with a duty to consult with our membership, we require a minimum of 45
days to circulate the meeting information and agenda. Should members of our JTAC desire to attend a
Board meeting they will require the 45 days to adjust their work schedules and make the appropriate
travel arrangements. The schedule of Board meetings must be drafted long in advance to
accommodate the schedules of the Board members so it should not pose a significant challenge for the
College to make this information available well in advance of the meeting. For the College to be truly
transparent they must allow members ample opportunity to attend the meetings in which they are
being represented.
Additionally, clarification is needed on whether “Board meetings” refers to the Trade Boards, the
Divisional Boards, or the Board of Governors.
As a general comment it should be noted that any public notices coming from the College of Trades
should be provided at a minimum 45 days in advance of the deadline. It presents a significant
challenge for associations to conduct appropriate consultation to make submissions to the College with
shorter notice periods. For the highest amount of participation and transparency, this advance notice
is important for College members.
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Proposed Regulations: Public Notice of Discipline Committee Hearings
1. Public notices for Discipline Committee hearings on allegations of professional misconduct or incompetence by a member will meet the following requirements:
(a) Notice will be posted on the Ontario College of Trades (the College) website at least 14 days before the hearing.
(b) The notice will be in both English and French.
(c) The notice will include:
(i) The name and registration number of the member who is facing complaints;
(ii) the date, time and place of the hearing; and
(iii) the complaint(s) made against the member.
Q: Why is this regulation being proposed?
A: Once the College is fully operational, reasonable notice will be given for hearings by a panel of the Discipline Committee concerning allegations of incapacity, professional misconduct or incompetence by a member. The College is proposing to provide the public with information about Discipline Committee hearings (i.e. date, time, place and agenda) at least 14 days in advance. Where exceptional circumstances warrant it, public notice of a Discipline Committee hearing may be provided with less than 14 days. Q: Is this the same notice that will be given to the member who is facing allegations of incapacity, professional misconduct or incompetence? Will he or she also receive 14 days of notice?
A: No. A member who is facing allegations of incapacity, professional misconduct or incompetence will be served directly with a written notice of the hearing well in advance of the hearing date.
Q: Will all Discipline Committee hearings be open to the public?
A: In most cases, Discipline Committee hearings will be open to the public. However, the Ontario College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act, 2009 (OCTAA) lists some exceptions where the Board has the right to exclude the public and members from a meeting or part of a meeting. These exceptions include cases where sensitive information may be disclosed and/or a person’s safety may be jeopardized – please see subsection 48(7) of OCTAA for a full list of exceptions.
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Q: Will Discipline Committee hearings be in held both English and French?
A: Everyone will have the right to use French when dealing with the College. The College is developing a policy on French-language services. The policy will be posted on the College website once it is finalized.
Please provide comments below, if any:
(maximum 250 words – only the first 250 words of this entry will be considered)
Given the gravity of discipline committee hearings and the potential to remove a member’s ability to
legally practice their trade, as much advance notice as possible is required for members of the College.
A minimum of 45 days of public notice is necessary. Assuming that the Discipline Committee hearings
are to be conducted at the Toronto location of the College, 14 days is insufficient for members to
adjust their work schedules and make travel arrangements should they wish to attend. In some cases
the hearing may set a precedent that could impact on the overall practice of a trade. There must be
enough notice to the member facing allegations to allow for due process and protection through
representation as well as to the wider membership of the College should they have an interest in the
hearing to be conducted.
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Proposed Regulations: Naming of Geographic Areas
1. For the purposes of reflecting geographic diversity across the governing structure of the College, the following are designated as geographic areas to be taken into account by the Appointments Council:
(i) Central
(ii) East
(iii) North
(iv) West
2. The geographic areas listed above include the municipalities, counties and districts listed in Column 2 of Schedule 1 (see page 12 and 13).
Q: What is the Appointments Council?
A: The College of Trades Appointments Council (the Appointments Council) was established under the Ontario College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act, 2009 (OCTAA) [see section 63 of OCTAA]. The Appointments Council is composed of a Chair and eight other members who are all appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. The Appointments Council has a duty to appoint people to the College’s governing structure. The term “governing structure” means the College Board of Governors, the College Divisional Boards, the College Trade Boards, and the roster of adjudicators for Review Panels (Review Panels conduct reviews and make decisions about journeyperson to apprentice ratios and on classifying trades as either compulsory or voluntary). Q: Why are these regulations being proposed?
A: Under OCTAA, the Appointments Council must consider the importance of reflecting diversity when appointing people to the College, including the diversity of geographic areas of Ontario. This proposed regulation sets out the various areas in Ontario for the Appointments Council to take into consideration when making appointments to the College governing structure. Q: What does the Appointments Council do now in terms of reflecting geographic diversity when
making appointments?
A: The Appointments Council asks people who are applying to be in the governing structure of the College to tell them if they are from Central, East, West or North Ontario. They include a map in their application package with every county, regional municipality and regional district in the province in one of these four areas. These are the same areas as the ones listed in the proposed regulation. If the
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proposed regulation is not put in place, the Appointments Council will not be required by regulation to consider these particular geographic areas when making appointments to the College governing structure. Q: Why is it important to consider the diversity of geographic areas when making appointments to the College governing structure?
A: The College is an industry-driven body that seeks to reflect the needs of industry. The College recognizes that different communities in Ontario face their own unique set of issues. Setting out the geographic areas for the Appointment Council to take into consideration when making appointments will help reflect the geographic diversity of Ontario.
Please provide comments below, if any:
(maximum 250 words – only the first 250 words of this entry will be considered)
The Local 628, Joint Training and Apprenticeship Committee agrees that the Appointments Council
should take the designated areas, which follow the current regional divisions of the Ministry of
Training, Colleges and Universities, into account to reflect geographic diversity across the governing
structure of the College. This continuity will ensure representation and be less disruptive for all
involved in the process.
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Schedule 1
Column 1 Column 2
Geographic Area Municipalities, counties and districts
Central Durham Regional Municipality
Halton Regional Municipality
Muskoka District Municipality
Peel Regional Municipality
Simcoe County
Toronto, City of
York Regional Municipality
East Frontenac County
Haliburton County
Hastings County
Kawartha Lakes, City of
Lanark County
Leeds and Grenville, United Counties of
Lennox and Addington County
Northumberland County
Ottawa, City of
Peterborough County
Prescott and Russell, United Counties of
Prince Edward County
Renfrew County
Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, United Counties of
North Algoma District
Cochrane District
Greater Sudbury, City of
Kenora District
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Column 1 Column 2
Geographic Area Municipalities, counties and districts
Manitoulin District
Nipissing District
Parry Sound District
Rainy River District
Sudbury District
Thunder Bay District
Timiskaming District
West Brant County
Bruce County
Chatham-Kent, Municipality of
Dufferin County
Elgin County
Essex County
Grey County
Haldimand-Norfolk
Hamilton, City of
Huron County
Lambton County
Middlesex County
Niagara Regional Municipality
Oxford County
Perth County
Waterloo Regional Municipality
Wellington County
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General Regulation on Apprenticeship Programs
The College is proposing to make a general regulation governing the establishment of apprenticeship
programs for all trades prescribed under the Ontario College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act, 2009
(OCTAA). A benefit of a general regulation is that it provides a unifying context for more trade-specific
regulations and can set out a framework of guiding principles that increase transparency/clarity when
apprenticeship programs are established.
Proposed Regulations: Apprenticeship Programs - General
1. Definitions
“Apprenticeship program” means a program established in accordance with this Regulation which includes workplace-based training and experience and, where applicable, classroom training and instruction, and is intended to prepare an apprentice to practice the full scope of the trade;
“Regular daily training hours” means the hours of workplace-based training completed by the apprentice during the regular daily working hours of the journeyperson with whom the apprentice works, in time-based apprenticeship programs;
“Journeyperson”, for the purposes of supervising an apprentice in a voluntary trade, includes an individual who has training and experience in a trade equivalent to an individual who holds a certificate of qualification in the trade.
2. (1) The College shall establish an apprenticeship program for a trade in accordance with this Regulation.
(2) In deciding whether to establish an apprenticeship program, the College shall consider the following factors:
(a) the training needs of employers, employees, and the requirements of the labour market for the trade;
(b) the content and length of the program, including the proportion of the program that involves workplace-based training;
(c) whether the program will prepare the apprentice to complete the subjects of examination prescribed for the trades, if applicable; and,
(d) whether the combined elements of the program would prepare the apprentice to practice the full scope of the trade in accordance with established training and curriculum standards.
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3. (1) In establishing an apprenticeship program for a trade, the College, in addition to any matters provided for in this Regulation with respect to the apprenticeship program for a particular trade, may specify:
(a) Any academic or other prerequisite;
(b) The content and duration of any classroom instruction and workplace-based training to be completed;
(c) Requirements for documenting the training and work experience completed by the apprentice;
(d) Matters required to be addressed in a registered training agreement;
(e) The length of training required in any component of the program;
(f) Where the apprenticeship program requires that the apprentice complete a specified number of hours of workplace-based training, whether any hours worked by an apprentice outside his or her regular daily training hours may be included in computing the hours spent in workplace-based training.
4. (1) The College may establish a system of credits for an apprenticeship program, including the requirements that must be satisfied to obtain credit,
(a) for the successful completion of a course of study or training; or
(b) for work performed or experience gained in the trade prior to the registration of the training agreement.
(2) No credits shall be granted under subsection (1) unless the applicant for an apprenticeship,
(a) supplies documentary evidence satisfactory to the Minister of the completion of the course of study or training, or of the work performed or the experience gained, as the case may be; or
(b) passes such tests or examinations as are required.
Q: Do these proposed regulations mean that the College would have the power to create new trades and apprenticeship programs on its own?
A: No. The College’s approval of apprenticeship programs would be one of the last steps in a much larger process. The Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities (Minister) has the authority to prescribe new trades; the College has the authority to establish apprenticeship programs. The College would not be establishing apprenticeship programs on its own – it is the ‘formalization’ of many decisions that would have come before it.
Q: How will new trades and apprenticeship programs be created when the College goes live?
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A: The process for developing new trades and apprenticeship programs is still being developed. Because the training model for all prescribed trades in Ontario is an apprenticeship model, the prescribing of new trades is somewhat inseparable from the establishment of apprenticeship programs, and vice versa. The College is working with the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities (MTCU) to ensure that the process will be comprehensive, transparent and industry-driven. It will involve public consultation and will engage the College’s governance structure for decision making (e.g. Divisional Boards, Board of Governors).
Information about the new trade and apprenticeship program development process, including some of the key considerations that go into determining whether or not a new trade and apprenticeship program should be created, will be made available when they are finalized.
Please provide comments below, if any:
(maximum 250 words – only the first 250 words of this entry will be considered)
Under (1) Definitions for “Journeyperson” it is stated that for the purposes of supervising an apprentice
in a voluntary trade, this title includes “an individual who has training and experience in a trade
equivalent to an individual who holds a certificate of qualification in the trade”. For the purposes of
supervising apprentices, journeypersons should always be holders of a Certificate of Qualification.
Those who have verified and proven work experience in a trade may challenge the exam, and then are
deemed journeypersons and are able to take on apprentices. This definition is clear in the Ontario
College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act, 2009 where a journeyperson is stated to be “an individual
who holds a certificate of qualification”. The definition and application must be consistent in both the
legislation and the proposed regulations. Apprentices should be mentored by a certified journeyperson
as members of the College of Trades.
Although there are different regulations for the trades under the TQAA and the ACA, for the purposes
of setting training requirements all trades should eventually be given the same consideration through
the College. The Board is required by the Ontario College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act, 2009 to
make regulations for trades covered by the TQAA and therefore has an obligation to reach out to their
membership for consultation. The trades under the ACA have their apprenticeship program
requirements set out in policy documents – a much less transparent process. There is a difference
between time-based and competency-based programs, however all trades could benefit from wider
industry input to set training standards. At a minimum, when approving the creation of an
apprenticeship program for a trade, whether under the TQAA or the ACA the regulations should reflect
that the expertise of the trade board should be the principal determinant for the Board of Governors
In Section 2(2) there is brief mention of the College considering “the requirements of the labour
market” when authorizing apprenticeship programs. This does not capture several fundamental
factors, namely short-term versus long-term labour market needs, existing trade overlap and the
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probability consistent apprenticeship completions. These primary considerations should be explicit in
the regulation.
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Trade-Specific Regulations
The College is proposing to make Board regulations that set out trade-specific regulations for some
trades.
List of trades with proposed trade-specific regulations:
1. Architectural glass and metal technician
2. Brick and stone mason
3. Cement (concrete) finisher
4. Cement mason
5. Construction boilermaker
6. Construction millwright
7. Drywall, acoustic and lathing applicator
8. Drywall finisher and plasterer
9. Electrician (Construction and Maintenance); and
Electrician (Domestic and Rural)
10. Floor covering installer
11. General carpenter
12. Heat and frost insulator
13. Hoisting Engineer (Mobile Crane Operator 1);
Hoisting Engineer (Mobile Crane Operator 2); and
Hoisting Engineer (Tower Crane Operator)
14. Ironworker (Generalist);
Ironworker (Structural and Ornamental); and
Reinforcing Rodworker
15. Painter and Decorator (Commercial and Residential); and
Painter and Decorator (Industrial)
16. Plumber
17. Powerline Technician
18. Precast concrete erector
19. Precast concrete finisher
20. Refrigeration and air conditioning systems mechanic; and
Residential air conditioning systems mechanic
21. Restoration mason
22. Roofer
23. Sheet metal worker; and
Residential Sheet Metal Installer
24. Sprinkler and fire protection installer
25. Steamfitter
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26. Terrazzo, tile and marble setter
Q: Only some trades seem to be listed in this proposed regulation related to the establishment of
apprenticeship programs. Why aren’t all trades included – don’t they all have apprenticeship
programs?
A: All trades in Ontario have apprenticeship programs which include workplace-based training and
experience and, where applicable, classroom-based training and instruction. Details of the
apprenticeship programs for each trade are set out in policies, as well as training and curriculum
standards.
The Board is required by the Ontario College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act, 2009 (OCTAA) to make
regulations prescribing wage rates, ratios and training hours for apprentices in certain trades. The
College is proposing to mirror the wage rates, ratios and training hours currently set out under the
Trades Qualification and Apprenticeship Act, 1990 (TQAA) and is also proposing to set out whether or
not overtime will be included in training hours for some trades, again as currently set out in the TQAA.
There are no similar regulations for trades named under the Apprenticeship and Certification Act, 1998
(ACA): that is why no other trades are included in this proposed regulation.
Other trades will have the requirements of their apprenticeship program set out in policy documents
such as training and curriculum standards – as is now the case for those trades.
The following table lists the TQAA trades that have trade-specific regulations. Please note that some
trades are named differently under OCTAA (they are outlined in the table below).
Trade Name under TQAA Regulation(s) under TQAA
Trade Name under OCTAA
1 Architectural Glass and Metal Technician
331/07; 1055 Same
2 Brick and Stone Mason 1045; 1055 Same
3 Cement Finisher 1055 Cement (Concrete) Finisher
4 Cement Mason 1046 Same
5 Construction Boilermaker 1047; 1055 Same
6 Construction Millwright 1048; 1055 Same
7 Drywall, Acoustic and Lathing Applicator
97/01; 1055 Same
8 Drywall Finisher and Plasterer 99/01; 1055 Same
9 Electrician – Branch 1 1051; 1055
Electrician – Construction and Maintenance
10 Electrician – Branch 2 Electrician – Domestic and Rural
11 Floor Covering Installer 98/01; 1055 Same
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Trade Name under TQAA Regulation(s) under TQAA
Trade Name under OCTAA
12 General Carpenter 1056; 1055 Same
13 Heat and Frost Insulator 1055 Same
14 Hoisting Engineer – Branch 1
1060; 1055
Hoisting Engineer – Mobile Crane Operator 1
15 Hoisting Engineer – Branch 2 Hoisting Engineer – Mobile Crane Operator 2
16 Hoisting Engineer – Branch 3 Hoisting Engineer – Tower Crane Operator
17 Ironworker and Reinforcing Rodworker – Branch 1
329/07; 1055
Ironworker – Generalist
18 Ironworker and Reinforcing Rodworker – Branch 2
Ironworker – Structural and Ornamental
19 Ironworker and Reinforcing Rodworker – Branch 3
Reinforcing Rodworker
20 Lineworker – (a) 1067; 1055 Powerline Technician
21 Painter and Decorator – Branch 1 101/01; 1055
Painter and Decorator – Commercial and Residential
22 Painter and Decorator – Branch 2 Painter and Decorator – Industrial
23 Plumber 1073; 1055 Same
24 Precast Concrete Erector 1055 Same
25 Precast Concrete Finisher 1055 Same
26 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems Mechanic – Branch 1
75/05; 1055
Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems Mechanic
27 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Systems Mechanic – Branch 2
Residential Air Conditioning and Systems Mechanic
28 Restoration Mason 1055 Same
29 Roofer 96/01; 1055 Same
30 Sheet Metal Worker – Branch 1 1077; 1055
Sheet Metal Worker
31 Sheet Metal Worker – Branch 2 Residential Sheet Metal Installer
32 Sprinkler and Fire Protection Installer
1078; 1055 Same
33 Steamfitter 1079; 1055 Same
34 Terrazo, Tile and Marble Setter 1055 Same
Q: Is the College planning to develop trade-specific regulations for all of the other trades to set out
the number of hours required to complete the time-based apprenticeship programs; overtime (if
included in training hours); wage rates; and/or ratios?
A: No. Apprenticeship programs that were developed under TQAA are time-based programs. This means that an apprentice has to complete a certain number of hours of workplace-based training and experience and, where applicable, classroom-based training and instruction to meet the requirements of the program. Apprenticeship programs that were developed under ACA are for trades that are competency-based. This means that an individual meets the requirements of the program when
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he/she can demonstrate that he/she has gained the required knowledge and can perform all of the required skills set out for that trade. There is no prescribed time minimum for these trades.
The Minister has the authority to set out (in regulation) the trades that are subject to wage rates and/or ratios. Once the Minister has set out in regulation that a trade should be subject to wage rates and/or ratios, the College has the authority to determine what the actual wage rates and/or ratios should be. The College is working with MTCU to ensure that the process to make any more trades be subject to wage rates and/or ratios will be a comprehensive, transparent and industry-driven process. It will involve public consultation and engage the College’s governance structure for decision making (e.g. Divisional Boards, Board of Governors).
Q: The regulations for TQAA trades listed in this chart seem to have other parts to them that are not
proposed in these regulations, such as age and specific course requirements. Why aren’t those other
things included?
A: All of the trade-specific regulations under TQAA include scopes of practice for the trades. Some
regulations include other things, such as age and specific course requirements for apprenticeship
programs.
Aside from the hours, wage rates and ratios, other elements of the TQAA regulations will not continue
to be set out in regulation for several reasons. Firstly, some of the other elements listed in the TQAA
may no longer apply, or these sections will be set out in policy to make the regulation approach
consistent between trades and to make apprenticeship programs easier to modernize. In other cases,
these elements are set out in other regulations (see below).
The scopes of practice for all named trades in Ontario (i.e. all TQAA and ACA trades) are already set out
in regulations under OCTAA by sector – that is why they do not need to be set out in these regulations.
Construction sector: Ontario Regulation 275/11
Industrial sector: Ontario Regulation 276/11
Motive power sector: Ontario Regulation 277/11
Service sector: Ontario Regulation 278/11
Q: Why is the title of these proposed regulations “establishing apprenticeship programs” when
apprenticeship programs for these trades already exist?
A: Because OCTAA is ‘new’, existing apprenticeship programs are being ‘established’ for the first time
under this Act. The name of the regulations proposed here reflects the Board’s regulation making
authority on this subject matter.
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Proposed Trade-Specific Regulations:
ARCHITECTURAL GLASS AND METAL TECHNICIAN
Apprenticeship program
1. An apprenticeship program established for the trade of architectural glass and metal technician in accordance with this Regulation shall consist of four periods and each period shall include 2,000 hours of apprentice training.
Overtime included in program hours
2. Hours worked by an apprentice in the trade of architectural glass and metal technician in excess of his or her regular daily training hours shall be included in computing the hours spent by him or her in related training and experience.
Ratios
3. (1) The number of apprentices who may be employed by an employer in the trade of architectural glass and metal technician shall not exceed the number determined in accordance with the following rules:
(a) For the first journeyperson employed by the employer in the trade, one apprentice.
(b) For every two additional journeypersons employed by the employer in the trade, add one apprentice.
(2) If an employer is a journeyperson, he or she shall be considered to be the first journeyperson employed by the employer for the purposes of subsection (1)(a).
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Proposed Trade-Specific Regulations:
BRICK AND STONE MASON
Apprenticeship program
1. An apprenticeship program established for the trade of brick and stone mason in accordance
with this Regulation shall consist of four periods and each period shall include 1,400 hours of
apprentice training.
Overtime included in program hours
2. Hours worked by an apprentice in the trade of brick and stone mason in excess of his or her
regular daily training hours shall be included in computing the hours spent by him or her in
related training and experience.
Rate of wages
3. (1) The rate of wages to be paid by an employer to an apprentice working in the trade of
brick and stone mason during the apprenticeship program shall not be less than the following
percentage of the average hourly rate of wages for journeypersons employed by the
employer in that trade:
(a) During the first period of apprentice training, 40 per cent.
(b) During the second period of apprentice training, 60 per cent.
(c) During the third period of apprentice training, 70 per cent.
(d) During the fourth period of apprentice training, 80 per cent.
(2) Subsection (1) applies to the determination of rate of wages for regular daily hours of
work of an apprentice as well as for hours of work in excess of regular daily hours of work.
(3) If an employer employs an apprentice in the trade of brick and stone mason but does not
employ other journeypersons in the trade, the apprentice’s rate of wages shall be
determined in accordance with subsections (1) and (2). However, any reference in those
subsections to the average hourly rate of wages for journeypersons employed by the
employer in the trade of brick and stone mason shall be deemed to be a reference to the
average hourly rate of wages paid to journeypersons employed in the trade in the locality in
which the apprentice is employed.
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4. (1) The number of apprentices who may be employed by an employer in the trade of brick and stone mason shall not exceed the number determined in accordance with the following rules:
(a) For the first journeyperson employed by the employer in the trade, one apprentice.
(b) For every three additional journeypersons employed by the employer in the trade, add one apprentice.
(2) If an employer is a journeyperson, he or she shall be considered to be the first
journeyperson employed by the employer for the purposes of subsection (1)(a).
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Proposed Trade-Specific Regulations:
CEMENT (CONCRETE) FINISHER
Apprenticeship program
1. An apprenticeship program established for the trade of cement (concrete) finisher in accordance with this Regulation shall consist of not less than 4,500 hours.
Rate of wages
2. (1) The rate of wages for an apprentice in the trade of cement (concrete) finisher whether for his or her regular daily training hours or for hours in excess of those regular daily training hours shall be not less than,
(a) 40 per cent during the first period;
(b) 50 per cent during the second period;
(c) 60 per cent during the third period;
(d) 70 per cent during the fourth period; and
(e) 80 per cent during the fifth period,
of the average rate of wages for journeypersons employed by the employer in that trade, or where the employer is the only journeyperson employed, of the average rate of wages for journeypersons in the area.
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3. (1) The number of apprentices who may be employed by an employer in the trade of cement (concrete) finisher shall not exceed,
(a) where the employer is a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice plus an additional apprentice for each additional three journeypersons employed by the employer in that trade and with whom the apprentice is working; or
(b) where the employer is not a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice for the first journeyperson employed by the employer plus an additional apprentice for each additional three journeypersons employed by the employer in that trade and with whom the apprentice is working.
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Proposed Trade-Specific Regulations:
CEMENT MASON
Apprenticeship program
1. An apprenticeship program established for the trade of cement mason in accordance with this Regulation shall consist of three periods of related training and work experience of 2,000 hours each.
Rate of wages
2. (1) The rate of wages for an apprentice in the trade of cement mason whether for regular daily hours or hours in excess of regular daily hours shall be not less than,
(a) 60 per cent for the first period of related training and work experience;
(b) 75 per cent for the second period of related training and work experience; and
(c) 90 per cent for the third period of related training and work experience,
of the average hourly rate of wages or its equivalent for a journeyperson employed by the employer in that trade and with whom the apprentice is working.
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3. (1) The number of apprentices who may be employed by an employer in the trade of cement mason shall not exceed,
(a) where the employer is a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice plus an additional apprentice for every four journeypersons employed by that employer in the trade and with whom the apprentice is working; and
(b) where the employer is not a journeypersons in the trade, one apprentice for the first journeyperson employed by the employer plus an additional apprentice for each additional four journeypersons employed by that employer in the trade and with whom the apprentice is working.
Overtime included in program hours
4. Every hour worked by an apprentice in excess of regular daily training hours shall be included in computing the hours spent by him or her in related training and work experience.
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Proposed Trade-Specific Regulations:
CONSTRUCTION BOILERMAKER
1. An apprenticeship program for the trade of construction boilermaker established in accordance with this Regulation shall consist of four periods and each period shall include 1,650 hours of apprentice training.
2. Hours worked by an apprentice in the trade of construction boilermaker in excess of his or her regular daily training hours shall be included in computing the hours spent by him or her in related training and work experience.
Rate of wages
3. (1) The rate of wages to be paid by an employer to an apprentice working in the trade of construction boilermaker during the apprenticeship program shall not be less than the following percentage of the average hourly rate of wages for journeypersons employed by the employer of the trade:
(a) During the first period of apprentice training, 60 per cent.
(b) During the second period of apprentice training, 70 per cent.
(c) During the third period of apprentice training, 80 per cent.
(d) During the fourth period of apprentice training, 90 per cent.
(2) Subsection (1) applies to the determination of rates of wages for regular daily training hours of an apprentice as well as for hours of work in excess of regular daily training hours.
(3) If an employer employs an apprentice in the trade of construction boilermaker but does not employ other journeypersons in the trade, the apprentice’s rate of wages shall be determined in accordance with subsections (1) and (2). However, any reference in those subsections to the average hourly rate of wages for journeypersons employed by the employer in the trade of construction boilermaker shall be deemed to be a reference to the average hourly rate of wages paid to journeypersons employed in the trade in the locality in which the apprentice is employed.
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4. (1) The number of apprentices who may be employed by an employer in the trade of construction boilermaker shall not exceed the number determined in accordance with the following rules:
(a) For the first journeyperson employed by the employer in the trade, one apprentice.
(b) For every three additional journeypersons employed by the employer in the trade, add one apprentice.
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(2) If an employer is a journeyperson, he or she shall be considered to be the first journeyperson employed by the employer for the purposes of subsection (1)(a).
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Proposed Trade-Specific Regulations:
CONSTRUCTION MILLWRIGHT
Apprenticeship program
1. An apprenticeship program established for the trade of construction millwright in accordance with this Regulation shall consist of four periods of related training and work experience training of 2,000 hours per period.
Overtime included in program hours
2. Every hour worked by an apprentice in excess of his or her regular daily training hours shall be included in computing the hours spent in workplace-based training.
Rate of wages
3. (1) The rate of wages for an apprentice in the trade of construction millwright, whether for regular daily hours of work or for hours of work in excess of regular daily hours of work shall not be less than,
(a) 60 per cent during the first period;
(b) 70 per cent during the second period;
(c) 80 per cent during the third period; and
(d) 90 per cent during the fourth period,
of the average hourly rate of wages or its equivalent for journeypersons employed by the employer in that trade and with whom the apprentice is working.
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4. (1) The number of apprentices who may be employed by an employer in the trade of construction millwright shall not exceed,
(a) where the employer is a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice plus an additional apprentice for every four journeypersons employed by that employer in the trade and with whom the apprentice is working; and
(b) where the employer is not a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice for the first journeypersons employed by the employer plus an additional apprentice for each additional four journeypersons employed by that employer in the trade and with whom the apprentice is working.
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Proposed Trade-Specific Regulations:
DRYWALL, ACOUSTIC AND LATHING APPLICATOR
Apprenticeship program
1. An apprenticeship program established for the trade of drywall, acoustic and lathing applicator in accordance with this Regulation, shall consist of not less than 5,400 hours.
Overtime included in program hours
2. Hours worked by an apprentice in the trade of drywall, acoustic and lathing applicator in excess of his or her regular daily training hours shall be included in computing the hours spent by him or her in related training and experience.
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3. (1) The number of apprentices who may be employed by an employer in the trade of drywall, acoustic and lathing applicator shall not exceed,
(a) if the employer is a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice plus an additional apprentice for every four journeypersons employed by the employer in the trade and with whom the apprentice is working; or
(b) if the employer is not a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice for the first journeyperson employed by the employer plus an additional apprentice for every additional four journeypersons employed by the employer in the trade and with whom the apprentice is working.
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Proposed Trade-Specific Regulations:
DRYWALL FINISHER AND PLASTERER
Apprenticeship program
1. An apprenticeship program established for the trade of drywall finisher and plasterer, in accordance with this Regulation shall consist of not less than 5,400 hours.
Overtime included in program hours
2. Hours worked by an apprentice in the trade of drywall finisher and plasterer in excess of his or her regular daily training hours shall be included in computing the hours spent by him or her in related training and experience.
Wage Rates
3. (1) Unless otherwise prescribed, the rate of wages for an apprentice whether for his or her regular daily hours or for hours in excess of those regular daily hours shall be not less than,
(a) 40 per cent during the first period;
(b) 50 per cent during the second period;
(c) 60 per cent during the third period;
(d) 70 per cent during the fourth period; and
(e) 80 per cent during the fifth period,
of the average rate of wages for journeypersons employed by the employer in that trade, or where the employer is the only journeyperson employed, of the average rate of wages for journeypersons in the area.
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4. (1) The number of apprentices who may be employed by an employer in the trade shall not exceed,
(a) where the employer is a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice plus an additional apprentice for every three journeypersons employed by that employer in the trade and with whom the apprentice is working; and
(b) where the employer is not a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice for the first journeyperson employed by the employer plus an additional apprentice for each additional three journeypersons employed by that employer in the trade and with whom the apprentice is working.
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Proposed Trade-Specific Regulations:
ELECTRICIAN – CONSTRUCTION AND MAINTENANCE; and ELECTRICIAN – DOMESTIC AND RURAL
Apprenticeship program
1. An apprenticeship program established for the trade of Electrician-Construction and Maintenance in accordance with this Regulation shall consist of five periods of related training and experience of 1800 for each period.
2. For the holder of a certificate of qualification in the trade of Electrician – Domestic and Rural the apprenticeship program for the trade of Electrician – Construction and Maintenance shall consist of a further period of training and instruction of 2,000 hours that shall include a course of study approved by the Registrar.
3. An apprenticeship program established for the trade of Electrician – Domestic and Rural in accordance with the Regulation shall consist of four periods of related training and work experience training of 1,800 hours for each period.
Rate of wages
4. (1) The rate of wages for an apprentice in the trade of Electrician – Construction and Maintenance whether for regular daily training hours or for hours of work in excess of regular daily training hours of work shall not be less than,
(a) 40 per cent during the first period;
(b) 50 per cent during the second period;
(c) 60 per cent during the third period;
(d) 70 per cent during the fourth period; and
(e) 80 per cent during the fifth period,
of the average hourly rate of wages or its equivalent for journeypersons in that trade employed by the employer with whom the apprentice is working.
5. (1) The rate of wages for an Electrician Domestic and Rural whether for regular daily training hours or for hours of work in excess of regular daily training hours shall not be less than
(a) 40 percent during the first period;
(b) 50 percent during the second period;
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(c) 60 percent during the third period;
(d) 70 percent during the fourth period.
of the average hourly rate of wages or its equivalent for journeypersons in that trade employed by the employer with whom that apprentice is working.
(2) The rate of wages for an Electrician-Domestic and Rural during the 2,000 hour period of training and instruction referred to in section 5 shall be not less than 80 percent of the wages for an Electrician-Construction and Maintenance.
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6. (1) The number of apprentices who may be employed by an employer in the trade of Electrician-Construction and Maintenance and Electrician – Domestic and Rural (“the electrician trades”) shall not exceed the number set out in Column 2 of the Table opposite the number of journeypersons in the electrician trades employed by the employer set out in Column 1.
Column 1 Column 2
Number of Journeypersons Number of Apprentices Allowed
1 1
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 3
6 3
7 3
8 4
(2) For every three journeypersons employed by the employer after the eighth journeyperson, one additional apprentice may be employed.
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Proposed Trade-Specific Regulations:
FLOOR COVERING INSTALLER
Apprenticeship program
1. An apprenticeship program established for the trade of floor covering installer in accordance with this Regulation shall consist of not less than 6,000 hours.
Overtime included in program hours
2. Hours worked by an apprentice in the trade of floor covering installer in excess of his or her regular daily training hours shall be included in computing the apprentice’s hours of related training and work experience.
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3. The number of apprentices who may be employed by an employer in the trade of floor covering installer shall not exceed the number of journeypersons employed by the employer in the trade plus one if the employer is a journeyperson in the trade.
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Proposed Trade-Specific Regulations:
GENERAL CARPENTER
Apprenticeship program
1. An apprenticeship program established for the trade of general carpenter established in accordance with this Regulation shall consist of a minimum of 3,844 hours of related training and work experience training or such greater number of hours as the Registrar may determine of related training and work experience training to a maximum of 7,200 hours.
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2. (1) The number of apprentices who may be employed by an employer in the trade of general carpenter shall not exceed,
(a) where the employer is a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice plus an additional apprentice for each four journeypersons employed by that employer in the trade and with whom the apprentice is working; and
(b) where the employer is not a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice for the first journeyperson employed by the employer plus an additional apprentice for each additional four journeypersons employed by that employer in the trade and with whom the apprentice is working.
Rate of wages
3. (1) The rate of wages for an apprentice in the trade whether for his or her regular daily hours of work or for hours of work in excess of his or her regular daily hours of work shall not be less than,
(a) 40 per cent until the apprentice successfully completes five units or 1,800 hours of training and work experience;
(b) 50 per cent until the apprentice successfully completes ten units or 3,600 hours of training and work experience;
(c) 60 per cent until the apprentice successfully completes fifteen units or 5,400 hours of training and work experience;
(d) 80 per cent until the apprentice successfully completes the twenty units of training and work experience;
of the average hourly rate of wages or its equivalent for journeypersons employed by the employer in that trade and with whom the apprentice is working.
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Proposed Trade-Specific Regulations:
HEAT AND FROST INSULATOR
Rate of wages
1. (1) The rate of wages for an apprentice in the trade of heat and frost insulator whether for his or her regular daily training hours or for hours in excess of those regular daily training hours shall be not less than,
(a) 40 per cent during the first period;
(b) 50 per cent during the second period;
(c) 60 per cent during the third period;
(d) 70 per cent during the fourth period; and
(e) 80 per cent during the fifth period,
of the average rate of wages for journeypersons employed by the employer in that trade, or where the employer is the only journeyperson employed, of the average rate of wages for journeypersons in the area.
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2. (1) The number of apprentices who may be employed by an employer in the trade of heat and frost insulator shall not exceed,
(a) where the employer is a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice plus an additional apprentice for each additional three journeypersons employed by the employer in that trade and with whom the apprentice is working; or
(b) where the employer is not a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice for the first journeyperson employed by the employer plus an additional apprentice for each additional three journeypersons employed by the employer in that trade and with whom the apprentice is working.
Note: An apprenticeship program established for the trade of heat and frost insulator in accordance with existing Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities policy shall consist of four periods of related training and work experience training of 1,600 hours per period.
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Proposed Trade-Specific Regulations:
HOISTING ENGINEER – MOBILE CRANE OPERATOR 1;
MOBILE CRANE OPERATOR 2; and
TOWER CRANE OPERATOR
Apprenticeship programs
1. (1) An apprenticeship program established for the trade of Hoisting Engineer – Mobile Crane Operator 1 in accordance with this Regulation shall consist of three periods and each period shall include 2,000 hours of apprentice training.
(2) An apprenticeship program established for the trade of Hoisting Engineer – Mobile Crane Operator 2 in accordance with this Regulation shall consist of one period of apprentice training of 1,000 hours.
(3) The apprenticeship program established for the trade of Hoisting Engineer – Tower Crane Operator in accordance with this Regulation shall consist of two periods and each period shall include 1,500 hours of apprentice training.
2. (1) Despite subsections 1 (1) and (2), for the holder of a certificate of qualification in the trade of Hoisting Engineer – Tower Crane Operator,
(a) the apprenticeship program for the trade of Hoisting Engineer – Mobile Crane Operator 1 shall consist of two periods and each period shall include 2,000 hours of apprentice training; and
(b) the apprenticeship program for the trade of Hoisting Engineer – Mobile Crane Operator 2 shall consist of one period of apprentice training of 1,000 hours.
3. Despite subsection 1 (3), for the holder of a certificate of qualification in the trade of Hoisting Engineer – Mobile Crane Operator 1, an apprenticeship program for the trade of Hoisting Engineer – Tower Crane Operator shall consist of one period of apprentice training of 1,000 hours.
4. (1) Despite subsections 1 (1) and (3), for the holder of a certificate of qualification in the trade of Hoisting Engineer – Mobile Crane Operator 2,
(a) the apprenticeship program for the trade of Hoisting Engineer – Mobile Crane Operator 1 shall consist of three periods and each period shall include 1,700 hours of apprentice training; and
(b) the apprenticeship program for the trade for Hoisting Engineer – Tower Crane Operator shall consist of two periods and each period shall include 1,000 hours of apprentice training.
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Overtime included in program hours
5. Hours worked by an apprentice in any of the Hoisting Engineer trades in excess of his or her regular daily training hours shall be included computing the hours spent by him or her in related training and experience.
Rate of wages
6. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the rate of wages to be paid by an employer to an apprentice working in the trade of Hoisting Engineer – Mobile Crane Operator 1 during the apprentice training program shall not be less than the following percentage of the average hourly rate of wages for journeypersons employed by the employer in the trade:
(a) During the first period of apprentice training, 40 per cent.
(b) During the second period of apprentice training, 60 per cent.
(c) During the third period of apprentice training, 80 per cent.
(2) In the case of an apprentice working in the trade of Hoisting Engineer – Mobile Crane Operator 1 who holds a certificate of qualification in the trade of Hoisting Engineer – Tower Crane Operator, the rate of wages to be paid by an employer for work performed by the apprentice during the apprentice training program described in section 2 (a) shall not be less than the following percentage of the average hourly rate of wages for journeypersons employed by the employer in the trade of Hoisting Engineer – Mobile Crane Operator 1:
(a) During the first period of apprentice training, 60 per cent.
(b) During the second period of apprentice training, 80 per cent.
(3) If an employer employs an apprentice in the trade of Hoisting Engineer – Mobile Crane Operator 1 but does not employ other journeypersons in that trade, the apprentice’s rate of wages shall be determined in accordance with subsection (1) or (2). However, any reference in those subsections to the average hourly rate of wages for journeypersons employed by the employer in the trade of Hoisting Engineer – Mobile Crane Operator 1 shall be deemed to be a reference to the average hourly rate of wages paid to journeypersons employed in that trade in the locality in which the apprentice is employed.
7. The rate of wages to be paid by an employer to an apprentice in the trade of Hoisting Engineer – Mobile Crane Operator 2 shall not be less than the minimum rate of wages prescribed under the Employment Standards Act, 2000.
8. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the rate of wages to be paid by an employer to an apprentice working in the trade of Hoisting Engineer – Tower Crane Operator during the apprenticeship program shall not be less than the following percentage of the average hourly rate of wages for journeypersons employed by the employer in the trade:
(a) During the first period of apprentice training, 40 per cent.
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(b) During the second period of apprentice training, 70 per cent.
(2) In the case of an apprentice working in the trade of Hoisting Engineer – Tower Crane Operator who holds a certificate of qualification in the trade of Hoisting Engineer – Mobile Crane Operator 1, the rate of wages to be paid by an employer for work performed by the apprentice during the period of apprentice training referred to in section 3 shall be no less than 70 per cent of the average hourly rate of wages for journeypersons employed by the employer in the trade of Hoisting Engineer – Tower Crane Operator.
(3) If an employer employs an apprentice in the trade of Hoisting Engineer – Tower Crane Operator but does not employ other journeypersons in that trade, the apprentice’s rate of wages shall be determined in accordance with subsection (1) or (2). However, any reference in those subsections to the average hourly rate of wages for journeypersons employed by the employer in the trade shall be deemed to be a reference to the average hourly rate of wages paid to journeypersons employed in that trade in the locality in which the apprentice is employed.
9. Sections 6, 7 and 8 apply to the determination of rates of wages for regular daily training hours of an apprentice as well as for hours of work in excess of regular daily training hours of work.
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10. (1) The number of apprentices who may be employed by an employer in the hoisting engineer trades shall not exceed the number of journeypersons employed by the employer in the trades.
(2) If an employer is a journeyperson, he or she shall be included in the number of journeypersons employed by the employer for the purposes of determining the number of apprentices who may be employed by the employer under subsection (1).
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Proposed Trade-Specific Regulations:
IRONWORKER – GENERALIST;
IRONWORKER – STRUCTURAL AND ORNAMENTAL; and
REINFORCING RODWORKER
Apprenticeship programs
1. (1) The apprenticeship programs established for the trades of Ironworker – Generalist, Ironworker – Structural and Ornamental, and Reinforcing Rodworker (“the ironworker trades”) in accordance with this Regulation shall consist of the following periods of apprentice training:
(a) In the case of a program in the trade of Ironworker — Generalist, four periods, each period consisting of 2,000 hours of apprentice training.
(b) In the case of a program in the trade of Ironworker — Structural and Ornamental, three periods, each consisting of 2,000 hours of apprentice training.
(c) In the case of a program in the trade of Ironworker - Reinforcing Rodworker, two periods, each consisting of 2,000 hours of apprentice training.
(2) Despite subsection (1)(a), the apprenticeship program in the trade of Ironworker – Generalist shall consist of,
(a) one period of 2,000 hours of apprentice training, in the case of program for an apprentice who holds a certificate of qualification in the trade of Ironworker – Structural and Ornamental; and
(b) three periods, each consisting of 2,000 hours of apprentice training, in the case of a program for an apprentice who holds a certificate of qualification in the trade of Reinforcing Rodworker.
(3) Despite subsection (1)(b), the apprenticeship program in the trade Ironworker – Structural and Ornamental for an apprentice who holds a certificate of qualification in the trade of Reinforcing Rodworker shall consist of two periods, each consisting of 2,000 hours of apprentice training.
(4) Despite subsection (1)(c), the apprenticeship program in the trade of Reinforcing Rodworker for an apprentice who holds a certificate of qualification in the trade of Ironworker – Structural and Ornamental shall consist of one period of 2,000 hours of apprentice training.
Overtime included in program hours
2. Hours worked by an apprentice in the ironworker trades in excess of his or her regular daily training hours shall be included in computing the apprentice’s hours of related training and work experience.
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3. (1) The number of apprentices who may be employed by an employer in the ironworker trades shall not exceed the number determined in accordance with the following rules:
(a) For the first journeyperson employed by the employer in the ironworker trades, one apprentice.
(b) For every two additional journeypersons employed by the employer in the ironworker trades, add one apprentice.
(2) If an employer is a journeyperson, he or she shall be considered to be the first journeyperson employed by the employer for the purposes of subsection (1)(a).
Apprentice wages, ironworker — generalist
4. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), the rate of wages to be paid by an employer to an apprentice working in the trade of Ironworker — Generalist during the apprentice training program shall not be less than the following percentage of the average hourly rate of wages for journeypersons employed by the employer in the trade:
(a) During the first 1,000 hours of apprentice training, 60 per cent.
(b) During the second 1,000 hours of apprentice training, 70 per cent.
(c) During the third 1,000 hours of apprentice training, 75 per cent.
(d) During the fourth 1,000 hours of apprentice training, 80 per cent.
(e) During the fifth 1,000 hours of apprentice training, 85 per cent.
(f) During the last 3,000 hours of apprentice training, 90 per cent.
(2) In the case of an apprentice working in the trade of Ironworker - Generalist who holds a certificate of qualification in the trade of Ironworker — Structural and Ornamental, the rate of wages to be paid by an employer for work performed by the apprentice during the apprentice training program described in clause 1 (2) (a) shall not be less than 90 per cent of the average hourly rate of wages for journeypersons employed by the employer in the trade of Ironworker - Generalist.
(3) In the case of an apprentice in the trade of Ironworker - Generalist who holds a certificate of qualification in the trade of Reinforcing Rodworker, the rate of wages to be paid by an employer for work performed by the apprentice during the apprentice training program described in section 1 (2) (b) shall not be less than the following percentage of the average hourly rate of wages for journeypersons employed by the employer in the trade of Ironworker - Generalist:
(a) During the first 1,000 hours of apprentice training, 75 per cent.
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(b) During the second 1,000 hours of apprentice training, 80 per cent.
(c) During the third 1,000 hours of apprentice training, 85 per cent.
(d) During the last 3,000 hours of apprentice training, 90 per cent.
Apprentice wages, ironworker — structural and ornamental
5. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the rate of wages to be paid by an employer to an apprentice working in the trade of Ironworker — Structural and Ornamental during the apprenticeship program shall not be less than the following percentage of the average hourly rate of wages for journeypersons employed by the employer in that branch of the trade:
(a) During the first 1,000 hours of apprentice training, 60 per cent.
(b) During the second 1,000 hours of apprentice training, 70 per cent.
(c) During the third 1,000 hours of apprentice training, 75 per cent.
(d) During the fourth 1,000 hours of apprentice training, 80 per cent.
(e) During the fifth 1,000 hours of apprentice training, 85 per cent.
(f) During the last 1,000 hours of apprentice training, 90 per cent.
(2) In the case of an apprentice in the trade of Ironworker – Structural and Ornamental who holds a certificate of qualification in the trade of Reinforcing Rodworker, the rate of wages to be paid by an employer for work performed by the apprentice during the apprenticeship program described in subsection 1 (3) shall not be less than the following percentage of the average hourly rate of wages for journeypersons employed by the employer in the trade of Ironworker – Structural and Ornamental:
(a) During the first 1,000 hours of apprentice training, 75 per cent.
(b) During the second 1,000 hours of apprentice training, 80 per cent.
(c) During the third 1,000 hours of apprentice training, 85 per cent.
(d) During the last 1,000 hours of apprentice training, 90 per cent.
Apprentice wages, reinforcing rodworker
6. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the rate of wages to be paid by an employer to an apprentice working in the trade of Reinforcing Rodworker during the apprentice training program shall not be less than the following percentage of the average hourly rate of wages for journeypersons employed by the employer in that branch of the trade:
(a) During the first 500 hours of apprentice training, 60 per cent.
(b) During the second 500 hours of apprentice training, 70 per cent.
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(c) During the next 1,000 hours of apprentice training, 80 per cent.
(d) During the next 1,000 hours of apprentice training, 90 per cent.
(e) During the last 1,000 hours of apprentice training, 95 per cent.
(2) In the case of an apprentice in the trade of Reinforcing Rodworker who holds a certificate of qualification in the trade of Ironworker — Structural and Ornamental, the rate of wages to be paid by an employer for work performed by the apprentice during the apprentice training program described in subsection 1(4) shall not be less than the following percentage of the average hourly rate of wages for journeypersons employed by the employer in the trade of Reinforcing Rodworker:
(a) During the first 1,000 hours of apprentice training, 90 per cent.
(b) During the second 1,000 hours of apprentice training, 95 per cent.
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Proposed Trade-Specific Regulations:
PAINTER AND DECORATOR – COMMERCIAL AND RESIDENTIAL; and PAINTER AND DECORATOR - INDUSTRIAL
Apprenticeship programs
1. Apprenticeship programs established in accordance with this Regulation for the trades of Painter and Decorator – Commercial and Residential and Painter and Decorator – Industrial (“the painter-decorator trades”) shall consist of not less than 6,000 hours of related training and work experience.
2. (1) For the holder of a certificate of qualification in the trade of Painter and Decorator – Commercial and Residential, the apprenticeship program in the trade of Painter and Decorator – Industrial shall consist of a further 2,000 hours of training and work experience relating to the trade of Painter and Decorator –Industrial.
(2) For the holder of a certificate of qualification in the trade of Painter and Decorator – Industrial, the apprenticeship program in the trade of Painter and Decorator – Commercial and Residential shall consist of a further 2,000 hours of training and work experience relating to Painter and Decorator – Commercial and Residential.
Overtime hours worked by apprentice
3. Hours worked by an apprentice in the painter and decorator trades in excess of his or her regular daily training hours shall be included in computing the apprentice’s hours of on the job training and work experience.
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4. (1) The number of apprentices who may be employed by an employer in the painter and decorator trades shall not exceed the number set out in Column 2 of the following Table opposite the number of journeypersons, set out in Column 1, employed by the employer:
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Column 1 Column 2
Number of Journeypersons Number of Apprentices Allowed
1 1
2 2
3 2
4 2
5 3
(2) For every three additional journeypersons employed by the employer after the fifth journeyperson, one additional apprentice may be employed.
Apprentice wages
5. (1) The rate of wages for an apprentice in the painter and decorator trades whether for the regular daily hours of the apprentice or for hours in excess of the regular daily training hours of the apprentice shall not be less than,
(a) during the first period of 2,000 hours of related training and work experience, the applicable minimum rate of wages established under the Employment Standards Act;
(b) during the second period of 2,000 hours of related training and work experience, the rate of wages referred to in clause (a) plus 30 per cent; and
(c) during the third period of 2,000 hours of related training and work experience, the rate of wages referred to in clause (a) plus 60 per cent.
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Proposed Trade-Specific Regulations:
PLUMBER
Apprenticeship program
1. An apprenticeship program established for the trade of plumber in accordance with this Regulation shall consist of five periods of related training and work experience training of 1,800 hours for each period.
Rate of wages
2. (1) The rate of wages for an apprentice in the trade of plumber whether for regular daily training hours or for hours in excess of regular daily training hours shall not be less than,
(a) 40 per cent during the first period of training and instruction;
(b) 50 per cent during the second period of training and instruction;
(c) 60 per cent during the third period of training and instruction;
(d) 70 per cent during the fourth period of training and instruction; and
(e) 80 per cent during the fifth period of training and instruction,
of the hourly rate of wages or its equivalent for a journeyperson employed by the same employer in the trade of plumber and with whom the apprentice is working.
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3. (1) The number of apprentices who may be employed by an employer in the trade of plumber shall not exceed,
(a) where the employer is a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice plus an additional apprentice for every three journeypersons employed by the employer in the trade and with whom the apprentice is working; and
(b) where the employer is not a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice for the first journeyperson employed by the employer plus an additional apprentice for each additional three journeypersons employed by the employer in the trade and with whom the apprentice is working.
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Proposed Trade-Specific Regulations:
POWERLINE TECHNICIAN
Apprenticeship program
1. An apprenticeship program for the trade of Powerline Technician established in accordance with this Regulation shall consist of four periods of 2,000 hours.
Overtime included in program hours
2. Every hour worked by an apprentice in excess of his or her regular daily training hours shall be included in computing the hours spent in work experience training.
Rate of wages
3. (1) The rate of wages for an apprentice in the trade of Powerline Technician shall be no less than the following percentage of the average rate of wages for journeypersons who are employed by the employer and with whom the apprentice is working:
(a) 40 per cent, during the first of the four periods of apprenticeship referred to in subsection 1.
(b) 50 per cent, during the second of the four periods of apprenticeship referred to in subsection 1.
(c) 60 per cent, during the third of the four periods of apprenticeship referred to in subsection 1.
(d) 70 per cent, during the fourth of the four periods of apprenticeship referred to in subsection 1.
(2) The minimum rate of wages established under subsection (1) shall apply to all of the apprentice’s hours of work, whether for regular daily training hours or for hours of work in excess of the regular daily hours of work.
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4. (1) The number of apprentices who may be employed by an employer in the trade of Powerline Technician shall not exceed,
(a) where the employer is a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice plus an additional apprentice for each additional journeyperson employed by that employer in the trade and with whom the apprentice is working; and
(b) where the employer is not a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice for each journeyperson employed by that employer in the trade and with whom the apprentice is working.
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Proposed Trade-Specific Regulations:
PRECAST CONCRETE ERECTOR
Rate of wages
1. (1) The rate of wages for an apprentice in the trade of precast concrete erector whether for his or her regular daily hours or for hours in excess of those regular daily hours shall be not less than,
(a) 40 per cent during the first period;
(b) 50 per cent during the second period;
(c) 60 per cent during the third period;
(d) 70 per cent during the fourth period; and
(e) 80 per cent during the fifth period,
of the average rate of wages for journeypersons employed by the employer in that trade, or where the employer is the only journeyperson employed, of the average rate of wages for journeypersons in the area.
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2. (1) The number of apprentices who may be employed by an employer in the trade of precast concrete erector shall not exceed,
(a) where the employer is a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice plus an additional apprentice for each additional three journeypersons employed by the employer in that trade and with whom the apprentice is working; or
(b) where the employer is not a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice for the first journeyperson employed by the employer plus an additional apprentice for each additional three journeypersons employed by the employer in that trade and with whom the apprentice is working.
Note: An apprenticeship program established for the trade of precast concrete erector in accordance with existing Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities policy shall consist of three periods of related training and work experience training of 1,800 hours per period.
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Proposed Trade-Specific Regulations:
PRECAST CONCRETE FINISHER
Rate of wages
1. (1) The rate of wages for an apprentice in the trade of precast concrete finisher whether for his or her regular daily hours or for hours in excess of those regular daily hours shall be not less than,
(a) 40 per cent during the first period;
(b) 50 per cent during the second period;
(c) 60 per cent during the third period;
(d) 70 per cent during the fourth period; and
(e) 80 per cent during the fifth period,
of the average rate of wages for journeypersons employed by the employer in that trade, or where the employer is the only journeyperson employed, of the average rate of wages for journeypersons in the area.
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2. (1) The number of apprentices who may be employed by an employer in the trade of precast concrete finisher shall not exceed,
(a) where the employer is a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice plus an additional apprentice for each additional three journeypersons employed by the employer in that trade and with whom the apprentice is working; or
(b) where the employer is not a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice for the first journeyperson employed by the employer plus an additional apprentice for each additional three journeypersons employed by the employer in that trade and with whom the apprentice is working.
Note: An apprenticeship program established for the trade of precast concrete finisher in accordance with existing Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities policy shall consist of two periods of related training and work experience training of 2,250 hours per period.
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Proposed Trade-Specific Regulations:
REFRIGERATION AND AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS MECHANIC AND RESIDENTIAL AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEMS MECHANIC
Apprenticeship programs
1. (1) An apprenticeship program established in accordance with this Regulation for the trade of refrigeration and air conditioning systems mechanic shall consist of five periods, each of which shall consist of 1800 hours.
(2) An apprenticeship program established in accordance with this Regulation for the trade of a residential air conditioning systems mechanic shall consist of three periods as follows:
(a) Two periods, each of which shall consist of 1800 hours of classes;
(b) One period of 900 hours.
(3) Despite subsection (1), in the case of a person who holds a certificate of qualification as a residential air conditioning systems mechanic and who wishes to complete an apprentice training program to become a refrigeration and air conditioning systems mechanic, the apprenticeship program shall consist of only three periods as follows:
(a) One period of 900 hours.
(b) Two periods, each of which shall consist of 1800 hours of classes.
Rate of wages
2. (1) The rate of wages for an apprentice who is working in an apprenticeship program to become a refrigeration and air conditioning systems mechanic shall be no less than the following percentage of the average rate of wages for journeypersons in the trade and are employed by the employer with whom the apprentice is working:
(a) 40 per cent, during the first of the five periods of apprenticeship referred to in subsection 1(1).
(b) 50 per cent, during the second of the five periods of apprenticeship referred to in subsection 1(1).
(c) 60 per cent, during the third of the five periods of apprenticeship referred to in subsection 1(1).
(d) 70 per cent, during the fourth of the five periods of apprenticeship referred to in subsection 1(1).
(e) 80 per cent, during the fifth of the five periods of apprenticeship referred to in subsection 1(1).
(2) The rate of wages for an apprentice who is working in an apprenticeship program to become a residential air conditioning systems mechanic shall be no less than the following percentage of the
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average rate of wages for journeypersons in the trade and are employed by the employer with whom the apprentice is working:
(a) 40 per cent, during the first of the two periods of apprenticeship referred to in subsection 1(2)(a).
(b) 60 per cent, during the second of the two periods of apprenticeship referred to in subsection 1(2)(a).
(c) 80 per cent, during the period of apprenticeship referred to in subsection 1(2)(b).
(3) Despite subsection (1), if a person holds a certificate of qualification as a residential air conditioning systems mechanic and begins an apprenticeship program described in subsection 1(3), the rate of wages for the person during his or her apprenticeship shall be no less than the following percentage of the average hourly rate of wages for journeypersons in the trade who are employed by the employer with whom the apprentice is working:
(a) 60 per cent, during the period of apprenticeship referred to in subsection 1(3)(a).
(b) 70 per cent, during the first of the two periods of apprenticeship referred to in subsection 1(3)(b).
(c) 80 per cent, during the second of the two periods of apprenticeship referred to in subsection 1(3)(b).
(4) The minimum rate of wages established under subsections (1), (2) and (3) apply to all of the apprentice’s hours of work, whether for regular daily training hours or for hours of work in excess of the regular daily training hours of work.
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3. (1) If an employer employs no more than seven journeypersons in the trade of refrigeration and air conditioning systems mechanic and residential air conditioning systems mechanic (“air conditioning trades”), the number of apprentices in the air conditioning trades who may be employed by the employer shall not exceed the number set out in Column 2 of the Table to this subsection opposite the number of journeypersons employed by the employer and set out in Column 1 of the Table.
Column 1 Column 2
Number of Journeypersons Number of Apprentices Allowed
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2 1
3 2
4 2
5 3
6 3
7 4
(2) If an employer employs more than seven journeypersons in the air conditioning trades, for every three journeypersons employed after the seventh journeyperson, the employer may employ an additional apprentice.
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Proposed Trade-Specific Regulations:
RESTORATION MASON
Rate of wages
1. (1) The rate of wages for an apprentice in the trade of restoration mason whether for his or her regular daily training hours or for hours in excess of those regular daily training hours shall be not less than,
(a) 40 per cent during the first period;
(b) 50 per cent during the second period;
(c) 60 per cent during the third period;
(d) 70 per cent during the fourth period; and
(e) 80 per cent during the fifth period,
of the average rate of wages for journeypersons employed by the employer in that trade, or where the employer is the only journeyperson employed, of the average rate of wages for journeypersons in the area.
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2. (1) The number of apprentices who may be employed by an employer in the trade of restoration mason shall not exceed,
(a) where the employer is a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice plus an additional apprentice for each additional three journeypersons employed by the employer in that trade and with whom the apprentice is working; or
(b) where the employer is not a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice for the first journeyperson employed by the employer plus an additional apprentice for each additional three journeypersons employed by the employer in that trade and with whom the apprentice is working.
Note: An apprenticeship program established for the trade of restoration mason in accordance with existing Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities policy shall consist of three periods of related training and work experience training of 2,000 hours per period.
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Proposed Trade-Specific Regulations:
ROOFER
Apprenticeship program
1. An apprenticeship program established in accordance with this Regulation for the trade of roofer shall consist of not less than 4,000 hours.
Overtime hours worked by apprentices
2. Hours worked by an apprentice in the trade of roofer in excess of his or her regular daily training hours shall be included in computing the apprentice’s hours of on the job training and work experience.
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3. (1) The number of apprentices who may be employed by an employer shall not exceed,
(a) Where the employer is a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice plus an additional apprentice for each additional three journeypersons employed by the employer in the trade and with whom the apprentice is working;
(b) Where the employer is not a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice for the first journeyperson employed by the employer plus an additional apprentice for each additional three journeypersons employed by the employer in the trade and with whom the apprentice is working.
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Proposed Trade-Specific Regulations:
SHEET METAL WORKER; and
RESIDENTIAL SHEET METAL INSTALLER
Apprenticeship program
1. (1) An apprenticeship program established for the trades of sheet metal worker and Residential Sheet Metal Installer (“sheet metal trades”) in accordance with this Regulation shall include the following components:
(a) The apprenticeship program for the trade of sheet metal workers shall consist of five periods of apprentice training with each period consisting of 1,800 hours of apprentice training.
(b) The apprenticeship program for trade of residential sheet metal installer shall consist of three periods, with each period consisting of 1,500 hours of apprentice training.
Rate of wages
2. (1) The rate of wages to be paid by an employer to an apprentice working in the trade of Sheet Metal Worker during the apprentice training program shall not be less than the following percentage of the average hourly rate of wages for journeypersons employed by the employer in that trade:
(a) During the first 1,800 hours of apprentice training, 40 per cent.
(b) During the second 1,800 hours of apprentice training, 50 per cent.
(c) During the third 1,800 hours of apprentice training, 60 per cent.
(d) During the fourth 1,800 hours of apprentice training, 70 per cent.
(e) During the fifth 1,800 hours of apprentice training, 80 per cent.
(2) The rate of wages to be paid by an employer to an apprentice working in the trade of Residential (low rise) Sheet Metal Installer during the apprentice training program shall not be less than the following percentage of the average hourly rate of wages for journeypersons employed by the employer in that trade:
(a) During the first 1,500 hours of apprentice training, 40 per cent.
(b) During the second 1,500 hours of apprentice training, 60 per cent.
(c) During the third 1,500 hours of apprentice training, 80 per cent.
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3. (1) The number of apprentices who may be employed by an employer in the sheet metal trades shall not exceed,
(a) where the employer is a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice plus an additional apprentice for each additional three journeypersons employed by the employer in that trade and with whom the apprentice is working; or
(b) where the employer is not a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice for the first journeyperson employed by the employer plus an additional apprentice for each additional three journeypersons employed by the employer in that trade and with whom the apprentice is working.
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Proposed Trade-Specific Regulations:
SPRINKLER AND FIRE PROTECTION INSTALLER
Apprenticeship program
1. An apprenticeship program established for the trade of sprinkler and fire protection installer in accordance with this Regulation shall consist of four periods of related training and work experience training of 1,800 hours per period.
Rate of wages
2. (1) The rate of wages to be paid by an employer to an apprentice in the trade during each period of the apprentice training program shall not be less than the following percentage of the average hourly rate of wages for journeypersons employed by the employer in that trade:
(a) During the first period of related training and work experience, 40 per cent.
(b) During the second period of related training and work experience, 60 per cent.
(c) During the third period of related training and work experience, 70 per cent.
(d) During the fourth period of related training and work experience, 80 per cent.
(2) Subsection (1) applies to the determination of rate of wages for regular daily training hours of work of an apprentice as well as for hours of work in excess of regular daily training hours.
(3) If an employer employs an apprentice in the trade but does not employ other journeypersons in the trade, the apprentice’s rate of wages shall be determined in accordance with subsections (1) and (2). However, any reference in those subsections to the average hourly rate of wages for journeypersons employed by the employer in the trade shall be deemed to be a reference to the average hourly rate of wages paid to journeypersons employed in the trade in the locality in which the apprentice is employed.
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3. (1) The number of apprentices who may be employed by an employer in the trade shall not exceed the number of journeypersons employed by the employer in the trade.
(2) If an employer is a journeyperson, he or she shall be included in the number of journeypersons employed by the employer for the purposes of determining the number of apprentices who may be employed by the employer under subsection (1).
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Proposed Trade-Specific Regulations:
STEAMFITTER
Apprenticeship program
1. An apprenticeship program established for the trade of steamfitter in accordance with this Regulation shall consist of five periods of related training and work experience training of 1,800 hours for each period.
Rate of wages
2. (1) The rate of wages for an apprentice in the trade whether for regular daily training hours or for hours in excess of regular daily hours shall not be less than,
(a) 40 per cent during the first period of training and instruction;
(b) 50 per cent during the second period of training and instruction;
(c) 60 per cent during the third period of training and instruction;
(d) 70 per cent during the fourth period of training and instruction; and
(e) 80 per cent during the fifth period of training and instruction,
of the average hourly rate of wages or its equivalent for journeypersons employed by the employer in that trade and with whom the apprentice is working.
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3. (1) The number of apprentices who may be employed by an employer in the trade shall not exceed,
(a) where the employer is a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice plus an additional apprentice for every three journeypersons employed by the employer in the trade and with whom the apprentice is working; and
(b) where the employer is not a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice for the first journeyperson employed by the employer plus an additional apprentice for each additional three journeypersons employed by the employer in the trade and with whom the apprentice is working.
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agreements this low level of pay may act as a disincentive to enter the trade.
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Proposed Trade-Specific Regulations:
TERRAZZO, TILE AND MARBLE SETTER
Rate of wages
1. (1) The rate of wages for an apprentice in the trade of terrazzo, tile and marble setter whether for his or her regular daily hours or for hours in excess of those regular daily hours shall be not less than,
(a) 40 per cent during the first period;
(b) 50 per cent during the second period;
(c) 60 per cent during the third period;
(d) 70 per cent during the fourth period; and
(e) 80 per cent during the fifth period,
of the average rate of wages for journeypersons employed by the employer in that trade, or where the employer is the only journeyperson employed, of the average rate of wages for journeypersons in the area.
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2. (1) The number of apprentices who may be employed by an employer in the trade of terrazzo, tile and marble setter shall not exceed,
(a) where the employer is a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice plus an additional apprentice for each additional three journeypersons employed by the employer in that trade and with whom the apprentice is working; or
(b) where the employer is not a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice for the first journeyperson employed by the employer plus an additional apprentice for each additional three journeypersons employed by the employer in that trade and with whom the apprentice is working.
Note: An apprenticeship program established for the trade of terrazzo, tile and marble setter in accordance with existing Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities policy shall consist of four periods of related training and work experience training of 1,400 hours per period.
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General Response and Comments:
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We thank you for your feedback on the proposed Board Regulations
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Toronto, ON M5G 2K4
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3. By fax to: 1-866-398-0368
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What happens next?
An email will be sent to all stakeholders in OCOT's database when the official regulations are posted to
Ontario's e-Laws (www.e-laws.gov.on.ca) and OCOT's (www.collegeoftrades.ca) websites. If you would
like to be added to OCOT's database, please contact [email protected] with your request to
receive email updates. It is anticipated that these regulations will be finalized and posted to e-Laws in
the winter of 2012-2013.
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