INDEPENDENT REVIEW RECORD
Baker claim-verification table
Accessed and reviewed August 25, 2026. Numerical, regulatory and time-sensitive information is qualified and linked to its authority.
| Type | Claim | Authority | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | Baker is listed under Ontario trade code 423A. | Open source ↗ | Verified |
| Scope | A Baker prepares and bakes pies, tarts, squares, bread, rolls, cookies, cakes and other items for commercial and retail establishments as well as restaurants. Specifically, a Baker: | Open source ↗ | Verified |
| Duties | prepares straight or sponge dough, yeast-raised pastry, puff pastry and aerated products; makes savoury products such as filled pies, patties, rolls, biscuits, crackers and flat breads; finishes and decorates cakes, prepares fillings, mousses, sauces, compotes and glazes; prepares confectionary, specialty goods and desserts for dietary restrictions; makes ice creams, sorbets/sherbets, gelatos and other frozen desserts; calculates raw product requirements to meet production demand and controls inventory. | Open source ↗ | Verified |
| Training | 6,000 total hours: 5,280 workplace and 720 in school. | Open source ↗ | Verified or qualified |
| Certification | Baker has no certifying examination in the reviewed Ontario record. The Certificate of Apprenticeship is the highest available trade certificate. The trade is non-compulsory in Ontario. | Open source ↗ | Verified or qualified |
| Wages | Ontario hourly rates of $17.60, $17.60 and $22.00 convert to $35,200, $35,200 and $44,000 at 2,000 paid hours. | Open source ↗ | Verified calculation |
Wage calculations are broad employee estimates, not guarantees or business-income forecasts. Training delivery, fees, job opportunities and employer requirements can change.
EVIDENCE BASE
Sources & verification
Regulated, numerical and time-sensitive claims link to the authority used. Accessed and reviewed August 25, 2026.
Skilled Trades Ontario — Baker ↗Official scope, duties, training and certificationGovernment of Canada Job Bank — Ontario wages ↗Ontario low, median and high employee wage benchmarkSkilled Trades Ontario — Start an apprenticeship ↗Eligibility, sponsors and registrationOntario — OYAP ↗High-school apprenticeship pathway
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