INDEPENDENT REVIEW RECORD
Child and Youth Worker 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 | Child and Youth Worker is listed under Ontario trade code 620A. | Open source ↗ | Verified |
| Scope | A Child and Youth Worker works to improve the physical, emotional, intellectual and social development of vulnerable children, youth and families. They focus on the growth and development of children and youth based on direct, day-to-day work with children and youth in their environment and develop relationships with children, their families, their communities and other inter-disciplinary team members. Specifically, a Child and Youth Worker: | Open source ↗ | Verified |
| Duties | maintains safe environments; promotes health and well-being; builds relationships; plans programs; applies intervention strategies; provides counselling and supports; works in an interdisciplinary team environment and communicates with other professionals; supports the needs of children, adolescents and their families. | Open source ↗ | Verified |
| Training | 7200 total hours: 6,240 workplace and 960 in school. | Open source ↗ | Verified or qualified |
| Certification | Child and Youth Worker 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 $19.79, $27.50 and $38.00 convert to $39,580, $55,000 and $76,000 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 — Child and Youth Worker ↗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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