ASSEMBLE PATH · ONTARIO TRADE 446A
Electric Motor System Technician
An Electric Motor System Technician performs some or all of the following:
NON-COMPULSORY IN ONTARIOCONSTRUCTION / BUILDING SYSTEMS
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WHY THE WORK MATTERS
Reliable motors keep pumps, conveyors, fans and production systems moving.
Electric motor system technicians diagnose, dismantle, rewind, repair, balance, assemble and test motors, generators, transformers and related controls.
8,000 hoursgeneral apprenticeship duration
$75,000estimated median at 2,000 paid hours
Ontario tradenon-compulsory classification
EXPLORE IN ORDER
Four questions. One clearer next step.
WHERE THE WORK LIVES
Real settings for real work
motor repair shopsmanufacturing plantsmines and utilitiestransit and marine operationsfield service companies
EVIDENCE BASE
Sources & verification
Regulated, numerical and time-sensitive claims link to the authority used. Accessed and reviewed August 25, 2026.
Skilled Trades Ontario — Electric Motor System Technician ↗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