INDEPENDENT REVIEW RECORD
Electrician – Construction and Maintenance 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 | Electrician – Construction and Maintenance is listed under Ontario trade code 309A. | Open source ↗ | Verified |
| Scope | An Electrician – Construction and Maintenance plans, assembles, connects, installs, repairs, inspects, tests, verifies, and maintains electrical systems in various settings (i.e. residential, commercial, institutional, industrial). Electrical systems include heating, lighting, power, communication, control, security systems and renewable energy and energy storage systems. An Electrician – Construction and Maintenance also measures, cuts, threads, bends, assembles and installs conduits, electrical conductor enclosures and supports. | Open source ↗ | Verified |
| Duties | lays out, assembles, installs, repairs, maintains, connects and/or tests electrical systems; plans installations from blueprints, sketches and specifications, and installs all electrical and electronic devices; systematically diagnoses faults in electrical and electronic components, as required; measures, cuts, threads, bends, assembles and installs conduits and other electrical conductor raceways; splices and terminates electrical conductors; tests electrical and electronic equipment to ensure that they are functioning properly. | Open source ↗ | Verified |
| Training | 9,000 total hours: 7,950 workplace and 1,050 in school. | Open source ↗ | Verified or qualified |
| Certification | Electrician – Construction and Maintenance has a certifying examination. Completing the apprenticeship leads to a Certificate of Apprenticeship; passing the examination supports an Ontario Certificate of Qualification and Red Seal endorsement. The trade is compulsory in Ontario. | Open source ↗ | Verified or qualified |
| Wages | Ontario hourly rates of $20.00, $34.00 and $50.50 convert to $40,000, $68,000 and $101,000 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.
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Sources & verification
Regulated, numerical and time-sensitive claims link to the authority used. Accessed and reviewed August 25, 2026.
Skilled Trades Ontario — Electrician – Construction and Maintenance ↗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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