INDEPENDENT REVIEW RECORD
Hoisting Engineer — Mobile Crane Operator 1 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 | Hoisting Engineer — Mobile Crane Operator 1 is listed under Ontario trade code 339A. | Open source ↗ | Verified |
| Scope | A Hoisting Engineer — Mobile Crane Operator 1 maintains and operates conventional lattice and telescopic boom mobile cranes that can lift, move, position and place materials and equipment weighing more than 16,000 pounds, such as concrete, steel, gravel and other construction supplies and machinery at construction and industrial sites, ports, factories, warehouses, dockyards or rail yards. Specifically, a Hoisting Engineer — Mobile Crane Operator 1: | Open source ↗ | Verified |
| Duties | performs pre‐operational inspections; prepares and transports cranes; assembles and dismantles cranes; plans crane ‘lifts’ including calculating crane capacity and determining load weights; sets up, positions and stabilizes the crane before the ‘lift’; performs various rigging procedures. | Open source ↗ | Verified |
| Training | 6,000 total hours: 5,520 workplace and 480 in school. | Open source ↗ | Verified or qualified |
| Certification | Hoisting Engineer — Mobile Crane Operator 1 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 $24.50, $38.00 and $53.94 convert to $49,000, $76,000 and $107,880 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 — Hoisting Engineer — Mobile Crane Operator 1 ↗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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