ASSEMBLE PATH · ONTARIO TRADE 207S
Light Rail Overhead Contact Systems Linesperson
A Light Rail Overhead Contact Systems Linesperson:
NON-COMPULSORY IN ONTARIOCONSTRUCTION / BUILDING SYSTEMS
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WHY THE WORK MATTERS
Reliable overhead power keeps urban rail moving safely through every service day.
These linespeople construct, inspect, test and maintain the poles, supports, wires, sectioning and grounding systems that deliver traction power to light rail.
8,300 hoursgeneral apprenticeship duration
$67,300estimated 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
urban light-rail corridorsrail yards and maintenance facilitiestraction-power substationsstations and tunnelstransit construction projects
EVIDENCE BASE
Sources & verification
Regulated, numerical and time-sensitive claims link to the authority used. Accessed and reviewed August 25, 2026.
Skilled Trades Ontario — Light Rail Overhead Contact Systems Linesperson ↗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