ASSEMBLE PATH · ONTARIO TRADE 437A
Metal Fabricator (Fitter)
A Metal Fabricator (Fitter) builds, assembles and repairs products made of ferrous and non ferrous metals for use in a wide variety of manufacturing and construction industries. Specifically, a Metal Fabricator (Fitter):
RED SEAL TRADENON-COMPULSORY IN ONTARIOINDUSTRIAL / MANUFACTURING
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WHY THE WORK MATTERS
Accurate layout and fit-up give complex steel assemblies their final form.
Metal fabricators interpret drawings, lay out, cut, form, fit and assemble ferrous and non-ferrous components for industrial and structural products.
5,400 hoursgeneral apprenticeship duration
$54,000estimated median at 2,000 paid hours
Red Seal tradenationally recognized standard
EXPLORE IN ORDER
Four questions. One clearer next step.
WHERE THE WORK LIVES
Real settings for real work
fabrication shopsstructural steel plantsshipyardsindustrial constructionheavy-equipment manufacturers
EVIDENCE BASE
Sources & verification
Regulated, numerical and time-sensitive claims link to the authority used. Accessed and reviewed August 25, 2026.
Skilled Trades Ontario — Metal Fabricator (Fitter) ↗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