TRANSPORT PATH · ONTARIO TRADE 282E
Powered Lift Truck Technician
A Powered Lift Truck Technician inspects, diagnoses and repairs lift truck equipment. Powered lift trucks are powered through electric motors or internal combustion engines designed to lift and transport material. Specifically, a Powered Lift Truck Technician:
NON-COMPULSORY IN ONTARIOTRANSPORTATION / MOTIVE POWER
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WHY THE WORK MATTERS
Reliable lift trucks keep materials moving through the workplaces that supply Ontario.
Powered lift truck technicians diagnose and repair electric and internal-combustion industrial trucks, including hydraulic lifting, steering, braking, drive, mast, frame and electronic-control systems.
7,000 hoursgeneral apprenticeship duration
$68,000estimated 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
forklift dealershipswarehouses and distribution centresmanufacturing plantsports and terminalsmobile field-service fleets
EVIDENCE BASE
Sources & verification
Regulated, numerical and time-sensitive claims link to the authority used. Accessed and reviewed August 25, 2026.
Skilled Trades Ontario — Powered Lift Truck 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