INDEPENDENT REVIEW RECORD
Residential Air Conditioning Systems Mechanic 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 | Residential Air Conditioning Systems Mechanic is listed under Ontario trade code 313D. | Open source ↗ | Verified |
| Scope | A Residential Air Conditioning Systems Mechanic works on residential air conditioning systems including geo-exchange systems. Specifically, a Residential Air Conditioning Systems Mechanic: | Open source ↗ | Verified |
| Duties | plans, lays out, installs, starts-up, connects, maintains, services, repairs, tests, verifies, commissions, and decommissions residential air conditioning systems, components and their accessories; installs and connects piping for the purpose of conveying all types of refrigerants used for both primary and secondary heating and cooling; maintains, services, repairs and replaces system components and accessories, including electrical and electronic components; checks efficiency outputs and parameters; inspects and checks operation and integrity of components; determines set points; replaces defective, leaking, discoloured and worn components; performs shut-downs and lock outs; makes adjustments to pressures and controls; cleans and lubricates components; checks calibrations; reassembles and repair components and systems; starts-up, tests and charges the systems; measures, cuts, bends, threads and connects pipe to functional components and utilities; services, tests, adjusts, commissions and decommissions the system. | Open source ↗ | Verified |
| Training | 4500 total hours: 4020 workplace and 480 in school. | Open source ↗ | Verified or qualified |
| Certification | Residential Air Conditioning Systems Mechanic has a certifying examination. Completing the apprenticeship leads to a Certificate of Apprenticeship; passing the examination supports an Ontario Certificate of Qualification. The trade is compulsory in Ontario. | Open source ↗ | Verified or qualified |
| Wages | Ontario hourly rates of $21.00, $35.00 and $58.00 convert to $42,000, $70,000 and $116,000 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 — Residential Air Conditioning Systems Mechanic ↗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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