INDEPENDENT REVIEW RECORD
Restoration Mason 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 | Restoration Mason is listed under Ontario trade code 244H. | Open source ↗ | Verified |
| Scope | A Restoration Mason: | Open source ↗ | Verified |
| Duties | Prepares mortars; Cuts out and fills joints; Repairs or resets bricks, stone and terra cotta blocks in ashlar, rubble and brickwork.; Drills, grouts and pins fractured stones; Resets copings; Caries out washing and mechanical or chemical cleaning. | Open source ↗ | Verified |
| Training | 6000 total hours: 5340 workplace and 660 in school. | Open source ↗ | Verified or qualified |
| Certification | Restoration Mason has no certifying examination in the reviewed Ontario record. The Certificate of Apprenticeship is the highest available trade certificate. The trade is non-compulsory in Ontario. | Open source ↗ | Verified or qualified |
| Wages | Ontario hourly rates of $25.00, $36.00 and $50.83 convert to $50,000, $72,000 and $101,660 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 — Restoration Mason ↗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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