INDEPENDENT REVIEW RECORD
Sheet Metal Worker 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 | Sheet Metal Worker is listed under Ontario trade code 308A. | Open source ↗ | Verified |
| Scope | A Sheet Metal Worker designs, creates, assembles installs, and repairs sheet metal products. Specifically, a Sheet Metal Worker: | Open source ↗ | Verified |
| Duties | manufactures, creates, assembles, handles, erects, installs, dismantles, reconditions, adjusts, alters, repairs and/or services all ferrous and nonferrous sheet metal work of No. 10 U.S. Gauge or of any equivalent or lighter gauge and all other materials used in lieu thereof; reads and understands shop and field sketches used in fabrication and erection, including those taken from original architectural and engineering drawings or sketches; fabricates or installs metal cladding over insulation. | Open source ↗ | Verified |
| Training | 9000 total hours: 8280 workplace and 720 in school. | Open source ↗ | Verified or qualified |
| Certification | Sheet Metal Worker has a certifying examination. Completing the apprenticeship leads to a Certificate of Apprenticeship; passing the examination supports an Ontario Certificate of Qualification and Red Seal endorsement. The trade is compulsory in Ontario. | Open source ↗ | Verified or qualified |
| Wages | Ontario hourly rates of $22.94, $35.00 and $48.17 convert to $45,880, $70,000 and $96,340 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 — Sheet Metal Worker ↗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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