INDEPENDENT REVIEW RECORD
Utility Arborist 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 | Utility Arborist is listed under Ontario trade code 444B. | Open source ↗ | Verified |
| Scope | A Utility Arborist prunes, rigs or moves tree branches and woody vegetation that is in proximity or could contact any electrical apparatus. A Utility Arborist uses climbing techniques, climbing systems and mechanized equipment to work at heights in urban, rural and off-road locations. Specifically, a Utility Arborist: | Open source ↗ | Verified |
| Duties | removes dangerous trees using industry approved techniques; conducts condition assessments within the electrical system rights of ways to determine the work to be completed; secures authorization to peform work, including from the general public, utility customers, government agencies, first nations communities and landowner associations; uses different types of on- and off-road aerial devices to work at heights in urban, rural and off-road locations; operates on- and off-road equipment such as snow machines, all-terrain vehicles and large tracked aerial devices for work that is away from main highways; works with herbicides to control vegetation. | Open source ↗ | Verified |
| Training | 6000 total hours: 5340 workplace and 660 in school. | Open source ↗ | Verified or qualified |
| Certification | Utility Arborist 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 non-compulsory in Ontario. | Open source ↗ | Verified or qualified |
| Wages | Ontario hourly rates of $25.00, $30.00 and $34.95 convert to $50,000, $60,000 and $69,900 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 — Utility Arborist ↗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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