Job requirements Electric Appliance Service Technician in Canada

Find out what you typically need to work as an electric appliance service technician in Canada. These requirements are applicable to all Appliance servicers and repairers (NOC 72421).

Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

  • Completion of secondary school and training courses or a vocational program is usually required.
  • Small appliance repairers usually require some specialized college or high school courses or several months of on-the-job training.
  • Major appliance repairers/technicians require some secondary school education and completion of a college program in appliance repair or completion of a three- or four-year apprenticeship program in appliance repair.
  • Appliance service technician, or appliance serviceperson, trade certification is compulsory in Alberta and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
  • A provincial gas fitter licence, or gas appliance technician certificate, may be required for gas appliance service technicians.
  • Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified appliance service technicians upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

Source National Occupational Classification

Professional certification and licensing

You might need to get a certification from a regulatory authority before you start working. Find out if this occupation is regulated and contact the regulatory authority to learn about the certification process.

Alberta

Job title Commercial Appliance Service Technicians
Job title Appliance Service Technicians

British Columbia

Job title Appliance Service Technician
Regulated
Regulatory body: Skilled Trades BC

Manitoba

Job title Electronic Equipment (radio And Television) Installer/repairer
Regulated
Job title Appliance Installer/repairer
Regulated

New Brunswick

Job title Appliance Service Technician

Northwest Territories

Job title Appliance Service Technician

Nova Scotia

Job title Appliance Service Technician
Regulated

Ontario

Job title Domestic Appliance Technician
Regulated
Job title Appliance Service Technician
Regulated
Regulatory body: Ontario College of Trades

Québec

Job title Gas Appliance Technician
Job title Restricted Gas Appliance Maintenance Technician
Job title Electric Appliance Repairer
Regulated
Regulatory body: Québec.ca

Source Foreign Credential Recognition Program - ESDC

Red Seal endorsement

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This job may be eligible for Red Seal endorsement in some provinces and territories

When you get a Red Seal endorsement on your trade certificate, it lets employers know that you meet the national qualification standards for workers in your trade. Learn more about the Red Seal endorsement.

Do you want to work in another province or territory?

If you are already certified to work in a regulated occupation in your province or territory, it will be easier for you to have your certification recognized in another province or territory. See the Workers Mobility's website to learn more.

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