Job requirements Appliance Repairer, Gas - Customer Service in Canada

Find out what you typically need to work as an appliance repairer, gas - customer service 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 in your province or territory.

Table listing provincial regulation requirements
Location Job title Regulation Regulatory body
Alberta Appliance Service Technicians Regulated Alberta Advanced Education, Apprenticeship and Industry Training (AIT)
Commercial Appliance Service Technicians Regulated Alberta Advanced Education, Apprenticeship and Industry Training (AIT)
British Columbia Appliance Service Technician Regulated Industry Training Authority British Columbia
Manitoba Appliance Installer/repairer Regulated Manitoba Office of the Fire Commissioner
Electronic Equipment (radio And Television) Installer/repairer Regulated Manitoba Office of the Fire Commissioner
New Brunswick Appliance Service Technician Regulated Apprenticeship and Occupational Certification, Government of New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador Appliance Service Technician Regulated Apprenticeship and Trades Certification Division, Departmant of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Northwest Territories Appliance Service Technician Regulated Apprenticeship and Trades, Government of the Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia Appliance Service Technician Regulated Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency
Ontario Appliance Service Technician Regulated Ontario College of Trades
Domestic Appliance Technician Regulated Technical Standards and Safety Authority
Prince Edward Island Appliance Service Technician Regulated Apprenticeship Training and Skilled Trade Certification, Government of Prince Edward Island
Québec Electric Appliance Servicer And Repairer Regulated Emploi Québec

Source Foreign Credential Recognition Program - ESDC

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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