Job requirements Tool And Die Maker in Canada

Find out what you typically need to work as a tool and die maker in Canada. These requirements are applicable to all Tool and die makers (NOC 72101).

Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

  • Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  • Completion of a four- or five-year tool and die making apprenticeship program or a combination of over five years of work experience in the trade and some high school, college or industry courses in tool and die making is usually required to be eligible for tool and die trade certification.
  • Tool and die maker trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia.
  • Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified tool and die makers 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
British Columbia Tool And Die Maker Regulated Industry Training Authority British Columbia
Manitoba Tool And Die Maker Regulated Apprenticeship Manitoba
New Brunswick Tool And Die Maker Regulated Apprentissage et certification professionnelle, Gouvernement du Nouveau-Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador Tool And Die Maker Regulated Apprenticeship and Trades Certification Division, Departmant of Advanced Education, Skills and Labour, Government of Newfoundland and Labrador
Nova Scotia Tool And Die Maker Regulated Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency
Ontario Tool And Die Maker Regulated Ontario College of Trades
Mould Maker Regulated Ontario College of Trades
Tool/tooling Maker Regulated Ontario College of Trades
Mould Or Die Fininsher Regulated Ontario College of Trades
Pattern Maker Regulated Ontario College of Trades
Prince Edward Island Tool And Die Maker Regulated Apprenticeship Training and Skilled Trade Certification, Government of Prince Edward Island
Québec Die Maker Regulated Emploi Québec
Toolmaker Regulated Emploi Québec
Yukon Machinist Non-regulated Apprenticeship and Tradesperson Qualifications, Yukon Education

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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