Job requirements Fuel Injection Unit Servicer - Diesel in Canada

Find out what you typically need to work as a fuel injection unit servicer - diesel in Canada. These requirements are applicable to all Heavy-duty equipment mechanics (NOC 72401).

Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

  • Completion of a three- to five-year apprenticeship program or a combination of over four years of work experience and industry courses in heavy equipment repair is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
  • Agricultural equipment technician trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia.
  • Heavy-duty equipment technician trade certification is compulsory in Quebec (only in the construction industry) and Alberta and available, but voluntary, in all other provinces and the territories.
  • Completion of secondary school and training courses or a vocational program is usually required.
  • Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified heavy duty equipment technicians and agricultural equipment 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 Agricultural Equipment Technicians
Regulated
Job title Heavy Duty Equipment Technicians
Regulated
Job title Heavy Duty Equipment Technician - Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic (off Road)
Regulated

British Columbia

Job title Agricultural Equipment Technician
Regulated
Regulatory body: Skilled Trades BC
Job title Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic
Regulated
Regulatory body: Skilled Trades BC
Job title Diesel Engine Mechanic
Regulated
Regulatory body: Skilled Trades BC

Manitoba

Job title Agricultural Equipment Technician
Regulated
Regulatory body: Apprenticeship Manitoba
Job title Diesel Mechanic
Regulated
Regulatory body: Apprenticeship Manitoba
Job title Heavy Duty Equipment Technician
Regulated
Regulatory body: Apprenticeship Manitoba

New Brunswick

Job title Agricultural Equipment Technician
Regulated
Job title Heavy Equipment Service Technician
Regulated

Northwest Territories

Job title Heavy Duty Equipment Technician
Regulated
Job title Heavy Duty Equipment Technician- Transport Trailer
Regulated

Nova Scotia

Job title Agricultural Equipment Technician
Regulated
Job title Heavy Duty Equipment Technician
Regulated

Nunavut

Job title Heavy Equipement Operater
Regulated

Ontario

Job title Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic
Regulated
Regulatory body: Skilled Tades Ontario
Job title Agricultural Equipment Technician
Regulated
Regulatory body: Skilled Tades Ontario
Job title Hydraulic/pneumatic Mechanic
Regulated
Regulatory body: Skilled Tades Ontario

Prince Edward Island

Job title Heavy Duty Equipment Technician
Regulated
Job title Agricultural Equipment Technician
Regulated

Québec

Job title Heavy Vehicles Mechanic
Regulated
Job title Heavy Equipment Mechanic 
Regulated

Source Foreign Credential Recognition Program - ESDC

Red Seal endorsement

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This occupation is eligible for Red Seal endorsement across Canada

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.

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