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What You Need |
 | You usually need a high school diploma. |
| To gain trade certification, you usually need either a four- or five-year industrial electrician apprenticeship program or a combination of over five years' work experience and some high school, college or industry courses in industrial electrical equipment. |
| Trade certification is compulsory in Prince Edward Island, Quebec and the Yukon. It is available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, and Manitoba. |
| According to the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, these electricians in Canada require a Construction and Maintenance Licence. |
| Qualified industrial electricians may also obtain interprovincial (Red Seal) trade certification, which provides job mobility throughout the country. |
| With experience, you may move up the ranks to become a supervisor. |
| Most recent entrants have a community college diploma. |
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Required/Related Educational Programs* |
* These educational programs are listed in the order in which they are most likely to supply graduates to this occupation.
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