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What You Need |
 | Completion of secondary school is usually required. |
| Completion of a four- to five-year apprenticeship program
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A combination of over five years of work experience in the trade and some high school, college or industry courses in plumbing is usually required to be eligible for trade certification. |
| Trade certification is compulsory in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland, Manitoba, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon. |
| Interprovincial trade certification (Red Seal) is available to qualified plumbers. |
| Most recent entrants have a trade/vocational certificate, and almost 3 in 10 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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