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Electrical trade certification in Ontario

Three tickets, three exams, and three different licences waiting on the other side. These guides cover the hours each one needs, what is on the Certificate of Qualification, and what changes the day the work can be signed for in your own name.

Trade codes on this page: 309A · 309C · 434A

What comes after the ticket

Your C of Q is the licence to charge for it. Open a working Ontario business in your trade and see the quotes, invoices and permits that follow.

Open a working business

No card, no form. Sign in later and everything you built stays on the same account.

3 guides on this

309A309A ElectricianClosing out hours, booking the C of Q exam, exam prep, exam day, and the ESA / Master Electrician / LEC path that sits on top of the 309A certificate.309C309C Electrician (D&R)Residential and rural scope, exam booking and prep, ESA Master Electrician path, the 309C → 309A upgrade route, and going owner-operator.434A434A Powerline TechnicianC of Q exam prep for utility powerline work, plus the utility employment landscape (Hydro One, LDCs, OPG, private contractors), live-line and helicopter specialty certifications, storm response, and the PWU/IBEW union pathways.

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