Alberta Gazette — 30 July 2022 (Part II)

30 July 2022

Alberta — Gazette

Alberta Regulation 160/2022

Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship

Education Act

APPRENTICESHIP EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY

TRAINING PROGRAMS REGULATION

Filed: July 6, 2022

For information only: Made by the Minister of Advanced Education

(M.O. 119/2022) on June 30, 2022 pursuant to

section 10(2) of the Skilled Trades and

Apprenticeship Education Act.

Definitions

Part 1

Program Requirements

2 Apprenticeship education program requirements

3 Industry training program requirements

Part 2

Apprenticeship Education Programs

4 Registration in an apprenticeship education program

5 Refusal to register in an apprenticeship education program

6 Suspension or cancellation of registration in an apprenticeship

education program

Part 3

Apprenticeship Education Agreements

7 Entering into an apprenticeship education agreement

8 Transfer of apprenticeship education agreement

9 Refusal to approve apprenticeship education agreement

10 Suspension or cancellation of approval of an apprenticeship

education agreement

11 Ending an apprenticeship education agreement

Part 4

Part 5

Apprentices and Trainees

16 Obligations of an apprentice

17 Obligations of a trainee

18 Issuance of a credential to an apprentice, trainee

19 Refusal to issue, suspension or revocation of credentials

20 Employment of apprentices - wages

21 Employment of apprentices - apprentice-to-mentor ratios

Part 6

Registrar

22 Additional powers and functions of the Registrar

23 Reconsideration of decision

24 Review of decision

25 Coming into force

Schedules

Definitions

1 In this Regulation,

(a) "Act" means the Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship

Education Act;

(b) "approved program" means a program authorized by the

Registrar in which a person is provided with an opportunity

to engage in an apprenticeship education program who may

not otherwise have an opportunity or be able to engage in an

apprenticeship education program;

during the on-the-job instruction component of an

apprenticeship education program;

(d) "mentor" means a person who meets the criteria of a mentor

established by the Registrar, with whom a sponsor has made

arrangements for the mentorship of the apprentice;

(e) "mentorship", in relation to an apprenticeship education

program, means the instruction, guidance and supervision

provided by a mentor to an apprentice and includes the

obligations of a mentor as determined by the Registrar;

(f) "period" means a length of time, as determined by the

Registrar, during which classroom instruction and on-the-job

instruction of an apprenticeship education program are to be

completed;

(g) "records of progress" means the records, as determined by

the Registrar, to document the apprentice's progress in

respect of an apprenticeship education program;

(h) "sponsor" means a sponsor as defined in

Part 1 of the Act

and may include a prospective sponsor.

Part 1

Program Requirements

Apprenticeship education program requirements

2(1) When establishing the classroom instruction and on-the-job

instruction requirements of an apprenticeship education program, the

Registrar shall include

(

a) the hours, competencies and assessments for classroom

instruction,

(

b) the hours, competencies and assessments for on-the-job

instruction, and

(

c) the total duration and number of periods of the

apprenticeship education program.

(2) In addition to the requirements under subsection (1), the Registrar

may include

(

a) a timeline for suitable progress by the apprentice, and

(

b) a minimum term of instruction.

Industry training program requirements

3(1) When establishing the training requirements of an industry

training program, the Registrar shall set

(

a) the hours for training, and

(

b) the competencies for training.

(2) In addition to the requirements under subsection (1), the Registrar

may include

(

a) the total duration of the industry training program, and

(

b) the assessments for training, and

(

c) any other training as determined by the Registrar.

Part 2

Apprenticeship Education Programs

Registration in an apprenticeship

education program

4(1) An individual may apply to the Registrar for registration in an

apprenticeship education program.

(2) An application under subsection (1) must

(

a) be submitted in a form and manner that are acceptable to the

Registrar, and

(

b) include the information required by the Registrar.

(3) The Registrar shall register an individual in an apprenticeship

education program if

(

a) the application meets the requirements under subsection (2),

and

(

b) the Registrar is satisfied that the individual meets the

eligibility criteria established by the Registrar in order to be

accepted in the apprenticeship education program.

(4) The Registrar shall notify the individual in writing of the

Registrar's decision as to whether the individual is registered in an

apprenticeship education program.

(5) On the registration of an individual in an apprenticeship education

program, the individual

(

a) becomes an apprentice, and

(

b) is eligible to receive classroom instruction as part of the

apprenticeship education program.

Refusal to register in an apprenticeship

education program

5(1) The Registrar may refuse to register an individual in an

apprenticeship education program if

(

a) the individual does not meet the eligibility criteria established

by the Registrar for the apprenticeship education program,

(

b) the application is submitted in a form or manner that is not

acceptable to the Registrar,

(

c) the application does not include the information required by

the Registrar, or

(

d) the application is submitted in error.

(2) Where the Registrar refuses to register the individual in an

apprenticeship education program, the Registrar shall

(

a) notify the individual in writing of the Registrar's decision,

(

b) provide the reasons for the decision, and

(

c) advise the individual that the individual may request a

reconsideration of the decision in accordance with

section 23.

Suspension or cancellation of registration

in an apprenticeship education program

6(1) The Registrar may suspend the registration of an apprentice in an

apprenticeship education program

(

a) during the course of an inspection under

section 30 of the

Act, and

appropriate.

(2) The Registrar may cancel the registration of an apprentice in an

apprenticeship education program if

(

a) the apprentice, in the opinion of the Registrar, fails to

progress in a timely manner in the apprenticeship education

program,

(

b) there has been an irregularity in the taking of an assessment

as part of the classroom instruction or on-the-job instruction

requirements of the apprenticeship education program,

(

c) the apprenticeship education program was entered into due to

an administrative or other error,

(

d) the apprentice ceases to participate in the apprenticeship

education program,

(

e) the apprentice cannot be located,

(

f) the apprentice, in the case of an apprenticeship education

program in a designated trade,

(

i) ceases to work in the designated trade, and

(ii) requests that the apprentice's registration be cancelled,

(

g) the apprentice fails to meet any terms or conditions imposed

by the Registrar on the apprentice at the time of registration

in the apprenticeship education program, or

(

h) the registration was obtained fraudulently or by means of

misrepresentation.

(3) Where the Registrar suspends or cancels the registration of an

apprentice in an apprenticeship education program, the Registrar shall

(

a) notify the apprentice in writing of the Registrar's decision,

(

b) provide the reasons for the decision, and

(

c) advise the apprentice that the apprentice may request a

reconsideration of the decision in accordance with

section 23.

Part 3

Apprenticeship Education Agreements

Entering into an apprenticeship education agreement

7(1) An individual and a sponsor may enter into an apprenticeship

education agreement only if

(

a) the individual is an apprentice, and

(

b) the sponsor meets the eligibility criteria for sponsors.

(2) An apprenticeship education agreement must

(

a) be submitted in a form and manner that are acceptable to the

Registrar,

(

b) contain the apprenticeship education program requirements,

and

(

c) contain any other information the Registrar considers

relevant.

(3) If the Registrar is satisfied that all the requirements under this Part

have been met, the Registrar shall approve an apprenticeship education

agreement.

(4) The Registrar shall notify the apprentice and the sponsor in writing

of the Registrar's decision to approve an apprenticeship education

agreement.

(5) An apprenticeship education agreement does not come into effect

until it is approved by the Registrar.

Transfer of apprenticeship education agreement

8(1) An apprentice may, with the approval of the Registrar, transfer an

apprenticeship education agreement from one sponsor to another

sponsor.

(2) The Registrar shall consider any transfer of an apprenticeship

education agreement as if it were a new apprenticeship education

agreement entered into between the apprentice and sponsor under

section 7.

Refusal to approve apprenticeship education agreement

9(1) The Registrar may refuse to approve an apprenticeship education

agreement if

(

a) the individual is not an apprentice in the apprenticeship

education program for which the apprenticeship education

agreement is submitted,

(

b) the sponsor does not meet the eligibility criteria for sponsors,

(

c) the apprenticeship education agreement

(

i) is submitted in a form or manner that is not acceptable

to the Registrar,

(ii) does not contain the apprenticeship education program

requirements, or

(iii) does not contain any other information the Registrar

considers relevant.

(2) Where the Registrar refuses to approve an apprenticeship

education agreement, the Registrar shall

(

a) notify the apprentice and the sponsor in writing of the

Registrar's decision,

(

b) provide the reasons for the decision, and

(

c) advise the apprentice and the sponsor that the apprentice or

the sponsor may request a reconsideration of the decision in

accordance with

section 23.

Suspension or cancellation of approval of an apprenticeship education

agreement

10(1) The Registrar may suspend the approval of an apprenticeship

education agreement during the course of an inspection under

section

appropriate.

(2) The Registrar may cancel the approval of an apprenticeship

education agreement if

(

a) the apprentice is not receiving the classroom instruction or

on-the-job instruction requirements of the apprenticeship

education program,

(

b) the apprentice, in the opinion of the Registrar, fails to

progress in a timely manner in the apprenticeship education

program,

(

c) the sponsor fails to meet the sponsor's obligations under

sections 13 and 14,

(

d) there has been an irregularity in the taking of an assessment

as part of the classroom instruction or on-the-job instruction

requirements of the apprenticeship education program,

(

e) the apprenticeship education agreement has been altered

without the approval of the Registrar,

(

f) the apprenticeship education agreement was entered into due

to an administrative or other error,

(

g) the apprenticeship education agreement has been used for

any purpose by a person other than the apprentice or sponsor

who is a party to the apprenticeship education agreement,

(

h) the apprenticeship education agreement has been transferred

from one sponsor to another sponsor without the approval of

the Registrar,

(

i) the apprentice ceases to participate in the apprenticeship

education program,

(

j) the apprentice cannot be located,

(

k) the apprentice fails to meet any additional obligations of an

apprentice as determined by the Registrar under

section

16(g),

(

l) the approval was obtained fraudulently or by means of

misrepresentation, or

(

m) the sponsor charges or collects a fee for acting as a sponsor in

contravention of

section 15.

(3) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), an apprentice may

continue to receive classroom instruction in an apprenticeship

education program during the suspension or after the cancellation of

the approval of an apprenticeship education agreement as long as the

apprentice remains registered in the apprenticeship education program.

(4) Where the Registrar suspends or cancels the approval of an

apprenticeship education agreement, the Registrar shall

(

a) notify the apprentice and the sponsor in writing of the

Registrar's decision,

(

b) provide the reasons for the decision, and

(

c) advise the apprentice and the sponsor that the apprentice or

the sponsor may request a reconsideration of the decision in

accordance with

section 23.

Ending an apprenticeship education agreement

11 An apprenticeship education agreement ends

(

a) when the Registrar notifies the apprentice in writing that the

apprentice has successfully met all the requirements of the

apprenticeship education program,

(

b) when the apprentice or sponsor notifies the Registrar in

writing that the apprenticeship education agreement has

ended, or

(

c) when the Registrar cancels the approval of an apprenticeship

education agreement.

Part 4 section 20,

(

d) ensure the apprentice-to-mentor ratio for the on-the-job

instruction component of the apprenticeship education

program complies with

section 21,

(

e) keep a record of the employment of the apprentice, including

the names and addresses of all employers and the dates of

employment with each employer,

(

f) provide the record referred to in clause (

e) to the Registrar,

on request,

(

g) encourage and enable the apprentice to regularly attend the

classroom instruction component of the apprenticeship

education program,

(

h) ensure that the appropriate competency assessments have

been completed,

(

i) ensure records of the apprentice's successful completion of

the requirements of the apprenticeship education program are

submitted to the Registrar on a regular basis as determined by

the Registrar,

(

j) submit to the Registrar any forms or other documents that are

required by the Registrar,

(

k) ensure that mentors are able to meet their obligations under

section 14,

(

l) immediately notify the Registrar of any change in the

sponsor's contact information, and

(

m) meet any additional obligations that the Registrar considers

appropriate.

Obligations of a sponsor re mentors

14 In addition to the obligations set out in

section 13, a sponsor shall

ensure that a mentor is available to the apprentice to

(

a) communicate with the apprentice as is appropriate for the

level and ability of the apprentice within the apprenticeship

education program,

(

b) educate the apprentice in respect of any activities being

performed,

(

c) provide the apprentice with the information, knowledge,

guidance, supervision and opportunities necessary for the

apprentice to develop the skills and competencies to meet the

on-the-job instruction component of the apprenticeship

education program,

(

d) provide the apprentice with a learning environment that

supports on-the-job instruction and continuous development,

(

e) provide the apprentice with continual evaluation and

feedback in alignment with the apprenticeship education

program requirements,

(

f) provide the apprentice with competency assessments in

alignment with the on-the-job instruction component of the

apprenticeship education program requirements,

(

g) provide the apprentice with on-the-job instruction that

integrates with the knowledge and skills of the classroom

instruction component of the apprenticeship education

program, and

(

h) meet any additional obligations that the Registrar considers

appropriate.

Charging sponsor fees prohibited

15 A person or entity shall not charge or collect any fee for acting as

a sponsor.

Part 5

Apprentices and Trainees

Obligations of an apprentice

16 Every apprentice shall

(

a) demonstrate timely progress in the apprentice's

apprenticeship education program as determined by the

Registrar,

(

b) meet all the requirements for the apprentice's apprenticeship

education program,

(

c) review with the apprentice's sponsor at the completion of

each period of the apprenticeship education program

(

i) the on-the-job instruction hours,

(ii) the on-the-job instruction assessments, and

(iii) the classroom instruction assessments

completed for that period,

(

d) ensure that the apprentice's records of progress in the

apprenticeship education program are kept up to date,

(

e) immediately notify the Registrar of any change in the

apprentice's contact information,

(

f) be able to produce proof of an approved apprenticeship

education agreement on request, and

(

g) meet any additional obligations that the Registrar considers

appropriate.

Obligations of a trainee

17 Every trainee shall

(

a) meet all the requirements for the trainee's industry training

program,

(

b) ensure that records of the trainee's successful completion of

the trainee's industry training program requirements are sent

to the Registrar,

(

c) immediately notify the Registrar of any change in the

trainee's contact information, and

(

d) meet any additional obligations that the Registrar considers

appropriate.

Issuance of a credential to an apprentice, trainee

18 The Registrar shall issue a credential to

(

a) an apprentice who, in the opinion of the Registrar, has

successfully met all the requirements of the apprenticeship

education program, or

(

b) a trainee who, in the opinion of the Registrar, has

successfully met all the requirements of the industry training

program.

Refusal to issue, suspension or revocation of credentials

19(1) The Registrar may refuse to issue a credential, or may suspend

or revoke a credential issued to an apprentice or trainee, if in the

opinion of the Registrar,

(

a) the credential

(

i) has been altered in any manner,

(ii) was granted due to an administrative or other error,

(iii) was obtained fraudulently or by means of

misrepresentation, or

(iv) has been used for any purpose by a person other than

the person to whom the credential was issued,

(

b) there has been an irregularity in the taking of an assessment

required under an apprenticeship education program or

industry training program.

(2) Where the Registrar refuses to issue a credential, or suspends or

revokes a credential, the Registrar shall,

(

a) notify the apprentice or trainee in writing of the Registrar's

decision,

(

b) provide the reasons for the decision, and

(

c) advise the apprentice or trainee that the apprentice or trainee

may request a reconsideration of the decision in accordance

with

section 23.

Employment of apprentices - wages

20(1) Where

Schedule 1 of this Regulation lists the percentage of

wages to be paid to an apprentice for the on-the-job instruction

component of an apprenticeship education program, an employer

employing an apprentice in the apprenticeship education program

shall, subject to the Employment Standards Code,

(

a) pay wages to the apprentice at a rate that is not less than the

percentage listed in

Schedule 1, and

(

b) ensure that the apprentice is paid the required rate increment

commencing on the date that the Registrar is satisfied that the

apprentice has completed all the requirements to advance into

the next period of the apprenticeship education program.

(2) An apprentice in an apprenticeship education program that is not

listed in

Schedule 1 must be paid wages for the on-the-job instruction

component of the apprenticeship education program in accordance

with the Employment Standards Code.

(3) Nothing in this Regulation is to be construed to require an

employer to pay wages or prohibit an employer from paying wages to

an apprentice during the time that the apprentice is attending the

classroom instruction component of the apprenticeship education

program.

(4) An employer shall not employ an apprentice for the on-the-job

instruction component of an apprenticeship education program except

in accordance with this section.

(5) Notwithstanding subsections (1) and (2), but subject to the

Employment Standards Code, where an apprentice is employed in an

apprenticeship education program in an approved program, an

employer employing that apprentice may, while the apprentice is

participating in the approved program, pay to that apprentice wages at

a rate approved by the Registrar that is less than the rate listed for the

apprenticeship education program in

Schedule 1.

(6) This

section does not apply to an employer who employs an

apprentice for the on-the-job instruction component of an

apprenticeship education program if that employment is carried out in

another province of Canada.

Employment of apprentices - apprentice-to-mentor ratios

21(1) Where an apprentice-to-mentor ratio is listed under

Schedule 2

for an apprenticeship education program, the number of apprentices

from an apprenticeship education program that an employer may

employ for the on-the-job instruction component of the apprenticeship

education program is determined in accordance with this section.

(2) Where

(

a) an employer is eligible to employ an apprentice for the on-

the-job instruction component of an apprenticeship education

program, and

(

b) the number of additional apprentices that the employer may

employ is based on the number of additional mentors

available to that employer,

that employer, in determining the number of additional apprentices that

may be employed, shall take into account only those mentors who will

be providing mentorship with respect to the work of the apprentices.

(3) This

section does not apply to an apprentice

(

a) who is registered in an apprenticeship education program that

has 3 or more periods, and

(

b) who has completed all the requirements, or has otherwise

been approved by the Registrar, to advance to the final period

of the apprenticeship education program.

(4) An employer shall not employ an apprentice for the on-the-job

instruction component of an apprenticeship education program except

in accordance with this section.

(5) This

section does not apply to an employer who employs an

apprentice registered in an apprenticeship education program

(

a) where the on-the-job instruction component of an

apprenticeship education program is carried out in another

province of Canada, or

(

b) that is not listed in

Schedule 2.

Part 6

Registrar

Additional powers and functions of the Registrar

22 In addition to the powers and functions of the Registrar under

section 6 of the Act, the Registrar may, for the purposes of

Part 1 of

the Act,

(

a) refuse to approve an apprenticeship education agreement,

(

b) refuse to issue a credential,

issued to an individual,

(

d) set criteria for examinations and other assessments of

learning or competencies to be conducted by the Registrar

with respect to apprenticeship education programs and

industry training programs,

(

e) set eligibility criteria and obligations for mentors,

(

f) approve or recognize supplemental learning recognition

programs, including

(

i) the establishment of processes for the administration of

those programs, and

(ii) the issuance of forms of proof to individuals who meet

all the requirements of those programs,

(

g) authorize approved programs,

(

h) determine what records or documents form the records of

progress,

(

i) determine the number of periods in an apprenticeship

education program,

(

j) establish processes for the approval of transfers of

apprenticeship education agreements from one sponsor to

another sponsor,

(

k) define progression differently for an individual whose

registration in an apprenticeship education program has

previously been cancelled for failing to progress in a timely

manner, and

criteria established under

section 6(1)(

c) of the Act when it

would be to the benefit of the apprentice to be registered in

an apprenticeship education program.

Reconsideration of decision

23(1) In addition to the decisions set out in

section 8 of the Act for

which a person may request that the Registrar reconsider a decision,

where the Registrar has made a decision

(

a) revoking the credential of an apprentice or trainee, the

apprentice or trainee, as the case may be, may request that

the Registrar reconsider the decision to revoke the credential,

(

b) refusing to approve an apprenticeship education agreement,

the apprentice or sponsor may request that the Registrar

reconsider the decision to refuse to approve the

apprenticeship education agreement.

(2) A request for the Registrar to reconsider a decision must

(

a) be in writing,

(

b) be served on the Registrar within 30 days of when the person

is served the decision, and

(

c) include the following:

(

i) the name and contact information of the person;

(ii) the decision to be reconsidered;

(iii) the reason for requesting the reconsideration;

(iv) if applicable, any other information

(

A) requested by the Registrar, or

(

B) that the person wishes the Registrar to take into

account in the reconsideration.

(3) On being served a request that complies with subsection (2), the

Registrar

(

a) may decide to confirm, reverse or vary the decision that is the

subject of the reconsideration, and

(

b) within 60 days of being served the request, shall serve on the

person the decision of the Registrar to confirm, reverse or

vary the decision that is the subject of the reconsideration.

(4) A decision of the Registrar under subsection (3) must be in writing

and include

(

a) reasons for confirming, reversing or varying the decision that

is the subject of the reconsideration, and

(

b) a statement of the right of the person to request a review by

the Minister under

section 24 of the decision of the Registrar

to confirm, reverse or vary the decision that is the subject of

the reconsideration.

(5) The Registrar shall not delegate any of the powers or functions of

the Registrar under this

section to any person.

Review of decision

24(1) A person affected by a decision of the Registrar under

section

23 to confirm, reverse or vary a decision that is the subject of a

reconsideration may request a review by the Minister of the decision of

the Registrar.

(2) A request for the Minister to review a decision must

(

a) be in writing,

(

b) be served on the Minister and the Registrar within 45 days of

the date shown on the decision of the Registrar, and

(

c) include the following:

(

i) the name and contact information of the person;

(ii) the decision to be reviewed;

(iii) the reason for requesting the review;

(iv) if applicable, any other information

(

A) requested by the Minister, or

(

B) that the person wishes the Minister to take into

account in the review.

(3) On being served a request that complies with subsection (2), the

Minister may decide to confirm, reverse or vary the decision of the

Registrar.

(4) A decision of the Minister under subsection (3) must be in writing

and include reasons for confirming, reversing or varying the decision

of the Registrar.

(5) A decision of the Minister under this

section is final.

Coming into force

25 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into force of

section 10(2) of the Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act.

Schedule 1

Apprentice Wages

Column

Column 2

Column

Column 4

Item

Number

Apprenticeship Education

Program

Number

Periods

Minimum Wage Rate Per

Period (%)

Agricultural Equipment

Technician

Appliance Service Technician

Branch

Commercial Appliance Service

Technician Branch

Auto Body Technician

Auto Body Technician Branch

Auto Body Repairer Branch

Auto Body Refinisher Branch

Auto Body Prepper Branch

Automotive Service Technician

Baker

Boilermaker

Bricklayer

Cabinetmaker

Carpenter

Communication Technician

Concrete Finisher

Cook

Crane and Hoisting Equipment

Operator

Mobile Crane Operator Branch

Tower Crane Operator Branch

Boom Truck Operator Branch

Wellhead Boom Truck Operator

Branch

Electric Motor Systems

Technician

Electrician

Gasfitter

Gasfitter - Class A Branch

Gasfitter - Class B Branch

Glazier

Heavy Equipment Technician

Branch

Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic

(Off Road) Branch

Truck and Transport Mechanic

Branch

Transport Trailer Mechanic Branch

Industrial Mechanic (Millwright)

Instrumentation and Control

Technician

Insulator (Heat And Frost)

Ironworker

Ironworker (Generalist) Branch

Ironworker (Metal Building

Systems Erector) Branch

Ironworker

(Structural/Ornamental) Branch

Ironworker (Reinforcing) Branch

Landscape Horticulturist

Lather (Interior Systems

Mechanic)

Locksmith

Machinist

Metal Fabricator (Fitter)

Motorcycle Mechanic

Natural Gas Compression

Technician

Painter and Decorator

Parts Technician

Materials Technician Branch

Parts Technician Branch

Plumber

Powerline Technician

67.5

Power System Electrician

67.5

Recreation Vehicle Service

Technician

Refrigeration and Air

Conditioning Mechanic

Roofer

Sheet Metal Worker

Sprinkler Systems Installer

Steamfitter-Pipefitter

Transport Refrigeration

Technician

Water Well Driller

Earth Loop Technician Branch

Water Well Driller Branch

Welder

Welder Branch

Wire Process Operator Branch

Schedule 2

Apprentice-to-Mentor Ratio

Column 1

Column 2

Column 3

Item

Number

Apprenticeship Education Program

Apprentice-to-Mentor Ratio

Agricultural Equipment Technician

2:1

Appliance Service Technician

Appliance Service Technician Branch

2:1

Commercial Appliance Service

Technician Branch

2:1

Auto Body Technician

Auto Body Technician Branch

2:1

Auto Body Repairer Branch

2:1

Auto Body Refinisher Branch

2:1

Auto Body Prepper Branch

2:1

Automotive Service Technician

2:1

Baker

2:1

Boilermaker

2:1

Bricklayer

2:1

Cabinetmaker

2:1

Carpenter

2:1

Communication Technician

2:1

Concrete Finisher

2:1

Cook

2:1

Crane and Hoisting Equipment

Operator

Mobile Crane Operator Branch

2:1

Tower Crane Operator Branch

2:1

Boom Truck Operator Branch

2:1

Wellhead Boom Truck Operator Branch

2:1

Electric Motor Systems Technician

2:1

Electrician

2:1

Elevator Constructor

2:1

Floorcovering Installer

2:1

Gasfitter

Gasfitter - Class A Branch

2:1

Gasfitter - Class B Branch

2:1

Glazier

2:1

Hairstylist

Hairstylist Branch

2:1

Barber Branch

2:1

Heavy Equipment Technician

Heavy Equipment Technician Branch

2:1

Heavy Duty Equipment Mechanic (Off

Road) Branch

2:1

Truck and Transport Mechanic Branch

2:1

Transport Trailer Mechanic Branch

2:1

Industrial Mechanic (Millwright)

2:1

Instrumentation and Control

Technician

2:1

Insulator (Heat And Frost)

2:1

Ironworker

Ironworker (Generalist) Branch

2:1

Ironworker (Metal Building Systems

Erector) Branch

2:1

Ironworker (Structural/Ornamental)

Branch

2:1

Ironworker (Reinforcing) Branch

2:1

Landscape Horticulturist

2:1

Lather (Interior Systems Mechanic)

2:1

Locksmith

2:1

Machinist

2:1

Metal Fabricator (Fitter)

2:1

Motorcycle Mechanic

2:1

Natural Gas Compression Technician

2:1

Painter and Decorator

2:1

Parts Technician

Parts Technician Branch

2:1

Materials Technician Branch

2:1

Plumber

2:1

Powerline Technician

2:1

Power System Electrician

2:1

Recreation Vehicle Service Technician

2:1

Refrigeration and Air Conditioning

Mechanic

2:1

Roofer

2:1

Sheet Metal Worker

2:1

Sprinkler Systems Installer

2:1

Steamfitter-Pipefitter

2:1

Transport Refrigeration Technician

2:1

Water Well Driller

Water Well Driller Branch

2:1

Earth Loop Technician Branch

2:1

Welder

Welder Branch

3:1

Wire Process Operator Branch

5:1

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Alberta Regulation 161/2022

Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act

DESIGNATED TRADES AND RESTRICTED

ACTIVITIES REGULATION

Filed: July 6, 2022

For information only: Made by the Minister of Advanced Education

(M.O. 120/2022) on June 30, 2022 pursuant to

section 22(2) of the Skilled Trades and

Apprenticeship Education Act.

Definitions

Designated Trades and Restricted Activities

2 Designated trades

3 Restricted activities

Alberta Board of Skilled Trades

4 Board member term of office

5 Board bylaws

6 Additional functions of the Board

7 Committee member term of office

8 Committee member remuneration and expenses

Administrator

9 Alberta Journeyperson Certificate

10 Endorsements

11 Issuance of endorsements

12 Additional functions of the Administrator

13 Authorization to perform restricted activities

14 Factory mass production, in-plant assembly operations and in-plant

processing of natural resources

15 Reconsideration of decisions

16 Review of reconsiderations

17 Suspension of trade certificates or endorsements

18 Revocation of trade certificates or endorsements

General

19 Coming into force

Schedules

Definitions

1 In this Regulation,

(a) "Act" means the Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship

Education Act;

(b) "employer" means a person who employs an individual to

perform restricted activities within a designated trade or

branch of a designated trade;

(

i) under which an individual receives work experience and

training in a designated trade or branch of a designated

trade,

(ii) that is offered to the individual by or on behalf of

(

A) a board as defined in the Education Act,

(

B) an operator of a school that is a charter school as

defined in the Education Act,

(

C) a person responsible for the operation of a private

school as defined in the Education Act,

(

D) a university as defined in the Post-secondary

Learning Act,

(

E) a comprehensive community college as defined in

the Post-secondary Learning Act,

(

F) a polytechnic institution as defined in the

Post-secondary Learning Act, or

(

G) a person licensed to provide vocational training

under the Private Vocational Training Act,

and

(iii) that is recognized by the Registrar under

section 6(2)(

a) and (

b) of the Act as being the equivalent of

(

A) classroom instruction or on-the-job instruction that

is required as part of an apprenticeship education

program, or

(

B) training that is required as part of an industry

training program.

Designated Trades and Restricted Activities

Designated trades

2(1) The trades that are listed in

Schedule 1 are designated trades

under the Act.

(2) A designated trade includes any branches of the designated trade

that are listed in

Schedule 1.

Restricted activities

3 Where there are activities within a designated trade or branch of a

designated trade that are restricted activities under the Act, those

restricted activities and the classes of individuals who may perform

those restricted activities are set out in

Schedule 2.

Alberta Board of Skilled Trades

Board member term of office

4(1) The term of an appointment as a member of the Board shall not

exceed 3 years and an individual shall not hold office as a member of

the Board for a continuous period exceeding 9 years.

(2) A member of the Board shall not hold a designation as chair of the

Board under

section 13(2) of the Act for a continuous period exceeding

6 years.

(3) An individual who has held office as a member of the Board for

the maximum continuous period allowed by subsection (1) may not

hold office as a member of the Board in the following 3-year period.

(4) The term of an appointment as a member of the Board or of a

designation as chair of the Board continues, if applicable, after the end

of the actual term for which the appointment or designation was made,

regardless of the 9-year limitation under subsection (1) or the 6-year

limitation under subsection (2), until the earliest of

(

a) the effective date of the appointment or reappointment

replacing that appointment or the designation or redesignation

replacing that designation,

(

b) any other event that terminates the appointment or

designation, and

designation ends.

Board bylaws

5(1) With the approval of the Minister, the Board shall make bylaws

respecting

(

a) the conduct of the business and affairs of the Board in

carrying out its duties and exercising its powers, and

(

b) the calling and conducting of and the procedures governing

meetings of the Board.

(2) For greater certainty, and without limiting the generality of

section 14(3) of the Act, the Regulations Act does not apply to bylaws

made by the Board under subsection (1).

Additional functions of the Board

6(1) The additional functions of the Board referred to in

section

14(1)(

e) of the Act are

(

a) to promote the establishment and maintenance of welcoming

and inclusive work environments for designated trades,

(

b) to advise the Minister on matters related to endorsements,

(

c) to advise the Administrator on suspensions or revocations of

trade certificates or endorsements,

(

d) to advise the Registrar on competencies for apprenticeship

education programs and industry training programs related to

designated trades, and

(

e) if the Board considers it appropriate to do so, to designate

one member of a committee established by the Board under

section 15 of the Act as chair of the committee and one or

more other members of the committee to act in the place of

the chair when the chair is absent or is otherwise unable to

carry out the duties of the chair.

(2) For greater certainty, and without limiting the generality of

section 14(3) of the Act, the Regulations Act does not apply in respect

of any documentation prepared by or on behalf of the Board relating to

the carrying out of any functions under subsection (1).

Committee member term of office

7(1) The term of an appointment as a member of a committee established

by the Board under

section 15 of the Act shall not exceed 3 years and an

individual shall not hold office as a member of such a committee for a

continuous period exceeding 9 years.

(2) A member of a committee established by the Board under

section 15 of the Act shall not hold a designation as chair of the

committee under

section 6(1)(

e) for a continuous period exceeding 6

years.

(3) An individual who has held office as a member of a committee

established by the Board under

section 15 of the Act for the maximum

continuous period allowed by subsection (1) may not hold office as a

member of the committee in the following 3-year period.

(4) The term of an appointment as a member of a committee

established by the Board under

section 15 of the Act or of a

designation as chair of such a committee continues, if applicable, after

the end of the actual term for which the appointment or designation

was made, regardless of the 9-year limitation under subsection (1) or

the 6-year limitation under subsection (2), until the earliest of

(

a) the effective date of the appointment or reappointment

replacing that appointment or the designation or

redesignation replacing that designation,

(

b) any other event that terminates the appointment or

designation, and

designation ends.

Committee member remuneration and expenses

8 Members of a committee established by the Board under

section 15

of the Act, other than any members who are employees of the

Government of Alberta, are entitled to be paid

(

a) remuneration for the carrying out of their duties as members

in accordance with

section 1 of Part B of

Schedule 1 to the

Committee Remuneration Order in Appendix 3 to Order in

Council numbered O.C. 466/2007, even where the member

holds a designation as chair of the committee under

section 6(1)(e), and

(

b) travelling and living expenses necessarily incurred in the carrying

out of their duties as members in accordance with any directive

issued by the Treasury Board respecting travel, meal and

hospitality expenses, as though the members were employees as

defined in the Public Service Act.

Administrator

Alberta Journeyperson Certificate

9 A trade certificate

(

a) referred to in

section 1(r)(

i) of the Act, and

(

b) issued by the Administrator under

section 18(1)(c)(

i) of the

Act to an individual in a designated trade or branch of a

designated trade

shall be known as an Alberta Journeyperson Certificate.

Endorsements

10(1) For the purposes of the Act and the regulations made under the

Act, "endorsement", in respect of a designated trade or branch of a

designated trade, means the following:

(

a) a Red Seal Endorsement issued by the Administrator under

section 18(1)(c)(

i) of the Act and in accordance with

section

11 of this Regulation;

(

b) a document issued outside of Alberta to an individual and

recognized by the Administrator under

section 12(d)(iv) as

being the equivalent of an endorsement referred to in

clause (a);

(

c) a Red Seal Endorsement recognized under subsection (2).

(2) For the purposes of the Act and the regulations made under the

Act, a Red Seal Endorsement that was issued or recognized under the

Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act, RSA 2000 cA-42, is

recognized as being the equivalent of an endorsement referred to in

subsection (1)(a).

Issuance of endorsements

11(1) The Administrator may issue under

section 18(1)(c)(

i) of the

Act a Red Seal Endorsement in a designated trade or branch of a

designated trade to an individual who has met the standards and

requirements respecting that endorsement established by the Canadian

Council of Directors of Apprenticeship under the Interprovincial

Standards Red Seal Program.

(2) Only an individual who holds a trade certificate with the Red Seal

Endorsement in a designated trade or branch of a designated trade

may, in accordance with the standards and requirements established by

the Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship under the

Interprovincial Standards Red Seal Program, use the "RSE" acronym

(Red Seal Endorsement).

Additional functions of the Administrator

12 The additional functions of the Administrator referred to in

section 18(1)(

g) of the Act are

(

a) to administer the standards and requirements, respecting the

Red Seal Endorsement in a designated trade or branch of a

designated trade, established by the Canadian Council of

Directors of Apprenticeship under the Interprovincial

Standards Red Seal Program,

(

b) to consider applications for an authorization to perform

restricted activities within a designated trade or branch of a

designated trade under

section 13 and, in respect of each

application,

(

i) grant the authorization if the Administrator is satisfied

that all applicable requirements for the authorization are

met, or

(ii) reject the application and refuse to grant the

authorization if the Administrator is not satisfied that all

applicable requirements for the authorization are met,

(

c) to determine whether a committee process is appropriate to

evaluate the skills and knowledge in a designated trade or

branch of a designated trade of an individual who, in the

opinion of the Administrator, may have failed to demonstrate

the skills and knowledge in the designated trade or branch of

the designated trade expected of an individual who holds a

trade certificate or, if applicable, an endorsement in the

designated trade or branch of the designated trade and, if the

Administrator determines that such a process is appropriate,

to establish such a process, and

(

d) if the Administrator considers it appropriate to do so,

Administrator considers appropriate in the

circumstances, or revoke an endorsement,

(ii) to award credit, in the form of time in an amount

determined by the Administrator, for an individual's

work experience in a designated trade or branch of a

designated trade, which credit shall apply towards the

individual's satisfaction of the standards and

requirements for certification in the designated trade or

branch of the designated trade established by order of

the Board under

section 14(2)(

b) of the Act,

(iii) to recognize an education or training program, other

than an apprenticeship education program or an industry

training program, as a program that, on successful

completion, will result in a document recognized by

order of the Board under

section 14(2)(

c) of the Act as

being the equivalent of an Alberta Journeyperson

Certificate, and

(iv) to recognize a document that is issued outside of

Alberta to an individual as being the equivalent of an

endorsement referred to in

section 10(1)(a).

Authorization to perform restricted activities

13(1) Subject to subsection (6), the Administrator may grant an

authorization to perform a restricted activity within a designated trade

or branch of a designated trade to an individual or a group of

individuals who are not otherwise permitted to perform a restricted

activity within the designated trade or branch of the designated trade.

authorization granted under subsection (1) that the Administrator

considers appropriate in the circumstances.

(3) At any time that the Administrator considers it appropriate in the

circumstances, the Administrator may do the following:

(

a) revoke an authorization granted under subsection (1);

authorization granted under subsection (1).

(4) An individual who is performing a restricted activity within a

designated trade or branch of a designated trade under an authorization

granted under subsection (1) shall not perform the restricted activity

except in accordance with the authorization.

(5) The Regulations Act does not apply in respect of any authorization

granted by the Administrator under subsection (1) or documentation

prepared by or on behalf of the Administrator relating to an

authorization granted under subsection (1).

(6) The Administrator shall take into account the following factors

when deciding whether to grant an authorization to an individual or a

group of individuals under subsection (1):

(

a) the degree of risk resulting from the restricted activity to the

public, the individual or group of individuals and the

coworkers of the individual or group of individuals;

(

b) whether, at the time that the individual or group of

individuals are to perform the restricted activity, the

individual or group of individuals will have sufficient

training

(

i) to ensure proper and safe handling or application of any

dangerous substances, destructive equipment or

dangerous techniques or practices that the individual or

group of individuals will use to perform the restricted

activity, and

(ii) to maintain a standard of quality and skill satisfactory to

the Administrator in the performance of the restricted

activity;

(

c) the potential benefit to the individual or group of individuals

resulting from the authorization;

(

d) whether the restricted activity relates to the carrying out of

warranty work;

(

e) the rationale for having the individual or group of

individuals, instead of an apprentice or individual who holds

a trade certificate or, if applicable, an endorsement in the

designated trade or branch of the designated trade, perform

the restricted activity;

(

f) the period of time during which the authorization is to be in

effect;

(

g) any efforts to encourage the individual or group of

individuals to meet the standards and requirements for

issuance of a trade certificate or, if applicable, an

endorsement in the designated trade or branch of the

designated trade within a specified period of time;

(

h) any consultation between employee or employer groups

affected by the authorization;

(

i) the potential effect of the authorization, or a refusal to grant

the authorization, on the following:

(

i) the designated trade or branch of the designated trade;

(ii) the operation, productivity and economic

competitiveness and prosperity of a plant or business

operation;

(iii) the economic competitiveness and prosperity of

(

A) the Province of Alberta, and

(

B) competitors in the industry in which the restricted

activity is to be performed;

(

j) any other factors that, in the opinion of the Administrator, are

relevant.

Factory mass production, in-plant assembly operations

and in-plant processing of natural resources

14(1) In subsection (4), "shutdown" means the complete or partial

stoppage of

(

a) the operation of a component or part of a component in a

plant,

(

b) a piece of equipment in a plant,

(

c) a

section of a plant or process within a plant, or

(

d) an entire plant

to allow for the expansion of a plant, the installation of new equipment

in a plant or to upgrade or repair existing components or equipment in

a plant.

(2) Subject to subsection (4) and any orders made by the

Administrator under subsection (5), an individual may perform a

restricted activity within a designated trade or branch of a designated

trade if the individual is engaged in work that consists primarily of

factory mass production or in-plant assembly operations where

products or components are produced or assembled

(

a) through a pre-defined and documented set of steps,

(

b) in a controlled environment in a permanent facility,

(

c) by individuals who are trained appropriately in the opinion of

the Administrator, and

(

d) under supervision and inspections that are appropriate in the

opinion of the Administrator.

(3) Subject to subsection (4) and any orders made by the

Administrator under subsection (5), an individual may perform a

restricted activity within a designated trade or branch of a designated

trade if the individual is engaged in in-plant processing, or operations

supporting in-plant processing, of natural resources through the

collection, refinement and transformation of these resources into a

final product where the work consists of recurring or repetitive,

documented operations and is performed

(

a) on site in a processing plant, along a pipeline or at an

extraction, collection or harvesting site,

(

b) by individuals who are trained appropriately in the opinion of

the Administrator, and

(

c) under supervision and inspections that are appropriate in the

opinion of the Administrator.

(4) The construction or modification of

(

a) a component or part of a component in a plant,

(

b) a piece of equipment in a plant,

(

c) a process within a plant,

(

d) a

section of a plant, or

(

e) an entire plant

during new construction or plant shutdown periods does not qualify as

a type of work to which subsection (2) or (3) applies unless it already

was occurring regularly while the plant was operational.

(5) Where a type of work referred to in subsection (2) or (3) is being

carried out or is purportedly being carried out, the Administrator may,

at any time, by order declare that subsection (2) or (3), as applicable,

does not apply to the work and revoke or deny permission for the

individual to perform a restricted activity within a designated trade or

branch of a designated trade under subsection (2) or (3), as applicable,

if the Administrator is of the opinion that

(

a) the training, supervision and inspections respecting the work

are not appropriate, or

(

b) the work is not a type of work to which subsection (2) or (3)

applies.

(6) The Administrator shall rescind an order made under

subsection (5) if the Administrator is satisfied that

(

a) the training, supervision and inspections respecting the work

that is the subject of the order are appropriate, and

(

b) if applicable, the work that is the subject of the order has

been modified so that it is a type of work to which

subsection (2) or (3) applies.

(7) The Regulations Act does not apply in respect of any order made

by the Administrator under subsection (5) or documentation prepared

by or on behalf of the Administrator relating to an order made under

subsection (5).

Reconsideration of decisions

15(1) In this section,

(a) "Administrator" means the Administrator for Designated

Trades appointed under

section 17(1) of the Act;

(b) "Deputy Administrator" means a deputy Administrator

designated under

section 17(2) of the Act.

(2) A person affected by any of the following decisions may request

under

section 20(

c) of the Act that the Administrator reconsider the

decision:

(

a) a decision of the Administrator or a Deputy Administrator

under

section 13 to reject an application for an authorization or

to revoke an authorization;

(

b) a decision of the Administrator or a Deputy Administrator

under

section 14(5) to revoke or deny permission for an

individual to perform a restricted activity within a designated

trade or branch of a designated trade under

section 14(2) or

(3), as applicable;

(

c) a decision of the Administrator or a Deputy Administrator

under

section 17 to suspend a trade certificate or an

endorsement;

(

d) a decision of the Administrator or a Deputy Administrator

under

section 18 to revoke a trade certificate or an

endorsement.

(3) A request under

section 20 of the Act for the Administrator to

reconsider a decision may be made by a person affected by the

decision and must

(

a) be in writing,

(

b) be served on the Administrator within 30 days of when the

person is served the decision, and

(

c) include the following:

(

i) the name and mailing address of the person;

(ii) the phone number or email address of the person;

(iii) the decision;

(iv) the reason for requesting the reconsideration;

(

v) if applicable, any other information

(

A) requested by the Administrator, or

(

B) that the person wishes the Administrator to take

into account in the reconsideration.

(4) On being served a request that complies with subsection (3), the

Administrator

(

a) may decide to confirm, reverse or vary the decision that is the

subject of the reconsideration, and

(

b) within 60 days of being served the request, shall serve on the

person the decision of the Administrator to confirm, reverse

or vary the decision that is the subject of the reconsideration.

(5) A decision of the Administrator under subsection (4) must be in

writing and include

(

a) reasons for confirming, reversing or varying the decision that

is the subject of the reconsideration, and

(

b) a statement of the right of the person to request a review by

the Minister under

section 16 of the decision of the

Administrator to confirm, reverse or vary the decision that is

the subject of the reconsideration.

(6) The Administrator shall not delegate any of the powers or

functions of the Administrator under this

section to any person,

including to a Deputy Administrator.

Review of reconsiderations

16(1) In this section, "Administrator" means the Administrator for

Designated Trades appointed under

section 17(1) of the Act.

(2) A person affected by a decision of the Administrator under

section

15 to confirm, reverse or vary a decision that is the subject of a

reconsideration may request, by application, a review by the Minister

of the decision of the Administrator.

(3) An application under subsection (2) must

(

a) be in writing,

(

b) be served on the Minister and the Administrator within 45

days of the date shown on the decision of the Administrator,

and

(

c) include the following:

(

i) the name and mailing address of the person;

(ii) the phone number or email address of the person;

(iii) the decision of the Administrator;

(iv) the reason for requesting the review;

(

v) if applicable, any other information

(

A) requested by the Minister, or

(

B) that the person wishes the Minister to take into

account in the review.

(4) On being served an application that complies with subsection (3),

the Minister may decide to confirm, reverse or vary the decision of the

Administrator.

(5) A decision of the Minister under subsection (4) must be in writing

and include reasons for confirming, reversing or varying the decision

of the Administrator.

(6) A decision of the Minister under subsection (4) is final.

Suspension of trade certificates or endorsements

17(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Administrator may suspend, on

the circumstances, the following in respect of an individual:

(

a) an Alberta Journeyperson Certificate held by the individual;

(

b) an endorsement referred to in

section 10(1)(

a) or (

c) held by

the individual;

(

c) a recognition under

section 14(2)(

c) of the Act of a document

issued outside of Alberta to the individual as being the

equivalent of an Alberta Journeyperson Certificate;

(

d) a recognition under

section 12(d)(iv) of a document issued

outside of Alberta to the individual as being the equivalent of

an endorsement referred to in

section 10(1)(a).

(2) Subsection (1) only applies if, in the opinion of the Administrator,

there is an inspection in progress related to

(

a) compliance by the individual with the Act or regulations

made under the Act, or

(

b) failure by the individual to demonstrate the skills and

knowledge in a designated trade or branch of a designated

trade expected of an individual who holds a trade certificate

or, if applicable, an endorsement in the designated trade or

branch of the designated trade.

(3) Where the individual has failed to demonstrate the skills and

knowledge in a designated trade or branch of a designated trade

expected of an individual who holds a trade certificate or, if applicable,

an endorsement in the designated trade or branch of the designated

trade, a suspension under subsection (1) may continue after the

completion of an inspection referred to in subsection (2)(b).

(4) An individual who is the subject of a suspension under this

section

may not, during the time that the suspension is subsisting, work within

the designated trade or branch of the designated trade to which the

suspension pertains except under the supervision of an individual who

holds a trade certificate or, if applicable, an endorsement in the

designated trade or branch of the designated trade.

Revocation of trade certificates or endorsements

18(1) Subject to subsection (2), the Administrator may revoke the

following in respect of an individual:

(

a) an Alberta Journeyperson Certificate held by the individual;

(

b) an endorsement referred to in

section 10(1)(

a) or (

c) held by

the individual;

(

c) a recognition under

section 14(2)(

c) of the Act of a document

issued outside of Alberta to the individual as being the

equivalent of an Alberta Journeyperson Certificate;

(

d) a recognition under

section 12(d)(iv) of a document issued

outside of Alberta to the individual as being the equivalent of

an endorsement referred to in

section 10(1)(a).

(2) Subsection (1) only applies if, in the opinion of the Administrator,

(

a) the individual has failed to comply with the Act or

regulations made under the Act,

(

b) the individual has failed to demonstrate the skills and

knowledge in a designated trade or branch of a designated

trade expected of an individual who holds a trade certificate

or, if applicable, an endorsement in the designated trade or

branch of the designated trade,

(

c) the Alberta Journeyperson Certificate held by the individual,

the endorsement referred to in

section 10(1)(

a) or (

c) held by

the individual or the recognition or document referred to in

subsection (1)(

c) or (d), as applicable,

(

i) has been altered in any manner,

(ii) was obtained by means of misrepresentation or fraud,

(iii) was issued improperly due to an administrative or other

error, or

(iv) has been used

(

A) for any purpose other than the purpose for which it

was issued, or

(

B) by any individual other than the individual to

whom it was issued,

(

d) there has been an irregularity in the taking of an assessment

required under the Act, or

(

e) the document referred to in subsection (1)(

c) or (d), as

applicable, was revoked or canceled by the issuing jurisdiction.

General

Coming into force

19 This Regulation comes into force on the coming into force of

section 22(2) of the Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act.

Schedule 1

Designated Trades

1 The following trades are designated trades under the Act:

(

a) agricultural equipment technician;

(

b) appliance service technician, including the

(

i) appliance service technician branch, and

(ii) commercial appliance service technician branch

of the trade;

(

c) auto body technician, including the

(

i) auto body prepper branch,

(ii) auto body refinisher branch,

(iii) auto body repairer branch, and

(iv) auto body technician branch

of the trade;

(

d) automotive service technician;

(

e) baker;

(

f) boilermaker;

(

g) bricklayer;

(

h) cabinetmaker;

(

i) carpenter;

(

j) cathodic protection technician, including the

(

i) level one branch, and

(ii) level two branch

of the trade;

(

k) communication technician;

(

l) concrete finisher;

(

m) construction craft worker;

(

n) cook;

(

o) crane and hoisting equipment operator, including the

(

i) boom truck operator branch,

(ii) mobile crane operator branch,

(iii) tower crane operator branch, and

(iv) wellhead boom truck operator branch

of the trade;

(

p) electric motor systems technician;

(

q) electrician;

(

r) elevator constructor;

(

s) field heat treatment technician;

(

t) floorcovering installer;

(

u) gas utility operator;

(

v) gasfitter, including the

(

i) gasfitter (class

A) branch, and

(ii) gasfitter (class

B) branch

of the trade;

(

w) glazier;

(

x) hairstylist, including the

(

i) barber branch, and

(ii) hairstylist branch

of the trade;

(

y) heavy equipment technician, including the

(

i) heavy duty equipment mechanic (off road) branch,

(ii) heavy equipment technician branch,

(iii) transport trailer mechanic branch, and

(iv) truck and transport mechanic branch

of the trade;

(

z) industrial construction crew supervisor;

(aa) industrial mechanic (millwright);

(bb) instrumentation and control technician;

(cc) insulator (heat and frost);

(dd) ironworker, including the

(

i) ironworker (generalist) branch,

(ii) ironworker (metal building systems erector) branch,

(iii) ironworker (reinforcing) branch, and

(iv) ironworker (structural/ornamental) branch

of the trade;

(ee) landscape horticulturist;

(ff) lather (interior systems mechanic);

(gg) locksmith;

(hh) machinist;

(ii) metal fabricator (fitter);

(jj) motorcycle mechanic;

(kk) natural gas compression technician;

(ll) oil and gas transportation services, including the

(

i) bed truck operator branch,

(ii) bulk haul operator branch,

(iii) multi-wheel truck operator branch,

(iv) supervisor branch, and

(

v) winch truck operator branch

of the trade;

(mm) outdoor power equipment technician, including the

(

i) power equipment branch, and

(ii) recreational equipment branch

of the trade;

(nn) overhead door technician, including the

(

i) level one branch, and

(ii) level two branch

of the trade;

(oo) painter and decorator;

(pp) parts technician, including the

(

i) materials technician branch, and

(ii) parts technician branch

of the trade;

(qq) plumber;

(rr) power system electrician;

(ss) powerline technician;

(tt) recreation vehicle service technician;

(uu) refrigeration and air conditioning mechanic;

(vv) residential construction site manager;

(ww) roofer;

(xx) sheet metal worker;

(yy) slickline services, including the

(

i) assistant operator branch,

(ii) level one operator branch,

(iii) level two operator branch, and

(iv) level three operator branch

of the trade;

(zz) snubbing services, including the

(

i) assistant operator branch,

(ii) level one operator branch,

(iii) level two operator branch,

(iv) level three operator branch,

(

v) level one supervisor branch, and

(vi) level two supervisor branch

of the trade;

(aaa) sprinkler systems installer;

(bbb) steamfitter-pipefitter;

(ccc) steel detailer, including the

(

i) level one branch,

(ii) level two branch, and

(iii) level three branch

of the trade;

(ddd) transport refrigeration technician;

(eee) water well driller, including the

(

i) earth loop technician branch, and

(ii) water well driller branch

of the trade;

(fff) welder, including the

(

i) welder branch, and

(ii) wire process operator branch

of the trade;

(ggg) well testing services supervisor, including the

(

i) level three branch,

(ii) level four branch, and

(iii) level five branch

of the trade.

Schedule 2

Restricted Activities and Classes of Individuals

Agricultural Equipment Technician

Restricted activities

1(1) In this section,

(a) "agricultural equipment" means any self-propelled, towed or

stationary agricultural machinery used in farming, including

any equipment and components required for the operation of

the machinery, and includes the following:

(

i) internal combustion engines and components, both

stationary and mobile;

(ii) rubber tired and rubber or steel tracked towing

equipment, commonly called tractors;

(iii) towed primary and secondary tillage equipment

commonly called ploughs (mouldboard, disk, chisel)

and cultivators;

(iv) towed and self-propelled equipment commonly called

seeders, inclusive of all crops;

(

v) towed or self-propelled equipment commonly called

sprayers or broadcasters;

(vi) towed and self-propelled harvesting equipment

commonly called balers, swathers, windrowers,

combines or forage harvesters;

(vii) miscellaneous equipment and components required in

the production, distribution and transportation of farm

produce;

(b) "undertakings of the designated trade" means the repair,

maintenance and service of agricultural equipment.

(2) The following activities, when performed within undertakings of

the designated trade, are restricted activities within the designated

trade of agricultural equipment technician:

(

a) repairing, maintaining and servicing of agricultural

equipment, parts and components, including the following:

(

i) internal combustion engines and components;

(ii) power trains;

(iii) electrical and electronic systems;

(iv) hydraulic systems;

(

v) steering systems;

(vi) braking systems;

(vii) wheels and tracked undercarriages;

(viii) heating and air conditioning systems;

(ix) soil preparation systems;

(

x) harvesting systems;

(xi) spraying systems;

(xii) grain handling equipment;

(xiii) miscellaneous equipment and systems used in the

production, distribution and transportation of farm

produce;

(

b) with respect to gasoline and diesel internal combustion

2- and 4-stroke cycle engines,

(

i) inspecting and testing engines and components before

and after repair using a variety of hand and power tools

and measuring and testing equipment,

(ii) inspecting, testing, repairing and replacing components

of the following:

(

A) liquid cooling systems;

(

B) air cooling filters or screening systems;

(

C) engine lubrication systems;

(

D) gasoline engine fuel systems;

(

E) diesel engine fuel systems;

(

F) air-induction systems on diesel engines,

(iii) inspecting, adjusting and replacing gasoline engine

ignition components,

(iv) inspecting, testing, adjusting, repairing and replacing

elements of engine governor systems,

(

v) inspecting and replacing elements of engine exhaust

systems,

(vi) dismantling, repairing, replacing and reassembling

damaged or worn components of cylinder heads, and

(vii) dismantling, cleaning, inspecting, rebuilding and

reassembling the various types of cylinder block

assemblies;

(

c) with respect to engine starting systems, inspecting, testing,

replacing and repairing components of electric starter

circuits;

(

d) with respect to electrical systems,

(

i) inspecting, testing, servicing and replacing storage

batteries,

(ii) testing, rebuilding, adjusting and replacing components

of electrical charging systems, and

(iii) testing, overhauling, adjusting and replacing

components of lighting, warning and safety electrical

systems;

(

e) with respect to clutches, hydraulic couplings, transmissions

and transfer cases,

(

i) inspecting, adjusting or replacing the following:

(

A) clutches and components;

(

B) components of hydraulic couplings;

(

C) components of manual shift transmissions;

(

D) automatic gear change transmissions;

(

E) single and multiple speed transfer cases,

(ii) repairing clutches and components,

(iii) rebuilding the following:

(

A) components of manual shift transmissions;

(

B) automatic gear change transmissions;

(

C) single and multiple speed transfer cases;

(

D) power shift transmissions,

and

(iv) installing single and multiple speed transfer cases;

(

f) with respect to drivelines, rear and front axle assemblies and

differential and final drives,

(

i) inspecting and replacing the following:

(

A) drive shafts and universal joints and components;

(

B) components of front and rear differentials;

(

C) components of front and rear axles and final

drives;

(

D) tires, wheels and components,

(ii) adjusting components of front and rear differentials, and

(iii) adjusting components of front and rear axles and final

drives;

(

g) with respect to steering systems,

(

i) inspecting components of the following:

(

A) manually operated steering systems;

(

B) hydraulic and electronically assisted steering

systems;

(

C) controlled differential (pivot) and articulated

steering,

(ii) reconditioning and replacing components of manually

operated steering systems,

(iii) testing, repairing, adjusting and replacing components

of hydraulic and electronically assisted steering

systems, and

(iv) testing, repairing, replacing and adjusting components

of controlled differential (pivot) and articulated

steering;

(

h) with respect to braking systems and power take-offs,

(

i) inspecting, replacing, repairing and adjusting

components of the following:

(

A) mechanical braking systems;

(

B) vehicle hydraulic braking systems;

(

C) air and electric braking systems,

(ii) testing components of mechanical braking systems,

(iii) rebuilding components of vehicle hydraulic braking

systems, and

(iv) repairing and replacing power take-offs;

(

i) with respect to cabs, canopies and cab heating systems and

air conditioning systems,

(

i) inspecting, repairing, replacing, installing and adjusting

components of cabs or canopies and cab heating systems,

and

(ii) inspecting, repairing, replacing, and adjusting components

of cab air conditioning systems;

(

j) operating tow trucks and related recovery equipment to assist

in repair or moving equipment to a location where repairs can

be performed;

(

k) with respect to agricultural equipment, inspecting, adjusting,

aligning, repairing and replacing components of the

following:

(

i) ploughs;

(ii) spreaders;

(iii) harrows;

(iv) potato planters and grain drills;

(

v) sprayers;

(vi) grain and pea combines;

(vii) potato harvesters;

(viii) balers;

(ix) forage harvesters;

(

l) testing, removing and rebuilding components of grain and

pea combines;

(

m) testing, removing and rebuilding components of potato

harvesters.

Classes of individuals

2 Only the following classes of individuals may perform a restricted

activity within the designated trade of agricultural equipment

technician:

(

a) any individual who holds a trade certificate in the designated

trade;

(

b) any individual who holds an endorsement in the designated

trade;

(

c) any individual who does not hold a trade certificate in the

designated trade but who, in the opinion of the individual's

employer, possesses the skills and knowledge in performing

the restricted activity expected of an individual who holds a

trade certificate in the designated trade;

(

d) any apprentice with an apprenticeship education agreement

approved by the Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education

and Industry Training Programs Regulation in the designated

trade;

(

e) any individual who has filed an application for issuance of an

Alberta Journeyperson Certificate in the designated trade if

the application is subsisting and, during the time that the

application is subsisting, the work of the individual in the

designated trade is carried out under the supervision of an

individual who holds a trade certificate or an endorsement in

the designated trade;

(

f) any individual who has filed an application for approval by

the Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and

Industry Training Programs Regulation of an apprenticeship

education agreement in the designated trade if the

application is subsisting and, during the time that the

application is subsisting, the work of the individual in the

designated trade is carried out under the same conditions as

those that apply to an apprentice with an apprenticeship

education agreement approved by the Registrar under the

Apprenticeship Education and Industry Training Programs

Regulation in the designated trade;

(

g) any individual who is registered in a student work training

program in the designated trade;

(

h) any individual who is registered in an education or training

program that is recognized by the Administrator under

section 12(d)(iii) of this Regulation as a program that, on

successful completion, will result in a document recognized

by order of the Board under

section 14(2)(

c) of the Act as

being the equivalent of an Alberta Journeyperson Certificate

in the designated trade if, during the time that the individual

is registered in the program, the work of the individual in the

designated trade is carried out under a mentor and the same

supervision and ratio requirements as those that apply to an

apprentice with an apprenticeship education agreement

approved by the Registrar under the Apprenticeship

Education and Industry Training Programs Regulation in the

designated trade;

(

i) any individual who is performing the restricted activity in

accordance with an authorization granted by the

Administrator under

section 13 of this Regulation;

(

j) any individual who is performing the restricted activity in

accordance with

section 14(2) or (3) of this Regulation;

(

k) any individual who is performing the restricted activity in

respect of any property that the individual

(

i) owns,

(ii) has possession of or control over, and

(iii) intends only for personal and not-for-profit use by the

individual;

(

l) any individual who is performing the restricted activity in

respect of a farming and ranching operation, as described in

section 1.1(1) and (2) of the Occupational Health and Safety

Code (AR 191/2021), if the individual

(

i) is not paid wages, as defined in the Employment

Standards Code, for the performance of farming or

ranching work, or

(ii) is paid wages, as defined in the Employment Standards

Code, for the performance of farming or ranching work

and, in respect of the farming and ranching operation, is

a person referred to in

section 1(cc)(i)(B)(I), (II), (III) or

(IV) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act;

(

m) any individual who is performing a restricted activity within

the designated trade that is the same as a restricted activity

within another designated trade or branch of a designated

trade and for which the same training is provided in both the

designated trade and the other designated trade or branch of a

designated trade if

(

i) the individual holds a trade certificate or, if applicable,

an endorsement in the other designated trade or branch

of a designated trade, or

(ii) the individual

(

A) is an apprentice with an apprenticeship education

agreement approved by the Registrar under the

Apprenticeship Education and Industry Training

Programs Regulation in the other designated trade

or branch of a designated trade, and

(

B) has completed the training in respect of the

restricted activity.

Appliance Service Technician - Appliance

Service Technician Branch

Restricted activities

3(1) In this section,

(a) "appliance" means the following:

(

i) a device or machine operated by electricity or gas that is

designed and used or intended to be used for

(

A) the cooking or baking of food,

(

B) the washing or drying of dishes, utensils and

cooking and baking equipment,

(

C) the washing or drying of clothes,

(

D) the disposal of garbage,

(

E) the filtration of air, or

(

F) the heating of water,

including the following:

(

G) electric and gas ranges;

(

H) hood fans;

(

I) microwave ovens;

(

J) dishwashers;

(

K) waste compactors and waste disposers;

(

L) clothes washers;

(

M) electric and gas clothes dryers;

(

N) electric hot water heaters;

(

O) electronic air filters;

(ii) a device or machine operated by electricity or gas that is

designed and manufactured as a self-contained,

stand-alone unit used or intended to be used for

(

A) the cooling of food or of a space,

(

B) the making of ice, or

(

C) the dehumidification of air,

including the following:

(

D) electric and gas refrigerators;

(

E) ice makers;

(

F) electric and gas freezers;

(

G) air conditioners;

(

H) dehumidifiers;

(b) "commercial appliance" means a device or machine operated

by electricity or gas that is designed and used or intended to

be used for

(

i) the cooking or baking of food,

(ii) the washing or drying of dishes, utensils and cooking

and baking equipment,

(iii) the washing or drying of clothes,

(iv) the disposal of garbage,

(

v) the filtration of air, or

(vi) the heating of water,

and includes the following:

(vii) electric and gas ranges;

(viii) hood fans;

(ix) microwave ovens;

(

x) dishwashers;

(xi) waste compactors and waste disposers;

(xii) clothes washers;

(xiii) electric and gas clothes dryers;

(xiv) electronic air filters;

(xv) electric hot water heaters;

the installation, service, maintenance, repair, removal and

replacement of appliances and commercial appliances and

their related parts and components.

(2) The following activities, when performed within undertakings of

the branch of the designated trade, are restricted activities within the

appliance service technician branch of the designated trade of

appliance service technician:

(

a) installing appliances and commercial appliances, excluding

initial installations governed by electrical, gas and plumbing

codes and regulations;

(

b) servicing, maintaining and repairing of appliances and

commercial appliances;

(

c) installing, removing, repairing and replacing parts and

components of appliances and commercial appliances;

(

d) diagnosing problems respecting appliances and commercial

appliances;

(

e) using hand tools, power tools and refrigeration tools while

working on appliances and commercial appliances;

(

f) using, in relation to appliances and commercial appliances,

electrical and other measuring and testing devices;

(

g) soldering and brazing on or in relation to appliances and

commercial appliances;

(

h) wiring or installing or removing wiring in appliances and

commercial appliances;

(

i) installing, removing or repairing hoses and piping in

appliances and commercial appliances;

(

j) splicing similar and dissimilar metals used in or in relation to

appliances and commercial appliances;

(

k) installing and removing gases and liquids used in appliances

and commercial appliances.

Classes of individuals

4 Only the following classes of individuals may perform a restricted

activity within the appliance service technician branch of the

designated trade of appliance service technician:

(

a) any individual who holds a trade certificate in the branch of

the designated trade;

(

b) any individual who holds an endorsement in the branch of the

designated trade;

(

c) any apprentice with an apprenticeship education agreement

approved by the Registrar under the Apprenticeship

Education and Industry Training Programs Regulation in the

branch of the designated trade;

(

d) any individual who has filed an application for issuance of an

Alberta Journeyperson Certificate in the branch of the

designated trade if the application is subsisting and, during

the time that the application is subsisting, the work of the

individual in the branch of the designated trade is carried out

under the supervision of an individual who holds a trade

certificate or an endorsement in the branch of the designated

trade;

(

e) any individual who has filed an application for approval by

the Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and

Industry Training Programs Regulation of an apprenticeship

education agreement in the branch of the designated trade if

the application is subsisting and, during the time that the

application is subsisting, the work of the individual in the

branch of the designated trade is carried out under the same

conditions as those that apply to an apprentice with an

apprenticeship education agreement approved by the

Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and Industry

Training Programs Regulation in the branch of the

designated trade;

(

f) any individual who is registered in a student work training

program in the branch of the designated trade;

(

g) any individual who is registered in an education or training

program that is recognized by the Administrator under

section 12(d)(iii) of this Regulation as a program that, on

successful completion, will result in a document recognized

by order of the Board under

section 14(2)(

c) of the Act as

being the equivalent of an Alberta Journeyperson Certificate

in the branch of the designated trade if, during the time that

the individual is registered in the program, the work of the

individual in the branch of the designated trade is carried out

under a mentor and the same supervision and ratio

requirements as those that apply to an apprentice with an

apprenticeship education agreement approved by the

Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and Industry

Training Programs Regulation in the branch of the

designated trade;

(

h) any individual who is performing the restricted activity in

accordance with an authorization granted by the

Administrator under

section 13 of this Regulation;

(

i) any individual who is performing the restricted activity in

accordance with

section 14(2) or (3) of this Regulation;

(

j) any individual who is performing the restricted activity in

respect of any property that the individual

(

i) owns,

(ii) has possession of or control over, and

(iii) intends only for personal and not-for-profit use by the

individual;

(

k) any individual who is performing the restricted activity in

respect of a farming and ranching operation, as described in

section 1.1(1) and (2) of the Occupational Health and Safety

Code (AR 191/2021), if the individual

(

i) is not paid wages, as defined in the Employment

Standards Code, for the performance of farming or

ranching work, or

(ii) is paid wages, as defined in the Employment Standards

Code, for the performance of farming or ranching work

and, in respect of the farming and ranching operation, is

a person referred to in

section 1(cc)(i)(B)(I), (II), (III) or

(IV) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act;

(

l) any individual who is performing a restricted activity within

the branch of the designated trade that is the same as a

restricted activity within another designated trade or branch

of a designated trade and for which the same training is

provided in both the branch of the designated trade and the

other designated trade or branch of a designated trade if

(

i) the individual holds a trade certificate or, if applicable,

an endorsement in the other designated trade or branch

of a designated trade, or

(ii) the individual

(

A) is an apprentice with an apprenticeship education

agreement approved by the Registrar under the

Apprenticeship Education and Industry Training

Programs Regulation in the other designated trade

or branch of a designated trade, and

(

B) has completed the training in respect of the

restricted activity.

Appliance Service Technician - Commercial

Appliance Service Technician Branch

Restricted activities

5(1) In this section,

(a) "commercial appliance" means a device or machine operated

by electricity or gas that is designed and used or intended to

be used for

(

i) the cooking or baking of food,

(ii) the washing or drying of dishes, utensils and cooking

and baking equipment,

(iii) the washing or drying of clothes,

(iv) the disposal of garbage,

(

v) the filtration of air, or

(vi) the heating of water,

and includes the following:

(vii) electric and gas ranges;

(viii) hood fans;

(ix) microwave ovens;

(

x) dishwashers;

(xi) waste compactors and waste disposers;

(xii) clothes washers;

(xiii) electric and gas clothes dryers;

(xiv) electronic air filters;

(xv) electric hot water heaters;

(b) "undertakings of the branch of the designated trade" means the

installation, service, maintenance, repair, removal and

replacement of commercial appliances and their related parts

and components.

(2) The following activities, when performed within undertakings of

the branch of the designated trade, are restricted activities within the

commercial appliance service technician branch of the designated trade

of appliance service technician:

(

a) installing commercial appliances, excluding initial

installations governed by electrical, gas and plumbing codes

and regulations;

(

b) servicing, maintaining and repairing of commercial

appliances;

(

c) installing, removing, repairing and replacing parts and

components of commercial appliances;

(

d) diagnosing problems respecting commercial appliances;

(

e) using hand tools, power tools and refrigeration tools while

working on commercial appliances;

(

f) using, in relation to commercial appliances, electrical and

other measuring and testing devices;

(

g) wiring or installing or removing wiring in commercial

appliances;

(

h) installing, removing or repairing hoses and piping in

commercial appliances;

(

i) splicing similar and dissimilar metals used in or in relation to

commercial appliances.

Classes of individuals

6 Only the following classes of individuals may perform a restricted

activity within the commercial appliance service technician branch of

the designated trade of appliance service technician:

(

a) any individual who holds a trade certificate in the branch of

the designated trade or the appliance service technician

branch of the designated trade;

(

b) any individual who holds an endorsement in the appliance

service technician branch of the designated trade;

(

c) any apprentice with an apprenticeship education agreement

approved by the Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education

and Industry Training Programs Regulation in the branch of

the designated trade or the appliance service technician branch

of the designated trade;

(

d) any individual who has filed an application for issuance of an

Alberta Journeyperson Certificate in the branch of the

designated trade or the appliance service technician branch of

the designated trade if the application is subsisting and,

during the time that the application is subsisting, the work of

the individual in the branch of the designated trade is carried

out under the supervision of an individual who holds a trade

certificate in the branch of the designated trade;

(

e) any individual who has filed an application for approval by

the Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and

Industry Training Programs Regulation of an apprenticeship

education agreement in the branch of the designated trade or

the appliance service technician branch of the designated

trade if the application is subsisting and, during the time that

the application is subsisting, the work of the individual in the

branch of the designated trade is carried out under the same

conditions as those that apply to an apprentice with an

apprenticeship education agreement approved by the

Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and Industry

Training Programs Regulation in the branch of the

designated trade;

(

f) any individual who is registered in a student work training

program in the branch of the designated trade or the

appliance service technician branch of the designated trade;

(

g) any individual who is registered in an education or training

program that is recognized by the Administrator under

section 12(d)(iii) of this Regulation as a program that, on

successful completion, will result in a document recognized

by order of the Board under

section 14(2)(

c) of the Act as

being the equivalent of an Alberta Journeyperson Certificate

in the branch of the designated trade or the appliance service

technician branch of the designated trade if, during the time

that the individual is registered in the program, the work of

the individual in the branch of the designated trade is carried

out under a mentor and the same supervision and ratio

requirements as those that apply to an apprentice with an

apprenticeship education agreement approved by the

Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and Industry

Training Programs Regulation in the branch of the

designated trade;

(

h) any individual who is performing the restricted activity in

accordance with an authorization granted by the

Administrator under

section 13 of this Regulation;

(

i) any individual who is performing the restricted activity in

accordance with

section 14(2) or (3) of this Regulation;

(

j) any individual who is performing the restricted activity in

respect of any property that the individual

(

i) owns,

(ii) has possession of or control over, and

(iii) intends only for personal and not-for-profit use by the

individual;

(

k) any individual who is performing the restricted activity in

respect of a farming and ranching operation, as described in

section 1.1(1) and (2) of the Occupational Health and Safety

Code (AR 191/2021), if the individual

(

i) is not paid wages, as defined in the Employment

Standards Code, for the performance of farming or

ranching work, or

(ii) is paid wages, as defined in the Employment Standards

Code, for the performance of farming or ranching work

and, in respect of the farming and ranching operation, is

a person referred to in

section 1(cc)(i)(B)(I), (II), (III) or

(IV) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act;

(

l) any individual who is performing a restricted activity within

the branch of the designated trade that is the same as a

restricted activity within another designated trade or branch

of a designated trade and for which the same training is

provided in both the branch of the designated trade and the

other designated trade or branch of a designated trade if

(

i) the individual holds a trade certificate or, if applicable,

an endorsement in the other designated trade or branch

of a designated trade, or

(ii) the individual

(

A) is an apprentice with an apprenticeship education

agreement approved by the Registrar under the

Apprenticeship Education and Industry Training

Programs Regulation in the other designated trade

or branch of a designated trade, and

(

B) has completed the training in respect of the

restricted activity.

Auto Body Technician -

Auto Body Prepper Branch

Restricted activities

7(1) In this section,

(a) "substrate" means any surface of a motor vehicle to which

paint or other coatings may be applied;

(b) "undertakings of the branch of the designated trade" means

the following:

(

i) the preparation of a substrate for a finish or topcoat

application where the damage is not greater than 3 mm

in depth;

(ii) the removal and installation of non-structural

components of the body, unibody or frame to repair

collision damage to the motor vehicle.

(2) The following activities, when performed within undertakings of

the branch of the designated trade, are restricted activities within the

auto body prepper branch of the designated trade of auto body

technician:

(

a) preparing a substrate for a finish or topcoat application where

the damage is not greater than 3 mm in depth;

(

b) removing and installing non-structural components of the

body, unibody or frame to repair collision damage to the

motor vehicle;

(

c) using hand, power and auto body tools to perform the

restricted activities set out in this section;

(

d) recognizing substrate;

(

e) filling and sanding substrate;

(

f) protecting surfaces from the unintended application of a

primer product, finish or topcoat;

(

g) removing and installing trim and non-structural glass;

(

h) mixing paint and primer products;

(

i) applying primer, primer-surfacer, undercoating or corrosion

protection material;

(

j) polishing, washing and cleaning substrate.

Classes of individuals

8 Only the following classes of individuals may perform a restricted

activity within the auto body prepper branch of the designated trade of

auto body technician:

(

a) any individual who holds a trade certificate in any branch of

the designated trade;

(

b) any individual who holds an endorsement in the auto body

refinisher branch or the auto body technician branch of the

designated trade;

(

c) any apprentice with an apprenticeship education agreement

approved by the Registrar under the Apprenticeship

Education and Industry Training Programs Regulation in

any branch of the designated trade;

(

d) any individual who has filed an application for issuance of an

Alberta Journeyperson Certificate in any branch of the

designated trade if the application is subsisting and, during

the time that the application is subsisting, the work of the

individual in the branch of the designated trade is carried out

under the supervision of an individual who holds a trade

certificate in the branch of the designated trade;

(

e) any individual who has filed an application for approval by

the Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and

Industry Training Programs Regulation of an apprenticeship

education agreement in any branch of the designated trade if

the application is subsisting and, during the time that the

application is subsisting, the work of the individual in the

branch of the designated trade is carried out under the same

conditions as those that apply to an apprentice with an

apprenticeship education agreement approved by the

Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and Industry

Training Programs Regulation in the branch of the designated

trade;

(

f) any individual who is registered in a student work training

program in any branch of the designated trade;

(

g) any individual who is registered in an education or training

program that is recognized by the Administrator under

section

12(d)(iii) of this Regulation as a program that, on successful

completion, will result in a document recognized by order of

the Board under

section 14(2)(

c) of the Act as being the

equivalent of an Alberta Journeyperson Certificate in any

branch of the designated trade if, during the time that the

individual is registered in the program, the work of the

individual in the branch of the designated trade is carried out

under a mentor and the same supervision and ratio

requirements as those that apply to an apprentice with an

apprenticeship education agreement approved by the

Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and Industry

Training Programs Regulation in the branch of the designated

trade;

(

h) any individual who is performing the restricted activity in

accordance with an authorization granted by the

Administrator under

section 13 of this Regulation;

(

i) any individual who is performing the restricted activity in

accordance with

section 14(2) or (3) of this Regulation;

(

j) any individual who is performing the restricted activity in

respect of any property that the individual

(

i) owns,

(ii) has possession of or control over, and

(iii) intends only for personal and not-for-profit use by the

individual;

(

k) any individual who is performing the restricted activity in

respect of a farming and ranching operation, as described in

section 1.1(1) and (2) of the Occupational Health and Safety

Code (AR 191/2021), if the individual

(

i) is not paid wages, as defined in the Employment

Standards Code, for the performance of farming or

ranching work, or

(ii) is paid wages, as defined in the Employment Standards

Code, for the performance of farming or ranching work

and, in respect of the farming and ranching operation, is

a person referred to in

section 1(cc)(i)(B)(I), (II), (III) or

(IV) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act;

(

l) any individual who is performing a restricted activity within

the branch of the designated trade that is the same as a

restricted activity within another designated trade or branch

of a designated trade and for which the same training is

provided in both the branch of the designated trade and the

other designated trade or branch of a designated trade if

(

i) the individual holds a trade certificate or, if applicable,

an endorsement in the other designated trade or branch

of a designated trade, or

(ii) the individual

(

A) is an apprentice with an apprenticeship education

agreement approved by the Registrar under the

Apprenticeship Education and Industry Training

Programs Regulation in the other designated trade

or branch of a designated trade, and

(

B) has completed the training in respect of the

restricted activity.

Auto Body Technician - Auto Body

Refinisher Branch

Restricted activities

9(1) In this section,

(a) "substrate" means any surface of a motor vehicle to which

paint or other coatings may be applied;

(b) "undertakings of the branch of the designated trade" means

the following:

(

i) the preparation of a substrate for a finish or topcoat

application;

(ii) the application of a finish or topcoat to a substrate;

(iii) the removal and installation of non-structural

components of the body, unibody or frame to repair

collision damage to the motor vehicle.

(2) The following activities, when performed within undertakings of

the branch of the designated trade, are restricted activities within the

auto body refinisher branch of the designated trade of auto body

technician:

(

a) preparing a substrate for a finish or topcoat application;

(

b) applying a finish or topcoat to a substrate;

(

c) removing and installing of non-structural components of the

body, unibody or frame to repair collision damage to the

motor vehicle;

(

d) using hand, power and auto body tools to perform the

restricted activities set out in this section;

(

e) performing paint damage analyses and preparing refinishing

estimates;

(

f) recognizing substrate;

(

g) managing paint and paint related materials and inventories;

(

h) filling and sanding substrate;

(

i) protecting surfaces from the unintended application of a

primer product, finish or topcoat;

(

j) removing and installing trim and non-structural glass;

(

k) mixing paint and primer products;

(

l) applying primer, primer-surfacer, undercoating or corrosion

protection material;

(

m) colour match paint;

(

n) applying a finish or topcoat;

(

o) polishing, washing and cleaning substrate.

Classes of individuals

10 Only the following classes of individuals may perform a restricted

activity within the auto body refinisher branch of the designated trade

of auto body technician:

(

a) any individual who holds a trade certificate in the branch of

the designated trade or the auto body technician branch of the

designated trade;

(

b) any individual who holds an endorsement in the branch of the

designated trade or the auto body technician branch of the

designated trade;

(

c) any apprentice with an apprenticeship education agreement

approved by the Registrar under the Apprenticeship

Education and Industry Training Programs Regulation in the

branch of the designated trade or the auto body technician

branch of the designated trade;

(

d) any individual who has filed an application for issuance of an

Alberta Journeyperson Certificate in the branch of the

designated trade or the auto body technician branch of the

designated trade if the application is subsisting and, during

the time that the application is subsisting, the work of the

individual in the branch of the designated trade is carried out

under the supervision of an individual who holds a trade

certificate or an endorsement in the branch of the designated

trade;

(

e) any individual who has filed an application for approval by

the Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and

Industry Training Programs Regulation of an apprenticeship

education agreement in the branch of the designated trade or

the auto body technician branch of the designated trade if the

application is subsisting and, during the time that the

application is subsisting, the work of the individual in the

branch of the designated trade is carried out under the same

conditions as those that apply to an apprentice with an

apprenticeship education agreement approved by the

Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and Industry

Training Programs Regulation in the branch of the

designated trade;

(

f) any individual who is registered in a student work training

program in the branch of the designated trade or the auto

body technician branch of the designated trade;

(

g) any individual who is registered in an education or training

program that is recognized by the Administrator under

section 12(d)(iii) of this Regulation as a program that, on

successful completion, will result in a document recognized

by order of the Board under

section 14(2)(

c) of the Act as

being the equivalent of an Alberta Journeyperson Certificate

in the branch of the designated trade or the auto body

technician branch of the designated trade if, during the time

that the individual is registered in the program, the work of

the individual in the branch of the designated trade is carried

out under a mentor and the same supervision and ratio

requirements as those that apply to an apprentice with an

apprenticeship education agreement approved by the

Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and Industry

Training Programs Regulation in the branch of the

designated trade;

(

h) any individual who is performing the restricted activity in

accordance with an authorization granted by the

Administrator under

section 13 of this Regulation;

(

i) any individual who is performing the restricted activity in

accordance with

section 14(2) or (3) of this Regulation;

(

j) any individual who is performing the restricted activity in

respect of any property that the individual

(

i) owns,

(ii) has possession of or control over, and

(iii) intends only for personal and not-for-profit use by the

individual;

(

k) any individual who is performing the restricted activity in

respect of a farming and ranching operation, as described in

section 1.1(1) and (2) of the Occupational Health and Safety

Code (AR 191/2021), if the individual

(

i) is not paid wages, as defined in the Employment

Standards Code, for the performance of farming or

ranching work, or

(ii) is paid wages, as defined in the Employment Standards

Code, for the performance of farming or ranching work

and, in respect of the farming and ranching operation, is

a person referred to in

section 1(cc)(i)(B)(I), (II), (III) or

(IV) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act;

(

l) any individual who is performing a restricted activity within

the branch of the designated trade that is the same as a

restricted activity within another designated trade or branch

of a designated trade and for which the same training is

provided in both the branch of the designated trade and the

other designated trade or branch of a designated trade if

(

i) the individual holds a trade certificate or, if applicable,

an endorsement in the other designated trade or branch

of a designated trade, or

(ii) the individual

(

A) is an apprentice with an apprenticeship education

agreement approved by the Registrar under the

Apprenticeship Education and Industry Training

Programs Regulation in the other designated trade

or branch of a designated trade, and

(

B) has completed the training in respect of the

restricted activity.

Auto Body Technician - Auto Body

Repairer Branch

Restricted activities

11(1) In this section,

(a) "substrate" means any surface of a motor vehicle to which

paint or other coatings may be applied;

(b) "support system" means any part of a motor vehicle,

excluding the chassis, body, unibody, frame or substrate;

the following:

(

i) the preparation of a substrate for a finish or topcoat

application;

(ii) the repair of the following components of a motor

vehicle:

(

A) the chassis or frame;

(

B) the body or unibody;

(

C) a support system damaged in a collision.

(2) The following activities, when performed within undertakings of

the branch of the designated trade, are restricted activities within the

auto body repairer branch of the designated trade of auto body

technician:

(

a) preparing a substrate for a finish or topcoat application;

(

b) repairing of the following components of a motor vehicle:

(

i) the chassis or frame;

(ii) the body or unibody;

(iii) a support system damaged in a collision;

(

c) using hand, power and auto body tools to perform the

restricted activities set out in this section;

(

d) performing body damage analyses and preparing repair

estimates;

(

e) welding and cutting metal sections;

(

f) attaching components by welding or using adhesives or

fasteners;

(

g) straightening, measuring or aligning motor vehicle

components;

(

h) recognizing substrate;

(

i) filling and sanding substrate;

(

j) protecting surfaces from the unintended application of a

primer product, finish or topcoat;

(

k) removing and installing trim and glass;

(

l) mixing paint and primer products;

(

m) applying primer, primer-surfacer, undercoating or corrosion

protection material;

(

n) polishing, washing and cleaning substrate.

Classes of individuals

12 Only the following classes of individuals may perform a restricted

activity within the auto body repairer branch of the designated trade of

auto body technician:

(

a) any individual who holds a trade certificate in the branch of

the designated trade or the auto body technician branch of the

designated trade;

(

b) any individual who holds an endorsement in the auto body

technician branch of the designated trade;

(

c) any apprentice with an apprenticeship education agreement

approved by the Registrar under the Apprenticeship

Education and Industry Training Programs Regulation in the

branch of the designated trade or the auto body technician

branch of the designated trade;

(

d) any individual who has filed an application for issuance of an

Alberta Journeyperson Certificate in the branch of the

designated trade or the auto body technician branch of the

designated trade if the application is subsisting and, during

the time that the application is subsisting, the work of the

individual in the branch of the designated trade is carried out

under the supervision of an individual who holds a trade

certificate in the branch of the designated trade;

(

e) any individual who has filed an application for approval by

the Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and

Industry Training Programs Regulation of an apprenticeship

education agreement in the branch of the designated trade or

the auto body technician branch of the designated trade if the

application is subsisting and, during the time that the

application is subsisting, the work of the individual in the

branch of the designated trade is carried out under the same

conditions as those that apply to an apprentice with an

apprenticeship education agreement approved by the

Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and Industry

Training Programs Regulation in the branch of the

designated trade;

(

f) any individual who is registered in a student work training

program in the branch of the designated trade or the auto

body technician branch of the designated trade;

(

g) any individual who is registered in an education or training

program that is recognized by the Administrator under

section 12(d)(iii) of this Regulation as a program that, on

successful completion, will result in a document recognized

by order of the Board under

section 14(2)(

c) of the Act as

being the equivalent of an Alberta Journeyperson Certificate

in the branch of the designated trade or the auto body

technician branch of the designated trade if, during the time

that the individual is registered in the program, the work of

the individual in the branch of the designated trade is carried

out under a mentor and the same supervision and ratio

requirements as those that apply to an apprentice with an

apprenticeship education agreement approved by the

Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and Industry

Training Programs Regulation in the branch of the

designated trade;

(

h) any individual who is performing the restricted activity in

accordance with an authorization granted by the

Administrator under

section 13 of this Regulation;

(

i) any individual who is performing the restricted activity in

accordance with

section 14(2) or (3) of this Regulation;

(

j) any individual who is performing the restricted activity in

respect of any property that the individual

(

i) owns,

(ii) has possession of or control over, and

(iii) intends only for personal and not-for-profit use by the

individual;

(

k) any individual who is performing the restricted activity in

respect of a farming and ranching operation, as described in

section 1.1(1) and (2) of the Occupational Health and Safety

Code (AR 191/2021), if the individual

(

i) is not paid wages, as defined in the Employment

Standards Code, for the performance of farming or

ranching work, or

(ii) is paid wages, as defined in the Employment Standards

Code, for the performance of farming or ranching work

and, in respect of the farming and ranching operation, is

a person referred to in

section 1(cc)(i)(B)(I), (II), (III) or

(IV) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act;

(

l) any individual who is performing a restricted activity within

the branch of the designated trade that is the same as a

restricted activity within another designated trade or branch

of a designated trade and for which the same training is

provided in both the branch of the designated trade and the

other designated trade or branch of a designated trade if

(

i) the individual holds a trade certificate or, if applicable,

an endorsement in the other designated trade or branch

of a designated trade, or

(ii) the individual

(

A) is an apprentice with an apprenticeship education

agreement approved by the Registrar under the

Apprenticeship Education and Industry Training

Programs Regulation in the other designated trade

or branch of a designated trade, and

(

B) has completed the training in respect of the

restricted activity.

Auto Body Technician - Auto Body

Technician Branch

Restricted activities

13(1) In this section,

(a) "substrate" means any surface of a motor vehicle to which

paint or other coatings may be applied;

(b) "support system" means any part of a motor vehicle,

excluding the chassis, body, unibody, frame or substrate;

the following:

(

i) the preparation of a substrate for a finish or topcoat

application;

(ii) the application of a finish or topcoat to a substrate;

(iii) the repair of the following components of a motor

vehicle:

(

A) the chassis or frame;

(

B) the body or unibody;

(

C) a support system damaged in a collision.

(2) The following activities, when performed within undertakings of

the branch of the designated trade, are restricted activities within the

auto body technician branch of the designated trade of auto body

technician:

(

a) preparing a substrate for a finish or topcoat application;

(

b) applying a finish or topcoat to a substrate;

(

c) repairing the following components of a motor vehicle:

(

i) the chassis or frame;

(ii) the body or unibody;

(iii) a support system damaged in a collision;

(

d) using hand, power and auto body tools to perform the

restricted activities set out in this section;

(

e) performing body damage analyses and prepare repair

estimates;

(

f) welding and cutting metal sections;

(

g) attaching components by welding or using adhesives or

fasteners;

(

h) straightening, measuring or aligning motor vehicle

components;

(

i) performing paint damage analyses and preparing refinishing

estimates;

(

j) recognizing substrate;

(

k) filling and sanding substrates;

(

l) managing paint and related materials and inventories;

(

m) protecting surfaces from the unintended application of a

primer product, finish or topcoat;

(

n) removing and installing trim and glass;

(

o) mixing paint and primer products;

(

p) applying primer, primer-surfacer, undercoating or corrosion

protection material;

(

q) colour match paint;

(

r) applying a finish or topcoat;

(

s) polishing, washing and cleaning substrate.

Classes of individuals

14 Only the following classes of individuals may perform a restricted

activity within the auto body technician branch of the designated trade

of auto body technician:

(

a) any individual who holds a trade certificate in the branch of

the designated trade;

(

b) any individual who holds an endorsement in the branch of the

designated trade;

(

c) any apprentice with an apprenticeship education agreement

approved by the Registrar under the Apprenticeship

Education and Industry Training Programs Regulation in the

branch of the designated trade;

(

d) any individual who has filed an application for issuance of an

Alberta Journeyperson Certificate in the branch of the

designated trade if the application is subsisting and, during

the time that the application is subsisting, the work of the

individual in the branch of the designated trade is carried out

under the supervision of an individual who holds a trade

certificate or an endorsement in the branch of the designated

trade;

(

e) any individual who has filed an application for approval by

the Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and

Industry Training Programs Regulation of an apprenticeship

education agreement in the branch of the designated trade if

the application is subsisting and, during the time that the

application is subsisting, the work of the individual in the

branch of the designated trade is carried out under the same

conditions as those that apply to an apprentice with an

apprenticeship education agreement approved by the

Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and Industry

Training Programs Regulation in the branch of the

designated trade;

(

f) any individual who is registered in a student work training

program in the branch of the designated trade;

(

g) any individual who is registered in an education or training

program that is recognized by the Administrator under

section 12(d)(iii) of this Regulation as a program that, on

successful completion, will result in a document recognized

by order of the Board under

section 14(2)(

c) of the Act as

being the equivalent of an Alberta Journeyperson Certificate

in the branch of the designated trade if, during the time that

the individual is registered in the program, the work of the

individual in the branch of the designated trade is carried out

under a mentor and the same supervision and ratio

requirements as those that apply to an apprentice with an

apprenticeship education agreement approved by the

Registrar under the Apprenticeship Education and Industry

Training Programs Regulation in the branch of the

designated trade;

(

h) any individual who is performing the restricted activity in

accordance with an authorization granted by the

Administrator under

section 13 of this Regulation;

(

i) any individual who is performing the restricted activity in

accordance with

section 14(2) or (3) of this Regulation;

(

j) any individual who is performing the restricted activity in

respect of any property that the individual

(

i) owns,

(ii) has possession of or control over, and

(iii) intends only for personal and not-for-profit use by the

individual;

(

k) any individual who is performing the restricted activity in

respect of a farming and ranching operation, as described in

section 1.1(1) and (2) of the Occupational Health and Safety

Code (AR 191/2021), if the individual

(

i) is not paid wages, as defined in the Employment

Standards Code, for the performance of farming or

ranching work, or

(ii) is paid wages, as defined in the Employment Standards

Code, for the performance of farming or ranching work

and, in respect of the farming and ranching operation, is

a person referred to in

section 1(cc)(i)(B)(I), (II), (III) or

(IV) of the Occupational Health and Safety Act;

(

l) any individual who is performing a restricted activity within

the branch of the designated trade that is the same as a

restricted activity within another designated trade or branch

of a designated trade and for which the same training is

provided in both the branch of the designated trade and the

other designated trade or branch of a designated trade if

(

i) the individual holds a trade certificate or, if applicable,

an endorsement in the other designated trade or branch

of a designated trade, or

(ii) the individual

(

A) is an apprentice with an apprenticeship education

agreement approved by the Registrar under the

Apprenticeship Education and Industry Training

Programs Regulation in the other designated trade

or branch of a designated trade, and

(

B) has completed the training in respect of the

restricted activity.

Automotive Service Technician

Restricted activities

15(1) In this section,

(a) "motor vehicle" means a vehicle that

(

i) is propelled by any power other than muscular power,

(ii) is equipped with 2 or 3 axles,

(iii) is not equipped with air brakes,

(iv) may be registered to operate on a public highway, and

(

v) contains one or more vehicle systems and related

components,

but does not include a motorcycle as defined in

section 91;

(b) "undertakings of the designated trade" means the diagnosis

of problems and the repair of motor vehicles, including all

vehicle systems and related components;

(

i) vehicle propulsion systems;

(ii) fuel systems;

(iii) emission control systems;

(iv) braking systems;

(

v) steering systems;

(vi) suspension systems;

(vii) drive train systems;

(viii) vehicle management systems;

(ix) electrical systems;

(

x) heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems;

(xi) occupant restraint systems.

(2) The following activities, when performed within undertakings of

the designated trade, are restricted activities within the designated

trade of automotive service technician:

(

a) diagnosing problems with motor vehicles, including vehicle

system

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Alberta Gazette — 30 July 2022 (Part II)

APPRENTICESHIP EDUCATION AND INDUSTRY

TRAINING PROGRAMS REGULATION

section 10(2) of the Skilled Trades and

Table of Contents

Definitions

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4

Part 5

Part 6

Definitions

Part 1 of the Act

Part 1

Part 2

section 23.

section 30 of the

section 23.

Part 3

section 7.

section 23.

section 15.

section 23.

Part 4

section 20,

section 21,

section 14,

section 13, a sponsor shall

Part 5

section 23.

Schedule 1 of this Regulation lists the percentage of

Schedule 1, and

Schedule 1 must be paid wages for the on-the-job instruction

Schedule 1.

Schedule 2

Schedule 2.

Part 6

section 6 of the Act, the Registrar may, for the purposes of

Part 1 of

section 6(1)(

section 8 of the Act for

section 24 of the decision of the Registrar

Coming into force

section 10(2) of the Skilled Trades and Apprenticeship Education Act.

Schedule 1

Schedule 2

DESIGNATED TRADES AND RESTRICTED

ACTIVITIES REGULATION

section 22(2) of the Skilled Trades and

Table of Contents

Definitions

Definitions

section 6(2)(

Schedule 1 are designated trades

Schedule 1.

Schedule 2.

section 13(2) of the Act for a continuous period exceeding

section 14(3) of the Act, the Regulations Act does not apply to bylaws

section 15 of the Act as chair of the committee and one or

section 14(3) of the Act, the Regulations Act does not apply in respect

section 15 of the Act shall not exceed 3 years and an

section 15 of the Act shall not hold a designation as chair of the

section 6(1)(

section 15 of the Act for the maximum

section 15 of the Act or of a

section 15

section 1 of Part B of

Schedule 1 to the

section 6(1)(e), and

section 1(r)(

section 18(1)(c)(

section 18(1)(c)(

section 12(d)(iv) as

section 18(1)(c)(

section 18(1)(

section 13 and, in respect of each

section 14(2)(

section 14(2)(

section 10(1)(a).