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Communications Technician Trade Regulations

made under subsection 17A(1) of the

Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act

S.N.S. 2003, c. 1

N.S. Reg. 46/2022 (effective March 17, 2022)

amended to N.S. Reg. 218/2025 (effective October 9, 2025)

Table of Contents

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Citation

Definitions

Term of apprenticeship for communications technician trade

Wage

schedule for apprentices in communications technician trade

Certificate in communications technician trade through trade qualification

Compliance with identity card requirements of General Regulations and renewal of

identity card

Citation

1 These regulations may be cited as the Communications Technician Trade Regulations .

Definitions

(1) In these regulations,

“Act” means the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act ;

“communications system” means a communications system as defined in

Part 1 of

the Canadian Electrical Code , as amended from time to time;

“communications technician trade” means the occupation of a communications

technician, consisting of installing, terminating, interconnecting, inspecting, testing,

splicing, troubleshooting, repairing, maintaining and upgrading communications

systems or any part of a communications system, and including the performance of

any of the following tasks associated with a communications system:

(

i) creating the design and layout of the system or any part of the system,

(ii) installing any communications cabling supports, except cable trays,

conduits or wire ways,

(iii) bonding of any communications equipment to the main electrical

ground system;

“General Regulations” means the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act

General Regulations made under the Act.

(2) A term defined in the General Regulations has the same meaning when used in

these regulations.

Term of apprenticeship for communications technician trade

(1) The term of apprenticeship for the communications technician trade consists of all

of the following:

(a) 3600 documented hours of the combination of practical experience and the

portion of technical training spent learning the skills of the designated trade

as described in clause 26(1A)(

a) of the General Regulations and as

approved by the Director;

(

b) related technical training as described in clause 26(1A)(

b) of the General

Regulations and as approved by the Director;

(

c) a certification examination.

(2) Any probationary period included in a term of apprenticeship for the

communications technician trade as permitted by subsection 12(2) of the General

Regulations must be no longer than 3 months.

4 [repealed]

Wage

schedule for apprentices in communications technician trade

(1) Subject to subsection (2) and to subsection 25(3) of the General Regulations, the

minimum wage for each hour worked by a communications technician apprentice

in each level of their term of apprenticeship is a percentage of the wage for a

communications technician journeyperson in the same place of employment, as set

out in the following table:

Wages for Communications Technician Apprentice

Level of

Apprenticeship

Hours in Level of

Apprenticeship

Minimum Wage

(% of journeyperson’s wage)

0-1800

50%

1801-3600

75%

(2) An employer must not employ a communications technician apprentice at a wage

for actual hours worked that is lower than the wage that would be paid at the

minimum wage rate prescribed in the Minimum Wage Order (General) made

under the Labour Standards Code .

Certificate in communications technician trade through trade qualification

6 The period of employment in the designated trade that is required under paragraph

30(1)(a)(ii)(

B) of the General Regulations for a person who does not hold a certificate of

apprenticeship and is applying for a certificate of qualification in the communications

technician trade is 5400 hours.

Compliance with identity card requirements of General Regulations and renewal of

identity card

7 For the purposes of subsections 34(2) and (3) of the General Regulations, which require

an apprentice or journeyperson to keep their identity card in their possession when

practising the designated trade and produce it on request, a person is practising the

communications technician trade while the person is doing any of the following:

(

a) for an apprentice,

(

i) acquiring practical experience in the trade, or

(ii) learning the skills of the trade during the technical training portion of

apprenticeship training;

(

b) for a journeyperson, performing the duties of the trade as defined in these

regulations or their duties as set out in the General Regulations.

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Communications Technician Trade Regulations

N.S. Reg.

46/2022

Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act

Note: The

information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is

compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Communications Technician Trade Regulations made

under the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

46/2022

Mar 17, 2022

date filed (not filed within 7 days)

Apr 8, 2022

147/2022

Jul 6, 2022

date filed

Jul 15, 2022

218/2025

Oct 9, 2025

date specified

Oct 31, 2025

The following regulations are not

yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.

Regulation

In force

date*

How in force

Royal Gazette

Part II Issue

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for

rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added

am. = amended

fc. = fee change

ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed

rs . = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

4 ........................................................

rep. 147/2022

7 ........................................................

ra. from 7(1) 218/2025

7(1) ..............................................

ra. as 7 218/2025

7(2) ..............................................

rep. 218/2025

7(3) ..............................................

rep. 218/2025

Note that changes to headings are not

included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections

Note

Effective

date

Repealed and Superseded

N.S.

Regulation

Title

In force

date

Repealed

date

Note: Only

regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this

table. It may not reflect the entire

history of regulations on this subject matter.