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Industrial Mechanic (Millwright) Trade Regulations

made under

Section 17A of the

Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act

S.N.S. 2003, c. 1

N.S. Reg. 213/2016 (effective April 1, 2017)

amended to N.S. Reg. 156/2022 (effective July 6, 2022)

Table of Contents

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Citation

Definitions

Term of apprenticeship for industrial mechanic (millwright) trade

Wage

schedule for apprentices in industrial mechanic (millwright) trade

Certificate in industrial mechanic (millwright) trade through trade qualification

Compliance with identity card requirements of General Regulations

Transition

Citation

1 These trade regulations may be cited as the Industrial Mechanic (Millwright) Trade

Regulations .

Definitions

(1) In these regulations,

“Act” means the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act ;

“General Regulations” means the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act

General Regulations made under the Act;

“industrial mechanic (millwright) trade” means the occupation of an industrial

mechanic (millwright), consisting of installing, erecting, adding, altering, testing,

troubleshooting, repairing and maintaining mechanical equipment and machinery

used in manufacturing processes in industrial and manufacturing settings.

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

these regulations.

Term of apprenticeship for industrial mechanic (millwright) trade

(1) The term of apprenticeship for the industrial mechanic (millwright) trade consists

of all of the following:

(a) 7200 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 industrial

mechanic (millwright) 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4 [repealed]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 industrial mechanic (millwright) trade

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

minimum wage for each hour worked by an industrial mechanic (millwright)

apprentice in each portion of a level in their term of apprenticeship is a percentage

of the wage for an industrial mechanic (millwright) journeyperson in the same

place of employment, as set out in the following table:

Wages for Industrial Mechanic (Millwright) Apprentice

Level of

Apprenticeship

Hours in Portion of

Level of Apprenticeship

Minimum Wage

(% of journeyperson’s wage)

0–900

50%

901–1800

55%

1801–2700

60%

2701–3600

65%

3601–4500

75%

4501–5400

80%

5401–6300

85%

6301–7200

90%

(2) An employer must not employ an industrial mechanic (millwright) 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 industrial mechanic (millwright) trade through trade qualification

6 The period of employment in the designated trade that is required by 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 industrial mechanic

(millwright) trade is 10 800 hours.

Compliance with identity card requirements of General Regulations

7 For the purposes of

Section 34 of the General Regulations, which requires 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 industrial mechanic

(millwright) 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.

Transition

8 A person who, immediately before the coming into force of these regulations, was an

apprentice in an apprenticeship program under the Industrial Mechanic (Millwright)

Trade Regulations , N.S. Reg. 295/2009, continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeship

program under these regulations.

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Industrial Mechanic (Millwright) Trade Regulations

N.S. Reg.

213/2016

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 Industrial Mechanic (Millwright) 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

213/2016

Apr 1, 2017

date specified

Oct 28, 2016

156/2022

Jul 6,

date

filed

Jul

15, 2022

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. 156/2022

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

295/2009

Industrial

Mechanic (Millwright) Trade Regulations

Oct 6,

Apr 1,

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.