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Truck and Transport Mechanic Trade Regulations

made under subsection 17A(2) of the

Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act

S.N.S. 2003, c. 1

O.I.C. 2016-239 (effective April 1, 2017), N.S. Reg. 196/2016

amended to O.I.C. 2025-272 (effective October 6, 2025), N.S. Reg. 210/2025

Table of Contents

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Citation

Definitions

Truck and transport mechanic trade is compulsory certified trade

Person other than truck and transport mechanic performing work in trade

Exemption application under General Regulations permitted for truck and transport

mechanic trade

Term of apprenticeship for truck and transport mechanic trade

Wage

schedule for apprentices in truck and transport mechanic trade

Certificate in truck and transport mechanic trade through trade qualification

Compliance with identity card requirements of General Regulations

Displaying certificate of qualification for truck and transport mechanic trade

Transition

Citation

1 These trade regulations may be cited as the Truck and Transport Mechanic 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;

“truck and transport mechanic trade” means the occupation of a truck and transport

mechanic, consisting of inspecting, diagnosing, servicing, repairing, rebuilding,

removing and replacing structural, mechanical, electrical and electronic systems

and components of buses, motor homes and trucks with a registered gross vehicle

weight of over 4500 kilograms, but does not include any of the following:

(

i) repairing or replacing structural or non-structural glass,

(ii) repairing, restoring or replacing interior or exterior trim.

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

these regulations.

Truck and transport mechanic trade is compulsory certified trade

3 The truck and transport mechanic trade is specified as a compulsory certified trade.

Person other than truck and transport mechanic performing work in trade

4 A person who does not hold a certificate of qualification in the truck and transport

mechanic trade may perform work included in the definition of the truck and transport

mechanic trade if the person holds a certificate of qualification in another designated

trade and the work to be performed comes within the scope of that other designated

trade.

Exemption application under General Regulations permitted for truck and transport

mechanic trade

5 For the purposes of subsection 38(2) of the General Regulations, a joint application for

an exemption from the application of subsections 22(2) and (3) of the Act is permitted

for the truck and transport mechanic trade.

Term of apprenticeship for truck and transport mechanic trade

(1) The term of apprenticeship for the truck and transport mechanic 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 automotive

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

Regulations must be no longer than 3 months.

7 [repealed]

Wage

schedule for apprentices in truck and transport mechanic trade

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

minimum wage for each hour worked by a truck and transport mechanic apprentice

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

and transport mechanic journeyperson in the same place of employment, as set out

in the following table:

Wages for Truck and Transport Mechanic Apprentice

Level of

Apprenticeship

Hours in Level of

Apprenticeship

Minimum Wage

(% of journeyperson’s wage)

0–1800

55%

1801–3600

65%

3601–5400

75%

5401–7200

90%

(2) An employer must not employ a truck and transport mechanic 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 truck and transport mechanic trade through trade qualification

9 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 truck and transport

mechanic trade is 10 800 hours.

10 [repealed]

Compliance with identity card requirements of General Regulations

11 For the purposes of

Section 34 of the General Regulations, which requires an apprentice

or journeyperson to keep an identity card in their possession when practising the

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

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.

Displaying certificate of qualification for truck and transport mechanic trade

(1) A truck and transport mechanic journeyperson must display their certificate of

qualification in a conspicuous location at their place of employment.

(2) The employer of a truck and transport mechanic journeyperson must provide

suitable space for the display of the journeyperson’s certificate of qualification.

Transition

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

apprentice in an apprenticeship program under the trade regulations respecting the truck

and transport mechanic trade, N.S. Reg. 3/1970, continues as an apprentice in that

apprenticeship program under these regulations.

Legislative History

Reference Tables

Truck and Transport Mechanic Trade Regulations

N.S. Reg.

196/2016

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 Truck and Transport Mechanic 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

196/2016

Apr 1, 2017

date specified

Oct 14, 2016

139/2022

Jul 5, 2022

date specified

Jul 15, 2022

210/2025

Oct 6,

date

specified

Oct

17, 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

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

rep. 139/2022

10 ......................................................

rep. 210/2025

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

3/1970

Truck

and Transport Mechanic Trade Regulations

Aug 4,

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.