Job requirements Garage Mechanic in Canada
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Find out what you typically need to work as a garage mechanic in Canada. These requirements are applicable to all Automotive service technicians, truck and bus mechanics and mechanical repairers (NOC 72410).

Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

  • Automotive service technicians
  • Completion of secondary school and training courses or a vocational program are usually required.
  • Completion of a four-year automotive service technician apprenticeship program or a combination of over four years of work experience and industry courses in automotive technology is required to be eligible for trade certification.
  • Trade certification for automotive service technicians is compulsory in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Ontario and Alberta and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
  • Automotive service technician (transmission) trade certification is compulsory in Ontario.
  • Automotive service technician (steering, suspension and brakes) trade certification is compulsory in New Brunswick and Ontario.
  • Automotive service technician (service station mechanic) trade certification is compulsory in Nova Scotia and available, but voluntary, in Prince Edward Island.
  • Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified automotive service technicians upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.
  • Mechanical repairers, motor vehicle manufacturing
  • Completion of secondary school and training courses or a vocational program are usually required.
  • On-the-job training of two to three years is provided by employers.
  • Truck and transport and truck-trailer mechanics
  • Completion of secondary school and training courses or a vocational program are usually required.
  • Completion of a four-year truck and transport mechanic or truck-trailer repair apprenticeship or a combination of over four years of work experience and industry courses in truck or heavy duty equipment mechanics is required to be eligible for trade certification.
  • Trade certification for truck and transport mechanics is compulsory in Nova Scotia, Ontario and Alberta and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and the Yukon.
  • Transport trailer technician trade certification is compulsory in Ontario and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Manitoba, British Columbia and the Yukon.
  • Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified truck-trailer repairers and truck and transport mechanics upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

Source National Occupational Classification

Professional certification and licensing

You might need to get a certification from a regulatory authority before you start working. Find out if this occupation is regulated and contact the regulatory authority to learn about the certification process.

Alberta

Job title Truck And Transport Mechanic
Job title Automotive Service Technicians
Job title Automotive Lock Bypass Workers

British Columbia

Job title Automotive Service Technician
Regulated
Regulatory body: Skilled Trades BC
Job title Transport Trailer Technician (commercial Trailer Mechanic)
Regulated
Regulatory body: Skilled Trades BC
Job title Truck And Transport Mechanic (commercial Transport Vehicle Mechanic)
Regulated
Regulatory body: Skilled Trades BC

Manitoba

Job title Truck And Transport Mechanic
Regulated
Regulatory body: Apprenticeship Manitoba
Job title Automobile Mechanic
Regulated
Regulatory body: Apprenticeship Manitoba

New Brunswick

Job title Automotive Service Technician
Job title Automotive Service Technician (steering, Suspension And Brakes)
Job title Commercial Trailer Technician
Job title Truck And Transport Mechanic

Northwest Territories

Job title Automotive Service Technician
Job title Truck And Transport Mechanic
Job title Transport Trailer Technician (commercial Trailer Mechanic)

Nova Scotia

Job title Automotive Service Technician (service Centre Technician)
Regulated
Job title Truck And Transport Mechanic
Regulated

Ontario

Job title Internal Combustion Alternate Fuel Technician
Regulated
Job title Alignment And Brakes Technician
Regulated
Regulatory body: Ontario College of Trades
Job title Truck Trailer Service Technician
Regulated
Regulatory body: Ontario College of Trades
Job title Internal Combustion Alternate Fuel Technician-industrial Equipment
Regulated
Job title Automotive Electronic Accessory Technician
Regulated
Regulatory body: Ontario College of Trades
Job title Truck And Coach Technician
Regulated
Regulatory body: Ontario College of Trades
Job title Transmission Technician
Regulated
Regulatory body: Ontario College of Trades
Job title Fuel And Electrical Systems Technician
Regulated
Regulatory body: Ontario College of Trades
Job title Automotive Service Technician
Regulated
Regulatory body: Ontario College of Trades
Job title Bearings Mechanic
Regulated
Regulatory body: Ontario College of Trades

Prince Edward Island

Job title Truck And Transport Mechanic
Job title Service Station Mechanic
Job title Automotive Service Technician
Job title Transport Trailer Technician

Québec

Job title Automobile Mechanic

Saskatchewan

Job title Truck And Transport Mechanic

Source Foreign Credential Recognition Program - ESDC

Red Seal endorsement

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This job may be eligible for Red Seal endorsement in some provinces and territories

When you get a Red Seal endorsement on your trade certificate, it lets employers know that you meet the national qualification standards for workers in your trade. Learn more about the Red Seal endorsement.

Do you want to work in another province or territory?

If you are already certified to work in a regulated occupation in your province or territory, it will be easier for you to have your certification recognized in another province or territory. See the Workers Mobility's website to learn more.

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