Electricians are very popular in Canada. Some master’s and doctoral degrees feel that their jobs have no future and turn to electricians. Income of Canadian electricians: According to statistics from the Canadian Electrotechnical Association in 2020, the average annual income of construction electricians is 106,000 Canadian dollars, and the annual income of industrial electricians is 121,000 Canadian dollars. Construction electricians are about 35-40 Canadian dollars per hour, and industrial electricians are about 45-50 Canadian dollars per hour.
1. Can I apply for immigration with a China electrician certificate?
1. Holders with a China Construction Electrician Certificate can apply for Canadian immigration. Training for China Electrician Certificate generally takes about 60 days to obtain an official Electrician Certificate issued by the government. Before applying for immigration to Canadian electrician positions, you need to get a CLB score or above.
2. After holding a China electrician certificate for one year, you have to participate in Canadian electrician training and examinations. There are Chinese-run electrician training schools in every province in Canada. The courses usually last about 2 months and the tuition fee is more than 2000 Canadian dollars. There are Chinese courses and English courses, but the examination must be in English. If the applicant’s English is not very good, the Electrical Examination Board will allow the designated Chinese interpreter to sit next to the applicant to complete the exam.
3. The Canadian Electrical Examination has a total of 100 questions. If you answer them within 3 hours, you will pass the exam if you complete 70 questions. The test is characterized by a large number of questions and a wide range of questions. Applicants must have good knowledge of electrical engineering.
4. The Electrical Engineering Association of Canada recognizes work experience outside North America. If you have more than 5 years of electrical work experience in China, you can directly apply to take the construction electrical exam without having to participate in Canadian electrical knowledge training.
2. Canadian Industrial Electricians
1. The apprenticeship period of industrial electricians is four years. During the four years, they must pass an exam every year. They must work for 6000 hours under the leadership of a qualified industrial electrician. They must receive theoretical study at school for at least nearly 10 weeks every year. After four years, they will be eligible to participate in the RED SEAI exam, and after passing the exam, you can obtain a national general industrial electrician license. For those who have worked as an industrial electrician, they only need to prove to ITA that they have 9000 hours of work experience to apply directly for the RED SEAL Industrial Electrical Examination