Job requirements Roofer, Shingles in Canada

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Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• For roofers, completion of a two- to three-year apprenticeship program or over three years of work experience in the trade are usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
• Roofing trade certification is compulsory in Quebec and available, but voluntary, in all other provinces and the territories.
• Trade certification for residential steep roofers is available, but voluntary, in British Columbia.
• Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified roofers upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.
• Shinglers require one to two years of on-the-job training.

Source National Occupational Classification