What is the Red Seal?

The Red Seal represents recognition of qualifications in all provinces and territories as well as an interprovincial standard of excellence for the skilled trades. This means that a certified journeyperson with a Red Seal has automatic recognition to work in any province or territory. A person without the Red Seal certified in a Red Seal trade or a person certified in a non – Red Seal trade could be subject to a skills assessment prior to being certified to practice the same trade in another jurisdiction. Even when an electrician license is compulsory and also a Red Seal trade, it is not compulsory for a worker to obtain the Red Seal

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