Labour mobility allows an individual certified for a specific occupation in one province or territory to be recognized for the same or matched certification in another province or territory without additional material training, experience, examinations or assessments. Encouraging recognition of matched certification across Canada benefits both workers and employers alike.
View the Application for an Ontario Certification of Qualification here.
Matched certificates and non-matched equivalency
If certification from another jurisdiction has been deemed a match in the province of Ontario, the Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) will request that you complete an application for certification, as well as submit to non-material examinations.
TSSA will also honour a specific combination of certificates in some circumstances, where exact matches do not exist. View the Operating Engineers Matched Certificates/Non-Matched Equivalency table for more information.
Certification process
A certification candidate who holds a matched equivalency from a matched jurisdiction is eligible to apply for certification according to our Labour Mobility Certification Process for Operating Engineers/Operators.
Once the TSSA issues formal approval of an application, the candidate must complete an open book examination on Ontario legislation. The candidate must pass the examination with a minimum of 65 per cent.
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Candidates who did not score a passing grade on the examination must submit a new examination request to re-write the examination no sooner than 60 days from the original examination date, and will be allowed up to two examination re-writes, if required.
If the applicant fails the examination on three successive attempts, the applicant shall wait six months before attempting a re-write.
Need help preparing for your exam?
View the TSSA Certification Examination Preparation Guide.
Please note that once a person is certified in Ontario, he/she is required to abide by the same post-certification requirements as all Ontario certified persons. For example, Ontario may require certificate holders to participate in specific continuing education programs to renew their certificate with Ontario. If implemented, this will apply to both new and existing certificate holders in the province of Ontario.
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