The Apprenticeship and Trades Certification Division is actively participating in Atlantic and national trade harmonization initiatives.

Each province/territory in Canada is separately responsible for apprenticeship training, resulting in thirteen different systems. Harmonization involves working jointly with other jurisdictions in Canada to standardize key elements of their systems.

Harmonization Priorities:

 

Harmonization Priorities	Atlantic	National
Use of Red Seal trade name	•	•
Consistent number of training levels	•	•
Consistent total training hours	•	•
More consistent technical training	•	•
Common level exams	•
Common apprentice logbook	•
Common policies and processes	•
Shared, modern IT system	•

For more information, please click the links below:

Atlantic Apprenticeship Harmonization Project

Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship Harmonization Initiative