What Is a Red Seal Trade? The 54 Trades and Their Exams

Trades with their own pages

These trades have a page each, with their exam breakdown and trade names.

Red Seal electrician →Red Seal cook and chef →Red Seal welder →Carpenter Red Seal exam →Red Seal mechanic trades →Millwright Red Seal →Red Seal plumbing exam →HVAC Red Seal →Red Seal hairstylist →Machinist Red Seal →Red Seal parts technician →

Trades that go by other names

The national trade name isn't always the one used on the job. Each trade's page on red-seal.ca lists its title in each province and territory.

What you might call it	Red Seal trade	Different titles
Pipefitter	Steamfitter/Pipefitter	Ontario: Steamfitter; Quebec: Pipe Fitter (Heating Systems Installer)
Instrumentation, instrument mechanic	Instrumentation and Control Technician	Yukon and Nunavut: Industrial Instrument Mechanic; N.W.T.: Instrument Technician
Painter	Painter and Decorator	Ontario: Painter and Decorator - Commercial and Residential; Quebec: Painter
Crane operator	Mobile Crane Operator or Tower Crane Operator	Ontario: Hoisting Engineer; Alberta: Crane and Hoisting Equipment Operator
Baker, pastry	Baker	Ontario: Baker-Patissier
Roofer	Roofer	Same title everywhere it's designated
Ironworker	Ironworker (Generalist), (Structural/Ornamental) or (Reinforcing)	Ontario: Reinforcing Rodworker for the reinforcing trade

Questions on each trade's exam →

Is my trade a Red Seal trade where I live?

Check the trade's page on red-seal.ca, which lists where it's designated Red Seal. A trade isn't always Red Seal everywhere. For example, Baker isn't listed for Saskatchewan, Mobile Crane Operator isn't listed for Yukon, Instrumentation and Control Technician and Powerline Technician aren't listed for Quebec, and Ironworker (Generalist) is listed in only seven places.

Hairstylists in Ontario have a special case; see the Red Seal hairstylist page.

Red Seal hairstylist →

Exams for trades without their own page

Question counts and the biggest area for seven more trades, from each trade's exam information page:

Trade	Questions	Biggest area	Formula sheet
Painter and Decorator	130	Residential, institutional and commercial paints, coatings and finishes (31)	No
Roofer	125	Low slope roofing (38)	No
Instrumentation and Control Technician	125	Process measuring and indicating devices (30)	No
Baker	150	Fermented goods (41)	Yes
Steamfitter/Pipefitter	130	Layout, fabrication and piping installation (29)	Yes
Mobile Crane Operator	110	Operating the crane (25)	Yes
Ironworker (Generalist)	120	Rigging, hoisting and positioning (32)	Yes