The occupation of Industrial Electricians is one of the latest additions to the list of 29 occupations which were recently introduced by the Citizenship and Immigration Canada. From now on, the category of industrial electricians could be applied for under the Federal Skilled Migrant program. When it comes to applying for immigration to Canada, an applicant need not have a job in prior in order to qualify for the same. He is permitted to immigrate and search for a job once he lands.

Qualifying Criteria

• The applicant must have completed a four or a five year program in industrial electrician apprenticeship or should have a bachelor’s degree or a diploma in a related subject.
• An applicant must have the relevant work experience of at least one year.
• Overall, a person must have experience of around 2-4 years; actual number of years of experience to apply under this occupation is dependent on many factors such as whether the applicant is married and his English language skills.

Duties & Responsibilities

• An industrial electrician is expected to evaluate all the electrical and electronic equipment along with the components to check for current, resistance, voltage and continuity.
• Interpretation of drawings, code specifications for the schematics to decide on the layout for the installation of equipment.
• Repairing, testing and installing transformers, regulators, reactors, switchgear, switchboard meters etc. and maintaining them.
• Repairing, maintaining and troubleshooting the control systems and other relevant devises.
• Conducting programs on preventive maintenance as well as keeping maintenance records.

Apart from the above, there might be additional jobs which an industrial electrician would be expected to perform. If you are an industrial electrician intending to immigrate to Canada, write to us at ajay@abhinav.com to know more.

Proper maintenance of heavy-duty mobile equipment is no child’s play. Heavy pieces of equipment are used in forestry, landscaping, farming, material handling, land clearing, transportation, construction and many such activities. Repairing, overhauling, adjusting, maintaining and troubleshooting these pieces of equipment cater to the job of heavy-duty equipment mechanics.

Companies that deal in the manufacture and operation of these heavy pieces of equipment, dealers of heavy equipment pieces, service and rental establishments, urban systems of transit and railway transportation companies are the probable employers of these professionals of the NOCL occupation “heavy-duty equipment mechanics”.

Job titles that are accepted under this occupation are: heavy equipment mechanic, locomotive mechanic, heavy mobile logging equipment mechanic, farm equipment mechanic, tractor mechanic, construction equipment mechanic, diesel mechanic – heavy equipment, heavy-duty equipment mechanic apprentice and many others.

Before we move onto the job duties that come handy with this occupation, let us know about the employment requirements that an applicant must possess to qualify under this occupation. These requirements are given below:

• Secondary school completion
• Completion of an apprenticeship program of the duration of 3-5 years. Or, four years of trade experience along with any college, high school or industry level courses in the repair of heavy equipment is required, so that you are eligible to apply for trade certification
• To work in Alberta and Quebec, you must have the heavy-duty equipment mechanic trade certification but this is a voluntary requirement in other territories and provinces
• Another certification that is made available is farm equipment mechanic trade certification, though this is again voluntary in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, Nova Scotia, Manitoba, Prince Edward Island, Labrador, Newfoundland and Saskatchewan
• Interprovincial trade certification or Red Seal is another certification that is made available farm equipment mechanics and heavy-duty equipment mechanics, who are well qualified

If you know you can successfully qualify through this first phase of selection under the NOCL occupation “heavy-duty equipment mechanics,” do not be in a hurry to congratulate yourself for the second phase involves primary duties that you are expected to perform as a professional of this occupation. You can check these duties below:

• Checking bulldozers, graders, cranes and other such heavy pieces of equipment that are used in agricultural, mining, logging and construction for better performance. Equipment are also checked for malfunctions and faults
• Diagnosing malfunctions or faults with the use of computers and other equipment of testing to determine the repair required
• Adjusting equipment and replacing or replacing of components, defective parts by employing power and hand tools
• Testing repaired equipment for enhanced performance and to make sure that specifications of the manufacturer are met at work
• Cleaning, lubricating and performing other everyday maintenance work of equipment
• Working tools and service attachments, like tillage equipment, harvesting equipment, side booms, winches, ploughs and blades
• May have to repair heavy trucks
• May have to adjust new equipment for the farm and attach components
• Farm and heavy-duty equipment mechanics can have specialty in specific machinery types, like fuel injection, electronics, hydraulics, power shift transmission, tracked vehicle or engine overhaul

Being able to satisfy these requirements, make you eligible for Canada skilled migration with extra points earned under the NOCL’s occupation “heavy-duty equipment mechanics.” So, hurry and hire an experienced immigration consultant today.

Installation, troubleshooting, maintenance, testing and repairing industrial electrical controls and equipments are all taken care of by industrial electricians. Primary employers of skilled workers of the NOC list occupation “industrial electrician” are electrical contractors, maintenance department of plants, factories, shipyards, mines and other such industrial establishments.

Electrician (shipyard), industrial electrician, mine electrician, marine electrician, plant maintenance electrician, mill electrician, plant electrician and industrial electrician apprentice are the job titles that qualify under this occupation.

Before we move onto discuss the duties that you are expected to fulfill as an industrial electrician, it makes perfect sense to know if you can qualify through the employment requirements of this occupation:

• Secondary school completion
• Completion of an industrial electrician apprenticeship program (4-5 years), or an experience of more than five years in the same trade along with the completion of some college, industry or school courses in the industrial electrician equipments is normally required for the eligibility of trade certification
• Industrial electricians must have trade certification in Yukon, Quebec and Prince Edward island and it is voluntary in Labrador, Manitoba, Ontario, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Newfoundland
• Industrial electricians with relevant educational qualification also need to take the easily available, Interprovincial trade certification (Red Seal)
• Trade certification is available for the marine electricians but in New Brunswick, this is voluntary
• Trade certification is available for mine electricians, which is voluntary in the province of Nova Scotia

Please note that you cannot escape the Red Seal trade certification, if you desire to have interprovincial mobility. As regards the duties you are entitled to perform under this occupation, you can read them below:

• Reading and interpreting schematics, blueprints, electrical code specifications and drawings to determine the layout of installations of industrial electrical equipment
• Installation, examination, replacing or repairing switch boxes, electrical wiring, conduits, coaxial cable assemblies, feeders, lighting fixtures, receptacles and other such electrical components
• Testing electronic and electrical components and equipment for voltage, resistance, continuity and current
• Maintaining, repairing, installation and testing switchboard meters, reactors, regulators, switchgear and transformers
• Maintaining, repairing, testing and installation of generators, alternators, electrical motors, pneumatic and hydraulic electrical control systems and industrial storage batteries
• Troubleshooting, repairing and maintaining industrial, electronic and electrical control systems along with other associated devices
• Keeping maintenance records and conducting preventive sustenance programs
• You may also have to maintain, calibrate and install industrial instrumentation along with its related devices