Power engineering certification by province
Power engineer (operating / stationary engineer) certification in Canada is coordinated by SOPEEC, the Standardization of Power Engineer Examinations Committee, in most provinces and territories. Many 5th through 2nd Class papers are 100 multiple-choice questions, 3 hours, and 65% to pass, and SteamTicket's question banks are built to that format. That layout is not printed for every paper in every jurisdiction. The class-by-province summary separates exam eligibility, certificate experience, and operating scope, and it leaves an unknown as unknown. Seven First Class papers remain long-answer; paper 1B4 became 100 MCQ / 3 hours on January 1, 2026. Quebec runs its own MMF system. Nunavut's regulations expressly identify the Class 5 certificate as non-standardized; confirm Classes 1 to 4 with the Chief Boiler and Gas Inspector. Choose your province for regulator, exam-format, and eligibility details.
Class by province
This summary is rendered from the class cards. It does not add a figure, and it does not copy one jurisdiction's number into another. Exam eligibility is what lets you sit the paper. Certificate experience is the plant time counted toward the certificate. Operating scope is what the finished certificate may run. A kilowatt figure in one column is not the figure in another.
Where a card says to check with the regulator, or says a count or a duration was not in the opened document, that unknown stays in the exam column. The full card, the check date, and the official link are on the province page.
- Yukon. Yukon's regulations provide a 5th Class certificate.
- Ontario. Table 8 is qualifying service time, not plant rating.
- Quebec. French; English on request where a Charter of the French language exception applies.
Alberta
Class cards checked 5 November 2026. Jurisdiction page: ABSA (Alberta Boilers Safety Association).
Each card is checked against ABSA's class page. Operating scope comes from Alberta's Power Engineers Regulation, not from the class page. Fees, pay, and the arena and pool notes elsewhere on this page are unchanged. Course credit and steam time are separate requirements.
| Class | Exam eligibility | Certificate experience | Operating scope | Exam, and what is still unknown | Regulator page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Class | ABSA lists three ways to qualify to write: a boiler and heating plant course satisfactory to the Administrator, or 6 months on a power plant boiler plus a further 6 months on a heating plant boiler, or a mechanical engineering degree satisfactory to the Administrator. | The certificate is separate from permission to write. | Section 9 of the Power Engineers Regulation limits a 5th Class certificate to Row 5 of Table 1 (power plants) and Row 5 of Table 4 (heating plants). | One paper, 100 multiple-choice questions, 3 hours, at least 65%. ABSA's page dates that format from 1 January 2023. | ABSA Fifth Class |
| 4th Class | To write, ABSA requires a 4th Class power engineering course satisfactory to the Administrator, or the first full term of a 2-year power engineering technology program satisfactory to the Administrator, or a mechanical engineering degree satisfactory to the Administrator. | For the certificate, ABSA requires a pass plus employment of 6 months assisting in a power plant over 250 kW (or a pressure plant the Administrator accepts), or a shorter power-plant stretch combined with 12 months on pressure equipment, or 12 months in a heating plant over 750 kW while holding Building Operator A, Building Operator B, or 5th Class. | A 4th Class certificate issued on or after 1 September 1998 may supervise the plants in Row 4 of Tables 1 to 5 of the Schedule. It is not a blanket ticket for every Alberta plant. | Two papers. From 1 January 2023 each paper is 100 multiple-choice questions, 3 hours, at least 65% on each paper. | ABSA Fourth Class |
| 3rd Class | ABSA requires a 4th Class Power Engineer's Certificate of Competency before you can write the 3rd Class examination. | For the certificate, pass the exams and meet one of ABSA's employment routes. | Section 9 limits a 3rd Class certificate to Row 3 of Tables 1 to 5. | Four papers (A1, A2, B1, B2). From 1 January 2023 each paper is 100 multiple-choice questions, 3 hours, at least 65%. The older 150-question, 3.5-hour description is still on the page above that effective date. | ABSA Third Class |
| 2nd Class | ABSA requires a 3rd Class Power Engineer's Certificate of Competency before you write. | For the certificate, pass the exams and have 24 months as chief, shift, assistant shift, or assistant engineer in a power plant that must staff those jobs with at least a 3rd Class certificate, or 36 months as shift engineer in a power plant over 1,000 kW. | A 2nd Class certificate may supervise any heating plant or thermal liquid heating system, and power plants only as shown in Row 2 of Tables 1 and 2. | Six papers, at least 65% on each. ABSA's notice says that from 1 January 2025 paper 2A1 is multiple choice only, 100 questions, with the same pass mark. From 1 January 2024, papers 2A2, 2A3, 2B1, 2B2, and 2B3 are 100-question multiple choice, and multiple-choice 2nd Class papers are a maximum of 3 hours. An older paragraph on the same page still describes 2A1 as a 3.5-hour essay. | ABSA Second Class |
| 1st Class | ABSA requires a 2nd Class Power Engineer's Certificate of Competency before you write. | For the certificate, pass the exams and have 30 months as chief or shift engineer in a power plant that must staff those jobs with at least a 2nd Class certificate, or 45 months as assistant shift engineer in a power plant over 10,000 kW. | Section 9 says a 1st Class certificate may supervise any type or capacity of power plant, heating plant, or thermal liquid heating system. | Eight papers, at least 65% on each. ABSA's notice says that from 1 January 2026 paper 1B4 is multiple choice only, 100 questions, with the same pass mark. The older paragraph on the same page still describes all eight papers as 3.5-hour long-answer essays, answer 5 of 7. Confirm which 1B4 paper you will be given. | ABSA First Class |
British Columbia
Class cards checked 5 November 2026. Jurisdiction page: Technical Safety BC (TSBC).
Technical Safety BC publishes a page for each class. Plant classes are defined in square metres of boiler capacity in the Power Engineers, Boiler, Pressure Vessel and Refrigeration Safety Regulation. Exam fees on this page stay marked unconfirmed.
| Class | Exam eligibility | Certificate experience | Operating scope | Exam, and what is still unknown | Regulator page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Class | Technical Safety BC accepts a completed 5th Class power engineering course, a marine engineer (motor) certificate of any class (no qualifying time), or equivalent technical education approved by a provincial safety manager. | After the exam, evaluation requires 4 months as a power engineer trainee in a 5th Class plant or higher, or 6 months in the design, construction, repair, operation, or maintenance of regulated equipment. | The certificate lets you be chief engineer of a 5th Class plant and shift engineer of a 4th Class plant. | One multiple-choice exam. From 1 March 2023 it is 100 questions, 3 hours, 65%. | Technical Safety BC Fifth Class |
| 4th Class | Technical Safety BC accepts an approved 4th Class course, a one-year full-time 4th Class course (no qualifying time), a mechanical engineering degree accredited by the Canadian Engineering Accreditation Board, or a Transport Canada third class marine engineer (motor) certificate. | Evaluation routes include 6 months as a power engineer in a 5th Class plant in a position that requires a 5th Class certificate, 6 months as a trainee in listed plants (including a power plant over 10 square metres), 18 months of accepted design or maintenance experience, the marine certificate above, or 200 hours of approved boiler-plant power lab. | Chief engineer of a plant of the same class or lower, shift engineer of a plant up to one class higher, and person in charge of any type or size of refrigeration plant. | Two papers, 4A1 and 4B1. From 1 March 2023, 3rd, 4th, and 5th Class exams are 100 multiple-choice questions, 3 hours, 65% on each paper. | Technical Safety BC Fourth Class |
| 3rd Class | You need a 4th Class power engineer certificate, a corresponding Canadian credential, or a second class or higher marine engineer (motor) certificate. | While holding that credential, routes include 12 months as chief of a 4th Class power plant, shift engineer of a 3rd Class power plant, assistant shift engineer of a 2nd Class plant, or assistant engineer of a 1st or 2nd Class plant. | Chief engineer of a plant of the same class or lower, shift engineer up to one class higher, and person in charge of any refrigeration plant. | Four multiple-choice papers: 3A1, 3A2, 3B1, and 3B2. From 1 March 2023 each is 100 questions, 3 hours, 65%. | Technical Safety BC Third Class |
| 2nd Class | You need a 3rd Class power engineer certificate, a corresponding Canadian credential, or a first class marine engineer (motor) certificate. | Routes are 24 months as chief of a 3rd Class plant, 24 months as shift engineer or assistant chief of a 2nd Class plant, or 24 months as assistant shift engineer or assistant engineer at a 1st Class plant, doing duties a provincial safety manager has accepted. | Chief engineer of a plant of the same class or lower, shift engineer up to one class higher, and person in charge of any refrigeration plant. | Six papers, labelled multiple choice: 2A1, 2A2, 2A3, 2B1, 2B2, and 2B3. Technical Safety BC says each exam is 3 hours and 65%. The class page does not print the question count. SOPEEC's revised Second Class standard is 100 multiple-choice questions per paper. Check with Technical Safety BC for your sitting. Do not read the SOPEEC count as a number printed on the Technical Safety BC page. | Technical Safety BC Second Class |
| 1st Class | You need a 2nd Class power engineer certificate or a corresponding Canadian credential. | Routes include 30 months as chief of a 2nd Class plant, 30 months as assistant chief of a 1st Class plant, 36 months as a safety officer under the regulation, 30 months as shift engineer of a 1st Class plant, or 45 months as assistant shift engineer of a 1st Class plant. | Chief engineer of a plant of any class, shift engineer of a plant of any class, and person in charge of any refrigeration plant. | Technical Safety BC's page still says eight exams, each 3.5 hours, 65%, named 1A1 through 1A4 and 1B1 through 1B4. It does not say whether 1B4 is multiple choice. SOPEEC changed the national 1B4 paper to 100 multiple-choice questions and 3 hours on 1 January 2026. TSSA's linked guide still describes the older eight-paper essay format, so this is not a British Columbia-only change and not a TSSA-only change. TSASK's 1st Class examination page confirms the new B4 paper locally. Check with Technical Safety BC before you book. | Technical Safety BC First Class |
Manitoba
Class cards checked 6 November 2026. Jurisdiction page: Inspection and Technical Services (ITS), Manitoba Labour and Immigration.
Qualifying time below is still from the September 2025 licence application. Operating authority is from the current Power Engineers Regulation, M.R. 40/92, sections 3 and 5. Do not read a qualifying-plant kilowatt figure as the plant the finished certificate may run. ITS bulletin 21-038 (June 2025) confirms 65% for all five classes. Check with Manitoba ITS for question count and duration. Fees elsewhere on this page are unchanged.
| Class | Exam eligibility | Certificate experience | Operating scope | Exam, and what is still unknown | Regulator page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Class | The licence application lists no prerequisite certificate for 5th Class. | 6 months assisting in the operation of a steam or hot-water boiler developing over 200 kW (20 boiler horsepower). | Sections 3 and 5(5): in charge of a Fifth Class plant, a low-pressure heating plant developing not more than 2,000 kW, and shift engineer in a Fourth Class plant or a Refrigeration Class plant. | The licence application lists a Fifth Class examination. ITS bulletin 21-038 (June 2025) confirms 65% for this class. Check with Manitoba ITS for question count and duration. Those figures were not in the opened Manitoba documents. | ITS power engineer licence application (revised September 2025) |
| 4th Class | The application lists no prerequisite certificate. You do not need a 5th Class certificate to apply for 4th Class on that form. | 12 months assisting in the operation of a high-pressure plant developing at least 250 kW (25 boiler horsepower). | Sections 3 and 5(4): chief in a Fourth Class plant, which is high-pressure over 250 kW up to 1,000 kW, or low-pressure heating over 2,000 kW. | The application lists Fourth Class papers A1 and B1. ITS bulletin 21-038 (June 2025) confirms 65%. Check with Manitoba ITS for question count and duration. | ITS power engineer licence application (revised September 2025) |
| 3rd Class | The application requires a Fourth Class certificate. | Routes include 12 months as chief of a fourth class plant, 12 months as shift engineer in a third class plant, 12 months as assistant shift engineer in a second class plant, 24 months in charge of a low-pressure heating plant over 3,000 kW, or 30 months assisting in a first, second, or third class plant. | Sections 3 and 5(3): chief in a Third Class plant, high-pressure over 1,000 kW up to 5,000 kW. | The application lists Third Class papers A1, B1, A2, and B2. ITS bulletin 21-038 (June 2025) confirms 65%. Check with Manitoba ITS for question count and duration. | ITS power engineer licence application (revised September 2025) |
| 2nd Class | The application requires a Third Class certificate. | 24 months as chief of a third class plant, 24 months as shift engineer in a second class plant, 36 months as shift engineer in a third class plant, or 24 months as assistant shift engineer in a first class plant. | Sections 3 and 5(2): chief in a Second Class plant, high-pressure over 5,000 kW up to 10,000 kW. | The application lists Second Class papers A1, B1, A2, B2, A3, and B3. ITS bulletin 21-038 (June 2025) confirms 65%. Check with Manitoba ITS for question count and duration. | ITS power engineer licence application (revised September 2025) |
| 1st Class | The application requires a Second Class certificate. | 30 months as chief of a second class plant, 30 months as shift engineer in a first class plant, or 42 months as assistant shift engineer in a first class plant. | Sections 3 and 5(1): chief or shift in any plant. | The application lists First Class papers A1, B1, A2, B2, A3, B3, A4, and B4. ITS bulletin 21-038 (June 2025) confirms 65%. Check with Manitoba ITS for question count and duration. The bulletin does not say whether any paper is multiple choice. | ITS power engineer licence application (revised September 2025) |
New Brunswick
Class cards checked 6 November 2026. Jurisdiction page: Technical Inspection Services (NB Department of Justice and Public Safety).
New Brunswick has no 5th Class. Entry, time, and scope below are from the Heating Plants and Power Plants Regulation (N.B. Reg. 84-175, consolidation current to 1 January 2024) and the provincial licence page. The unit is therm-hours, which is not converted here. Check with New Brunswick Technical Inspection Services for the current papers, question counts, and times. The official exam portal could not be opened on the 6 November 2026 check, so a pass mark from an indexed excerpt is not repeated here.
| Class | Exam eligibility | Certificate experience | Operating scope | Exam, and what is still unknown | Regulator page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Class | At least 6 months of practical operating experience in a heating plant or power plant under the direct supervision of a licensed power engineer, or a course of instruction approved by the Power Engineers Board, plus the required examinations. | The same 6 months, or the approved course, is the practical requirement on both the licence page and section 17 of the regulation. Unconfirmed: a fixed number of months for that credit. | Section 12 authorizes a 4th Class licence holder for several charge and shift roles, including chief of a high-pressure heating plant not exceeding 200 therm-hours and chief of a low-pressure heating plant not exceeding 400 therm-hours. | Check with New Brunswick Technical Inspection Services for the current papers, question counts, and times. The licence page and the qualification sections checked do not print them. Do not apply a 100-question, 3-hour format to every New Brunswick paper, and do not borrow another jurisdiction's sitting. | N.B. Reg. 84-175 |
| 3rd Class | Hold a 4th Class power engineer's licence for at least one year, and pass the required examinations. | A total of two years of practical operating experience in a heating plant or power plant, at least one year of it in a plant with a therm-hour rating greater than 200. | Section 12 includes chief of a power plant or heating plant not exceeding 400 therm-hours, chief of any low-pressure heating plant, and shift engineer of a power plant not exceeding 700 therm-hours, plus further shift roles. | Check with New Brunswick Technical Inspection Services for the current papers, question counts, and times. The licence page and the qualification sections checked do not print them. Do not apply a 100-question, 3-hour format to every New Brunswick paper, and do not borrow another jurisdiction's sitting. | N.B. Reg. 84-175 |
| 2nd Class | Hold a 3rd Class licence for at least two years, and pass the required examinations. | A total of four years of practical operating experience in a high-pressure heating plant or a power plant, at least one year of it in a plant with a therm-hour rating greater than 400. | Chief of a power plant not exceeding 1,000 therm-hours, chief of any heating plant, or shift engineer of any heating plant or power plant. | Check with New Brunswick Technical Inspection Services for the current papers, question counts, and times. The licence page and the qualification sections checked do not print them. Do not apply a 100-question, 3-hour format to every New Brunswick paper, and do not borrow another jurisdiction's sitting. | N.B. Reg. 84-175 |
| 1st Class | Hold a 2nd Class licence for at least two years, and pass the required examinations. | A total of six years of practical operating experience in a high-pressure heating plant or a power plant, at least two years of it in a plant with a therm-hour rating greater than 700. | Chief power engineer or shift engineer of any heating plant or any power plant. | Check with New Brunswick Technical Inspection Services for the current papers, question counts, and times. The licence page and the qualification sections checked do not print them. Do not apply a 100-question, 3-hour format to every New Brunswick paper, and do not borrow another jurisdiction's sitting. | N.B. Reg. 84-175 |
Newfoundland and Labrador
Class cards checked 6 November 2026. Jurisdiction page: Apprenticeship and Trades Certification Division (ATCD), Government of NL.
Qualifying hours below are from the General Examination Conditions linked on the provincial guide (revised February 2022). Operating authority is from NLR 119/96, section 11. Qualifying-plant minimums are not operating maximums, and another province's hours are not used. Question counts and durations were not in those two documents. Check with ATCD before you treat the format table higher on this page as the local sitting. Fees elsewhere on this page are unchanged.
| Class | Exam eligibility | Certificate experience | Operating scope | Exam, and what is still unknown | Regulator page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Class | The guide lists Fourth Class as the entry level and names the College of the North Atlantic as the training institution. | Section 7.1 of the February 2022 General Examination Conditions requires an approved program with technical content equivalent to the SOPEEC syllabus and an acceptable practical component. Check with ATCD for the hours your program requires. Do not borrow 960 hours or 1,920 hours from another jurisdiction. | NLR 119/96, section 11(4). | Question count and duration were not in the February 2022 conditions or in NLR 119/96, section 11. Check with ATCD. Do not copy another province's paper. | NL General Examination Conditions (February 2022) |
| 3rd Class | The February 2022 conditions require a 4th Class certificate. | Section 6 of the conditions, while holding 4th Class: 2,000 hours as chief of a power plant over 600 kW; 3,400 hours as shift over 600 kW; 4,000 hours as assistant shift over 600 kW; or 4,000 hours as chief or shift in a heating plant over 1,800 kW. | Section 11(3). | Question count and duration were not in the February 2022 conditions or in NLR 119/96, section 11. Check with ATCD. Do not copy another province's paper. | NL General Examination Conditions (February 2022) |
| 2nd Class | The February 2022 conditions require a 3rd Class certificate. | Section 5, while holding 3rd Class: 4,000 hours as chief of a power plant over 3,600 kW; 4,000 hours as shift over 12,000 kW; 6,000 hours as shift over 3,600 kW; or 4,000 hours as assistant shift over 24,000 kW. | Section 11(2). | Question count and duration were not in the February 2022 conditions or in NLR 119/96, section 11. Check with ATCD. Do not copy another province's paper. | NL General Examination Conditions (February 2022) |
| 1st Class | The February 2022 conditions require a 2nd Class certificate. | Section 4, while holding 2nd Class: 5,000 hours as chief of a power plant over 12,000 kW; 5,000 hours as shift over 24,000 kW; or 7,000 hours as assistant shift over 24,000 kW. | Section 11(1): chief or shift of any registered pressure plant, with no kilowatt cap in that subsection. | Question count and duration were not in the February 2022 conditions or in NLR 119/96, section 11. Check with ATCD. Do not copy another province's paper. | NL General Examination Conditions (February 2022) |
Nova Scotia
Class cards checked 6 November 2026. Jurisdiction page: Technical Safety Division (Nova Scotia Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration).
Nova Scotia has no 5th Class. Scope and the certificate you must already hold are from the Technical Safety Division classification page. Months of experience are from the Power Engineers Regulations. The regulations count 166 hours as one month, and extra hours in a month do not carry forward. Exam durations below are from the 2026-2027 Technical Safety exam schedule. Question counts are the SOPEEC interprovincial papers, and section 68 sets 65%. Those figures are for the interprovincial certificates, not a separate provincial-only certificate.
| Class | Exam eligibility | Certificate experience | Operating scope | Exam, and what is still unknown | Regulator page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Class | This is the entry power engineer class on the classification page. | One of the regulation's routes: 12 months training to operate a fourth class fired power boiler plant or a fourth class heating boiler plant. | The classification page authorizes chief of a fourth class fired power boiler plant, any unfired power boiler plant, a fourth class heating boiler plant, or a compressor plant, plus listed shift roles. | Two interprovincial papers. SOPEEC sets 100 multiple-choice questions per paper. The 2026-2027 Technical Safety exam schedule gives 3 hours. Section 68 of the Power Engineers Regulations sets 65%. | Nova Scotia 2026-2027 Technical Safety exam schedule |
| 3rd Class | You need a fourth class power engineer licence before you apply. | Routes include 12 months as chief in a fourth class boiler plant, 12 months as shift engineer in a third class boiler plant, or 12 months as assistant shift engineer in a second class boiler plant. | Chief of a third or fourth class fired power boiler plant, any unfired power boiler plant, any heating boiler plant, or a compressor plant, plus the shift roles on the classification page. | Four interprovincial papers. SOPEEC sets 100 multiple-choice questions per paper. The 2026-2027 schedule gives 3 hours. Section 68 sets 65%. | Nova Scotia 2026-2027 Technical Safety exam schedule |
| 2nd Class | You need a third class power engineer licence before you apply. | Routes include 24 months as chief in a third class boiler plant, 24 months as shift engineer in a second class boiler plant, or 24 months as assistant shift engineer in a first class boiler plant, with shorter mixes of design work or a mechanical or chemical engineering degree. | Chief of a second, third, or fourth class fired power boiler plant, any unfired power boiler plant, any heating boiler plant, or a compressor plant. | Six interprovincial papers. SOPEEC sets 100 multiple-choice questions per paper. The 2026-2027 schedule gives 3 hours. Section 68 sets 65%. | Nova Scotia 2026-2027 Technical Safety exam schedule |
| 1st Class | You need a second class power engineer licence before you apply. | Routes include 30 months as chief in a second class boiler plant, 30 months as shift engineer in a first class boiler plant, or 42 months as assistant shift engineer in a first class boiler plant. | Chief, shift, or assistant shift power engineer for any class of boiler plant or a compressor plant. | Eight interprovincial papers. The 2026-2027 schedule gives 3.5 hours, except B4 at 3 hours. SOPEEC's 1st Class format is seven essay papers, answer five of seven, plus paper B4 at 100 multiple-choice questions. Section 68 sets 65% on each paper. | Nova Scotia 2026-2027 Technical Safety exam schedule |
Northwest Territories
Class cards checked 6 November 2026. Jurisdiction page: GNWT Department of Infrastructure (Electrical/Mechanical Safety).
Entry, months of experience, and operating roles below are from the Northwest Territories Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulations, sections 35 and 37 to 41. Months stay months. Plant class and role are stated instead of an invented kilowatt ceiling. Each class requires 65% on each paper. Check with GNWT Infrastructure for current paper count, question count, and duration. Fees elsewhere on this page are unchanged.
| Class | Exam eligibility | Certificate experience | Operating scope | Exam, and what is still unknown | Regulator page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Class | Section 41 does not require a lower-class certificate. | Section 41: 12 months operating and maintaining a boiler plant covered by the Act. | Section 35(5): general supervision of a fifth-class plant; shift engineer of a fourth-class plant; assistant shift engineer of a third-class plant; and, under supervision, assisting the assistant shift engineer in a first-class or second-class plant. | Section 41 requires 65% on each paper, and all Class 5 papers at one sitting. Check with GNWT Infrastructure for current paper count, question count, and duration. Those figures were not in the regulation or the service page checked on 6 November 2026. | NWT Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulations |
| 4th Class | Section 40 does not make a Class 5 certificate the only route. | Section 40 routes include 12 months assisting a high-pressure plant over 500 kW; 12 months as chief of a fifth-class plant; 24 months as shift in a low-pressure plant; or 6 months of high-pressure work plus a mechanical engineering degree or equivalent, or plus 12 months on regulated equipment. | Section 35(4): chief of a fourth-class plant; shift engineer of a third-class plant; assistant shift engineer of a first-class or second-class plant under the shift engineer's supervision. | Section 40 requires 65% on each paper. Parts A and B follow the Chief Inspector's reference syllabus. Check with GNWT Infrastructure for current paper count, question count, and duration. | NWT Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulations |
| 3rd Class | Section 39(1)(a): you must hold a Class 4 certificate. | Section 39, while holding Class 4: 12 months as chief in a fourth-class plant; 12 months as shift in a third-class plant; or 24 months in an acceptable operating capacity in a first-class, second-class, or third-class plant. | Section 35(3): chief of a third-class plant; shift engineer of a second-class plant; assistant shift engineer of a first-class plant under supervision. | Section 39 requires 65% on each paper. Parts A and B follow the Chief Inspector's reference syllabus. Check with GNWT Infrastructure for current paper count, question count, and duration. | NWT Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulations |
| 2nd Class | Section 38(1)(a): you must hold a Class 3 certificate. | Section 38, while holding Class 3: 24 months as chief in a third-class high-pressure plant; 24 months as shift in a second-class plant; 36 months as shift in a third-class high-pressure plant; or 24 months as assistant shift in a first-class plant. | Section 35(2): chief of a second-class plant; shift engineer of a first-class plant. | Section 38 requires 65% on each paper. Parts A and B follow the Chief Inspector's reference syllabus. Check with GNWT Infrastructure for current paper count, question count, and duration. | NWT Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulations |
| 1st Class | Section 37(1)(a): you must hold a Class 2 certificate. | Section 37, while holding Class 2: 30 months as chief in a second-class plant; 30 months as shift in a first-class plant; or 45 months as assistant shift in a first-class plant. | Section 35(1): chief or shift engineer of a first-class plant. | Section 37 requires 65% on each paper. Parts A and B follow the Chief Inspector's reference syllabus. Check with GNWT Infrastructure for current paper count, question count, and duration. | NWT Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulations |
Nunavut
Class cards checked 6 November 2026. Jurisdiction page: Office of the Chief Boiler and Gas Inspector, Community and Government Services, Government of Nunavut.
Nunavut is a SOPEEC member. Qualification and pass marks below are Nunavut's own sections 35 and 37 to 41, re-read against the consolidation and amendments R-026-2024 and R-042-2025, which do not change these sections. Only the Class 5 certificate is expressly identified as non-standardized. Do not treat Classes 1 to 4 as non-standardized from that sentence. NWT's 65% mark is not Nunavut's mark. Check with Nunavut's Chief Boiler and Gas Inspector for the current papers, question counts, and duration.
| Class | Exam eligibility | Certificate experience | Operating scope | Exam, and what is still unknown | Regulator page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Class | Nunavut section 41 does not require a lower-class certificate. | Nunavut section 41: 12 months operating and maintaining a boiler plant covered by the Act. | Nunavut section 35(5): general supervision of a fifth-class plant; shift engineer of a fourth-class plant; assistant shift engineer of a third-class plant; and, under supervision, assisting the assistant shift engineer in a first-class or second-class plant. | Section 41(5) requires at least 60% on every paper, and section 41(3) requires all papers at one sitting. Section 41(6) expressly calls the Fifth Class certificate non-standardized. Check with Nunavut's Chief Boiler and Gas Inspector for the current papers, question counts, and duration. Do not substitute a SOPEEC 100-question, 3-hour norm. | Nunavut Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulations |
| 4th Class | Nunavut section 40 does not make a Class 5 certificate the only route. | Nunavut section 40 routes include 12 months assisting a high-pressure plant over 500 kW; 12 months as chief of a fifth-class plant; 24 months as shift in a low-pressure plant; or 6 months of high-pressure work plus a mechanical engineering degree or equivalent, or plus 12 months on regulated equipment. | Nunavut section 35(4): chief of a fourth-class plant; shift engineer of a third-class plant; assistant shift engineer of a first-class or second-class plant under the shift engineer's supervision. | Section 40(6): a single paper requires 60%. More than one paper at one sitting requires a 60% average, with at least 50% on each paper. The regulation does not call Class 4 non-standardized. Confirm the paper with the Chief Boiler and Gas Inspector. Check with that office for question counts and duration. | Nunavut Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulations |
| 3rd Class | Nunavut section 39(1)(a): you must hold a Class 4 certificate. | Nunavut section 39, while holding Class 4: 12 months as chief in a fourth-class plant; 12 months as shift in a third-class plant; or 24 months in an acceptable operating capacity in a first-class, second-class, or third-class plant. | Nunavut section 35(3): chief of a third-class plant; shift engineer of a second-class plant; assistant shift engineer of a first-class plant under supervision. | Section 39(6): a single paper requires 60%. More than one paper at one sitting requires a 60% average, with at least 50% on each paper. The regulation does not call Class 3 non-standardized. Confirm the paper with the Chief Boiler and Gas Inspector, including question counts and duration. | Nunavut Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulations |
| 2nd Class | Nunavut section 38(1)(a): you must hold a Class 3 certificate. | Nunavut section 38, while holding Class 3: 24 months as chief in a third-class high-pressure plant; 24 months as shift in a second-class plant; 36 months as shift in a third-class high-pressure plant; or 24 months as assistant shift in a first-class plant. | Nunavut section 35(2): chief of a second-class plant; shift engineer of a first-class plant. | Section 38(7): a single paper requires 70%. More than one paper at one sitting requires a 70% average, with at least 60% on each paper. The regulation does not call Class 2 non-standardized. Confirm the paper with the Chief Boiler and Gas Inspector, including question counts and duration. This is not NWT's 65% rule. | Nunavut Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulations |
| 1st Class | Nunavut section 37(1)(a): you must hold a Class 2 certificate. | Nunavut section 37, while holding Class 2: 30 months as chief in a second-class plant; 30 months as shift in a first-class plant; or 45 months as assistant shift in a first-class plant. | Nunavut section 35(1): chief or shift engineer of a first-class plant. | Section 37(6): a single paper requires 70%. More than one paper at one sitting requires a 70% average, with at least 60% on each paper. The regulation does not call Class 1 non-standardized. Confirm the paper with the Chief Boiler and Gas Inspector, including question counts and duration. | Nunavut Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulations |
Ontario
Class cards checked 6 November 2026. Jurisdiction page: Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA).
Ontario has no 5th Class. Hours below are from the TSSA certification guides. Plant authority is in Table 2 of O. Reg. 219/01, read with the applicable TSSA Director's Orders. Table 8 is qualifying service time, not plant rating. Registration and staffing are in Tables 3 to 7. Fees elsewhere on this page are unchanged.
| Class | Exam eligibility | Certificate experience | Operating scope | Exam, and what is still unknown | Regulator page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Class | TSSA's guide says a candidate should complete a 4th Class course at a recognized institute before the exams. | 1,920 hours as a trainee in a fourth, third, second, or first class plant. | Operating authority is in Table 2 of O. Reg. 219/01, read with the applicable TSSA Director's Orders. Read Table 2 and the orders before you treat one number as the whole ticket. | Two multiple-choice papers, 4A and 4B. Each is 100 questions, 3 hours, 65%. This is the guide whose cover says Effective October 2024. It is not a 150-question or 3.5-hour paper. | TSSA 4th Class guide |
| 3rd Class | TSSA's guide says a candidate should complete a 3rd Class course before the exams. | 1,920 hours as chief operating engineer in a fourth class plant, or 1,920 hours as a fourth class operating engineer in a third, second, or first class plant. | Operating authority is in Table 2 of O. Reg. 219/01, read with the applicable TSSA Director's Orders. | Four multiple-choice papers, 3A-1, 3A-2, 3B-1, and 3B-2. Each is 100 questions, 3 hours, 65%. The guide cover says Effective October 2024. It is not a 150-question or 3.5-hour paper. | TSSA 3rd Class guide |
| 2nd Class | TSSA's guide says a candidate should complete a 2nd Class course before the exams. | 2,880 hours as chief in a third class plant, or 2,880 hours as a third class operating engineer in a second or first class plant. | Operating authority is in Table 2 of O. Reg. 219/01, read with the applicable TSSA Director's Orders. | From 1 January 2025 there are six multiple-choice papers: 2A-1, 2A-2, 2A-3, 2B-1, 2B-2, and 2B-3. Each is 100 questions, 3 hours, 65%. The guide cover says Effective 17 January 2024 and the exam section carries the 1 January 2025 date. Part A is not an essay paper under this guide. | TSSA 2nd Class guide |
| 1st Class | TSSA's guide says a candidate should complete a 1st Class course before the exams. | 4,800 hours as chief in a second class plant, or 4,800 hours as a second class operating engineer in a first class plant. | Operating authority is in Table 2 of O. Reg. 219/01, read with the applicable TSSA Director's Orders. | The TSSA guide linked on 5 November 2026 (cover: Effective December 2023) still describes eight essay papers, 1A-1 through 1B-4, each 3.5 hours, answer 5 of 7, 65%. SOPEEC changed the national 1B4 paper to 100 multiple-choice questions and 3 hours on 1 January 2026. Technical Safety BC's page still describes eight exams at 3.5 hours, so this conflict is not only a TSSA matter and not only a British Columbia matter. TSASK's examination page confirms the new B4 paper locally. Check with TSSA for the paper you will be given. | TSSA 1st Class guide |
Prince Edward Island
Class cards checked 6 November 2026. Jurisdiction page: Power Engineers Board of Examiners (Executive Council Office, Government of PEI).
Prince Edward Island has no 5th Class. Entry, experience, and operating authority below are from the current Power Engineers Act Regulations, not from an unavailable service page. Section 13 adopts SOPEEC papers and section 17(8) sets 65%. No PEI-specific 3rd or 4th Class duration was found. SOPEEC says 3 hours in most jurisdictions. Check with the PEI Boiler and Pressure Vessel Section before you book those sittings. Fees elsewhere on this page are unchanged.
| Class | Exam eligibility | Certificate experience | Operating scope | Exam, and what is still unknown | Regulator page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th Class | Section 17(1): at least 12 months of installation, operation, and repair experience plus the Board-required 4th Class upgrading course, or completion of a full-time 4th Class course at a recognized trade school or university. | The same section 17(1) alternatives. | Section 19(4): as chief, heating up to 12,000 kW, power up to 7,000 kW, and refrigeration up to 597 kW. | Two papers, 100 multiple-choice questions per paper, 65% under section 17(8). Section 13 adopts the SOPEEC papers. SOPEEC's norm is 3 hours in most jurisdictions. No PEI-specific 4th Class duration was found. Check with the PEI Boiler and Pressure Vessel Section. | PEI Power Engineers Act Regulations |
| 3rd Class | Section 17(2): a valid 4th Class licence, the required 3rd Class upgrading course, and one of the post-licence experience routes. | Section 17(2): one year in listed fourth-class chief, shift, or assistant roles where the plant needs at least 8 hours of supervision a day, or operating two or more fourth-class plants that are visited daily. | Section 19(3): as chief, any heating plant, power up to 12,000 kW, and refrigeration up to 895 kW. | Four papers, 100 multiple-choice questions per paper, 65% under section 17(8). Section 13 adopts the SOPEEC papers. SOPEEC's norm is 3 hours in most jurisdictions. No PEI-specific 3rd Class duration was found. Check with the PEI Boiler and Pressure Vessel Section. | PEI Power Engineers Act Regulations |
| 2nd Class | Section 17(3): a valid 3rd Class licence, plus the post-licence experience below. | Section 17(3): at least 24 months of specified service after 3rd Class, as chief or shift at a power plant over 4,000 kW, as shift or assistant at a power plant over 7,000 kW, or 24 months as assistant shift at a power plant over 30,000 kW. | Section 19(2): as chief, any heating or refrigeration plant, or a power plant up to 30,000 kW. | Six papers, 100 multiple-choice questions per paper, 3 hours, 65% on each. Section 13 adopts the SOPEEC papers and section 17(8) sets 65%. The count and duration are that adopted SOPEEC format, not a separate sentence on the Board page. | PEI Power Engineers Act Regulations |
| 1st Class | Section 17(4): a valid 2nd Class licence, plus the post-licence experience below. | Section 17(4): at least 24 months of specified service after 2nd Class, as chief or shift in a power plant over 12,000 kW or as shift or assistant over 30,000 kW. Do not collapse that alternative into a single two-year minimum. | Section 19(1): chief or shift of any registered plant. | Eight papers: seven essays at 3.5 hours, answer five of seven, and paper 1B4 at 100 multiple-choice questions and 3 hours, 65% on each paper. Section 13 adopts the SOPEEC papers and section 17(8) sets 65%. | PEI Power Engineers Act Regulations |
Quebec
Class cards checked 6 November 2026. Jurisdiction page: Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale / Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ).
Quebec does not use the SOPEEC 5th to 1st Class ladder for domestic candidates. These cards are mécanicien de machines fixes (MMF) classes, administered through Emploi-Québec, with the Régie du bâtiment du Québec on enforcement. They are not SOPEEC class cards. Minimum apprenticeship totals can be reduced by a lower class you already hold and by prior learning. Do not add 1,000, 2,500, 4,500, and 7,500 as one career total. SteamTicket's question banks are not aligned to MMF exams. Fees and the arena note elsewhere on this page are unchanged.
| Class | Exam eligibility | Certificate experience | Operating scope | Exam, and what is still unknown | Regulator page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MMF Class 4 | Registration follows the class of the employer's installation, including lower classes you do not already hold. Without that classification notice you can register for Class 4 or refrigeration Class B, or for the lowest class you do not yet hold. | Minimum supervised apprenticeship: 1,000 hours. Do not add the class minima together as one career total. | High-pressure and low-pressure steam boilers up to 6,000 kW, and all other types of boilers and turbines. That is not a universal 6,000 kW cap. | 50 to 75 multiple-choice questions, 3 hours, 60%. French; English on request where a Charter of the French language exception applies. | Quebec MMF Class 4 |
| MMF Class 3 | Registration follows the class of the employer's installation, including lower classes you do not already hold. Without that classification notice you can register for Class 4 or refrigeration Class B, or for the lowest class you do not yet hold. | Minimum supervised apprenticeship: 2,500 hours. Do not add the class minima together as one career total. | High-pressure and low-pressure steam boilers up to 12,000 kW, and all other types of boilers and turbines. | 50 to 90 multiple-choice questions, 3 hours, 60%. French; English on request where a Charter of the French language exception applies. | Quebec MMF Class 3 |
| MMF Class 2 | Registration follows the class of the employer's installation, including lower classes you do not already hold. Without that classification notice you can register for Class 4 or refrigeration Class B, or for the lowest class you do not yet hold. | Minimum supervised apprenticeship: 4,500 hours. Do not add the class minima together as one career total. | High-pressure and low-pressure steam boilers up to 20,000 kW, and all other types of boilers and turbines. | 80 to 100 multiple-choice questions, 3 hours 30 minutes, 60%. French; English on request where a Charter of the French language exception applies. | Quebec MMF Class 2 |
| MMF Class 1 | Registration follows the class of the employer's installation, including lower classes you do not already hold. Without that classification notice you can register for Class 4 or refrigeration Class B, or for the lowest class you do not yet hold. | Minimum supervised apprenticeship: 7,500 hours. Do not add the class minima together as one career total. | All installation power ratings. | 150 to 200 multiple-choice questions, about 7 hours in two parts, 60%. French; English on request where a Charter of the French language exception applies. | Quebec MMF Class 1 |
| MMF refrigeration Class B | Registration follows the class of the employer's installation, including lower classes you do not already hold. Without that classification notice you can register for Class 4 or refrigeration Class B, or for the lowest class you do not yet hold. | Minimum supervised apprenticeship: 1,000 hours. Do not add the class minima together as one career total. | Refrigeration groups A2, A3, B2, and B3 up to 250 kW. | 50 to 75 multiple-choice questions, 3 hours, 60%. French; English on request where a Charter of the French language exception applies. | Quebec MMF refrigeration Class B |
| MMF refrigeration Class A | Registration follows the class of the employer's installation, including lower classes you do not already hold. Without that classification notice you can register for Class 4 or refrigeration Class B, or for the lowest class you do not yet hold. | Minimum supervised apprenticeship: 3,000 hours. Do not add the class minima together as one career total. | All refrigeration appliance types, including Class B work. | 140 to 180 multiple-choice questions, about 7 hours in two parts, 60%. French; English on request where a Charter of the French language exception applies. | Quebec MMF refrigeration Class A |
Saskatchewan
Class cards checked 6 November 2026. Jurisdiction page: Technical Safety Authority of Saskatchewan (TSASK).
Examination format below is from TSASK's examination pages. Operating authority is from The Boiler and Pressure Vessel Regulations, 2017 (B-5.1 Reg 2), section 122, not from the obsolete Reg 1 excerpt. Ordinary high-pressure chief limits, shift limits, low-pressure plants, oilfield once-through plants, and refrigeration are separate. Refrigeration quantities that are capped are in tonnes, not kilowatts. The kilowatts in the time section are qualifying plants, not this operating authority. Fees elsewhere on this page are unchanged.
| Class | Exam eligibility | Certificate experience | Operating scope | Exam, and what is still unknown | Regulator page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Class | TSASK's page is built as pass the exam and meet an experience route. | Examples on the page: 12 months in charge of a low-pressure plant of at least 300 kW while holding a fireman boiler operator certificate; 12 months assisting a high-pressure boiler of at least 30 kW; or 12 months assisting a low-pressure plant of at least 1,000 kW. | Section 122(5): as chief, ordinary high-pressure up to 500 kW, low-pressure of any capacity, and oilfield once-through up to 500 kW. Do not collapse those into one kilowatt cap. | One paper. TSASK's examination page: 100 multiple-choice questions, 3 hours, 65%. | TSASK 5th Class examination |
| 4th Class | You must pass both 4th Class papers and meet one route. Others do not, including assisting on a large high-pressure plant and an approved full-time course that includes operating experience. | Examples: with a 5th Class certificate, 12 months as chief of an oilfield once-through plant over 250 kW, or 12 months operating a high-pressure plant of at least 250 kW. | Section 122(4): as chief, ordinary high-pressure up to 1,000 kW, low-pressure of any capacity, and oilfield once-through up to 5,000 kW. | Two papers. Each is 100 multiple-choice questions, 3 hours, 65%, on TSASK's examination page. | TSASK 4th Class examination |
| 3rd Class | TSASK's examination page requires a valid 4th Class Power Engineer certificate before you write the 3rd Class exam. | Examples: 12 months as chief of a high-pressure plant over 500 kW, 12 months as shift engineer of a high-pressure plant over 1,000 kW, or 24 months as chief or shift engineer of a low-pressure plant over 3,000 kW. | Section 122(3): as chief, ordinary high-pressure up to 5,000 kW, low-pressure of any capacity, and oilfield once-through up to 10,000 kW. | Four papers. Each is 100 multiple-choice questions, 3 hours, 65%, on TSASK's examination page. A valid 4th Class certificate is required to write. | TSASK 3rd Class examination |
| 2nd Class | TSASK's examination page requires a valid 3rd Class Power Engineer certificate before you write the 2nd Class exam. | Examples: 24 months as chief of a high-pressure plant over 1,000 kW, 24 months as shift engineer of a high-pressure plant over 5,000 kW, or 36 months as shift engineer of a high-pressure plant over 1,000 kW. | Section 122(2): as chief, ordinary high-pressure up to 10,000 kW, low-pressure of any capacity, and oilfield once-through up to 15,000 kW. | Six papers. Each is 100 multiple-choice questions, 3 hours, 65%, on TSASK's examination page. A valid 3rd Class certificate is required to write. | TSASK 2nd Class examination |
| 1st Class | TSASK's examination page requires a valid 2nd Class Power Engineer certificate before you write the 1st Class exam. | Examples: 30 months as chief of a high-pressure plant over 5,000 kW, 30 months as shift engineer of a high-pressure plant over 10,000 kW, or 42 months assisting a high-pressure plant over 10,000 kW. | Section 122(1): as chief or shift, ordinary high-pressure, low-pressure, oilfield once-through, and refrigeration plants of any capacity. | Seven long-answer papers: answer five of seven, 3.5 hours. Paper B4 is 100 multiple-choice questions and 3 hours. The pass mark is 65% on each paper. TSASK's 1st Class examination page prints this format, including the B4 paper. | TSASK 1st Class examination |
Yukon
Class cards checked 6 November 2026. Jurisdiction page: Government of Yukon: Public Safety Branch, Department of Community Services.
Yukon's regulations provide a 5th Class certificate. Check with the Chief Mechanical Inspector for current applications and exam availability. Do not treat the statute as proof that a sitting is open. Question counts and durations are not printed in the regulations. Check with the Chief Mechanical Inspector for the current papers. The English and French texts disagree on the 4th Class chief power-plant cap, so that number is not chosen here. Exam fees elsewhere on this page were already unpublished.
| Class | Exam eligibility | Certificate experience | Operating scope | Exam, and what is still unknown | Regulator page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Class | Section 14: six months operating a power boiler or a heating boiler, plus an approved course, or six months on a power boiler plus six months on a heating boiler. Check with the Chief Mechanical Inspector for current applications and exam availability. The regulation does not by itself promise a sitting. | The same section 14 routes. | Section 5(5): chief of a power plant up to 750 kW, shift engineer of a power plant up to 1,000 kW, and general supervision of a heating plant up to 3,000 kW. Do not flatten those conditions into the section 5 chief limit. | Section 14(3) sets 65% for Fifth Class. Check with Yukon's Chief Mechanical Inspector for current papers, question count, duration, and marking rules. The legislation alone does not establish a SOPEEC 100-question format, and it does not confirm that a sitting is open. | Yukon Engineers Regulations |
| 4th Class | Section 13 gives alternatives, not a single path: a recognized mechanical engineering degree, 12 months of pressure-plant operation, an acceptable vocational course, or 12 months as 5th Class in a heating plant over 750 kW plus a 4th-grade educational certificate. | Twelve months of pressure-plant operation is one section 13 route. Do not state 12 months as the only pathway. | Section 5(4): the English text of paragraph (a) says chief of a power plant not exceeding 100 kW, and the French text says 1,000 kW. Check with Yukon's Chief Mechanical Inspector. Do not pick 100 kW, 1,000 kW, or 5,000 kW as the sole chief cap. | Where section 13 speaks to marking, a single first-written paper needs 65%, and a multiple-paper case needs a 65% average with at least 50% on each paper. Check with Yukon's Chief Mechanical Inspector for current papers, question count, duration, and marking rules. The legislation alone does not establish a SOPEEC 100-question format, and it does not confirm that a sitting is open. | Yukon Engineers Regulations |
| 3rd Class | Section 12: the main chief, shift, and assistant routes require a 4th Class certificate or an equivalent. | Section 12: 12 months as chief of a power plant over 500 kW; 12 months as shift of a power plant over 1,000 kW; 12 months as assistant in a power plant over 5,000 kW; corresponding oilfield routes; or 24 months as a building operator in heating over 3,000 kW. | Section 5(3): chief of a power plant up to 5,000 kW, or a specified oilfield coil or drumless plant up to 10,000 kW. | Where section 12 speaks to marking, a single first-written paper needs 65%, and a multiple-paper case needs a 65% average with at least 50% on each paper. Check with Yukon's Chief Mechanical Inspector for current papers, question count, duration, and marking rules. The legislation alone does not establish a SOPEEC 100-question format, and it does not confirm that a sitting is open. | Yukon Engineers Regulations |
| 2nd Class | Section 11: hold 3rd Class or an equivalent. | Section 11: 24 months as chief of a power plant over 1,000 kW, 24 months as shift over 5,000 kW, 36 months as shift over 1,000 kW, or 24 months as assistant over 10,000 kW, plus separate coil and drumless oilfield routes. | Section 5(2): chief of a power plant up to 10,000 kW, or a specified oilfield coil or drumless plant up to 15,000 kW. | Where section 11 speaks to marking, a single first-written paper needs 65%, and a multiple-paper case needs a 65% average with at least 60% on each paper. Check with Yukon's Chief Mechanical Inspector for current papers, question count, duration, and marking rules. The legislation alone does not establish a SOPEEC 100-question format, and it does not confirm that a sitting is open. | Yukon Engineers Regulations |
| 1st Class | Section 10: hold 2nd Class or an equivalent. | Section 10: 30 months as chief of a power plant over 5,000 kW; 30 months as shift over 10,000 kW; 45 months as assistant shift over 10,000 kW; 30 months as a boiler or pressure-vessel inspector; plus separate oilfield routes. | Section 5(1): chief or shift of any power plant. | Where section 10 speaks to marking, a single first-written paper needs 65%, and a multiple-paper case needs a 65% average with at least 60% on each paper. Check with Yukon's Chief Mechanical Inspector for current papers, question count, duration, and marking rules. The legislation alone does not establish a SOPEEC 100-question format, and it does not confirm that a sitting is open. | Yukon Engineers Regulations |
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SOPEEC provinces & territories
Alberta
ABSA (Alberta Boilers Safety Association) · SOPEEC standard · 5th Class available
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Technical Safety BC (TSBC) · SOPEEC standard · 5th Class available
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Inspection and Technical Services (ITS), Manitoba Labour and Immigration · SOPEEC standard · 5th Class available
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Technical Inspection Services (NB Department of Justice and Public Safety) · SOPEEC standard
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Apprenticeship and Trades Certification Division (ATCD), Government of NL · SOPEEC standard
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Technical Safety Division (Nova Scotia Department of Labour, Skills and Immigration) · SOPEEC standard
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GNWT Department of Infrastructure (Electrical/Mechanical Safety) · SOPEEC standard · 5th Class available
View Northwest Territories →Ontario
Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) · SOPEEC standard
View Ontario →Prince Edward Island
Power Engineers Board of Examiners (Executive Council Office, Government of PEI) · SOPEEC standard
View Prince Edward Island →Saskatchewan
Technical Safety Authority of Saskatchewan (TSASK) · SOPEEC standard · 5th Class available
View Saskatchewan →Yukon
Government of Yukon: Public Safety Branch, Department of Community Services · Regulations provide a 5th Class; confirm a sitting
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Nunavut
Office of the Chief Boiler and Gas Inspector, Community and Government Services, Government of Nunavut · Class 5 expressly non-standardized; confirm Classes 1 to 4 · 5th Class available
View Nunavut →Quebec
Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale / Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ) · Quebec MMF system
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5th Class (the entry-level operator ticket for buildings, arenas, and pools) is offered in
Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, Saskatchewan. Yukon's regulations also provide a 5th Class certificate. Check with the
Chief Mechanical Inspector for current applications and exam availability. Elsewhere the 4th Class is the
entry certificate. Certification requirements can change: verify current rules with your provincial or
territorial regulator before applying.