Class by class in New Brunswick
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.
Also on this site: Exam format.
4th Class
How you get in. 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.
Time in a plant. The same 6 months, or the approved course, is the practical requirement on both the licence page and section 17 of the regulation. Section 18 lets the Board grant time in lieu for a graduate engineer, recognized special training, a satisfactory power engineering course, or boiler construction or repair experience. The amount is whatever the Board finds fair. Unconfirmed: a fixed number of months for that credit.
What the ticket covers. 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. The section lists further shift roles. Read it rather than a single cap.
The exam. 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.
Official page: N.B. Reg. 84-175. Checked 6 November 2026.
Also: New Brunswick power engineer licences
3rd Class
How you get in. Hold a 4th Class power engineer's licence for at least one year, and pass the required examinations.
Time in a plant. 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.
What the ticket covers. 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.
The exam. 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.
Official page: N.B. Reg. 84-175. Checked 6 November 2026.
2nd Class
How you get in. Hold a 3rd Class licence for at least two years, and pass the required examinations.
Time in a plant. 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.
What the ticket covers. 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.
The exam. 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.
Official page: N.B. Reg. 84-175. Checked 6 November 2026.
1st Class
How you get in. Hold a 2nd Class licence for at least two years, and pass the required examinations.
Time in a plant. 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.
What the ticket covers. Chief power engineer or shift engineer of any heating plant or any power plant.
The exam. 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.
Official page: N.B. Reg. 84-175. Checked 6 November 2026.
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