Class by class in 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.
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5th Class
How you get in. Nunavut section 41 does not require a lower-class certificate.
Time in a plant. Nunavut section 41: 12 months operating and maintaining a boiler plant covered by the Act. The chief inspector may grant 6 months credit for an acceptable qualifying course.
What the ticket covers. 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.
The exam. 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.
Official page: Nunavut Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulations. Checked 6 November 2026.
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4th Class
How you get in. Nunavut section 40 does not make a Class 5 certificate the only route. One alternative is 12 months assisting a high-pressure plant over 500 kW.
Time in a plant. 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. A combined compressor route is also listed. A 6-month course credit may apply to specified routes.
What the ticket covers. 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.
The exam. 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.
Official page: Nunavut Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulations. Checked 6 November 2026.
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3rd Class
How you get in. Nunavut section 39(1)(a): you must hold a Class 4 certificate.
Time in a plant. 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. Degree, compressor, and design or maintenance combinations are alternatives. Specified course credit is 6 months.
What the ticket covers. 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.
The exam. 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.
Official page: Nunavut Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulations. Checked 6 November 2026.
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2nd Class
How you get in. Nunavut section 38(1)(a): you must hold a Class 3 certificate.
Time in a plant. 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. Degree, compressor, and supervisory alternatives exist. Specified course credit is 9 months. An approved two-year day-course diploma can halve specified qualifying time.
What the ticket covers. Nunavut section 35(2): chief of a second-class plant; shift engineer of a first-class plant.
The exam. 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.
Official page: Nunavut Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulations. Checked 6 November 2026.
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1st Class
How you get in. Nunavut section 37(1)(a): you must hold a Class 2 certificate.
Time in a plant. 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. Degree, compressor, and supervisory alternatives exist. Specified course credit is 12 months.
What the ticket covers. Nunavut section 35(1): chief or shift engineer of a first-class plant.
The exam. 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.
Official page: Nunavut Boilers and Pressure Vessels Regulations. Checked 6 November 2026.
Also: Nunavut operating engineers
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