Class by class in Yukon
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 Exam fees elsewhere on this page were already unpublished.
Also on this site: Exam format · Yukon Engineers Regulations.
5th Class
How you get in. 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.
Time in a plant. The same section 14 routes. The inspector may grant three months credit for an acceptable course. Months are not converted into hours.
What the ticket covers. 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. Section 2(1) also sets general-supervision conditions, including power plants over 20 kW up to 500 kW. Do not flatten those conditions into the section 5 chief limit.
The exam. 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.
Official page: Yukon Engineers Regulations. Checked 6 November 2026.
4th Class
How you get in. 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. Sections 13(3) and 13(4) also qualify the first full term of an accepted two-year day course, or an accepted two-year gas-technology diploma. 4th Class is not the only certificate the regulations establish. Some cross-references in section 13 point at a repealed paragraph, so check an ambiguous route with the inspector.
Time in a plant. Twelve months of pressure-plant operation is one section 13 route. A degree or an approved vocational course is another. A 6-month course credit may be granted for specified operating routes. Do not state 12 months as the only pathway.
What the ticket covers. 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. Paragraph (f) also describes general care and operation of a power plant not exceeding 5,000 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. The shift clause is a power plant up to 5,000 kW, and the assistant clause is up to 10,000 kW, with separate oilfield clauses. Do not import Alberta or Northwest Territories numbers.
The exam. 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.
Official page: Yukon Engineers Regulations. Checked 6 November 2026.
3rd Class
How you get in. Section 12: the main chief, shift, and assistant routes require a 4th Class certificate or an equivalent. One heating-building-operator alternative is also listed. Writing Part A requires 4th Class. Education is at least 50% in Science or Physics, Mathematics, and English, all Grade 10 or equivalent, or a pass in the acceptable Third Class course Part A.
Time in a plant. 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. A 6-month course or degree credit is possible. Those kilowatts are qualifying plants.
What the ticket covers. 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. Shift of a power plant up to 10,000 kW, or a specified oilfield plant up to 15,000 kW. Assistant of any power plant. Section 5(8): classes above 4th may supervise any heating plant.
The exam. 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.
Official page: Yukon Engineers Regulations. Checked 6 November 2026.
2nd Class
How you get in. Section 11: hold 3rd Class or an equivalent. Education is at least 50% in Science of Physics (the English wording), Mathematics, and English, Grade 11 or equivalent, or a pass in the acceptable Second Class course Part A.
Time in a plant. 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 11(2) specifies a 9-month qualifying credit, subject to the inspector.
What the ticket covers. 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. Shift of any power plant. Section 5(8): any heating plant.
The exam. 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.
Official page: Yukon Engineers Regulations. Checked 6 November 2026.
1st Class
How you get in. Section 10: hold 2nd Class or an equivalent. Education is at least 50% in Physics Grade 12, Mathematics Grade 11, and English Grade 11, or equivalent, or a pass in the acceptable First Class course Part A.
Time in a plant. 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. A 12-month course credit is possible.
What the ticket covers. Section 5(1): chief or shift of any power plant. Section 5(8): any heating plant.
The exam. 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.
Official page: Yukon Engineers Regulations. Checked 6 November 2026.
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