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Red Seal and inter-provincial mobility

Lesson 3 of 7 in Apprenticeship Pathway Language · 18 minutes

The Red Seal is a national standard for 54 trades. This lesson covers how to earn it, what it means, and what it does not mean.

What you'll learn

  • Understand the Red Seal Endorsement
  • Identify Red Seal trades
  • Plan toward Red Seal certification
  • Use Red Seal for inter-provincial career moves

From the lesson

The Red Seal Endorsement (RSE) is a seal added to your provincial trade certificate when you pass the Red Seal exam. It shows you meet the national standard for your trade, and it makes it easier to work in other provinces. But it is not a licence by itself: each province still decides who can work in its trades. This lesson explains how the Red Seal works.

1. What the Red Seal is

The Red Seal Program: • A partnership between the federal government and the provinces and territories. • Run by the Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship (CCDA). All provinces and territories and the federal government are members. • Sets a national standard for each Red Seal trade — the Red Seal…