72200 Electricians (except industrial and power system)

What this occupation covers

Electricians (except industrial and power system) lay out, assemble, install, test, troubleshoot and repair electrical wiring, fixtures, control devices and related equipment in buildings and other structures. They are employed by electrical contractors and maintenance departments of buildings and other establishments, or they may be self-employed. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 9 main duties for this code.

• Read and interpret drawings, circuit diagrams and electrical code specifications to determine wiring layouts for new or existing installations
• Pull wire through conduits and through holes in walls and floors
• Install brackets and hangers to support electrical equipment
• Install, replace and repair lighting fixtures and electrical control and distribution equipment, such as switches, relays and circuit breaker panels
• Splice, join and connect wire to fixtures and components to form circuits
• Test continuity of circuits using test equipment to ensure compatibility and safety of system, following installation, replacement or repair
• Troubleshoot and isolate faults in electrical and electronic systems and remove and replace faulty components
• Connect electrical power to audio and visual communication equipment, signalling devices and heating and cooling systems
• Conduct preventive maintenance programs and keep maintenance records.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 9 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 72422 Electrical mechanics
• 72011 Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations
• 72201 Industrial electricians
• 72202 Power system electricians

Excluded from this code

• Electrical mechanics (See 72422 Electrical mechanics)
• Electricians supervisor (See 72011 Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations)
• Industrial electricians (See 72201 Industrial electricians)
• Power system electricians (See 72202 Power system electricians)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

apprentice construction electrician · apprentice electrician · building construction electrician · building electrician · construction and maintenance electrician · construction electrician · construction electrician apprentice · domestic and rural electrician · electrical apprentice · electrical distribution technician - Canadian Armed Forces · electrical fixtures installer · electrical wirer - construction · electrical wiring installer - construction · electrician · electrician - troubleshooter · institution electrician · journeyman/woman construction electrician · residential construction wirer · residential wireman/woman · wiring electrician

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Completion of a four- to five-year apprenticeship program is usually required.
• Trade certification for construction electricians is compulsory in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta and available, but voluntary, in British Columbia, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
• Trade certification for electricians (domestic and rural) is compulsory in Newfoundland and Labrador and Ontario.
• Trade certification for electrical control (machine) builders is available, but voluntary, in Ontario.
• Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified construction electricians upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.