72202 Power system electricians

What this occupation covers

Power system electricians install, maintain, test and repair electrical power generation, transmission and distribution system equipment and apparatus. They are employed by electric power generation, transmission and distribution companies. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 5 main duties for this code.

• Install and maintain electrical power distribution equipment such as transformers, generators, voltage regulators, switches, circuit breakers, capacitors, inductors, and supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems
• Install and maintain electrical equipment and apparatus in generating stations or powerhouses
• Inspect and test installed electrical equipment and apparatus to locate electrical faults and check their operation, using volt meters, ammeters and other electrical test instruments and equipment
• Repair or replace faulty electrical equipment and apparatus
• Complete test and maintenance reports.

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 5 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
• 72203 Electrical power line and cable workers
• 72200 Electricians (except industrial and power system)
• 72201 Industrial electricians
• 72011 Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations

Excluded from this code

• Electrical mechanics (See 72422 Electrical mechanics)
• Electrical power line and cable workers (See 72203 Electrical power line and cable workers)
• Electricians (except industrial and power system) (See 72200 Electricians (except industrial and power system))
• Industrial electricians (See 72201 Industrial electricians)
• Power system electrician foreman/woman (See 72011 Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations)
• Power systems electricians supervisor (See 72011 Contractors and supervisors, electrical trades and telecommunications occupations)

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 power system electrician · electrical powerhouse electrician · electrical powerhouse electrician - electrical power system · electrical substation electrician - electrical power system · electrician - electricity production · power electrician · power station electrician · power station electrician - electrical power system · power system electrician · powerhouse electrician - electrical power system · relay tester and maintainer - electrical power system · relay tester and repairer - electrical power system · substation electrician - electrical power system · voltage regulator maintainer - electrical power system

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Completion of a four-year apprenticeship program for power system electricians or A combination of over four years of work experience in the trade and some college or industry courses in electrical technology is usually required.
• Trade certification is available, but voluntary, in Manitoba, Alberta, the Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.