72310 Carpenters

What this occupation covers

Carpenters construct, erect, install, maintain and repair structures and components of structures made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel and other materials. They are employed by construction companies, carpentry contractors, and maintenance departments of factories, plants and other establishments, or they may be self-employed. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 8 main duties for this code.

• Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine specifications and calculate requirements
• Prepare layouts in conformance to building codes, using measuring tools
• Measure, cut, shape, assemble and join materials made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel and other materials
• Build foundations, install floor beams, lay subflooring and erect walls and roof systems
• Fit and install trim items, such as doors, stairs, moulding and hardware
• Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments
• Supervise apprentices and other construction workers
• May prepare cost estimates for clients.

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 8 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.

• 72311 Cabinetmakers
• 72013 Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades
• 94124 Woodworking machine operators

Excluded from this code

• Cabinetmakers (See 72311 Cabinetmakers)
• Carpenter supervisor (See 72013 Contractors and supervisors, carpentry trades)
• Woodworking machine operators (See 94124 Woodworking machine operators)

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.

access floor specialist carpenter · apprentice boat carpenter · apprentice carpenter · apprentice carpenter-joiner · boat carpenter · boat joiner · boatbuilding apprentice · bridge carpenter · building addition carpenter · building carpenter · carpenter · carpenter lead hand · carpenter rough · carpenter-joiner · carpentry repairman/woman · concrete forms carpenter · construction carpenter · construction technician - Canadian Armed Forces · dock carpenter · finish carpenter · floor systems carpenter · form builder - carpentry · form carpenter · framer-carpenter

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• Completion of a three- to four-year apprenticeship program or A combination of over four years of work experience in the trade and some high school, college or industry courses in carpentry is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
• Trade certification for carpenters is compulsory in Quebec and available, but voluntary, in all other provinces and the territories.
• Trade certification for framers is available, but voluntary, in Saskatchewan.
• Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified carpenters upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.