Job requirements Crane Operator in Canada
Find out what you typically need to work as a crane operator in Canada. These requirements are applicable to all Crane operators (NOC 72500).
Employment requirements
This is what you typically need for the job.
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Completion of a one- to three-year apprenticeship program or industry courses in crane operating are usually required.
- Mobile crane operator trade certification, for specified types of cranes, is compulsory in Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia and available, but voluntary, in all other provinces and the Northwest Territories.
- Tower crane operator trade certification is compulsory in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia and available, but voluntary, in Prince Edward Island.
- Hoist operator trade certification, for specified types of cranes, is compulsory in Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta and British Columbia and is available, but voluntary, in New Brunswick, Saskatchewan, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
- Mobile crane operators may require a provincial licence to drive mobile cranes on public roads.
- Internal company certification as a crane operator may be required by some employers.
- Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified mobile crane and tower crane operators upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.
Professional certification and licensing
You might need to get a certification from a regulatory authority before you start working. Find out if this occupation is regulated and contact the regulatory authority to learn about the certification process.
Alberta
Job title
Crane And Hoisting Equipment Operators - Wellhead Boom Truck
Regulated
Job title
Crane And Hoisting Equipment Operators- Tower Crane Operators
Regulated
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Crane And Hoisting Equipment Operators-Mobile Crane
Regulated
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Crane And Hoisting Equipment Operators-Boom Trucks
Regulated
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Crane And Hoisting Equipment Operators -Hydraulic Mobile Crane
Regulated
Job title
Crane And Hoisting Equipment Operators - Commercial Mobile Crane Opertators
Regulated
British Columbia
Job title
Crane Operator (Mobile Crane)
Regulated
Regulatory body:
BC Association for Crane Safety
Job title
Crane Operator (Tower Crane)
Regulated
Regulatory body:
BC Association for Crane Safety
Job title
Crane Operator (Boom Truck)
Regulated
Regulatory body:
BC Association for Crane Safety
Job title
Passenger Ropeway Trainer
Regulated
Regulatory body:
Technical Saftey BC
Manitoba
Job title
Crane And Hoisting Equipment Operator- Boom Truck Hoist Operator
Regulated
Regulatory body:
Apprenticeship Manitoba
Job title
Crane And Hoisting Equipment Operator- Tower Crane Operator
Regulated
Regulatory body:
Apprenticeship Manitoba
New Brunswick
Job title
Mobile Crane Operator
Regulated
Job title
Mobile Hoisting Equipment Operator
Regulated
Job title
Tower Crane Operator
Regulated
Newfoundland and Labrador
Job title
Boom Truck Operator
Regulated
Job title
Mobile Crane Operator
Regulated
Job title
Tower Crane Operator
Northwest Territories
Job title
Mobile Crane Operator
Regulated
Regulatory body:
Apprenticeship and Trades, Government of the Northwest Territories
Nova Scotia
Job title
Mobile Crane Operator
Regulated
Regulatory body:
Technical Safety Division, Labour, Skills, and Immigration
Job title
Overhead Traveling Crane Operators
Regulated
Regulatory body:
Technical Safety Division, Labour, Skills, and Immigration
Job title
Tower Crane Operators
Regulated
Regulatory body:
Technical Safety Division, Labour, Skills, and Immigration
Ontario
Job title
Hoisting Engineer — Tower Crane Operator
Regulated
Regulatory body:
Ontario College of Trades
Job title
Hoisting Engineer — Mobile Crane Operator
Regulated
Regulatory body:
Ontario College of Trades
Prince Edward Island
Job title
Mobile Crane Operator
Regulated
Job title
Tower Crane Operator
Regulated
Québec
Job title
Crane Operator
Regulated
Regulatory body:
Commission de la Construction du Québec
Saskatchewan
Job title
Crane And Hoist Operator
Regulated
Regulatory body:
Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission
Job title
Mobile Crane Operator
Regulated
Regulatory body:
Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission
Job title
Mobile Crane Operator (hydraulic)
Regulated
Regulatory body:
Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission
Job title
Tower Crane Operator
Regulated
Regulatory body:
Saskatchewan Apprenticeship and Trade Certification Commission
Do you want to work in another province or territory?
If you are already certified to work in a regulated occupation in your province or territory, it will be easier for you to have your certification recognized in another province or territory. See the Workers Mobility's website to learn more.
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