Employment and Training Division
Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities
Update on Ontario College of Trades
Ontario College of Trades Act (OCTAA)
• Establishes the Ontario College of Trades (OCOT)
• Empowers OCOT to establish apprenticeship programs
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(training standards, curriculum standards, exams, hours,
wage rates and journeyperson to apprentice training
ratios for trades the minister prescribes as trades with
hours, wage rates and ratios) and determine compulsory
status for trades
Replaces the Apprenticeship and Certification Act, 1998
and the Trades Qualifications and Apprenticeship Act
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Ontario College of Trades (OCOT)
• On April 8, 2013:
• The College will begin offering services to members
• Specific sections of the Act will be proclaimed
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 Section 7 (Employers and Sponsors) will not be
proclaimed at this time
The Trades Qualification and Apprenticeship Act
(TQAA) and Apprenticeship and Certification Act,
1998 (ACA) will be repealed.
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Proclamation of OCTAA: Client Impacts
• On April 8, 2013, those holding valid registered training
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agreements and Certificates of Qualification will be
deemed to be members of OCOT for one year
Clients with training agreements registered on or after
April 8, 2013, must become members of the College of
Trades within 90 days of the registration date on the
training agreement. (After the first year, new
apprentices must become members of OCOT within 30
days of registering the training agreement.)
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Proclamation of OCTAA:
Client Impacts
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• Those working in compulsory trades must become
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members of the College of Trades.
Workers in voluntary trades will also be encouraged to
become members of the Journeypersons class.
Employers and sponsors will be invited to join the
College of Trade voluntarily in 2013.
Public Registry
• Apprentices and journeypersons who have a
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membership with the College of Trades will be listed
Available on the College’s public website
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Roles and Responsibilities of MTCU
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Promote trades and apprenticeship
Register training agreements
Issue Certificate of Apprenticeship to all completed apprentices
Approve training deliverers apprenticeship programs established
by the College
Manage special apprenticeship programs such as OYAP
Administer examinations
Provide secretariat support to the Appointments Council
Work with other governments and OCOT on the Interprovincial
Red Seal Program
Conduct policy development, evaluation and research in relation to
the trades and apprenticeship
Pass regulations
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Roles and Responsibilities of OCOT
• Regulate persons practicing in skilled trades in Ontario and
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employers who employ them
OCOT will issue all Certificates of Qualification
Promote trades and apprenticeship
Establish the scope of practice and standards for trades
Conduct research in relation to trades
Work with other governments and the Minister of Training,
Colleges and Universities on the Interprovincial Red Seal Program
Make decisions on issues such as compulsory/voluntary
certification and apprenticeship ratios
Collect membership fees to support the functions of OCOT
Maintain a public register of members
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Where Are We Now
• MTCU staff have been trained on the key changes for
implementation
• EOIS Apprenticeship system will be unavailable from
March 29th – April 8th, 2013 to prepare for the transition
to OCOT
• In exceptional cases some services may still be available
• Plan under way to deliver information sessions to the
EO network.
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Where Are We Now (cont’d)
• Those apprentices with a credit for exam fees have
been contacted to advise them of the procedure to
either write the exam or how to receive a refund.
• As other changes to ministry processes and procedures
roll out in anticipation for the Ontario College of Trades
implementation date of April 8, 2013, MTCU will
continue to update stakeholders and clients on any
changes that will affect them.
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For more information
Please refer to:
• Ontario College of Trades website:
 www.collegeoftrades.ca
• Ontario College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act,
2009:
 www.e-laws.gov.on.ca
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