R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1067: LINEWORKER

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Trades Qualification and Apprenticeship Act

R.R.O. 1990, REGULATION 1067

LINEWORKER

Note: This Regulation was revoked on April 8, 2013. (See: O. Reg. 426/12, ss. 1, 2)

Last amendment: O. Reg. 426/12.

This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.

1. In this Regulation,

“certified trade” means the trade of lineworker; (“métier agree”)

“lineworker” means a person who,

(a) operates, maintains and services power lines used to conduct electricity from generating plants to consumers, and

(b) constructs or assembles a system of power lines used to conduct electricity from generating plants to consumers. (“monteur de lignes”) R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1067, s. 1.

2. Revoked: O. Reg. 73/05, s. 1.

3. The trade of lineworker is designated as a certified trade for the purposes of the Act. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1067, s. 3.

4. (1) An apprentice training program for the trade of lineworker shall consist of four periods of 2,000 hours of classes that provide training and instructions and of on the job training and work experience. O. Reg. 73/05, s. 2.

(2) An employer shall not establish an apprentice training program unless the program is approved by the Director. O. Reg. 73/05, s. 2.

5., 6. Revoked: O. Reg. 73/05, s. 3.

7. Despite subsection 8 (2) of Regulation 1055 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990, every hour worked by an apprentice in excess of his or her regular hours of work experience training shall be included in computing the hours spent in work experience training. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1067, s. 7.

8. (1) The rate of wages for an apprentice in the certified trade shall be no less than the following percentage of the average rate of wages for journeypersons who are employed by the employer and with whom the apprentice is working:

1. 40 per cent, during the first of the four periods of apprenticeship referred to in subsection 4 (1).

2. 50 per cent, during the second of the four periods of apprenticeship referred to in subsection 4 (1).

3. 60 per cent, during the third of the four periods of apprenticeship referred to in subsection 4 (1).

4. 70 per cent, during the fourth of the four periods of apprenticeship referred to in subsection 4 (1). O. Reg. 73/05, s. 4.

(2) The minimum rate of wages established under subsection (1) apply to all of the apprentice’s hours of work, whether for regular daily hours of work or for hours of work in excess of the regular daily hours of work. O. Reg. 73/05, s. 4.

9. The number of apprentices who may be employed by an employer in the certified trade shall not exceed,

(a) where the employer is a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice plus an additional apprentice for each additional journeyperson employed by that employer in the trade and with whom the apprentice is working; and

(b) where the employer is not a journeyperson in the trade, one apprentice for each journeyperson employed by that employer in the trade and with whom the apprentice is working. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1067, s. 9; O. Reg. 73/05, s. 5.

10.-12. Revoked: O. Reg. 73/05, s. 6.

13. (1) Section 9 and subsection 10 (2) of the Act do not apply to any person who works or is employed in the certified trade. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1067, s. 13 (1).

(2) Subsection 10 (3) of the Act does not apply to an employer in the certified trade. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1067, s. 13 (2).

14. A certificate of qualification in the certified trade is not required to be renewed. R.R.O. 1990, Reg. 1067, s. 14.

SCHEDULES 1-4 Revoked: O. Reg. 73/05, s. 7.

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