AR 303/2000 SHEET METAL WORKER TRADE REGULATION (Consolidated up to 123/2014)
ALBERTA REGULATION 303/2000
Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act
SHEET METAL WORKER TRADE REGULATION
Table of Contents
                1      Definitions
General Matters Respecting the Trade
                2      Constitution of the trade
                3      Tasks, activities and functions Apprenticeship
                4      Term of the apprenticeship program
                5      Employment of apprentices
                6      Wages
Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry and Coming into Force
                7      Apprenticeship continues
                8      Repeal
                9      Expiry
              10      Coming into force
Definitions
1   In this Regulation,
                               (a)    repealed AR 254/2003 s1;
                              (b)    “apprentice” means a person who is an apprentice in the trade;
                               (c)    “certified journeyperson” means a certified journeyperson as defined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;
                              (d)    “sheet metal items” means
                                        (i)    square or round duct lines and fittings;
                                      (ii)    sheet metal containers;
                                     (iii)    sheet metal roofs, roof flashings and accessories;
                                     (iv)    repealed AR 120/2010 s2;
                                       (v)    sheet metal lagging;
                                     (vi)    all other custom fabricated objects constructed from sheet metal;
                               (e)    “technical training” means technical training as defined in the Apprenticeship Program Regulation;
                               (f)    “trade” means the occupation of sheet metal worker that is designated as a compulsory certification trade pursuant to the Apprenticeship and Industry Training Act.
AR 303/2000 s1;254/2003;270/2006;120/2010
General Matters Respecting the Trade
Constitution of the trade
2   The following undertakings constitute the trade:
                               (a)    laying out, preparing, fabricating, assembling and installing sheet metal items;
                              (b)    fabricating, installing, servicing, maintaining and upgrading
                                        (i)    fume and dust exhaust systems for residential, commercial and industrial sites,
                                      (ii)    heating and ventilation systems for residential, commercial and industrial sites,
                                     (iii)    air conditioning systems of up to 5 tons total capacity per system for residential sites, and
                                     (iv)    equipment associated with the undertakings referred to in subclauses (i) to (iii).
                               (c)    repealed AR 120/2010 s3.
AR 303/2000 s2;254/2003;120/2010
Tasks, activities and functions
3   When practising or otherwise carrying out work in the trade, the following tasks, activities and functions come within the trade:
                               (a)    applying the correct principles of sheet metal pattern development involving parallel line, radial line, triangulation and rollation;
                              (b)    using various types of sheet metal, including metallic and non‑metallic materials;
                               (c)    assembling and installing equipment, materials and system components on the job site;
                              (d)    installing residential split system air conditioning systems of up to 5 tons total capacity per system;
                               (e)    installing, maintaining and repairing furnaces, combination rooftop units, make‑up air units, heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems of up to 5 tons total capacity per system, appliances, accessories and similar equipment related to or used for sheet metal work;
                               (f)    servicing electrical components of heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems, including the connection and disconnection of the de‑energized electrical supply circuit to the device as follows:
                                        (i)    servicing or changing controls, contactors and motors;
                                      (ii)    repairing burnt or broken wires;
                                     (iii)    making minor upgrades of controls to existing heating, ventilating and air conditioning systems;
                               (g)    using sheet metal welding equipment in heat straightening, cutting and joining metals;
                              (h)    using sheet metal shop equipment, including rotary, bench and floor machines;
                               (i)    assembling, erecting, installing and removing material and personnel handling devices, scaffolds, ropes and slings;
                               (j)    applying new innovative trade‑related technological changes, including materials and methods of construction;
                              (k)    using hand tools, power tools, transits, levels and explosive actuated tools;
                               (l)    using detailed drawings and blueprints and other specifications;
                             (m)    estimating, job planning, preparing and scheduling.
AR 303/2000 s3;254/2003;120/2010
Apprenticeship
Term of the apprenticeship program
4(1)  Subject to credit for previous training or experience being granted pursuant to an order of the Board, the term of an apprenticeship program for the trade is 4 periods of not less than 12 months each.
(2)  In the first period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice must acquire not less than 1425 hours of on the job training and successfully complete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.
(3)  In the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice must acquire not less than 1425 hours of on the job training and successfully complete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.
(4)  In the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice must acquire not less than 1425 hours of on the job training and successfully complete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.
(5)  In the 4th period of the apprenticeship program an apprentice must acquire not less than 1425 hours of on the job training and successfully complete the technical training that is required or approved by the Board.
Employment of apprentices
5(1)  Where a person employs an apprentice, that employment must be carried out in accordance with this section.
(2)  Subject to subsection (3), a person who is a certified journeyperson in the trade or employs a certified journeyperson in the trade may employ 2 apprentices and 2 additional apprentices for each additional certified journeyperson in the trade that is employed by that person.
(3)  Subsection (2) does not apply to an apprentice who is engaged in an apprenticeship program in the trade and has completed all the requirements required or approved by the Board for advancement into the 4th period of that apprenticeship program.
AR 303/2000 s5;102/2006;270/2006;1/2011
Wages
6(1)  Subject to the Apprenticeship Program Regulation, a person shall not pay wages to an apprentice that are less than those provided for under subsection (2).
(2)  Subject to the Employment Standards Code, a person employing an apprentice must pay wages to the apprentice that are at least equal to the following percentages of the wages paid to employees who are certified journeypersons in the trade:
                               (a)    50% in the first period of the apprenticeship program;
                              (b)    65% in the 2nd period of the apprenticeship program;
                               (c)    75% in the 3rd period of the apprenticeship program;
                              (d)    85% in the 4th period of the apprenticeship program.
AR 303/2000 s6;270/2006
Transitional Provisions, Repeals, Expiry and Coming into Force
Apprenticeship continues
7   A person who immediately prior to January 1, 2001 was an apprentice in an apprenticeship program under the Sheet Metal Worker Trade Regulation (AR 199/95) continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeship program under this Regulation.
Repeal
8   The Sheet Metal Worker Trade Regulation (AR 199/95) is repealed.
Expiry
9   For the purpose of ensuring that this Regulation is reviewed for ongoing relevancy and necessity, with the option that it may be repassed in its present or an amended form following a review, this Regulation expires on August 31, 2023.
AR 303/2000 s9;42/2004;123/2014
Coming into force
10   This Regulation comes into force on January 1, 2001.