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Communications Technician Trade Regulations

made under subsection 17A(1) of the

Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act

S.N.S. 2003, c. 1

N.S. Reg. 46/2022 (effective March 17, 2022)

amended to N.S. Reg. 147/2022 (effective July 6, 2022)



Table of Contents


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Citation

Definitions

Term of apprenticeship for communications technician trade

Wage schedule for apprentices in communications technician trade

Certificate in communications technician trade through trade qualification

Compliance with identity card requirements of General Regulations and renewal of identity card



 

Citation

1        These regulations may be cited as the Communications Technician Trade Regulations.


Definitions

2        (1)    In these regulations,

 

“Act” means the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act;

 

“communications system” means a communications system as defined in Part 1 of the Canadian Electrical Code, as amended from time to time;

 

“communications technician trade” means the occupation of a communications technician, consisting of installing, terminating, interconnecting, inspecting, testing, splicing, troubleshooting, repairing, maintaining and upgrading communications systems or any part of a communications system, and including the performance of any of the following tasks associated with a communications system:

 

                              (i)      creating the design and layout of the system or any part of the system,

 

                              (ii)     installing any communications cabling supports, except cable trays, conduits or wire ways,

 

                              (iii)    bonding of any communications equipment to the main electrical ground system;

 

“General Regulations” means the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act General Regulations made under the Act.

 

          (2)    A term defined in the General Regulations has the same meaning when used in these regulations.


Term of apprenticeship for communications technician trade

3        (1)    The term of apprenticeship for the communications technician trade consists of all of the following:

 

                   (a)      3600 documented hours of the combination of practical experience and the portion of technical training spent learning the skills of the designated trade as described in clause 26(1A)(a) of the General Regulations and as approved by the Director;

 

                   (b)     related technical training as described in clause 26(1A)(b) of the General Regulations and as approved by the Director;

 

                   (c)      a certification examination.

 

          (2)    Any probationary period included in a term of apprenticeship for the communications technician trade as permitted by subsection 12(2) of the General Regulations must be no longer than 3 months.

 

4        [repealed]


Wage schedule for apprentices in communications technician trade

5        (1)    Subject to subsection (2) and to subsection 25(3) of the General Regulations, the minimum wage for each hour worked by a communications technician apprentice in each level of their term of apprenticeship is a percentage of the wage for a communications technician journeyperson in the same place of employment, as set out in the following table:


Wages for Communications Technician Apprentice

Level of Apprenticeship

Hours in Level of Apprenticeship

Minimum Wage

(% of journeyperson’s wage)

1

0-1800

50%

2

1801-3600

75%

 

          (2)    An employer must not employ a communications technician apprentice at a wage for actual hours worked that is lower than the wage that would be paid at the minimum wage rate prescribed in the Minimum Wage Order (General) made under the Labour Standards Code.


Certificate in communications technician trade through trade qualification

6        The period of employment in the designated trade that is required under paragraph 30(1)(a)(ii)(B) of the General Regulations for a person who does not hold a certificate of apprenticeship and is applying for a certificate of qualification in the communications technician trade is 5400 hours.


Compliance with identity card requirements of General Regulations and renewal of identity card

7        (1)    For the purposes of subsections 34(2) and (3) of the General Regulations, which require an apprentice or journeyperson to keep their identity card in their possession when practising the designated trade and produce it on request, a person is practising the communications technician trade while the person is doing any of the following:

 

                   (a)      for an apprentice,

 

                              (i)      acquiring practical experience in the trade, or

 

                              (ii)     learning the skills of the trade during the technical training portion of apprenticeship training;

 

                   (b)     for a journeyperson, performing the duties of the trade as defined in these regulations or their duties as set out in the General Regulations.

 

          (2)    An identity card held by a journeyperson in the communications technician trade is valid for 5 years from the date it is issued.

 

          (3)    An identity card held by a journeyperson in the communications technician trade that is renewed in accordance with subsection 34A(3) of the General Regulations is valid for a further term of 5 years from its most recent expiry date.


 

 


 

Legislative History
Reference Tables

Communications Technician Trade Regulations

N.S. Reg. 46/2022

Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act

Note:  The information in these tables does not form part of the regulations and is compiled by the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for reference only.

Source Law

The current consolidation of the Communications Technician Trade Regulations made under the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act includes all of the following regulations:

N.S.
Regulation

In force
date*

How in force

Royal Gazette
Part II Issue

46/2022

Mar 17, 2022

date filed (not filed within 7 days)

Apr 8, 2022

147/2022

Jul 6, 2022

date filed

Jul 15, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The following regulations are not yet in force and are not included in the current consolidation:

N.S.
Regulation

In force
date*

How in force

Royal Gazette
Part II Issue

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*See subsection 3(6) of the Regulations Act for rules about in force dates of regulations.

Amendments by Provision

ad. = added
am. = amended

fc. = fee change
ra. = reassigned

rep. = repealed
rs. = repealed and substituted

Provision affected

How affected

4........................................................

rep. 147/2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note that changes to headings are not included in the above table.

Editorial Notes and Corrections

 

Note

Effective
date

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Repealed and Superseded

N.S.
Regulation

Title

In force
date

Repealed
date

 

 

 

 

Note:  Only regulations that are specifically repealed and replaced appear in this table.  It may not reflect the entire history of regulations on this subject matter.