O. Reg. 73/05: Lineworker

 

ontario regulation 73/05

made under the

Trades qualification and Apprenticeship Act

Made: March 2, 2005
Filed: March 4, 2005
Printed in The Ontario Gazette: March 19, 2005

Amending Reg. 1067 of R.R.O. 1990

(Lineworker)

1. Section 2 of Regulation 1067 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 is revoked.

2. Section 4 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

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.

(2) An employer shall not establish an apprentice training program unless the program is approved by the Director.

3. Sections 5 and 6 of the Regulation are revoked.

4. Section 8 of the Regulation is revoked and the following substituted:

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).

(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.

5. Section 9 of the Regulation is amended by striking out “journeyman” wherever it occurs and substituting “journeyperson”.

6. Sections 10, 11 and 12 of the Regulation are revoked.

7. Schedules 1, 2, 3 and 4 of the Regulation are revoked.