Legislation, Regulations & By-laws
Legislative and Regulatory Framework
The Ontario College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act (OCTAA) replaces two previous pieces of legislation that set out the regulatory framework for the trades in Ontario – the Trades Qualification and Apprenticeship Act (TQAA) and the Apprenticeship and Certification Act (ACA). On April 8, the TQAA and ACA and regulations under those Acts were repealed. OCTAA and regulations made under OCTAA now set out the legislative and regulatory framework for the trades in Ontario.
Regulations governing the establishment of apprenticeship programs
OCTAA gives the College’s Board of Governors the authority to make regulations prescribing wage rates, ratios and training hours for apprentices. In the fall of 2012, the College consulted on a proposal to create a Board regulation that would carry over the wage rates, ratios and training hours set out under the TQAA. The College is using the feedback received during the consultation to develop standardized regulations on apprenticeship programs. In the meantime, the TQAA regulations on wage rates, ratios and training hours continue in effect until such time as they may be revised or repealed by regulations under.
Note: Ratios may change as a result of the Ratio Review Panel process. These reviews may result in the ratios that were previously set out under TQAA being changed in regulation to reflect Review Panel decisions. For more information on ratio reviews, please click here.
To review the trade-specific apprenticeship regulations under TQAA, please visit the e-Laws website.
Ontario College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act, 2009
Ontario College of Trades and Apprenticeship Act, 2009 (html)
Regulations
The following regulations have been approved:
1. Ontario Regulation 175/11 Prescribed Trades and Related Matters (html)
2. Ontario Regulation 275/11 Scope of Practice – Trades in the Construction Sector (html)
3. Ontario Regulation 276/11 Scope of Practice – Trades in the Industrial Sector (html)
4. Ontario Regulation 277/11 Scope of Practice – Trades in the Motive Power Sector (html)
5. Ontario Regulation 278/11 Scope of Practice – Trades in the Services Sector (html)
6. Ontario Regulation 279/11 Scope of Practice – Prescribed Implementation Date (html)
7. Ontario Regulation 321/12 Classes of Members and Registration (html)
8. Ontario Regulation 421/12 General (html)
10. Ontario Regulation 93/13 – General Regulation of the Board (html)
11. Ontario Regulation 97/13 – Professional Misconduct (html)
12. Ontario Regulation 98/13 – Ratios of Apprentices to Journeypersons (html)
Service Ontario Regulatory Registry
In considering any proposed regulations that may affect businesses in Ontario, the College is required to follow Ontario’s Regulatory Policy. This Policy requires any proposed regulations to be posted for a 45-day public consultation period on ServiceOntario’s Regulatory Registry.
For more information on Ontario’s Regulatory Policy, the public consultation process and past regulation consultations under OCTAA, please visit ServiceOntario’s Regulatory Registry website.
By-laws
The following is the current consolidated by-laws for the Ontario College of Trades. The Board of Governors may amend the consolidated by-laws from time to time:
Ontario College of Trades Consolidated By-Law – as amended January 22, 2013 (pdf)