Guides & Forms
Resources for existing College members:
- Guide to Code of Ethics for Members of the College (PDF)
- Ontario College of Trades Membership Cancellation Form (PDF)
- Change of Address or Phone Number Request (PDF)
- Request for Information (PDF
Resources for members of the public:
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Please note that for the duration of the COVID-19 public health crisis in Ontario the College may not be able to receive and process physical mail or couriered documents in a timely manner. We ask that you send documents via email where possible and please call us at 1 (855) 299-0028 if you have any questions or concerns.
Please note that for the duration of the COVID-19 public health crisis in Ontario the College may not be able to receive and process physical mail or couriered documents in a timely manner. We ask that you send documents via email where possible and please call us at 1 (855) 299-0028 if you have any questions or concerns.
Application/Registration Resources:
- Member Application Form (PDF)
Apprentices
- Member Application Guide for Apprentice Applicants (PDF)
- Apprentice Completion Form (PDF)
- For information about becoming an apprentice visit: ontario.ca/page/start-apprenticeship (PDF)
Certification examination
- Certification Examination Preparation Guide (PDF)
- For more information, visit: collegeoftrades.ca/resources/exam-process (PDF)
Trade Equivalency Assessment (certification/membership pathway for experienced workers):
- Trade Equivalency Assessment Application Guide and Form (PDF)
- Trade Equivalency Assessment – Reassessment Application form (PDF)
- For more information, visit: collegeoftrades.ca/trade-assessment (PDF)
Canadian certificate of qualification holders
- Recognized Canadian Certificate Holder Membership Application Guide and Form (PDF)
- For more information, visit: collegeoftrades.ca/trade-assessment (PDF)
Canadian Forces members
- Canadian Forces Veteran/Reservist Fee Exemption form (PDF)
- For more information, visit: collegeoftrades.ca/veterans (PDF)
Employer/Sponsors
Registration Appeals
- Form RAC-1: Request for a Review by the Registration Appeals Committee (PDF)
- Form RAC-2: Request for Variation of Registration Conditions by the Registration Appeals Committee (PDF)
Do you belong to one or more of the following groups? If so, please click here to find out more about certain membership exemptions:
- Ontario Youth Apprenticeship Program (OYAP) participants and apprentices
- Pre-apprenticeship training program participants
- Permanent employees of industrial plants
- Holders of equivalent certificates of qualification OR apprentices from certain trades in Quebec
- Individuals who remove or replace wheels and rims on motor coaches, heavy trucks or truck-trailers
- Drivers of heavy trucks/truck-trailers who inspect or adjust air chamber push rod strokes (i.e., slack adjustment)
- Water Meter Installers
- Holders of a Barber Certificates of Qualification issued before 1991 (fee exemption)
- Holders of Certificates of Qualification in voluntary trades (before April 8, 2013)
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