Automotive Service Technician Trade Regulations
made under Section 17B of the
Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act
S.N.S. 2003, c. 1
O.I.C. 2016-239 (effective April 1, 2017), N.S. Reg. 185/2016
amended to O.I.C. 2022-183 (effective July 5, 2022), N.S. Reg. 129/2022
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Citation
Definitions
Automotive Service Technician Trade
Automotive service technician trade is compulsory certified trade
Person other than automotive service technician performing work in trade
Exemption application under General Regulations permitted for automotive service
technician trade
Term of apprenticeship for automotive service technician trade
Wage schedule for apprentices in automotive service technician trade
Certificate in automotive service technician trade through trade qualification
Term and renewal of certificate of qualification in automotive service technician
trade
Compliance with identity card requirements of General Regulations
Displaying certificate of qualification in automotive service technician trade
Service Centre Technician Subtrade
Service centre technician subtrade is compulsory certified trade
Person other than service centre technician performing work in subtrade
Exemption application under General Regulations permitted for service centre
technician subtrade
Term of apprenticeship for service centre technician subtrade
Wage schedule for service centre technician apprentices
Certificate in service centre technician subtrade through trade qualification
Term and renewal of certificate of qualification in service centre technician subtrade
Compliance with identity card requirements of General Regulations
Displaying certificate of qualification in service centre technician subtrade
Transition
Apprentice under former regulations continues as apprentice
Citation
1 These trade regulations may be cited as the Automotive Service Technician Trade
Regulations.
Definitions
2 (1) In these regulations,
“Act” means the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act;
“automotive service technician trade” means the occupation of an automotive
service technician, consisting of all of the following work performed on
automobiles and light trucks, other than work excluded under subsection (2):
(i) repairing and maintaining all mechanical and electrical devices,
including all of the following:
(A) engines,
(B) heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems,
(C) computer systems,
(D) fuel systems,
(ii) work performed in the service centre technician subtrade,
(iii) work performed on transmissions and transaxles,
(iv) work performed on restraint systems;
“General Regulations” means the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act
General Regulations made under the Act;
“light truck” means
(i) a motor home, bus or truck with a manufacturer’s gross weight of
4500 kg or less, or
(ii) a single-axle vehicle equipped with hydraulic brakes, whether or not
it has a manufacturer’s gross weight of 4500 kg or less;
“service centre technician subtrade” means that part of the occupation of
automotive service technician that consists of diagnosing, repairing, removing and
replacing any of the following components of automobiles and light trucks to the
extent that manufacturer-specific procedures for servicing the systems on a
particular model and make of vehicle are followed:
(i) steering systems,
(ii) brake systems,
(iii) chassis and suspension systems,
(iv) drive shafts and universal joints,
(v) wheel and axle bearings,
(vi) electrical systems, including all of the following:
(A) electrical circuits and components,
(B) batteries,
(C) ignition systems,
(D) charging systems,
(E) starting systems.
(2) For the purposes of these regulations, the occupation of automotive service
technician does not include work performed in relation to any of the following
components:
(a) tires and rims;
(b) exhaust systems, except components related to the engine management
system;
(c) engine cooling systems;
(d) oil and filtration systems;
(e) automotive accessories.
(3) A term defined in the General Regulations has the same meaning when used in
these regulations.
Automotive Service Technician Trade
Automotive service technician trade is compulsory certified trade
3 The automotive service technician trade is specified as a compulsory certified trade.
Person other than automotive service technician performing work in trade
4 A person who does not hold a certificate of qualification in the automotive service
technician trade may perform work included in the definition of the automotive service
technician trade if the person holds a certificate of qualification in another designated
trade and the work to be performed comes within the scope of that other designated
trade.
Exemption application under General Regulations permitted for automotive service
technician trade
5 For the purposes of subsection 38(2) of the General Regulations, a joint application for
an exemption from the application of subsections 22(2) and (3) of the Act is permitted
for the automotive service technician trade.
Term of apprenticeship for automotive service technician trade
6 (1) The term of apprenticeship for the automotive service technician trade consists of
all of the following:
(a) 7200 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 automotive
service technician trade as permitted by subsection 12(2) of the General
Regulations must be no longer than 3 months.
7 [repealed]
Wage schedule for apprentices in automotive service technician trade
8 (1) Subject to subsection (2) and to subsection 25(3) of the General Regulations, the
minimum wage for each hour worked by an automotive service technician
apprentice in each portion of a level of their term of apprenticeship is a percentage
of the wage for an automotive service technician journeyperson in the same place
of employment, as set out in the following table:
Wages for Automotive Service Technician Apprentice
|
Level of
Apprenticeship
|
Hours in Portion of
Level of Apprenticeship
|
Minimum Wage
(% of journeyperson’s wage)
|
1
|
0–900
|
50%
|
901–1800
|
55%
|
2
|
1801–2700
|
60%
|
2701–3600
|
65%
|
3
|
3601–4500
|
70%
|
4501–5400
|
75%
|
4
|
5401–6300
|
85%
|
6301–7200
|
90%
|
(2) An employer must not employ an automotive service 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 automotive service technician trade through trade qualification
9 The period of employment in the designated trade that is required by 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 automotive service
technician trade is 10 800 hours.
Term and renewal of certificate of qualification in automotive service technician trade
10 (1) A certificate of qualification in the automotive service technician trade is valid for
5 years from the date it is issued.
(2) A certificate of qualification in the automotive service technician trade that is
renewed in accordance with subsection 41(2) of the General Regulations is valid
for a further term of 5 years from its most recent expiry date.
Compliance with identity card requirements of General Regulations
11 For the purposes of Section 34 of the General Regulations, which requires 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 automotive service
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.
Displaying certificate of qualification in automotive service technician trade
12 (1) An automotive service technician journeyperson must display their certificate of
qualification in a conspicuous location at their place of employment.
(2) The employer of an automotive service technician journeyperson must provide
suitable space for the display of the journeyperson’s certificate of qualification.
Service Centre Technician Subtrade
Service centre technician subtrade is compulsory certified trade
13 The service centre technician subtrade is specified as a compulsory certified trade.
Person other than service centre technician performing work in subtrade
14 A person who does not hold a certificate of qualification in the service centre technician
subtrade may perform work included in the definition of the service centre technician
trade if the person holds a certificate of qualification in another designated trade and the
work to be performed comes within the scope of that other designated trade.
Exemption application under General Regulations permitted for service centre technician
subtrade
15 For the purposes of subsection 38(2) of the General Regulations, a joint application for
an exemption from the application of subsections 22(2) and (3) of the Act is permitted
for the service centre technician subtrade.
Term of apprenticeship for service centre technician subtrade
16 (1) The term of apprenticeship for the service centre technician subtrade consists of
(a) 5400 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; and
(c) a certification examination.
(2) Any probationary period included in a term of apprenticeship for the service centre
technician subtrade as permitted by subsection 12(2) of the General Regulations
must be no longer than 3 months.
17 [repealed]
Wage schedule for service centre technician apprentices
18 (1) Subject to subsection (2) and to subsection 25(3) of the General Regulations, the
minimum wage for each hour worked by a service centre technician apprentice is a
percentage of the wage for a service centre technician journeyperson in the same
place of employment, in each portion of a level of the term of an apprenticeship, as
set out in the following table:
Wages for Service Centre Technician Apprentice
|
Level of
Apprenticeship
|
Hours in Portion of
Level of Apprenticeship
|
Minimum Wage
(% of journeyperson’s wage)
|
1
|
0–900
|
50%
|
901–1800
|
55%
|
2
|
1801–2700
|
60%
|
2701–3600
|
70%
|
3
|
3601–4500
|
80%
|
4501–5400
|
90%
|
(2) An employer must not employ a service centre 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 service centre technician subtrade through trade qualification
19 The period of employment in the designated trade that is required by 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 service centre
technician subtrade is 8100 hours.
Term and renewal of certificate of qualification in service centre technician subtrade
20 (1) A certificate of qualification in the service centre technician subtrade is valid for 5
years from the date it is issued.
(2) A certificate of qualification in the service centre technician subtrade that is
renewed in accordance with subsection 41(2) of the General Regulations is valid
for a further term of 5 years from its most recent expiry date.
Compliance with identity card requirements of General Regulations
21 For the purposes of Section 34 of the General Regulations, which requires 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 service centre
technician subtrade 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.
Displaying certificate of qualification in service centre technician subtrade
22 (1) A service centre technician journeyperson must display their certificate of
qualification in a conspicuous location at their place of employment.
(2) The employer of a service centre technician journeyperson must provide suitable
space for the display of the journeyperson’s certificate of qualification.
Transition
Apprentice under former regulations continues as apprentice
23 A person who, immediately before the coming into force of these regulations, was an
apprentice in the automotive service technician trade or the service centre technician
subtrade in an apprenticeship program under the trade regulations respecting the
automotive service technician trade, N.S. Reg. 167/1977, continues as an apprentice in
that apprenticeship program under these regulations.
The following regulations are not yet in force and are
not included in the current consolidation: