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Citation
1 These regulations may be cited as the Sprinkler Fitter Trade Regulations.
Definitions
2 (1) In these regulations,
“Act” means the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act;
“emergency services” means the necessary work performed on a fixed fire
protection system to restore the system to its pre-incident state following activation
of the system as a result of an incident for which the system is designed;
“fixed fire protection system” means a stationary high- or low-pressure pipeline
system that supplies water, foam, gases, air or any other substance or material for
the purpose of extinguishing or preventing fire;
“General Regulations” means the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act
General Regulations made under the Act;
“routine maintenance” means lubricating control valve stems, adjusting packing
glands on valves and pumps and bleeding moisture and condensation from air
compressors, air lines and dry-pipe system auxiliary drains;
“sprinkler system installer trade” means the occupation of a sprinkler fitter,
consisting of installing, inspecting, testing, maintaining and repairing fixed fire
protection systems, but does not include work performed in an industrial or
manufacturing facility that involves any of the following:
(i) repairing or maintaining a fixed fire protection system as a part of the
routine maintenance of the system,
(ii) emergency services on a fixed fire protection system,
(iii) visually inspecting a fixed fire protection system,
(iv) pre-fabricating components of a fixed fire protection system in a
permanent structure,
(v) installing and maintaining pre-engineered fixed automatic
extinguishing systems for commercial cooking ventilation systems.
(2) A term defined in the General Regulations has the same meaning when used in
these regulations.
Sprinkler fitter trade is compulsory certified trade
3 The sprinkler fitter trade is specified as a compulsory certified trade.
Person other than sprinkler fitter performing work in trade
4 A person who does not hold a certificate of qualification in the sprinkler fitter trade may
perform work included in the definition of the sprinkler fitter 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 applications under General Regulations permitted for sprinkler fitter 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 sprinkler fitter trade.
Term of apprenticeship for sprinkler fitter trade
6 (1) The term of apprenticeship for the sprinkler fitter 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 sprinkler fitter
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 sprinkler fitter trade
8 (1) Subject to subsection (2) and to subsection 25(3) of the General Regulations, the
minimum wage for each hour worked by a sprinkler fitter apprentice in each
portion of a level of their term of apprenticeship is a percentage of the wage for a
sprinkler fitter journeyperson in the same place of employment, as set out in the
following table:
Wages for Sprinkler Fitter Trade Apprentice
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Level of
Apprenticeship
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Hours in Portion of Level
of Apprenticeship
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Minimum Wage
(% of journeyperson’s wage)
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1
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0–900
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40%
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901–1800
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50%
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2
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1801–2700
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55%
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2701–3600
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60%
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3
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3601–4500
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65%
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4501–5400
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70%
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4
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5401–6300
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75%
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6301–7200
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80%
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(2) An employer must not employ a sprinkler fitter trade 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 sprinkler fitter 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 sprinkler fitter trade
is 10 800 hours.
Term and renewal of certificate of qualification in sprinkler fitter trade
10 (1) A certificate of qualification in the sprinkler fitter trade is valid for 5 years from the
date it is issued.
(2) A certificate of qualification in the sprinkler fitter 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 an identity card in their possession when practising the
designated trade and produce it on request, a person is practising the sprinkler fitter 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.
Transition
12 A person who, immediately before the coming into force of these regulations, was an
apprentice in an apprenticeship program under the Sprinkler System Installer Trade
Regulations, N.S. Reg. 194/2016, made by the Governor in Council by Order in Council
2016-239 dated October 3, 2016, continues as an apprentice in that apprenticeship
program under these regulations.
Legislative History
Reference Tables
Sprinkler Fitter Trade Regulations
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N.S. Reg.
54/2019
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Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act
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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 Sprinkler Fitter Trade Regulations made
under the Apprenticeship and Trades Qualifications Act includes all of the following regulations:
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54/2019
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Apr 9, 2019 |
date specified |
Apr 26, 2019 |
137/2022 |
Jul 5, 2022 |
date specified |
Jul 15, 2022 |
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The following regulations are not yet in force and are
not included in the current consolidation:
*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 |
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rep. 137/2022 |
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Note that changes to headings are not
included in the above table.
Editorial Notes and Corrections
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1 |
Original text does not include s. 12. S. 13 redesignated as s. 12 for the
purposes of the consolidation. |
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Repealed and Superseded
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194/2016 |
Sprinkler System Installer Trade Regulations |
Apr 1, 2017 |
Apr 9, 2019 |
70/2014 |
Sprinkler System Installer Trade Regulations |
May 20, 2014 |
Apr 1, 2017 |
84/1982 |
Sprinkler System Installer Trade Regulations |
Apr 20, 1982 |
May 20, 2014 |
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.