| Labour, Skills, and Immigration
Welding, High Pressure: Pressure Welder Licence |
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| Who Needs This Licence? |
Any company that wants a high pressure welder
certified to carry out welding fabrication or repairs to boilers and pressure vessels, high pressure piping or brazing on refrigeration systems.
Welder Transfer:
For information on transferring a Pressure Welder licence from one company to another within the Province of Nova Scotia, or on transferring a welder qualification card from another Canadian province or territory to the Province of Nova Scotia, please see Application Forms & Process below.
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| Issuing Department / Agency: |
Labour, Skills, and Immigration,
Technical Safety Division, Boiler and Pressure Vessel Section
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| Where can you get this Certificate and / or further information? |
Technical Safety Division
Boiler and Pressure Vessel Section
Labour, Skills, and Immigration
902-424-5400
1-800-952-2687
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Office Location:
103 Garland Avenue, 3rd Floor
Dartmouth, NS
Mailing Address:
103 Garland Avenue, 3rd Floor
Dartmouth, NS B3B 0K5 |
| Application Forms & Process: |
A company request is submitted to the Department for a test date and site.
If all requirements are met and the test is passed, the certification
will be sent to the applicant by mail.
Welder Transfer
A transfer request form must be submitted by the company to the Department.
- Transfer of a Pressure Welder Licence within the Province of Nova Scotia: A transfer request form must be completed stating the procedure you want the licence transferred to and if the Chief Inspector or Inspector is satisfied he/she may without further testing and on payment of the fee, issue to the welder a new licence which shall bear the same expiry date as the original licence.
- Inter-Provincial welder qualification card transfer: An Inter-Provincial Transfer request form must be completed stating the Province of origins, procedure you want the qualification card transferred to and also a copy of the qualification card from the Province of origins and if the Chief Inspector or Inspector is satisfied he/she may without further testing and on payment of the fee, issue to the welder a new qualification card which shall bear the same expiry date as the original qualification card.
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| Waiting Period: |
5 to 10 business days
Provided that all the items that must accompany the application have been received
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| Expiry & Renewal: |
This Certification is valid for 2 years (24 months) from the
date that it is issued. It is renewable. The renewal process is started
by the company.
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| Price: (HST is charged) |
Pressure Welder Licence: $64.45
Pressure Welder Licence Transfer: $51.50
Welding procedure registration: $51.55
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| Related Requirements: |
Must meet minimum requirement prior to testing as per regulation.
The company must register a welding procedure with the Province of Nova Scotia.
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| Additional Information: |
Testing is done in accordance with applicable American Society
of Mechanical Engineers Codes and Standards as well as related CSA Standards.
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| Legislative Authority: |
Technical Safety Act and Pressure Equipment Regulation
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