Jobs

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I have a facebook group to help get jobs, info, housing, training, safety tickets, etc. There is no charge and is volunteer. No one gets for the postings, but we are just happy that Canadians are working.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/OilsandsJobs/

[Admin]

The following is taken from the TSSA Update - Winter 2012 Fuels Edition.

It has been brought to TSSA's attention that Ontario certified Gas Technicians are returning from the province of Alberta, with Alberta Equivalency Documents, expecting recertification in Ontario using the process of the Federal Agreement on Internal Trade. The Alberta Equivalency Document is not a trade certificate. It is a document that recognizes an equivalent level of certification from another jurisdiction. The Equivalency Document relies on the validity of the underlying certificate from the home jurisdiction.

What this means for Ontario Gas Technicians is that their Alberta Equivalency Document is only valid as long as their TSSA certificate is valid.

Therefore, if you are a TSSA certified Gas Technician working in Alberta, using an Alberta issued Equivalency Document you must keep your TSSA certificate up-to-date to work in Alberta. You must also keep your TSSA certificate up-to-date if you wish to return to work in Ontario.  The Agreement on Internal Trade does not recognize an Equivalency Document for interprovincial transfer.

All TSSA certified Gas Technicians working in Alberta or planning to work in Alberta must be aware of this and they must remember to renew their TSSA certificates as required on or before the expiry date on the certificate.

The Ontario Labour Mobility Act, 2009, allows workers certified in any Canadian province or territory to be employed in Ontario without additional training or testing. This applies to over 80 regulatory authorities and 300 occupations. TSSA has participated in this venture and created templates to refer to when workers with fuels certificates enter Ontario seeking TSSA fuels certification.

All provinces and territories have agreed to eliminate barriers that prevent certified workers from choosing where to live and work. The original expectations still apply, that an individual must hold the appropriate certificate issued by the Province in order to conduct that activity there.

Conversely, a TSSA certified technician seeking similar certification in another Province is required to contact the administrative authority in that Province and follow the necessary application procedure in order to be issued the applicable certificate.

This streamlined application service is benefiting workers and employers alike.