Recruitment

Complete your application by using the form below.

Submit the following documents with you application:

• High school or post secondary school transcripts (For International transcripts requirements, please see below)
• High school diploma or equivalent
• Resume with credentials and past experience

Prerequisites

• High school graduate
• Successful credit in grade 12 English and math or post-secondary equivalent (GEDs are acceptable with a minimum 55% grade achieved).
• Valid Driver's license

Applications & Submissions

1. Only those applications which include the required documents and meet the minimum requirements will be reviewed.
2. All international transcripts must be accompanied by either a WES Course-by-Course Report or an ICAS Comprehensive Assessment Report.
3. To assist with placement, when completing your application indicate the nearest major city centre to you by entering it in the "City" field. (Examples include: Ottawa, Kingston, Toronto, Hamilton, London, Windsor, Sudbury, Sault Ste. Marie, Thunder Bay)
4. Those without grade 12 math can apply to earn or upgrade their Ontario high school credit at www.ilc.org  (Any grade 12 math credit is acceptable.)

Current Hiring Status

Update (03/04/2025): Due to the high volume of applications submitted during our last open intake period which ended December 31st, 2024, we unfortunately will not be able to review all applications. We have invited a large number of applicants to participate in aptitude testing, however, we do not foresee the need to continue with any additional testing. If you have not received notification to schedule an aptitude test at this time, please continue to monitor this website for information regarding our next intake. We thank you for your interest in apprenticeship with Local 853 and apologize for any inconvenience. 

Our intake period is currently closed. If you would like to submit an application during the closed intake period, you can do so at any time. However, to participate in our next intake, only applications submitted during the open intake period will be accepted. 

Next Intake Period

• Nothing scheduled at this time