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Red Seal certified workers can work anywhere in Canada where their trade or occupation is designated.
They have qualified by passing industry-developed interprovincial examinations based on nationally validated occupational analyses.
Labour mobility is essential for the Canadian workforce. For skilled workers, the Red Seal is the recognized passport to mobility in trades across Canada.
As of 2009, there are 50 trades for which Red Seal endorsements are available in Canada (see List of Red Seal Trades and National Occupational Analyses).
Introduced in 1958, the Red Seal Program forms a partnership among the provincial, territorial and federal governments.
Its goal is to provide mobility for skilled workers across Canada by encouraging the standardization of apprenticeship training and certification programs.
The Red Seal allows a qualified person to work in a trade or occupation in any Canadian province or territory that has designated the trade or occupation and participates in the Interprovincial Standards (Red Seal) Program.
In Red Seal trades or occupations, completing apprentices and holders of valid trade or occupation credentials may apply to write the Interprovincial (Red Seal) examination.
If they are successful, they receive a distinctive Red Seal that is attached to their Certificate of Qualification. In some cases, the Red Seal is also attached to wallet identification cards and to completion of apprenticeship certificates.
In Alberta, to qualify for a Red Seal, you must:
