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Heavy Equipment Operator (excavator) Licence: Moving from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland and Labrador

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The short answer

Direct transfer

If you have a Certificate of Qualification from another Canadian province or territory, you complete an application form and the Division verifies your information and can provide an equivalency letter, with no additional exam or assessment mentioned.

Source
“Red Seal Endorsed or Provincial Certificate of Qualification: If you have a Certificate of Qualification from another Canadian province or territory, complete an application form. The Apprenticeship and Trades Certification Division will verify your information and provide an equivalency letter if you require one for your employer or a regulatory body.”
gov.nl.ca/atcd/journeypersons/cq

Both provinces

Licensed in Nova ScotiaMoving to Newfoundland and Labrador
Licence status Voluntary certification Voluntary certification
Regulator Nova Scotia Apprenticeship Agency Apprenticeship and Trades Certification Division
Guide Heavy equipment operator (excavator) in Nova Scotia Heavy equipment operator (excavator) in Newfoundland and Labrador

Steps to transfer

  1. Complete application form

    Source
    “If you have a Certificate of Qualification from another Canadian province or territory, complete an application form.”
    gov.nl.ca/atcd/journeypersons/cq

  2. Verification and equivalency letter

    Source
    “The Apprenticeship and Trades Certification Division will verify your information and provide an equivalency letter if you require one for your employer or a regulatory body.”
    gov.nl.ca/atcd/journeypersons/cq

Processing time: Not stated by the regulator Check with Apprenticeship and Trades Certification Division

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