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# Working as a plumber in Canada

In Canada, the occupation group "Craft and related trades workers", which includes plumbers, earns ≈ 3,053 EUR/month (gross, 2014). Plumber is a regulated profession in Canada. Foreign qualifications go through: Experienced foreign-trained plumbers may apply for STO Trade Equivalency Assessment; an approved applicant can schedule the exam. In Canada, plumbers are listed on the Canadian Occupational Projection System — projected labour-market conditions.

- Earnings of the occupation group "Craft and related trades workers": ≈ 3,053 EUR/month (gross, 2014)
- Regulation: Regulated
- Recognition route: Experienced foreign-trained plumbers may apply for STO Trade Equivalency Assessment; an approved applicant can schedule the exam.
- Recognition authority: Skilled Trades Ontario handles Ontario plumber trade equivalency and certification.
- Language requirement: Ontario certification exams are offered in English/French; no minimum language score is published on STO exam page.
- Shortage list: Canadian Occupational Projection System — projected labour-market conditions

## Sources

Ontario compulsory-trades page and covered-work rules. — https://www.skilledtradesontario.ca/about-trades/work-in-the-compulsory-trades/
CSV Future_Labour_Market_Conditions; rows containing Moderate risk of Shortage or Strong risk of Shortage — https://open.canada.ca/data/dataset/e80851b8-de68-43bd-a85c-c72e1b3a3890/resource/446fe474-96e7-47cd-a3f9-3bb391b2df60/download/flmc_cfmt_2024_2033_noc2021.csv?download=1
ILOSTAT mean earnings by occupation (EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB) — https://rplumber.ilo.org/data/indicator?id=EAR_EMTA_SEX_OCU_CUR_NB

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@misc{immigrationdb_immigrationdb_plumber-in-canada-salary-recognition-and-shortage-status_7fe5f2a954ca,
  author = {ImmigrationDB},
  title = {Plumber in Canada: salary, recognition and shortage status},
  publisher = {ImmigrationDB},
  year = {2026},
  date = {2026-10-16},
  version = {6925efb7856271155bfcba29db7502ff},
  url = {https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/plumber/canada/},
  note = {Retrieved 2026-10-16. ImmigrationDB compilation. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/},
}
```

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