Working as a plumber in Canada
What official sources say about working as a plumber in Canada: what the occupation group earns, how foreign qualifications are recognised and which shortage list names it.
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.
- Shortage list
- Listed
Pay
Earnings of the occupation group "Craft and related trades workers" in Canada: ≈ 3,053 EUR/month (gross, 2014), from ILO. An occupation group is wider than one job title: it is the pay of everyone the group holds, not of plumbers alone.
Regulation and recognition
Plumber is a regulated profession in Canada.
- 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
An exact current shortage-list record is published for plumber in Canada: Canadian Occupational Projection System — projected labour-market conditions.
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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Plumber in Canada: salary, recognition and shortage status [ImmigrationDB compilation; version 6925efb7856271155bfcba29db7502ff]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/move-as/plumber/canada/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/BibTeX citation
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