Industrial electricians
Occupation · NOC 2021 72201 · Canada
- NOC 2021 code
- 72201
- TEER
- 2
- Positions on positive LMIAs, all lists
- 407
- Median wage, Canada
- C$42.00 per hour
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 916
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About this occupation
Industrial electricians install, maintain, test, troubleshoot and repair industrial electrical equipment and associated electrical and electronic controls. They are employed by electrical contractors and maintenance departments of factories, plants, mines, shipyards and other industrial establishments. Apprentices are also included in this unit group.
Example job titles
- industrial electrician
- industrial electrician apprentice
- marine electrician
- mill electrician
- mine electrician
- plant electrician
- plant maintenance electrician
- shipyard electrician
Main duties
- This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Read and interpret drawings, blueprints, schematics and electrical code specifications to determine layout of industrial electrical equipment installations
- Install, examine, replace or repair electrical wiring, receptacles, switch boxes, conduits, feeders, fibre-optic and coaxial cable assemblies, lighting fixtures and other electrical components
- Test electrical and electronic equipment and components for continuity, current, voltage and resistance
- Maintain, repair, install and test switchgear, transformers, switchboard meters, regulators and reactors
- Maintain, repair, test and install electrical motors, generators, alternators, industrial storage batteries and hydraulic and pneumatic electrical control systems
- Troubleshoot, maintain and repair industrial, electrical and electronic control systems and other related devices
- Conduct preventive maintenance programs and keep maintenance records
- May install, maintain and calibrate industrial instrumentation and related devices.
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Completion of a four- or five-year industrial electrician apprenticeship program or A combination of over five years of work experience in the trade and some high school, college or industry courses in industrial electrical equipment is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
- Trade certification for industrial electricians is compulsory in Prince Edward Island, Quebec and Manitoba and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Ontario, British Columbia and the Yukon.
- Additional construction electrician certification may be required for industrial electricians when the employers are not owners of the industrial electrical equipment.
- Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified industrial electricians upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.
Temporary foreign worker positions (LMIA)
Positions on positive LMIAs in ESDC employer lists, by year of the list.
Approved positions by year
Data table
| 2016 | 26 |
| 2017 | 12 |
| 2018 | 29 |
| 2019 | 20 |
| 2020 | 21 |
| 2021 | 64 |
| 2022 | 51 |
| 2023 | 51 |
| 2024 | 79 |
| 2025 | 44 |
| 2026 | 10 |
- Linamar Corporation104
- Subsea 7 Canada Inc.13
- THE DRESSOR GROUP LTD11
- Meglab Électronique Inc.10
- Aecon Construction Solutions Inc.10
- New 5 Electrical Inc.9
- EACOM Timber Corporation8
- Power Pro Industries Inc8
- Bruneau Électrique Inc.8
- DOF Subsea Canada Corp.7
- MATÉRIAUX BLANCHET INC.7
- Sunrise Markets Inc.7
- CP Cranes Inc.6
- I.T. INTERNATIONAL TELECOM CANADA INC.6
- Avantis North America Inc.6
Work permits
Work permit holders by year the permit took effect, mapped from NOC 2016 where the code has a single NOC 2021 successor (IRCC).
| Year | TFWP permits | IMP permits |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 | 80 |
| 2025 | 35 | 15 |
| 2024 | 20 | 125 |
| 2023 | 10 | 210 |
| 2022 | 25 | 0 |
| 2021 | 30 | 0 |
| 2020 | 25 | 0 |
| 2019 | 30 | 615 |
| 2018 | 10 | 5 |
| 2017 | 0 | 110 |
| 2016 | 55 | 5 |
| 2015 | 125 | 15 |
All work permits by year
Data table
| 2015 | 140 |
| 2016 | 60 |
| 2017 | 110 |
| 2018 | 15 |
| 2019 | 645 |
| 2020 | 25 |
| 2021 | 30 |
| 2022 | 25 |
| 2023 | 220 |
| 2024 | 145 |
| 2025 | 50 |
| 2026 | 85 |
Permanent residence
Admissions of permanent residents by intended occupation and Express Entry invitations by occupation (IRCC).
New permanent residents by year
Data table
| 2015 | 50 |
| 2016 | 20 |
| 2018 | 10 |
| 2021 | 55 |
| 2022 | 5 |
| 2023 | 70 |
| 2024 | 60 |
| 2025 | 95 |
| 2026 | 20 |
- Canadian Experience Class230
- Provincial Nominee Program195
- Federal Skilled Worker135
- Federal Skilled Trades35
Wages
Median wage by province and territory (2025 release). Hourly unless marked per year.
| Area | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | C$28.00 | C$42.00 | C$54.00 |
| Alberta | C$25.00 | C$44.00 | C$68.00 |
| British Columbia | C$35.90 | C$45.00 | C$54.95 |
| Manitoba | C$27.00 | C$40.50 | C$48.00 |
| New Brunswick | C$28.75 | C$42.00 | C$59.62 |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | C$26.00 | C$43.26 | C$58.10 |
| Nova Scotia | C$30.00 | C$40.00 | C$50.00 |
| Ontario | C$29.00 | C$40.50 | C$48.00 |
| Quebec | C$24.80 | C$43.00 | C$48.00 |
| Saskatchewan | C$38.00 | C$49.00 | C$57.78 |
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 916
- Vacancies advertised
- 1,138
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$35.00
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