Elevator constructors and mechanics
Occupation · NOC 2021 72406 · Canada
- NOC 2021 code
- 72406
- TEER
- 2
- Positions on positive LMIAs, all lists
- 47
- Median wage, Canada
- C$45.00 per hour
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 52
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About this occupation
Elevator constructors and mechanics assemble, install, maintain and repair freight and passenger elevators, escalators, moving walkways and other related equipment. They are employed by elevator construction and maintenance companies.
Example job titles
- elevator constructor
- elevator mechanic
- elevator mechanic apprentice
- escalator repairer
Main duties
- This group performs some or all of the following duties:
- Read and interpret blueprints to determine layout of system components
- Perform preparatory construction work including steel work, wiring and piping
- Install elevators, escalators, moving walkways, dumbwaiters and related equipment according to specifications
- Connect car frames to counterweights with cables and assemble elevator cars
- Install and wire electric and electronic control system devices
- Install, test and adjust safety control devices
- Test operation of newly installed equipment
- Troubleshoot electrical or mechanical systems failures
- Disassemble defective units and repair or replace worn or suspect parts
Employment requirements
- Completion of secondary school is usually required.
- Completion of a four- to five-year apprenticeship program or A combination of over four years of work experience in the trade and some high school, college or industry courses in elevator construction or repair is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
- Elevator constructor and mechanic trade certification is compulsory in Quebec and Alberta and available, but voluntary, in British Columbia, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.
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 | 3 |
| 2017 | 2 |
| 2018 | 1 |
| 2019 | 7 |
| 2021 | 7 |
| 2022 | 6 |
| 2023 | 16 |
| 2025 | 3 |
| 2026 | 2 |
- Venture Elevator Inc.42
- Transit Elevator Corporation2
- Mak Hoists Inc.1
- OLS-NA Inc.1
- Romax Parking Solutions LTD.1
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 | 0 | 5 |
| 2015 | 5 | 0 |
All work permits by year
Data table
| 2015 | 5 |
| 2026 | 5 |
Wages
Median wage by province and territory (2025 release). Hourly unless marked per year.
| Area | Low | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | C$22.00 | C$45.00 | C$68.00 |
| Alberta | C$39.17 | C$55.62 | C$69.55 |
| British Columbia | C$32.00 | C$52.50 | C$62.40 |
| Manitoba | C$32.99 | C$46.34 | C$54.98 |
| New Brunswick | C$35.57 | C$49.48 | C$61.84 |
| Nova Scotia | C$28.92 | C$41.19 | C$54.90 |
| Ontario | C$20.00 | C$43.50 | C$68.00 |
| Quebec | C$30.23 | C$42.39 | C$52.37 |
| Saskatchewan | C$32.11 | C$44.19 | C$54.96 |
- Job Bank postings, Jan–Sep 2026
- 52
- Vacancies advertised
- 63
- Median advertised minimum hourly wage
- C$45.75
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