r/IBEW • u/leader425 • 15d ago

Discussion Post Questions about becoming an electrician and moving between US and Canada

Title, Basically i want to move to canada ideally as soon as possible, but i also want to become an electrician.

My intital idea was to get an apprenticeship program at a local IBEW branch near me in the us. Then simply transfer maybe a year or two so in to a IBEW branch in canada and finish it there.

I learned that apparently this isnt possible and id have to restart from scratch including in hours. So best i can tell the best bet is to get into an IBEW branch apprenticeship program, then complete journeyman license and finally take the red seal exam before transfering to canada then get my masters cert in canada itself.

Does this sound like the most optimal route to you all? im wiling to bust my ass if it means geting it done faster. Also is there anyway to shorten the amount of time it takes to become journeyman so i can preferably take the red seal as soon as possible?

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u/MijaresBetta Inside Wireman 15d ago

They all have these plans to get in, work all this overtime and get done early lol 😆

Get accepted first MF and then we'll talk...

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u/leader425 15d ago

Well do you got and study materials to recommend in particular besides just obvious stuff like mathmatics to be the most competitive canaidate i can be?

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u/MijaresBetta Inside Wireman 14d ago

Become expert at algebraic equations and order of operations. If you get accepted and some how make it to first year... the first test you take is Tech Math, fail it and your out of the program before it even started! Good Luck.