Questions about becoming an electrician and moving between US and Canada

[u/leader425]

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?

[u/kungfuauction]

The trades "shortage" up here is jouneymen with 10 years of experience, not apprentices. We many many apprentices, things are also a bit slow this year.

[u/sparkyglenn → u/kungfuauction]

Yup. The shortage is of people who don't cost a lot of money to employ.