O. Reg. 98/01: FLOOR COVERING INSTALLER

Trades Qualification and Apprenticeship Act

ONTARIO REGULATION 98/01

FLOOR COVERING INSTALLER

Historical version for the period September 3, 2010 to December 17, 2012.

Last amendment: O. Reg. 346/10.

This is the English version of a bilingual regulation.

Definition of “floor covering installer”

1. In this Regulation,

“floor covering installer” means a person who installs and repairs,

(a) resilient tiles and resilient sheet goods as floor coverings,

(b) direct glue down carpets,

(c) carpets and pads, and

(d) wood floors. O. Reg. 98/01, s. 1.

Designation as certified trade

2. The trade of floor covering installer is designated as a certified trade for the purposes of the Act. O. Reg. 98/01, s. 2.

Apprentice training program

3. (1) An apprentice training program is established for the trade of floor covering installer. O. Reg. 98/01, s. 3 (1).

(2) The apprentice training program shall consist of not less than 6,000 hours of,

(a) classes that provide training and instruction; and

(b) on the job training and work experience. O. Reg. 98/01, s. 3 (2).

(3) An employer shall not establish an apprentice training program unless the program is approved by the Director. O. Reg. 98/01, s. 3 (3).

Overtime hours worked by apprentice

4. Despite subsection 8 (2) of Regulation 1055 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990, hours worked by an apprentice in the trade of floor covering installer in excess of his or her regular hours shall be included in computing the apprentice’s hours of on the job training and work experience. O. Reg. 98/01, s. 4.

Number of apprentices

5. The number of apprentices who may be employed by an employer in the trade of floor covering installer shall not exceed the number of journeypersons employed by the employer in the trade plus one if the employer is a journeyperson in the trade. O. Reg. 98/01, s. 5.

Exemption, apprentice wages

6. Subsection 10 (1) of Regulation 1055 of the Revised Regulations of Ontario, 1990 does not apply to an apprentice in the trade of floor covering installer. O. Reg. 98/01, s. 6.

Exemption, compulsory certification

7. (1) Section 9 and subsection 10 (2) of the Act do not apply to a person who works or is employed in the trade of floor covering installer. O. Reg. 98/01, s. 7 (1).

(2) Subsection 10 (3) of the Act does not apply to an employer in the trade of floor covering installer. O. Reg. 98/01, s. 7 (2).

Exemption, term of certificate

8. Section 18 of the Act does not apply to a person with a certificate of qualification in the trade of floor covering installer. O. Reg. 98/01, s. 8.