Plumbers are involved in the installation of three things: plumbing fixtures, like sinks; appliances, like water heaters; and complex systems in individual structures. This means that instead of installing large pipes that carry water or gas across neighborhoods or cities, they install gas, water, drainage, and sewer systems in individual houses or buildings. This one among the 29 listed under the federal skilled labor for the immigrants to get their citizenship and work freely and enjoy their work.
They use a variety of techniques and specialized tools in this field, for which the individual interested in it as to be physical fit and enthusiastic to work along with the new techniques that come every day. Plumbers install, repair and maintain pipes, fixtures and other plumbing equipment used for water distribution and waste water disposal in residential, commercial and industrial buildings. They are employed in maintenance departments of factories, plants and similar establishments, by plumbing contractors, or they may be self-employed and they have many subtitles where the people are specialized in such as maintenance plumber, plumber, plumber apprentice, plumbing mechanic.
This job vacancy has brought many immigrants those who want to move forward in their career in Plumbing and want to settle in Canada with good. Once you are into this Job you can work under contract bases, take contract of plumbing, start with self employed kind of business in the category of plumbing.
Plumbers perform some or all of the following duties:
- Read blueprints, drawings and specifications to determine layout of plumbing system, water supply network and waste and drainage systems.
- Install, repair and maintain domestic, commercial or industrial plumbing fixtures and systems.
- Locate and mark positions for pipe connections, passage holes and fixtures in walls and floors.
- Cut opening in walls and floors to accommodate pipe and pipe fittings.
- Measure, cut, bend and thread pipes using hand and power tools or machines.
- Join pipes using couplings, clamps, screws, bolts, cement or soldering, brazing and welding equipment.
- Test pipes for leaks using air and water pressure gauges.
- Prepare cost estimates.
Qualification
- A person working in this trade must hold a valid Certificate of Qualification or be registered as an apprentice. Upon the successful completion of the apprenticeship program and passing a trade examination, a person working in this trade is entitled to a Certificate of Apprenticeship and a Certificate of Qualification. Inter-provincial (Red Seal) trade certification, which allows qualified plumbers to work in other provinces and territories, is available to for this trade.
- Completion of a four to five-year apprenticeship program or a combination of over five years of work experience in the trade and high school, college or industry courses in plumbing is usually required to be eligible for trade certification.
- A person must have experience of around 2-4 years; actual number of years of experience to apply under this occupation is dependent on many factors such as whether the applicant is married and his English language skills.
The Job responsibilities differ with respect to the work you are with.
When any immigrant applies for Social Worker job under the section of federal skilled worker it takes a minimum period of 9 to 12 months to travel to Canada for employment.