Facilitating Interprovincial Mobility Through the Red Seal Program

If you reside in Québec, you can work elsewhere in Canada if your certificate of professional qualification is valid in other provinces. The Red Seal Program establishes common (interprovincial) standards to assess the skills of tradespeople across Canada.

The purpose of the Red Seal Program is to facilitate labour mobility in Canada and allow skilled workers to practise their trade in the participating provinces and territories.

The Red Seal endorsement proves that workers meet Canadian standards in terms of the skills and knowledge required to practise their trade. To find out which trades are recognized under the Red Seal Program, see the list of Red Seal Trades.

Under the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), skilled workers who practise a regulated trade can work in another Canadian province, with or without the Red Seal endorsement on their certificate of professional qualification. However, we strongly recommend that you obtain the endorsement to facilitate the recognition process.

You can take advantage of the Red Seal Program if you hold a certificate of professional qualification issued by the Ministère de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale or the Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ).

To obtain the Red Seal endorsement, you must submit an application to verify your eligibility.

To submit an application, you must:

• Consult the Information Guide – Enrolment Application – Qualification Program (PDF 501 Kb)
• Complete the Enrolment Application – Qualification Program (PDF 604 Kb)
• Pay the required fees to obtain your certificate of qualification. For this, consult the Current fees (PDF 122 Kb)
• Send your form, the required documents and your payment to the following address:
  
  Centre administratif de la qualification professionnelle
  Case postale 100
  Victoriaville (Québec) G6P 6S4

If you meet the eligibility criteria, you will receive a notice to register for a Red Seal examination session.