getting a license

Hey up!

I'm a plumber of 20 years and recently relocated to Barrie Ontario from Nottingham in the UK.
I am after some advice to get my plumbing license, i currently hold my city and guilds advanced plumbing craft and need the license before i can gain the all important canadian experience.
Anybody out there who can help?

I beleive you can get in contact with the ministry of Colleges ans Universities for Ontario and they will be able to tell you where you can write your examination or any refresher courses you need to take before writing for your ticket. (Humber College in TO would have the proper contact numbers that you would need)

Ok mr krow thanks for that now when i finally get me license is it worth joining the union

I'm not a union boy, so I could not tell you any benefits. I can tell you that the union has done absolutely nothing for me except, to be anal in workers politics. I tried to join the union when I first started out years ago, but I didn't know anybody in the union to put in a good word for me, so they would not let me join. Its not what you know, but who you know ............... way too much politics and corruption for me

thanks again. if you couldn't join then i've got no chance! doesn't sound like my cup of tea either then i'm not in to secret societies wi funny handshakes and showing your left nipple to get in the gang. any union lads got any thoughts or opinions?

union

I am not sure how the Canadian unions work, but in the states, if you are a newcomer, you are low man on the totem pole when it comes to job placement. All the "cushy" jobs are taken by the long time members who don't really want to work. You will get the dregs until you have put enough time in. Once you reach that level, you can pretty much goof off if you are on a big job, because the union will be more concerned with protecting their turf first, your job second, and maybe the contractor's viablility third, but only because if he stays in business it accomplishes their first two goals.

Unions? We don't need no stinkin unions!

Years ago I worked in a union shop that was having some financial problems.
Pay checks were late several times.
The guys complained to the union and they came running down to straighen things out!
I had a position where I could overhear the discussion and they jacked the boss up pretty hard over late payment to Health & welfare etc. but not one word was said about late paychecks.
That was the last union job I will ever have.

Unions? We don't need no stinkin unions!