Rule watch
A log of changes that showed up on official pages while these guides were written. It is not a legal gazette. If a row matters to a booking you are about to make, open the source and read it yourself.
Newest first. Checked 15 October 2026.
Upcoming · Technical Safety BC · 1 January 2027
2nd to 5th Class exams: $193 to $203 per exam in person, $183 to $192 remote. 1st Class paper exam: $215 to $226. Evaluation of qualification: $130 to $137. All plus GST. The fee is set by the date you write, not the date you apply.
Technical Safety BC fee schedule: Boilers, Pressure Vessels and Refrigeration
Upcoming · Alberta Apprenticeship and Industry Training · 12 February 2026
Alberta's 2025-26 program update says the current Red Seal Occupational Standard for Industrial Mechanic (Millwright) was finalized in 2026. Which standard the exam is built on is still not published. A new 2026 standard means the millwright exam may change.
Alberta apprenticeship program annual update 2025-26, Industrial Mechanic (Millwright)
In effect · TSSA (Ontario) · 1 May 2026
Exam $87.00 to $89.00. Initial certificate $133.00 to $136.00. Renewal $86.00 to $88.00. Plus HST where applicable. Every rewrite is billed as a new exam.
In effect · TSSA (Ontario) · 16 March 2026
Version dated March 16, 2026. Pass marks: Operating Engineers 65%, Ski Lifts 70%. Rewrite waits: Operating Engineers 60 days, Ski Lifts 30 days. Exams are booked through Prometric; cancel at least 22 days ahead to keep the fee.
TSSA Certification Examination Preparation Guide, 16 March 2026
In effect · TSSA (Ontario) · February 2026
Pass mark stays 70%. Candidates bring their own CSA Z98 code book and the Act, Regulations and Code Adoption Document. Results within 30 days.
TSSA Ski Lift Mechanic Certification Policies and Procedures, February 2026
In effect · ABSA (Alberta) · 1 November 2025
Exam application and writing fee $113.10. Annual certificate registration $37.75. The schedule does not say the examination fee is charged once per paper. That reading is marked TO-CONFIRM on the guides.
In effect · SkilledTradesBC · 1 December 2023
Applies to the challenge pathway. Apprentices follow a separate attempt table.