Gasfitter
Class B
As a Gasfitter – Class B, you’ll use your strong math skills and thorough approach to install, repair and maintain propane and natural gas products found in homes and buildings with safety as top of mind.
You may find yourself inside a building or outside, working on a range of tasks that ensure the proper use of gas.
Interested in this trade? Learn how to start your apprenticeship.
Technical Training
The classroom is where you learn the technical knowledge to complement your work-based training. Make sure to register as early as possible to secure a seat for technical training with a SkilledTradesBC-designated training provider.
Visit Trades Training BC and EducationPlannerBC to find where this program is being offered across the province.
New Red Seal Program Information
Implementation Date: January 1, 2025
Exam Information and Resources
Find exam-related information and resources under each menu item below. Looking for more exam tips? Visit the Exam and Study Support page.
Program and Exam Updates
Note: SkilledTradesBC is responsible for administering the apprenticeship for Gasfitter – Class B Certificate of Qualification with Red Seal Endorsement. Technical Safety BC is responsible for overseeing the safe installation and operation of technical systems and equipment through Gas Certification. Please refer to the Technical Safety BC website for information on its gas certification exam requirements.
Trade workers and their employers are responsible for ensuring they hold the necessary licenses or credentials to meet all applicable regulatory requirements.
In British Columbia, Gasfitter – Class B is a Skilled Trades Certification trade, administered by SkilledTradesBC. Trade workers must also be certified by Technical Safety BC to work in the trade, and more information on that certification is available here on the Technical Safety BC website.
Skilled Trades Certification, also known as compulsory trades, requires tradespeople working in the trade to be either a registered apprentice with SkilledTradesBC or a certified journeyperson.
To be considered a certified journeyperson, you must hold one of the following qualifications:
A Gasfitter – Class B Certificate of Qualification issued by SkilledTradesBC (either B.C. or with Red Seal endorsement) or other Canadian jurisdictional authorities; or
A Class B Gas Fitter Certificate of Qualification issued by Technical Safety BC, obtained by successfully passing a full-scope technical exam.
If you have any questions about Skilled Trades Certification requirements, please complete this Contact form and our Advisors will get in touch with you.
April 2025: OPSN 2025 004 updated Instructor requirements for instructors delivering Red Seal Gasfitter - Class B content.
November 2024: The Red Seal Gasfitter - Class B program will be implemented on January 1, 2025. Please see OPSN 2024 026.
April 2022: Program Update (Level 1 SLE Code Book Compliance)
December 2019: OPSN 2019 022 (Level 1 SLE Launch)
November 2024: Program Update (IP Exams aligned to 2014 Gasfitter - Class B NOA)
Challenge the Certification Exam
If you have work experience in the trade but have never been certified in Canada, you may be eligible to challenge the certification exam as a Trade Qualifier to become certified without going through an apprenticeship program.
If you have some practical experience but do not yet qualify for the certification exam, you may be eligible to challenge a level exam to enter the program at the appropriate level.
Check the Program Profile on this page for the available pathway options and eligibility details.
Create a SkilledTradesBC Portal account to start your application
A section-by-section guide on how to complete the declaration forms
A form for your employer to document and attest to your work experience
A form for you to document and attest to your work experience from self-employment or because a direct supervisor cannot be contacted
