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That makes total sense. I didn’t know how they were doing it, just that the IBEW in AB doesn’t seem to accept ON credentials at the hall anymore.Ontario makes it too easy for scammers to get a trade certificate without having to go through a Canadian apprenticeship program. Foreigners can claim they were an electrician back in whatever shithole country they hail from. All they need to provide are references for work experience and a small fee for the application. Skilled Trades Ontario will call the company/person they claim they worked for. A friend or family member will be the contact person who will lie for them and sign off on any documentation required.
A Ukrainian plumber can claim their documents and credentials got destroyed in the war with Russia but no problem. You can contact Ivan @ Cossack Plumbing in Donetsk who can vouch for them.
A jeet or chinaman will buy or forge a fake trade certificate that looks legit and use references who are in on the scam when they get a call from Skilled Trades Ontario.
It got so bad, we had to have them skill tested at home office before sending them to site, which is what the union was supposed to be doing. It got bad for a couple of years, but we don’t see that anymore.