BC Equivalency Certificate
Important Notice About
BC Equivalency Certification
read more…When the completed application is returned to BCACS and your credentials have been verified, you will receive a BC operator’s certificate equivalent to the one you currently hold.
Recognition of Out-of-Jurisdiction Certificates
In order to comply with the Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA) and the Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT), WorkSafeBC has implemented a process for accepting the credentials of workers trained or certified in Canadian Jurisdictions to meet regulatory compliance in British Columbia (BC).
Agreement on Internal Trade (AIT)
One of the purposes of the Agreement is to eliminate or reduce measures that restrict labour mobility in Canada. To that end, the BC Government agreed to recognize workers already certified in another province/territory (i.e. certified, licensed, or registered by a recognized regulatory authority) as eligible for certification in BC.
Labour mobility occurs when certified workers from other jurisdictions are recognized without any additional training, experience, examinations or assessments.
Trade, Investment and Labour Mobility Agreement (TILMA)
This Agreement applies to regulators in BC and Alberta that relate to trade, investment, and labour mobility. Regulators shall mutually recognize or otherwise reconcile their existing standards and regulations that operate to restrict or impair trade, investment or labour mobility.
Labour mobility occurs when certified workers from other jurisdictions are recognized without any additional training, experience, examinations or assessments.
WorkSafeBC Recognition of Out-of-Jurisdiction Certificates
In accordance with the labour mobility requirements in the Agreements, WorkSafeBC will recognize a worker as qualified to work in BC if they have a valid certificate from another Canadian regulatory authority where:
- A certificate is required under the Workers Compensation Act of BC and/or the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation;
- The competencies related to the out-of-jurisdiction certification are consistent with, and within the scope of, the competencies required for the same occupation in BC;
- The worker complies with the applicable BC registration process for obtaining a crane operator certificate issued by the BC Association for Crane Safety.
Crane operators from other jurisdictions will be provided with a Jurisprudence Package. Crane Trades, Tower Crane including Self-Erects, Mobile Cranes and Boom Trucks out-of-jurisdiction certificates will be issued by the BC Association for Crane Safety.
This Jurisprudence Package references all the pertinent sections of the Act, Regulations, Guidelines, Policies and Standards that govern the operations of cranes in BC. The references have been selected to focus on the information that you will need to perform the duties of a crane operator in BC.
The OHSR requires a BC employer to conduct a new-worker orientation before allowing workers to perform their job. Employer due diligence requires them to ensure you understand your responsibilities as a crane operator.