Relay protection & control

Work with your hands, work with your team and work outdoors. Work with us.

Protection technicians are responsible for the installation, commissioning, maintenance and repair of all types of protective relaying, metering, recording and control systems.

Become a protection technician

Get paid to learn!

This two-year fully paid apprenticeship includes formal classes and on-the-job training.
During your paid training, you will be rotated to different work locations throughout Manitoba.
After you complete your training, and successfully pass testing and evaluation, you'll receive a journeyperson’s certificate.
Apprentices make an hourly rate of $30.54 and $35.38. A journeyperson makes an hourly rate between $42.64 and $52.21.

Qualifications

All of these qualifications are required for the apprenticeship program.

You must:

have diploma from an Electrical Engineering Technology program accredited by the Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists (CCTT) or equivalent certification as an Engineering Technologist with the Certified Technicians and Technologists Association of Manitoba (CTTAM)
possess and maintain a valid Manitoba Class 5 driver’s licence (intermediate or full) or equivalent
have a high degree of mechanical ability
have a strong aptitude for technical skills involving computer, electrical, and electronic equipment
be willing to work in all types of weather, have good physical coordination, manual dexterity, and be able to lift heavy objects from a variety of physical positions

Recruitment journey

We typically recruit annually in March, but recruitment dates are subject to change.

This recruitment normally takes approximately five–seven months.

Step 1

Apply online
Step 2

Aptitude testing

If selected, you will write standardized aptitude tests to assess how well your abilities match the requirements of the job.
Step 3

Skills assessment training orientation day

If selected for the next step, you will participate in a pre-employment skills assessment and trade orientation session to demonstrate your job-related skills. This component may include an interview. A current driver’s abstract must be provided at this time.
Step 4

Selection for hire
Step 5

Offers of employment
Step 6

Orientation

Current positions

View current job postings to check if the role is posted. If it is not posted, set up a job alert to be notified when the application period is open. Use the “Register now” button to set up your online registration (if you don’t have one already set up). Your online profile is not an application. Once you've registered, you must submit an application for the job during the recruitment period.

View instructions for creating a profile and setting up job alerts. Set up the job alert, select “trades” and “relay protection” as your area of interest.

How to apply

Applications must include:

current resumé and cover letter
high school transcripts¹, and any post-secondary school transcripts or training certificates

If you're elected, you will write standardized aptitude tests to assess how well your abilities match the job’s requirements. If selected for the next step, you'll participate in a competency-based interview to demonstrate your job-related skills. A current driver’s abstract must be provided at this time.

Note: Register on a desktop computer or laptop – the application will not work on your mobile device.

Manitoba Statement of High School Marks (transcripts) is an official provincial record of your high school marks and credits earned. ↩︎

Training program benefits

You won’t accumulate any student or trainee debt in this program. We pay you a bi-weekly salary during the two-year formal classes and on-the-job training. You’ll belong to a union and have a collective agreement.

You must buy your own set of tools, but we offer a payroll deduction option to help spread out the cost. If your tools break on the job, we replace them at our expense.

You will travel throughout Manitoba to experience different types of systems. Trainee rotations are generally four to eight months. If working away from home, we pay for accommodations, meals, as well as mileage.

Safety

Safety remains our top priority in everything we do.

You'll receive all necessary personal protective equipment (PPE), including clothing, eyewear, and hardhats and learn how to use and care for your PPE.

You'll receive safety training and learn safe work procedures. We plan all of our work to eliminate hazards or reduce them to safe levels. Before each job, technicians participate in job planning and tailboard meetings to discuss the best and safest way to do the work. You also have the right to refuse a task you believe to be unsafe.