Job requirements Driller - Oil And Gas Drilling in Canada
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Find out what you typically need to work as a driller - oil and gas drilling in Canada. These requirements are applicable to all Oil and gas well drillers, servicers, testers and related workers (NOC 83101).

Employment requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

  • Completion of secondary school is usually required.
  • Oil and gas well drillers and well servicers require three to six months of formal on-the-job training, college or petroleum industry-approved training courses and four or more years of work experience in subordinate rig crew positions.
  • A college diploma in drilling may be required.
  • Offshore work requires several years of experience in an equivalent position on land.
  • Certificates in first aid, hydrogen sulphide awareness, blowout prevention, well control, workplace hazardous materials information system (WHMIS), transportation of dangerous goods (TDG) and a special oil well operator (boiler) certificate are required.
  • Oil and gas well loggers, testers and related workers require three to six months of formal on-the-job training and several years of experience in subordinate logging and testing positions or on drilling and servicing rigs.
  • Completion of a college program in electronics or engineering technology may be required for open hole well logging.
  • A provincial blaster's licence, and seismic blaster and oil well blaster certification are required for well perforation services.
  • Trade certification for rig technician is compulsory in Alberta and available, but voluntary, in Newfoundland and Labrador, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, British Columbia and the Northwest Territories.
  • Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified rig technicians upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

Source National Occupational Classification

Professional certification and licensing

You might need to get a certification from a regulatory authority before you start working. Find out if this occupation is regulated and contact the regulatory authority to learn about the certification process.

Alberta

Job title Slickline Services - Level 1; Slickline Services - Level 2; Slickline Services - Level 3
Regulated
Job title Slickline Services - Assistant Operators
Regulated
Job title Well Testing Services Supervisors - Level 3; Well Testing Services Supervisor - Level 4; Well Testing Services Supervisor - Level 5
Regulated

British Columbia

Job title Geoexchange Driller
Regulated
Regulatory body: Skilled Trades BC

Manitoba

Job title Oil And Gas Well Drillers
Regulated
Regulatory body: Apprenticeship Manitoba

Prince Edward Island

Job title Rig Technician
Regulated
Job title Oil And Gas Well Drillers, Servicers, Testers And Related Workers
Regulated
Job title
Regulated

Source Foreign Credential Recognition Program - ESDC

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If you are already certified to work in a regulated occupation in your province or territory, it will be easier for you to have your certification recognized in another province or territory. See the Workers Mobility's website to learn more.

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