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| yeisonx
 |  "Working in Montreal"
, posted Fri 25 Jan 22:07  
I have recently move to Montreal,Quebec and i would like to know if anyone has idea of how is the regulation to buy r-22 here. I have my CFC Universal license from US ,,will that one work?,,,please help.Thanks
Yeison Garcia
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| yuri
| "Re(1):Working in Montreal" , posted Sat 26 Jan 11:53
We have techs from Manitoba and Ontario here but none from PQ I believe. Try find out from the blue pages (Gov't info) if there is an Environment Minister or Dept of Labour and they can tell you who makes the rules. In Manitoba it is called MOPIA, Mb Ozone Protection Industry Assoc.
Yuri
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| | northernfitter
| "Re(2):Working in Montreal" , posted Sat 26 Jan 20:40
You will be hard pressed to buy refrigerant in Quebec without there licenses. Not sure what the laws are in PQ but pretty sure you need refrigeration license as well to even work in the industry. Ontario has a Resi A/C license for those of us that got 3 marks wrong on our refrigeration exam :P. Welcome to Canada if your intending to work in the trade get ready for a lot more bureaucracy and rules than your used to.
14years as a service tech in Ottawa and the valley. www.reliableheating.ca. For furnace manufacturer ratings go to
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/appliances/heating-cooling-and-air/gas-furnaces/furnaces-repair-history-205/overview/index.htm?resultPageIndex=1&resultIndex=1&searchTerm=furnace
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| | TKG26
| "Re(3):Working in Montreal" , posted Tue 29 Jan 23:07
WHAT ARE YOU SMOKING ADRIAN!! LOL
Man get to work and off these forums. You got some kids to feed!
Joel
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| | northernfitter
| "Re(4):Working in Montreal" , posted Thu 31 Jan 07:27
I am working :P. I am addicted to this damn trade 12hr days and then on the forums for half hour to relax. LOL. How is union life slacker.
14years as a service tech in Ottawa and the valley. www.reliableheating.ca. For furnace manufacturer ratings go to
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/appliances/heating-cooling-and-air/gas-furnaces/furnaces-repair-history-205/overview/index.htm?resultPageIndex=1&resultIndex=1&searchTerm=furnace
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| | TKG26
| "Re(5):Working in Montreal" , posted Thu 31 Jan 07:38
Union life is great, I get paid when i work and even when i dont.... :)
Been busy lately though following some new startup company in the valley. Unreliable or something like that. :)
SIGNATURE "Always have a licensed HVAC technician perform repairs on your equipments. HVAC is not a do-it-your-self home project."
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| | Direct-Answer
| "Re(6):Working in Montreal" , posted Thu 31 Jan 11:29
to answer the gentleman with the original question, the answer regarding his AC licence is, that you will have to take and pass the exam for a licence to work on refrigeration in any province in Canada. the licence here is a provincial licence, and you must complete the provinces testing in order to work in that province. It is basically another form of taxation.
As far as the comment about if you miss 3 questions on the exam you end up with a residential license, I don't know what he is smoking, but that is flat out wrong. my guess is he tried the full license, failed it and took the residential test. the test is somewhere close to 100 questions, if memory serves me correctly, so you can get over 25 wrong. there may be a section of 10 questions, that if you get more then 3 wrong, you will fail. you have to pass all sections if you fail one you fail.
There are 2 license classifications in Ontario. one if a full blown refrigeration license that allows you to work on anything, and then there is new residential licence that allows you to work on small home equipment up to i believe it is 5 tons. they are 2 different tests. On either test to be successful at licensing, you need to obtain at least a 70% mark to pass. The Residential license is ideal for anyone that is intimidates by the larger equipment, and will only ever work in home heat and cooling business. however with that, you are stuck to that classification. many small businesses will also take on convenience stores, and grocery stores and will be looking for someone with the better license.
I hope this clears up your concerns about your license
as far as getting R-22, although it is considered phasing out, it is still available at the wholesalers.
good luck!
Do it right hire a professional.
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| | marchvac
| "Re(7):Working in Montreal" , posted Thu 31 Jan 19:18
Hey Direct-Answer do you know anything about this brazing licence. I have hear of it but have not seen any proper documents on it.
Be careful sometimes you don't get a second chance
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| | northernfitter
| "Re(8):Working in Montreal" , posted Sat 16 Feb 21:55:
Directanswer I am not smoking anything I failed by 2% on the commercial exam so I took the resi one seeing as I only work in resi anyways. As far as taking the test goes its different in every province as I said. In Ontario a passing grade is 75%. As far as him taking the test he would have to do some research to see if they require proof of hours in Ontario but no idea in Quebec.
14years as a service tech in Ottawa and the valley. www.reliableheating.ca. For furnace manufacturer ratings go to
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/appliances/heating-cooling-and-air/gas-furnaces/furnaces-repair-history-205/overview/index.htm?resultPageIndex=1&resultIndex=1&searchTerm=furnace
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