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Specialties that raise your rate

• Red Seal endorsement

  One extra exam, recognised across Canada.

• Steel stud framing and acoustic ceilings

  The interior systems side of the trade. Commercial, union and better paid than boarding houses.

• Level 5 and high-end finishing

  Perfectly smooth walls for galleries, condos and lobbies. Slow, skilled and well paid.

• Plastering and stucco

  Older skills that are still in demand for restoration and exterior work.

• Fire and sound rated assemblies

  Knowing the rules for rated walls opens up institutional work like hospitals and schools.