Choose a Career in the Skilled Trades as a Glazier
The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades represents glaziers throughout the province of Ontario. Glaziers, also known as Architectural Glass and Metal Technicians, work in small two to four person shops as well as in major companies and corporations in all parts of North America, and even some that are global. Glaziers in Toronto, and all over Ontario, work on residential properties like low and high rise condominiums as well as schools, small strip plazas to large mega malls, hospitals, high rise office towers, and hotels. If you’ve walked through an entrance, a glass and metal glazier has been there.
Contact IUPAT now to learn how to become a skilled worker as a glazier in Ontario!
Need more details about what glaziers do?
As Architectural Glass and Metal Technicians, we work on several parts of a building as it is being erected. Some of the areas that we work on include:
– Installing mirrors or glass shower enclosures in a residential home
– Measuring and installing mirrors in commercial properties such as offices and fitness institutes
– Replacing of broken glass and mirrors in residential and commercial properties
– Installation and maintenance of doors and entrances
– Installation of windows and curtain wall systems
– Creating glass office partitions
– Incorporating smoke screens and erecting greenhouses
– Installation of skylights and automatic door systems/span>
Glaziers also work with all types of glass including art glass, leaded prism glass, beveled glass, protection glass, plate and tempered glass, mirrors, coloured glass, wired glass, ribbed glass, lead glass, architectural panels and more. Glaziers also work with other materials like wood, aluminum, steel, glass, plastics and rubber.
How to Participate in a Glazier Apprenticeship Program in Ontario
The Glaziers apprenticeship program takes 8000 hours to complete with a combination of on-the-job training, which will take up the majority of training, with some in class instruction. There is a government test at the end. If you complete your apprenticeship program and pass the government test you’ll become a certified journeyperson. As a certified journeyperson, you will be able to measure and fabricate jobs.
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