Roofers and shinglers

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

• Roofers

• Install, repair or replace built-up roofing systems using materials such as asphalt saturated felts and hot asphalt and gravel

• Install, repair or replace single-ply roofing system using waterproof sheet materials such as modified plastics, elastomeric or other asphaltic compositions

• Install, repair or replace shingles, shakes and other roofing tiles on sloped roofs of buildings

• Install sheet metal flashings

• Apply waterproof coatings to concrete or other masonry surfaces below or above ground level

• Install and repair metal roofs using hand and power tools

• Set up scaffolding to provide safe access to roofs

• May estimate materials required and quote costs.

• Shinglers

• Install or replace asphalt shingles, wood shingles and shakes and masonry or baked clay roofing tiles on sloped roofs of buildings

• Set up scaffolding to provide safe access to roofs.

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.

• For roofers, completion of a two- to three-year apprenticeship program or Over three years of work experience in the trade are usually required to be eligible for trade certification.

• Roofing trade certification is compulsory in Quebec and available, but voluntary, in all other provinces and the territories.

• The Red Seal endorsement allows for interprovincial mobility.

• Progression to supervisory positions is possible with experience.