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About Red Seal Carpenter Examination

Red Seal Carpenter Examination · CA

Key exam facts

Provider
Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship (CCDA), with ISEC, develops the national exam; provincial and territorial apprenticeship and certification authorities administer it.
Format
Multiple-choice knowledge exam: four options per question and one correct answer.
Exam questions
Total questions: 100.
Time limit
4 hours.
Passing score
70%.
Exam fee
Varies by province or territory; the administering authority provides the applicable cost at registration. There is no single Canada-wide fee on the national registration page.

Topics covered

  • Performs common occupational skills (12%)

    • Uses and maintains tools and equipment
    • Uses hand, power and pneumatic tools
    • Uses stationary tools
    • Uses powder-actuated tools
    • Uses lifting, rigging and hoisting equipment
    • Uses layout instruments and equipment
    • Performs safety-related activities
    • Uses personal protective equipment (PPE) and safety equipment
    • Maintains safe work environment
    • Builds and uses temporary access structures
    • Uses stationary access equipment
    • Uses mobile access equipment
    • Erects/dismantles scaffolding
    • Modifies scaffolding
    • Uses communication and mentoring techniques
    • Uses communication techniques
    • Uses mentoring techniques

  • Performs planning and layout (14%)

    • Interprets documentation
    • Interprets project drawings
    • Interprets specifications
    • Interprets safety documentation
    • Interprets workplace documentation
    • Organizes work
    • Schedules work sequence
    • Performs site preparation
    • Performs quantity takeoff
    • Organizes material
    • Performs layout
    • Performs site layout
    • Lays out concrete formwork
    • Lays out floors
    • Lays out decks
    • Lays out walls
    • Lays out ceilings
    • Lays out roofs
    • Lays out stairs
    • Lays out balustrades

  • Performs concrete work (16%)

    • Constructs formwork
    • Erects excavation shoring and underpinning
    • Erects concrete falsework
    • Constructs footing forms
    • Constructs wall form systems and grade beam formwork
    • Constructs slab formwork
    • Constructs column formwork
    • Constructs stair formwork
    • Installs embedded reinforcements
    • Dismantles formwork
    • Installs concrete, cement-based and epoxy products
    • Places concrete
    • Facilitates curing of concrete
    • Performs basic concrete finishing
    • Installs pre cast components
    • Installs grout

  • Performs framing (20%)

    • Constructs floor systems
    • Installs engineered floor systems
    • Constructs dimensional lumber floor framing
    • Constructs deck systems
    • Constructs decks
    • Installs deck components
    • Constructs wall systems
    • Installs engineered wall systems
    • Constructs dimensional lumber wall framing
    • Constructs roof and ceiling systems
    • Installs engineered trusses
    • Constructs roof and ceiling framing

  • Performs exterior finishing (14%)

    • Installs exterior doors and windows
    • Installs exterior jambs/frames
    • Installs exterior doors
    • Installs exterior windows
    • Installs exterior door and window hardware
    • Installs roofing
    • Installs roofing components
    • Installs roof coverings
    • Installs exterior finishes
    • Installs exterior wall components
    • Installs exterior wall coverings

  • Performs interior finishing (14%)

    • Applies wall and ceiling finishes
    • Installs wallboard
    • Applies compound to walls and ceilings
    • Installs panels, tiles and solid wood finishes
    • Installs suspended ceilings
    • Installs demountable wall systems
    • Installs flooring
    • Installs underlayment
    • Installs floor coverings
    • Installs access flooring
    • Installs interior doors and windows
    • Installs interior jambs/frames
    • Installs interior doors
    • Installs interior windows
    • Installs interior door and window hardware
    • Constructs and installs finish components and stairs
    • Fabricates finish components
    • Installs finish components and accessories
    • Constructs stairs

  • Performs renovations (10%)

    • Performs renovation-specific support activities
    • Removes existing material
    • Protects structure during renovations
    • Performs renovation-specific construction activities
    • Joins new to existing construction
    • Changes existing structure during renovations

How to prepare

Work through the topics, read the explanation after each answer, and revisit the areas where you miss questions. Use the official outline and reference materials below to guide your study.

These independent practice questions are not actual exam items and do not guarantee a passing result.

Frequently asked questions

What is the exam format?

Multiple-choice knowledge exam: four options per question and one correct answer.

How many questions are on the exam?

Total questions: 100.

How long is the exam?

4 hours.

What is the passing score?

70%.

How much does the exam cost?

Varies by province or territory; the administering authority provides the applicable cost at registration. There is no single Canada-wide fee on the national registration page.

Official sources and references

Confirm current exam arrangements with the exam provider.