Canada Trades Entrance Exam Study Guide – Practice Questions, Tutorials & Test Tips
Trade Entrance Assessment (Pre-Apprentice)
Before you can enter an apprenticeship program you must have a minimum education level and the entrance exam ensures that you will be successful – If you don’t have the minimum requirements you will have a lot of difficulty learning the technical requirements for your chosen trade. So this helps everyone!
Entrance tests are developed and administered by the trade unions and locals. The following trades require a screening trade aptitude test: Ironworkers, Plumbers, Millwrights, Carpenters, Pipefitters, Sheet metal worker, Steamfitters, Welders, Boilermakers, Painters, Machinists, and more.
Generally you will need a passing grade of 70% on the test.
The questions are multiple choice. Help with answering multiple choice
There are 100 questions which you must answer in 3 hours.
Tests for Specific Trades
What’s on the Trade Entrance Tests?
Test contents varies by Province and by trade – BC, Alberta and Ontario group trades into ‘clusters’ or groups of trades and occupations with similar skills.
Most trades pre-apprenticeship tests contain the following types of questions:
- Reading Comprehension
- Basic Math – Includes some basic geometry and algebra
- Mechanical Aptitude
- Spatial Ability
- Basic Science
Basic Elegibility
- 18 years old (some training programs can start at age 16)
- Some trades require previous work experience
- High school transcript or equivalent (Canadian GED)
- Personal interview
Red Seal Trades
Alberta Trades Entrance Exam
The Alberta Trade Entrance Exam (TEE) has the following content:
- English and Reading Comprehension
- Mathematics
- Science
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Reading Comprehension
Reading Comprehension test usually cover:
- Finding specific information in a passage – the information may be stated directly or implied
- Meaning of words from the context
- Drawing conclusions from the information in the passage
Reading Comprehension Practice
Mechanical Aptitude
Mechanical Aptitude (or mechanical reasoning) may include:
- Pulleys and Belts
- Gears
- Springs
- Levers
- Balancing Scales
- Gravity
- Acceleration
- Hydraulics
- Weights
- Magnetism
- Energy Types
- Friction
- Horseshow Magnets
- Pressure
- Pendulum
- Pivot Points
- Power Source
- Conductors
- Open and Closed Circuits
- Switches
- Series and Parallel Circuits
- Electrical load and Path
Number Sense and Operations
Scientific Notation
Estimation
Order of Operation
Exponents
Operations with real numbers and radicals
Absolute Value
Scale drawings
Perimeter, circumference, area and volume
Pythagorean theorem
Practice
Trades Math Toolbox – Basic Math for Trades
General Math Practice
Exponents
Basic Math
Basic Math 2
Word Problems
Percent
Fractions, Percent and Decimals
Scientific Notation
Order of Operation
Basic Geometry
Pythagorean Geometry
Slope of a Line
Area of Complex Shapes
Properties of Triangles
The Canada Trades Test is your gateway to an apprenticeship and a high-demand and high paying career.
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Date Published: Sunday, June 13th, 2021
Date Modified: Friday, December 12th, 2025