History of Red Seal Standards

The first National Conference on Apprenticeship in Trades and Industries was held in Ottawa in 1952. At the conference, it was recommended that the provincial, territorial and federal governments work together to prepare analyses of a number of skilled occupations.

To this end, Employment and Social Development Canada sponsors a program to develop the Red Seal occupational standards.. The program is overseen by the Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship (CCDA).

Standards for the Red Seal Program have the following objectives: