B.C. Reg. 111/2026, deposited July 6, 2026, under the SKILLED TRADES BC ACT [sections 27 (2) and 50 (1)]. Ministerial Order M268/2026, dated July 6, 2026.

I, Jessie Sunner, Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills, order that the Minister’s Skilled Trades BC Regulation, B.C. Reg. 256/2022, is amended as set out in the attached Schedule.

— J. SUNNER, Minister of Post-Secondary Education and Future Skills.

Schedule

1 Section 4 of the Minister’s Skilled Trades BC Regulation, B.C. Reg. 256/2022, is amended by striking out ", effective December 1, 2023".

2 Section 2 of the Schedule is amended

(a) by renumbering the section as section 2 (1),

(b) in subsection (1) by adding "following" after "each of the" and by striking out "trades set out in this schedule" and substituting "trades", and

(c) by adding the following subsection:

(2) The applicable scope of work set out in this Schedule applies in respect of each of the following skilled trades certification trades, effective July 5, 2027:

(a) tower crane operator;

(b) mobile crane operator.

3 The following sections are added to the Schedule:

Tower crane operator

11 (1) In this section:

"luffing boom" means a boom that is raised and lowered about a pivot point to change the load radius;

"tower crane" means a tower crane that

(a) uses a horizontal, articulated or luffing boom to lift, position and place loads, and

(b) is one of the following:

(i) a tower crane erected on site from component parts;

(ii) a self-erecting tower crane with a lift capacity of more than 10 t.

(2) The prescribed scope of work for a tower crane operator consists of the following:

(a) operating a tower crane to lift, position and place loads;

(b) performing pre-operational equipment checks and limit tests in respect of a tower crane.

Mobile crane operator

12 (1) In this section, "mobile crane" means a crane that

(a) is friction-driven or hydraulic-driven,

(b) uses a lattice boom or hydraulic boom to lift, position and place loads,

(c) has a lift capacity of more than 80 t, and

(d) is mounted on a self-propelled crawler or wheel-mounted mobile base.

(2) The prescribed scope of work for a mobile crane operator consists of the following:

(a) operating a mobile crane to lift, position and place loads;

(b) performing pre-operational equipment checks in respect of a mobile crane;

(c) stabilizing a mobile crane prior to lifting a load.

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