Roofer

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

Other duties that apply

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.

Trade certification for residential steep roofers is available, but voluntary, in British Columbia.

Red Seal endorsement is also available to qualified roofers upon successful completion of the interprovincial Red Seal examination.

Shinglers require one to two years of on-the-job training.