Plumbing Licences
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- Annual Report on Fees
- Building Codes - National Research Council
- Canadian Standards Association
- Licenced Backflow Testers
- Licenced Plumbing Contractors
- National Plumbing Code of Canada
- Technical Inspection Services
- Training and Employment Development
Overview
Plumbing licences are required to ensure that qualified individuals perform plumbing work.
Eligibility
To qualify for a Plumber's Licence, applicants must hold a New Brunswick Certificate of Qualification in the plumbing trade.
To qualify for a plumbing contractor licence, appplicants must hold a New Brunswick Plumber's License, must have two (2) years of experience as a journeyman plumber, must have successfully completed a contractor's exam or must be an employee person with qualifications and must pass the contractor's exam.
To qualify for a Backflow Prevention Tester Licence, applicants must hold a Certificate from an accredited organization as a certified backflow prevention device tester and a Certificate of Qualification in one of the following trades: plumber, steamfitter-pipefitter, or sprinkler system installer. Applicants must hold a current certificate of calibration for testing equipment.
All plumbing system construction work must be done by a provincially licenced plumber who is employed by a licenced plumbing contractor. Homeowners may perform plumbing work on their principal residence, provided that they meet the terms and conditions set out by the Chief Plumbing Inspector.
Description
A Plumber Licence authorizes the holder to install, alter, extend, renew or repair plumbing systems, or make a building sewer connection or disconnection while being employed by a New Brunswick licenced plumbing contractor.
A Plumbing Contractor Licence authorizes the holder to contract to install, alter, extend, renew or repair plumbing systems, or make a building sewer connection or disconnection.
A Backflow Prevention Tester Licence authorizes the holder to test all installed testable backflow prevention devices.
A list of the latest fee changes are provided in the Annual Revenue Estimate located in the fees section.
| Fee Description | Rate in $ | Effective Date YYYY-MM-DD | |
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| Plumber's licence | |||
| New and annual renewal | 50.00 | 2011-04-01 | |
| Plumbing contractor's licence | |||
| New and annual renewal | 400.00 | 2012-02-27 | |
| Backflow prevention device tester's licence | |||
| New and annual renewal | 50.00 | 2011-04-01 | |
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| Contact SNB (Payment Only) | snb@snb.ca | |
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Bathurst
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Campbellton
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Edmundston
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Fredericton
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Miramichi
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Moncton
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Saint John
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