Instructions

Complete this form and provide the required documentation to be deemed certified as a drinking water operator, wastewater operator or water quality analyst (WQA) in Ontario for a one-time 6-month period. This form can be used for all types and classes of drinking water certificates or wastewater licences available through the Ontario Drinking Water and Wastewater Operator Certification Program.

Becoming an operator in Ontario 

• Through the Ontario government’s “As of Right” framework, a worker in a regulated, non-health occupation who is certified by an out-of-province regulatory authority in Canada can follow a process to be deemed certified temporarily in that occupation in Ontario.
• A person may only work under the “As of Right” framework for one 6-month period. To remain certified in Ontario beyond that 6-month deemed certification period, water operators and WQAs must complete the Reciprocity Application section of the Drinking Water Certificate and Wastewater Licence application form before the “As of Right” period ends.
• Reciprocity applications are typically processed within 30 calendar days of the submission of a complete application. Once an Ontario certificate or licence is issued, the operator or WQA will be able to continue to work in that regulated occupation in Ontario.  You do not need to follow the new “As of Right” process in order to apply through the “Reciprocity”-based pathway for out-of-province operators and analysts.
• You do not need to follow the “As of Right” process to apply for Reciprocity as an operator or WQA.
• For further guidance on Ontario’s certification requirements, visit www.owwco.ca.

To skip this form and apply for Reciprocity, click here.

Continue to apply for “As of Right”. 

To complete this form, you must:

• Upload a valid out-of-province drinking water operator’s certificate, wastewater operator’s licence, or WQAs certificate

• Attest to being in good standing in your home jurisdiction, as specified below

After you provide the required documentation and information:

• Your application will be processed within 10 business days
• If you meet all the “As of Right” requirements you will receive a Notice of Receipt by email and will be deemed to be certified or licensed in Ontario under the “As of Right” framework for 6-months, starting from the date of the Notice of Receipt.
   

Please carefully follow the instructions and have all material available for upload at the time of application.

By submitting and signing this “As of Right” Application form, I hereby consent to the collection, use, and disclosure of my personal information, namely, the information contained in this “As of Right” Application form, by the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks and its Certification Program Administrator (the Ontario Water Wastewater Certification Office) to assess the requirements for temporary Deemed Certification under the Ontario Labour Mobility Act, 2009 and Ontario Regulation 199/25: Deemed Certification made under it, and to assess compliance with the Ontario Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002 and its regulations and the Ontario Water Resources Act and its regulations, and to support enforcement as set out in this form.

I further declare that all information in this application is true and correct and that I understand it is an offence under the Ontario Labour Mobility Act, 2009, the Safe Drinking Water Act, 2002, and the Ontario Water Resources Act to make a representation, knowing it to be false.