Electromechanical technician: pay in Quebec and Greater Montreal
An electromechanical technician keeps automated production equipment running: motors, conveyors, hydraulic and pneumatic circuits, programmable controllers. In Greater Montreal the work happens in plants, automated warehouses and repair shops, never on construction sites. This page covers pay by region, what the postings say, the duties, the training and the certificates.
- Quebec median
- $30.75/h
- Range
- $24 – $40/h
- Montreal
- $30/h
Guichet-Emplois (Job Bank), edition 2025 · CNP 72422
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Electromechanical technician pay, region by region
| Region | Low | Median | High | vs Quebec | Offered in postings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All of Quebec | $24 | $30.75 | $40 | — | — |
| Montérégie | $28.85 | $33 | $47 | +7% | $30.52 (44) |
| Montréal | $26 | $30 | $35 | −2% | $33.29 (15) |
| Laval | $20 | $31 | $42 | +1% | — (6) |
| Lanaudière | No data of its own: Job Bank shows the Quebec figures | $34.37 (17) | |||
| Laurentides | No data of its own: Job Bank shows the Quebec figures | — (9) | |||
NOC 72422 is the closest category, not a copy of the job. Its official description covers maintaining, testing and repairing electric motors, transformers and switchgear, in a shop, and its English title is electrical mechanic. The job described below is the one the Quebec diploma trains for: the whole production machine.
Low, median and high wages published by Job Bank (NOC 72422), and pay offered in Greater Montreal job postings (6 months, February to August 2026); in brackets, the number of hourly postings — under ten, no median is shown.
Quebec median by file edition: 2023: $29.75/h · 2024: $29.25/h · 2025: $30.75/h.
What the job postings say
Of 97 postings on Job Bank in Greater Montreal (6 months, February to August 2026), 6% mention a night shift, 18% an evening shift and 4% weekends.
The shares above set the tone: in these postings the day shift is still the norm, evenings come next, and nights stay in the minority. Job Bank puts the usual week for this occupation at 35 to 40 hours. In a plant that runs around the clock, maintenance follows production: rotating shifts, a compressed week, or on-call coverage for breakdowns. Planned shutdowns often land on weekends, when the line is empty. Get three things in writing before you sign: the rotation, the on-call duty and the callbacks.
What an electromechanical technician does
- Carry out preventive maintenance on the equipment fleet: lubrication, alignment, belt tension, bearing changes as the machine sheet requires.
- Troubleshoot with instruments: multimeter, clamp meter, thermal camera, pressure gauge on a hydraulic circuit.
- Repair electric motor circuits, starters and electronic motor control devices, variable frequency drives included.
- Read an electrical, pneumatic and hydraulic drawing, then follow the signal from the sensor through to the actuator.
- Correct a PLC program or a control loop when the sequence stalls, and log the change.
- Rebuild mechanical components: shafts, bearings, gears, chains, pumps and cylinders.
- Lock out the machine and apply the energy control procedure before any out-of-production work inside a danger zone.
- Install and commission new or relocated equipment: alignment, hook-up, testing, guard and safety device settings.
- Close work orders in the maintenance management system and flag the parts to reorder.
Requirements, cards and certifications
- DEP en électromécanique de systèmes automatisés, Quebec's vocational diploma in automated systems electromechanics, or industrial maintenance experience the employer accepts as equivalent.
- Certificat restreint en connexion d'appareillage, the restricted equipment connection certificate, as soon as you connect or disconnect equipment to existing wiring outside construction.
- Certificat de qualification en électricité, the electrical qualification certificate, when the job means installing, modifying or repairing the electrical installation itself.
- Lockout training and use of the energy control procedure written for each machine in the plant.
- WHMIS training on the hazardous products in the plant, plus the rules for working on de-energised electrical installations.
- Reading electrical, hydraulic and pneumatic drawings, and keeping work orders up to date.
- Forklift training that meets CSA B335 if the job has you moving heavy parts yourself.
Training
The usual route is the DEP en électromécanique de systèmes automatisés, a vocational diploma in the electrotechnology sector: 1,800 hours, 120 credits, roughly sixteen months full time (Inforoute FPT). It runs from troubleshooting electrical and electronic circuits to pneumatic, hydraulic and motor circuits, then control loops, automated systems programming and planned maintenance. Several vocational centres in Greater Montreal offer it, and an English version exists under the title Automated Systems Electromechanics. Admission asks for a secondary school diploma, or Secondary IV credits in language of instruction, second language and mathematics.
Career path
A few years on the floor lead to mentoring apprentices, then maintenance team lead, maintenance planner or automation technician. The bridges run to a DEC in industrial maintenance technology or in electrical engineering technology: automation and control. Others move to a manufacturer's after-sales service, where you travel to the customer's plant, or into maintenance supervision.
Frequently asked questions
How much does an electromechanical technician make in Quebec?
The table above holds the figure: the Quebec median published by Job Bank for NOC 72422, the median for each Greater Montreal region, and the hourly rate offered in postings whenever there are enough of them to compute it. The gap between regions comes from the industry, the shift and the certificates asked for.
What is the difference between an electrician and an electromechanical technician?
The electrician works on the electrical installation itself: installing it, modifying it, repairing it. The electromechanical technician maintains the whole machine, from the bearing to the PLC, and touches live work mainly to connect, disconnect and troubleshoot. Outside construction the first aims for the electrical qualification certificate, the second for the restricted equipment connection certificate.
What are the branches of electromechanics?
Five families, all inside the same diploma: mechanics, meaning bearings, gears and drives; hydraulics; pneumatics; electricity and control electronics; and automation, that is PLCs, sensors and control loops. Any given job leans on one or two of them, depending on the machines the plant runs.
What is an electromechanical technician's monthly pay?
The public data for this occupation is hourly, not monthly: Job Bank publishes a low, median and high hourly wage. Start from the table above, multiply by the hours in your week, then add whatever the employer pays for the shift and the on-call duty. A monthly figure quoted elsewhere is an estimate.
What training do you need to become an electromechanical technician in Quebec?
The DEP en électromécanique de systèmes automatisés: 1,800 hours, 120 credits, roughly sixteen months full time according to Inforoute FPT. Several vocational centres around Greater Montreal offer it, and it exists in English under the title Automated Systems Electromechanics.
Do you need a qualification certificate to connect equipment in Quebec?
Yes, outside construction. Connecting or disconnecting equipment to existing wiring, with no other change to the installation, requires the certificat restreint en connexion d'appareillage. You need at least 20 hours of apprenticeship supervised by a certified journeyperson, the mandatory training, then a three-hour written exam. The certificate is renewed every four years.
Can you become an electromechanical technician without the DEP?
Yes, through apprenticeship. NOC 72422 includes apprentices, and the qualification program issues an apprentice card for the supervised hours. The ministry can also shorten your apprenticeship, waive the mandatory training or issue the certificate outright when your diplomas and hours justify it. You ask for that recognition when you register, transcripts attached.
Do electromechanical technicians work nights?
Less often than people assume. Greater Montreal postings mention days first and evenings next; nights stay in the minority and sit mostly in plants that run around the clock. Weekends come back through planned shutdowns, when the line is empty. Check the rotation and the on-call schedule before you accept.
What is the difference between an electromechanical technician and an industrial mechanic?
The industrial mechanic comes out of the DEP en mécanique industrielle de construction et d'entretien: drives, pumps, piping, alignment. The electromechanical technician comes out of the automated systems diploma and adds control circuits, drives and PLCs. Some centres even offer both diplomas together as a double DEP.
Do electromechanical technicians work on construction sites?
No, not in the construction sense. The job described here lives in plants, warehouses and repair shops: production equipment, conveyors, machine tools. Construction trades fall under the CCQ and its competency cards. The diploma still includes the general construction health and safety course, which is why many graduates carry that card.
What is "électromécanicien" in English?
Two answers, depending on context. Job Bank translates NOC 72422 as electrical mechanic, a description built around motors, transformers and switchgear. Montreal plants usually post the job as electromechanical technician or maintenance technician. The diploma itself carries the title Automated Systems Electromechanics.
Which Greater Montreal plants hire electromechanical technicians?
Official sources name two settings. NOC 72422 points to independent electrical repair shops, the maintenance shops of electrical equipment manufacturers, and in-plant repair shops. The Quebec diploma points to production companies that run automated control systems, whatever they make. So search by the equipment a plant runs, rather than by industry.
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