Trade certification · Carpentry
Red Seal Carpenter Exam (Interprovincial)
The interprovincial Red Seal exam for carpenters: 100 multiple-choice questions in 4 hours, 70% to pass. Practice questions weighted to the Red Seal exam breakdown, from safety and layout through concrete forming, framing, exterior and interior finishing and renovations.
Questions last checked against the official sources on October 11, 2026.
The real exam at a glance
- Questions
- 100 multiple choice, 4 options, one correct answer
- Time
- 4 hours
- To pass
- 70%
- Question types
- Knowledge and recall, procedural and application, critical thinking
- Provided
- Carpenter formula sheet and acronym list
- Languages
- English and French
- Delivered by
- Your province's or territory's apprenticeship authority (Ontario: Skilled Trades Ontario, trade code 403A)
- Body
- Red Seal Program, Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship
What you'll practise
Try a question
Studs in Canadian residential walls are most commonly spaced at:
- 400 mm or 600 mm on centre
- 200 mm on centre
- 1,200 mm on centre
- 800 mm on centre
Show the answer
A. 400 mm or 600 mm on centre — Standard spacings are 400 and 600 mm (16 and 24 in), matching panel sizes.
Sample questions by topic (in English)
- A. Common occupational skills
- B. Planning and layout
- C. Concrete work
- D. Framing
- E. Exterior finishing
- F. Interior finishing
- G. Renovations
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Questions about the Red Seal Carpenter
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What is the real Red Seal Carpenter like?
Questions: 100 multiple choice, 4 options, one correct answer. Time: 4 hours. To pass: 70%. Question types: Knowledge and recall, procedural and application, critical thinking. Provided: Carpenter formula sheet and acronym list. Languages: English and French. Delivered by: Your province's or territory's apprenticeship authority (Ontario: Skilled Trades Ontario, trade code 403A). Body: Red Seal Program, Canadian Council of Directors of Apprenticeship.
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