Welcome to the Ontario Water Wastewater Certification Office. This website will assist you through the process of certification and licensing under Ontario regulations 170/03, 128/04 of the Safe Drinking Water Act and 129/04 of Ontario Water Resources Act. If this is your first time visiting us, we recommend that you go the “Getting Started” section.

 

 

 

List of Independent Training Organizations

 

Attention Training Providers and Operators: The Upload Completed Course function for training providers in the Ministry of the Environment’s WWOCS database is temporarily unavailable. While this function is unavailable, the Education Information section of Operators’ WWOCS profiles will not be updated with new course completion results. This will not impact the processing of operators’ applications. An update will be posted once this function becomes available.
Download and read the latest Operator Certification Bulletin, the Drinking Water and Wastewater Operator Certification News. (Click HERE)
Important note: As of April 1, 2013, only current forms listed on the ministry’s Drinking Water Ontario website will be accepted. Drinking water and wastewater upgrade application forms dated (2009/04) are still current and will be accepted.
Reminder: Exams results are valid for five years from the date of the exam. Exams written on or before October 2007 can no longer be considered valid as of October 2012. Please see Guideline 3.11 Exam Result Validity for more information.
EFFECTIVE JANUARY 1st, 2013: Due to the Ministry of the Environment’s and OWWCO’s Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS) compliance requirements, drinking water and wastewater operator certification applications can no longer be accepted via email. Email applications submitted will not be processed. Please submit applications by fax or mail.

New Mandatory Renewal Course: Effective January 1, 2012, Treating and Distributing Safe Drinking Water is the new mandatory renewal course that must be completed by drinking water operators and water quality analysts every three years. For more information (Click HERE)
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Operator Certification Working Group meeting highlights (Click HERE)
For information on new Walkerton Clean Water Centre course offerings (Click HERE)

 

 

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