Fuel Industry Certificates - Ontario Regulation 215/01

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You can download Ontario Regulation 215/01 and the TSSA Amendment - Here

Exemptions
   55.  (1)  A person is exempt from subsection 3 (1) with respect to the following activities:
   1.   Installing or servicing an appliance in a detached dwelling that is owned and occupied by the person but the person shall not activate a newly installed appliance until a person who is the holder of an appropriate certificate referred to in subsection 3 (1) determines that the appliance and its installation comply with the requirements of Ontario Regulation 212/01 (Gaseous Fuels) and Ontario Regulation 213/01 (Fuel Oil).
   2.   Installing, activating or servicing a portable appliance for his or her own personal use provided that the appliance does not serve the public.
   3.   Reactivating an appliance, in accordance with the certified lighting instructions of its manufacturer, located in a detached dwelling that is owned and occupied by the person,
   i.   if the appliance was initially installed and activated by a person who is the holder of an appropriate certificate referred to in subsection 3 (1), and
   ii.   if the appliance is maintained in a safe working condition.
   4.   If the person is the holder of a record of training, performing any work that is within the scope of work as set out in a PPO-1, PPO-2, PPO-3, PCI, PTO, CH-01, CH-02, CH-SM1, CH-SM2 or an RE-O certificate.
   5.   Constructing new propane or natural gas vehicles for an original equipment manufacturer of propane or natural gas vehicles on the manufacturer's premises.
   6.   Servicing, repairing or replacing any part of a propane or natural gas fuelled vehicle other than its propane or natural gas fuel system.  O. Reg. 215/01, s. 55 (1); O. Reg. 253/08, s. 34.
   (2)  An employee of a natural gas or propane distributor is exempt from subsection 3 (1) when shutting off the gas supply to or relighting appliances in a dwelling unit, and relighting appliances installed in a dwelling unit is exempt from subsection 3 (1) if the employee is under the general supervision of a holder of a G.1 or G.2 certificate and has received a training course approved by the director from his or her employer within the previous three years.  O. Reg. 215/01, s. 55 (2).
   (3)  A person who performs duct cleaning is exempt from subsection 3 (1) if, in doing so, the person does not work on any other part of the appliance except for the purpose of cleaning the fan.  O. Reg. 215/01, s. 55 (3).
   (4)  A person who holds a certificate as an operating engineer is exempt from subsection 3 (1) when performing work that is within the scope of the person's certificate on equipment that is located at a registered plant at which the person is employed.  O. Reg. 215/01, s. 55 (4).

Section 22 subsection 3 has been revoked.

(3)  A person who is the holder of a G.1, G.2, DA, DA-RV, GP or IMT certificate is responsible for any work carried out by a person who is the holder of a G.3 certificate who is under his or her supervision.  O. Reg. 215/01, s. 22 (3).

Read the following section 53,

Supervising certificate holder
53.  A supervising certificate holder providing direct supervision to a person is responsible for the work of the supervised person.  O. Reg. 215/01, s. 53.

Download the Gas Technician 3 Practical Skills Sign Off Instrument - Here (***You can download the revised G3 Practical Skills Sign Off Instrument Package - Here)

* SIDE NOTE:  The changes include an allowance to hold a G.3 certificate "permanently" rather than be limited to 3 years duration and the allowance to conduct valuable work under the general supervision of a higher level certificate holder. 

It looks like a G3, who has a completed signoff package, can do anything a G2 can except,

O.Reg 215/01 (22)(1) shall not perform the initial activation of a new appliance or a newly converted appliance.