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The ÒõAPPµ¼º½ is an industry-supported private sector organization providing welding certification, management systems registration and training services to over 7600 companies in 48 countries. Supported through CWB ÒõAPPµ¼º½, CWB Education, CWB Registration, CWB Consulting, and the CWB Association membership, the ÒõAPPµ¼º½ provides a comprehensive and integrated service to the welding and joining industry.

Headquartered in Ontario, Canada, with staff and offices across the country, the ÒõAPPµ¼º½ is accredited by and operates under the authority of, the Standards Council of Canada (SCC) as a ÒõAPPµ¼º½ Body for the administration of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) welding-related standards.

Recognized as one of the largest and most innovative welding organizations in the world, ÒõAPPµ¼º½â€™s reach is unique in the fact that we are a national mandated organization that has successfully transitioned into international markets, bringing with us our high standards with respect to welding certification, education, safety and membership.

The ÒõAPPµ¼º½ prides itself in being innovative in our services and highly responsive to their clients’ needs, which results in an important contribution to the high level of competence enjoyed by industries employing welding and joining and the consistent progress in welding technology, as well as the reliability of welded products.

The CWB (Canadian Welding Bureau)

The Canadian Welding Bureau (now known as CWB ÒõAPPµ¼º½) was formed by the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) over 75 years ago. The purpose of the Welding Bureau is to administer Canada’s national welding standards, which are embedded in the national building code and other industry-specific documents. Funded by industry, and acting on behalf of the Canadian public, the Welding Bureau plays an important role by certifying welding companies that create products for use within Canada as well as the welders and welding consumables used in their creation. Within the Structural and erecting industry, it is mandatory that all companies be certified by the Welding Bureau however many non-structural welding companies choose to be voluntarily certified, as the Welding Bureau is the only organization that issues nationally recognized credentials.

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CWB Education

The CWB Education is Canada’s leading educational resource for welding and non-destructive testing/evaluation training. In support of the welding, joining and inspection industry, the CWB Education provides training for the vast majority of Canadian Welding inspectors and supervisors, as well as being the only national body accredited to issue qualifications for welding engineers. For non-destructive education, the CWB Education covers the full range of standard NDE methods, as well as providing additional critical courses, such as Radiation Safety and Protection- CEDO.

With qualified instructors and training facilities located across Canada, CWB Education is able to offer students and their employers a range of education options from custom on-site training to self paced on-line learning. CWB Education also provides additional courses tied to welding sales professional, non-welding engineers, building officials as well as high school and post-secondary instructors and students.

The CWB Education has invested heavily in providing and managing a standardized nationalized curriculum, testing and skills assessment for welding training. Under the Acorn brand, this program bridges the needs of both education and industry to create, qualify and reward a pool of skilled laborers.  The CWB Education leads the way in skills trade education, integrating technologies like rapid prototyping, augmented reality, on-line learning and mobilized content to provide training solutions that are fully modern, up-to-date and provide training in a truly engaging fashion.

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CWB Registration Systems

CWB Registration's exceptional client satisfaction rating (98%) is derived from its expertise, experience and commitment to excellence in providing auditing, quality management and ISO certification services that cover over 40 industry sectors throughout Canada, the U.S. and Asia. Ranging from manufacturing, structural steel, construction transportation equipment and fabrication to shipbuilding electricity supply and business process outsourcing, CWB Registration ensures that each client's specific needs are integrated into an effective management system solution. Proudly Canadian, CWB Registration is accredited by the Standards Council of Canada and offers a range of industry specific audit services including ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015 and CSA A660-04.

CWB Association 

The CWB Association is a not-for-profit division of the ÒõAPPµ¼º½ and is a membership-driven association, mandated to promote and support the welding and joining industry in Canada. The CWB Association is represented throughout Canada by a loyal Chapter membership of over 70,000 professionals and companies in the welding and joining industry.

The CWB Association plays a key role by engaging with and educating industry, government agencies, educational institutions and the general public about the opportunities and importance of welding and joining in Canada.

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CWB Consulting

CWB Consulting is a welding engineering and technical group of experts, sharing its knowledge and training to support you in achieving your goals of welding performance.  Our optimized solutions are in full conformance with recognized welding codes from CSA, AWS, ASME, etc. 

As an industrial leader, CWB Consulting will provide our clients with technical skills and targeted solutions in a timely, cost-effective manner.