Toronto, Canada 🇨🇦

Free PLC training in Toronto

Engineers and technicians in Toronto can learn PLC programming, SCADA, drives and instrumentation free, online and at their own pace, with the courses below chosen for the city's automotive, nuclear power, logistics and light industry. The optional certificate is US$23.99 (≈ CA$33) for a beginner course.

Why automation skills matter in Toronto

The Toronto region is retooling car plants at Oakville and building pickups at Oshawa, while Darlington runs refurbished CANDU reactors and builds a small modular reactor next door. Ontario's Industrial Electrician (442A) trade and PEO licensing give automation skills a recognised path into this work.

Automotive

Ford's Oakville Assembly Plant in the Greater Toronto Area is being retooled to build Super Duty trucks from 2026, and GM's Oshawa plant builds Chevrolet Silverado pickups.

Nuclear power

OPG's Darlington station in Bowmanville finished refurbishing its CANDU units in 2026, and a BWRX-300 small modular reactor is under construction next to it.

Logistics and light industry

The area around Toronto Pearson Airport has become one of the region's largest industrial areas.

Industrial zones in and around Toronto

Pearson Airport industrial area
One of the largest industrial areas around Toronto, next to Canada's busiest airport.
GM Autoplex, Oshawa
GM Canada's complex in Oshawa, including the pickup assembly plant and a regional engineering centre.
Darlington New Nuclear Project
OPG's BWRX-300 small modular reactor site next to Darlington; construction began in May 2025.

Which PLCs you are likely to meet

General regional pattern: Allen-Bradley (Rockwell Automation) grew to hold the largest share of the PLC hardware and software market in North America.

Free courses for Toronto

PLC programming · Beginner · Free

Allen-Bradley Studio 5000

Robotics · Beginner · Free

FANUC Robot Programming with the Teach Pendant and ROBOGUIDE

Robotics · Beginner · Free

ABB Robot Programming with RobotStudio and RAPID

Quality management · Intermediate · Free

Automotive Core Tools: FMEA (AIAG-VDA 1st Edition)

Power systems · Advanced · Free

IEC 61850 Substation Automation: GOOSE, SCL and IEC 60870-5

Electrical · Intermediate · Free

ETAP Power System Analysis: Load Flow, Short Circuit, Protection, Arc Flash and Stability

All free courses

The certificate

Beginner US$23.99 (≈ CA$33), a one-off fee. Your bank handles any currency conversion. Issued when you pass the course's final assessment, with a code anyone can verify.

How the certificate works

Useful local bodies

For registration and recognised qualifications in Canada. EDWartens is not affiliated with them.

Professional Engineers Ontario (PEO)
Licenses and regulates professional engineers (P.Eng.) in Ontario.
Skilled Trades Ontario - Industrial Electrician (442A)
Red Seal apprenticeship trade (non-compulsory) of about 9,000 hours covering industrial electrical systems.
International Society of Automation (ISA)
Automation professional body behind the CAP and CCST certifications.

Questions from Toronto

Is there free PLC training in Toronto?

Yes, online. Every EDWartens course is free to learn in full from Toronto: video lessons, notes, practice and a final assessment, in English, at your own pace. They run in the vendors' free or trial software with simulators, so you need a computer, not a PLC.

How much is the certificate?

The certificate is optional. For a beginner course it is US$23.99 (about CA$33), a one-off fee; intermediate and advanced courses cost a little more. Learning stays free whether or not you buy it.

Which PLC should I learn first in Toronto?

Start with Allen-Bradley Studio 5000. It matches what plants in the region commonly run; the other courses on this page follow Toronto's main industries.

Is the certificate recognised by employers in Toronto?

It is an EDWartens Certificate of Completion with a public verification code, not a vendor, university or government qualification. Employers can check it online; many will also want to see a project you built.

Sources

Local facts checked 26 September 2026. Company and plant names are their owners' and are mentioned for context only.