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No Operations Firefighter posting is open as we write this; the last one closed 5 January 2026. The trap in Toronto is timing: every OFAI certificate and NFPA 1001 I and II must already be in your hands when you apply, so the preparation has to be finished before the posting appears, not after. One application per recruitment, and it cannot be edited once submitted.
Last checked September 23, 2026Source
Canada's largest municipal fire service, running high-volume, multi-stage recruitment intakes.
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Personal Characteristics is 60 of 110 questions and 55% of the result — do not neglect it for the math sections
Source: Toronto and Ottawa officially require OFAI Stage One certificates. Verified against publicly published information as of July 2026 — always confirm against the current job posting before booking.
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Gear: Stage Two is performed in full firefighting PPE plus SCBA weighing approximately 23 kg (51 lb). The SCBA is carried but not breathed from; a VO2 mask is worn.
Stage One — Aptitude, hearing and vision
Aptitude testing alongside hearing and vision screening. These are hard gates: candidates are eliminated here, before any physical testing.
Unconfirmed: The exact aptitude sections, question counts and time limits are not stated here — confirm the current format at ofai.ca.
Stage Two — Encapsulated Treadmill Test
A progressive, incremental treadmill protocol to exhaustion, performed in full PPE plus SCBA (approximately 23 kg / 51 lb). Not a shuttle run.
Unconfirmed: The specific speeds, inclines, phase durations and endpoint criteria are not published here — confirm at ofai.ca.
Stage Three — FPAT, FFTS and Swim Test
Firefighter Physical Aptitude Job-Related Tests (FPAT) plus Firefighter Technical Skills (FFTS), with a Swim Test where the fire service requires it.
Unconfirmed: The FPAT sub-events, their sequence and any time standards are not listed here because we cannot state them on the authority of ofai.ca. Confirm the current Stage Three format directly at ofai.ca.
Source: ofai.ca
Source: City of Toronto Operations Firefighter page (updated July 2026) and the January 2026 posting
No. Toronto uses the OFAI route: the encapsulated treadmill test at Stage Two and the FPAT at Stage Three, and both certificates must be current on the posting closing date. A CPAT certificate is not accepted in their place.
Being test-ready and fitness-ready before a posting opens matters more than intense preparation after it opens.
No. Every question is original training content written to reflect common recruitment task types. No legitimate provider has access to live exam material.
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