1 They work in a trade that has full trade qualifications IE an apprenticeship. They can do electrical work related to their trade. They can do instrumentation. pumps related to the boilers. Power to the boilers or other work related to power engineering. They can't wire your house.
2. Best guess is an unrestricted electrician, maybe a restricted class like Low Energy or Alarm.
Best bet for questions related to trade qualifications is the Safety Services office in New West. 604-660-6286. They administer all the electrical trades qualifications as well as elevating devices, Boilers, arial tramways and gas.