The construction industry intends to be more inclusive, and so it is making efforts to increase the number of women, First Nations people and Inuit, and people representative of the diversity of Québec society on construction sites. To reach this goal, measures are being deployed to encourage the inclusion of members of these groups in the construction industry.
To find out about the measures already in force, visit the pages “Women,” “First Nations and Inuit,” and “People with Disabilities.” Other measures will be added through the Act to modernize the construction industry and through the collaborative approach piloted by the Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ) aimed at the formulation, deployment, and enhancement of different inclusion plans in the industry.
New measures under the Act to modernize the construction industry
The Act to modernize the construction industry provides for the gradual deployment of measures dedicated to women, First Nations people and Inuit, and people representative of the diversity of Québec society. Some of these measures will come into force on November 30, 2024, and others will do so at a future date to be determined.
To find out about what these measures entail and their respective dates of coming into force, visit the following sections of the page “Modernization of the construction industry”:
- Make inter-regional mobility more flexible (measures 4 and 5)
- Facilitating access to competency certificates (measures 8 and 9)
- Facilitate access to the industry by people representing the diversity of Québec society (measures 14, 15, 16)
- Amending the rules of the Carnet référence construction (measures 19, 20, 21)
How can First Nations people and Inuit and people representative of the diversity of Québec society identify themselves in order to benefit from the measures dedicated to them?
In anticipation of the coming into force of these measures, First Nations people and Inuit and people representative of the diversity of Québec society may identify to the CCQ the group(s) to which they belong by using the form Application for registration or modification of identification file or choice of union association.
This is a voluntary identification. If you wish to notify the CCQ that you belong to one of the groups covered :
- If you already have a client file with the CCQ, fill out sections 1, 3 and 4 of the form and return it using the “Pour nous joindre” function in the online services or in person or by mail to one of our regional offices
OR - If you do not already have a client file with the CCQ, fill out all sections of the form and return it with all of the documentation required in person to one of our regional offices, or by mail to the address given on the web page for the type of competency certificate covered: apprentice, journeyperson, or occupation.
If you do not wish to notify the CCQ that you belong to one of the groups covered , you will not be able to benefit from the measures dedicated to you.
If there is a change with regard to your identification, you must immediately notify the CCQ by filling out the form again.
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Definitions of covered groups and conditions for application
For purposes of application of the Act to Modernize the Construction Industry, the groups covered by the measures are the following:
Indigenous An Indigenous person is a person who belongs to one of these groups:
- First Nations
- Métis of Canada
- Inuit with Indian status with the Canadian government
- Status of Cree, Naskapi, or Inuit beneficiary recognized pursuant to the Act respecting Cree, Inuit and Naskapi Native persons (chapter A-33.1).
IMPORTANT – People who decide voluntarily to indicate their Indigenous status must provide their nation and community.
Immigrant
The person is a permanent resident or a foreign national; he or she is not a Canadian citizen.
Visible minority
The person belongs to a visible minority because of the colour of his or her skin; he or she is not of the white race or colour. This does not include people who are Indigenous or belong to an ethnic minority. Ethnic minority
The person belongs to an ethnic minority when his or her first language is neither French nor English. This does not include Indigenous people or those belonging to a visible minority. The first language is the language that the person first learned as a child and still understands.
With disabilities
The person is considered to have disabilities when he or she has an impairment resulting in a significant and persistent incapacity and is likely to encounter obstacles in performance of everyday activities.
A person may belong to several of the above-defined groups. However:
- People who declare themselves Indigenous may not identify at the same time as a member of a visible or ethnic minority or as an immigrant.
- People may not belong to both a visible minority and an ethnic minority.
Note that the identification of sex, already provided for in the form, enables women to benefit from the measures dedicated to them.
When a person benefits from measures dedicated to women and/or to First Nations and Inuit people and/or to people representative of the diversity of Québec society, her employer also benefits from the corresponding applicable advantages.
