To benefit from the measures described below, First Nations people and Inuit must identify themselves as such to the CCQ.

Automatic selection for CCGIC registration

First Nations people and Inuit with a diploma who wish to obtain an occupation competency certificate as a line worker, welder, or pipe welder, and who register for the Cours de connaissance générale de l’industrie de la construction (CCGIC) during the first registration period (planned) are automatically selected if she has not been chosen by random draw.

Mobility of workers and preferential employer – starting at 400 hours

An employer may assign a First Nations person or an Inuk who holds a competency certificate to work anywhere in Québec (provincial mobility), as long as that person has worked 400 hours or more for that employer during the 24 first months of the 26 months preceding the issuance or renewal of his or her certificate.

Referrals for workers by certain Indigenous nations and communities 

The Kativik Regional Government, the Cree Nation Government, the Eeyou Istchee James Bay Regional Government, and the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake may obtain a permit enabling them to refer workers to an employer when the employer makes a referral request to the Carnet référence construction.

The Assemblée nationale adopted Bill 21, which resulted in the Act respecting mainly the implementation of agreements on labour matters between the Gouvernement du Québec and the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake. This bill follows on from the Agreement on Labour between the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke and Le Gouvernement du Québec, approved by decree on July 24, 2014.

This agreement, which involves areas covered by Act R-20, makes it possible for the community of Kahnawà:ke:

• To implement its own labour regime, which will have orientations and objectives similar to Québec’s
• To create a labour office, the mandate of which will be to interact with Québec institutions

The Kahnawà:ke Labor Office will be able, among other things:

• To qualify Mohawk workers in Kahnawà:ke for work on its territory, including work on the Mercier Bridge
• To assume on its own all of the inspection responsibilities on the territory covered by the agreement, which includes the community of Kahnawà:ke and all of the Mercier Bridge

Competency certificates issued by the CCQ will be recognized by the Kahnawà:ke Labor Office for work performed on these territories.

Furthermore, the Agreement provides that agreements between the government and the Mohawk Band Council of Kahnawà:ke may be concluded in the sectors covered by:

• The Act Respecting Industrial Accidents and Occupational Diseases
• The Building Act
• The Occupational Health and Safety Act

A liaison committee was created to oversee implementation of the statute. This committee is composed of representatives from:

• The Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke
• The Régie du bâtiment du Québec
• The Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail
• The Commission de la construction du Québec

Read the Agreement on labour between the Mohawk Council of Kahnawà:ke and le Gouvernement du Québec on the CCQ’s website, in the "Documentation" section.