Wages & Rates
Wages & Rates
Wages & Rates
Employers are obliged to pay employees according to the collective agreements in force in the construction industry.

To view wage rates and social benefits, union dues and taxable benefits, you can either use the online services or view the current rates by using the tool below.

If you believe that you are not being compensated in accordance with the collective agreements, specifically with respect to overtime pay or travel expenses, find out how the Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ) can help.

  • Latest changes

    In accordance with the collective agreements for the four sectors, changes to the monthly report are required as of the effective dates listed below.

    Effective date Changes
    June 30, 2024 
    (July 2024 monthly report)
    Calculation method applied to certain union dues and correction of the social benefits rate for certain professions covered by the trailer clause.
    April 28, 2024
    (May 2024 monthly report)
    Various rates and contributions: annual increase in wage rates, changes to taxable benefits rates, changes to contributions to social benefits and to the welding qualification fund.
    December 31, 2023
    (January 2024 monthly report)
    Certain employee pension plan contributions and the calculation method applied to certain union dues.
    June 25, 2023 
    (July 2023 monthly report)
    Calculation method applied to certain union dues.
    April 30, 2023
    (May 2023 monthly report)
    Various rates and contributions: annual increase in wage rates, changes to taxable benefits rates, changes to contributions to social benefits and to the welding qualification fund.
    January 1, 2023
    (January 2023 monthly report)
    Certain employee pension plan contributions and the calculation method applied to certain union dues.

  • Annual increase in wage rates

    Effective April 28, 2024

    Sectors Increase

    Light residential (R and R2)

    Heavy residential (R1)

    2.05%

    2.05%

    Civil Engineering and Roads (all schedules except D6-D7-D8 and F1-F2-F3)

    Civil Engineering and Roads (schedules D6-D7-D8 and F1-F2-F3)

    2.05%

    2.55%

    Institutional and commercial 2.05%
    Industrial 2.05%

    Some trades and occupations may benefit from a wage catch-up.

  • Safety harness allowance

    Civil Engineering and Roads

    If the employer chooses to forego its obligation to provide a lineman’s safety harness, it must pay compensation to the employee of $1.00 per hour worked. Please note that this allowance is not included in the calculation provided by the wage rates tool

    Sector Trade/occupation Hourly amount
    Civil Engineering and Roads Lineman $1.00
    Article 25.01 3)

  • Pensions plan contributions
    To comply with the limitations of the Income Tax Act, published employee pension plan contribution rates may differ from those specified in the collective agreements. Click here to learn more about how pension plan contributions are allocated.

Wage Rates Tool

If there is a disparity between the rates displayed in the CCQ’s Wage Rates Tool and those given in the official versions of the collective agreements, the latter have priority.