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Significant shortage of workers in the construction industry

According to an analysis by the Association de la construction du Québec, there is a shortage of at least 3,500 workers and this shortage is likely to affect construction sites in several cities in Quebec, in the coming weeks.

Perhaps this shortage of construction workers could worsening due to the aging of the population and the decrease in registrations in vocational training programs

Even if the needs are two times less than in 2018 in the approach of the high season, the indicators are still red, according to the ACQ.

Montreal, Quebec and the Outaouais will be hit hard.

Plasterers, interior systems installers and painters will be very wanted everywhere as well as non-unionized staff such as superintendents, project managers or architects.

In the Outaouais, the region has difficulty retaining its workers who prefer to go and earn their life in Ontario or they do not need to pay their insurance or their union.

The results disturbing

The labor shortage is slowing the economic growth of the construction industry and threatens its companies.

The construction and home renovation is an important economic trigger for all the regions.

In 2018, 82% of companies refused projects, 69% delayed the completion of works and 66% extended the works duration.

Many construction contractors are looking for workers across the province, here are the most popular trades below.

  1. Carpenter: 832
  2. Electrician: 424
  3. Plasterer: 327
  4. Bricklayer-mason: 303
  5. Painter: 243
  6. Interior systems installer: 277
  7. Resilient flooring installer: 109
  8. Tinsmith: 104
  9. Cement applicator: 78
  10. Crane operator: 74

Access the construction industry

The construction industry in Quebec has set criteria for hiring workers with which construction companies must comply. Competence remains the fundamental principle, and competence must be acquired through training and work experience. You must have a certificate of competence to work in the industry.

If the industry construction favors access to graduates at construction sites, it can occur periods when the CCQ allows this access to non-graduates according to the state of basins workforce . Of specific conditions must then be observed.

In addition, to promote access for women and Indigenous to the construction industry and increase their number on construction sites, special measures have been been put in place.

It is possible to integrate the industry depending on the state of the labor pools, when a person has no qualifications .

  1. Anyone wishing to join the construction industry must identify a trade or occupation that interests them in their region, even if the basin is closed when they begin their process.
    The pools are often only open for one day! Also, think that a complete file allows you to act quickly and to reserve your place in the industry, by being sent as a priority to the CCQ.
    Opening of the pools
  2. The candidate must obtain a guarantee of employment of 150 hours from an employer. This guarantee must be formalized by a signed letter from the employer. Here is a letter template .
  3. It is compulsory for the candidate, even before entering a site, to follow the general health and safety courses on construction sites ASP Construction . The 30-hour course takes place over two weekends.
  4. Once in the industry, a person holding a competency certificate in a given trade, who has no training, has the obligation to complete his apprenticeship by following training activities offered by the CCQ, or a minimum of 30 hours each year, as long as she is an apprentice in order to keep her competency certificate. The person holding an occupation competency certificate will have to complete 60 hours of training, including general knowledge course of the construction industry.

RECALL

Pool open : means that there is a labor shortage, that is, there is there is less than 5% of the workforce available who holds a certificate of competence for the region and the trade or occupation concerned. Only the people with a guarantee of 150 hours over 3 months can reserve a place when the pool is open.

Pool less than 10% : the basin is closed. However, this data is shared so that people interested in joining the construction industry can prepare their file in anticipation of the possible opening of the basin.

Pool at 30% and less : the basin is closed. However, an access measure is available for women when the pelvis is at 30% or less. These can then integrate the construction if an employer guarantees them 150 hours of work on a period of three months.

31 October 2022

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