R-20, r. 5 - Regulation respecting the issuance of competency certificates

Section 15.1.1 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

15.1.1. The Commission shall issue, on request, an exemption from the obligation to hold an apprentice competency certificate to any person 16 years of age or older who is domiciled in the territory of a state or province the government of which is, together with the Government of Québec, party to a bilateral intergovernmental agreement respecting the mutual recognition of qualifications, skills and occupations in trades and occupations in the construction industry.

To obtain such an exemption, the applicant must, however, hold an apprenticeship booklet issued in that state or province by a body having competence to do so and recognized for that purpose under the agreement, and the apprenticeship booklet must authorize him to carry on, in that state or province, a trade that, under the agreement, corresponds to a trade for which the exemption is being applied for; the applicant must also, in accordance with the provisions of the agreement, meet the requirements applicable to training in occupational health and safety.

The exemption issued by the Commission is valid for a term of 1 year.

Notwithstanding section 16, the Commission shall renew an expired exemption, issued under this section, where a monthly report filed with the Commission by a registered employer establishes that the holder worked in the construction industry during the 14 months preceding the renewal. It shall also renew such an exemption on request.

S.Q. 1995, c. 8, s. 55.