R-20, r. 3 - Regulation respecting certain exemptions from the requirement of holding a competency certificate or an exemption issued by the Commission de la construction du Québec

Section 1 Disposition versions

2012-09-01

1. A person domiciled in Ontario who is covered by the Agreement on Labour Mobility and Recognition of Qualification, Skills and Work Experience in the Construction Industry (2006) Between the Government of Ontario and the Gouvernement du Québec and who meets, in accordance with the provisions of that agreement, the applicable requirements in respect of occupational health and safety training is exempt from the requirement of holding a competency certificate or an exemption issued by the Commission de la construction du Québec, where the person satisfies one of the following conditions:

(1)  the person holds a valid, recognized attestation authorizing him to carry on, in Ontario, a trade which, under or pursuant to that agreement, is paired with one of the trades listed in Schedule A to the Regulation respecting the vocational training of the workforce in the construction industry (chapter R-20, r. 8) with a specialty under one of those trades or a trade that is recognized as being equivalent to an occupation existing in Québec;

(2)  the person holds a Trade Activity Card in force, issued in accordance with that agreement and pertaining to an activity included in one of the trades listed in Schedule A or to an activity listed in Schedule C to the Regulation respecting the vocational training of the workforce in the construction industry, provided that, in both cases, the activity is recognized in the agreement; or

(3)  the person holds a Specialized Construction Work Card in force and issued in accordance with the agreement, and the Commission de la construction du Québec recognizes that the work to be carried out by that person is specialized construction work.

For the purposes of carrying on construction work as an employee, the exemption enacted by the first paragraph applies only on the condition that the person in question also holds a card issued by the Commission under section 36 of the Act respecting labour relations, vocational training and workforce management in the construction industry (chapter R-20).

O.C. 4-97, s. 1; O.C. 1463-99, s. 1; O.C. 677-2006, s. 1.