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

Section 2.1.1 Disposition versions

2024-03-28

2.1.1. Until 31 December 2025, the Commission must issue an apprentice competency certificate for a construction trade to a person who holds a skills training certificate for that trade, which confirms that the person has met the requirements of a program of studies authorized by the Minister of Education, Recreation and Sports pursuant to the Education Act (chapter I-13.3) and leads to the trade of carpenter-joiner, tinsmith, heavy equipment operator or shovel operator.

The person must also meet the following conditions:

(1)  have obtained the certificate between 1 January 2024 and 30 June 2025;

(2)  furnish proof that the person has successfully completed the safety course required by the Safety Code for the Construction Industry (chapter S-2.1, r. 4); and

(3)  the person’s employer, registered with the Commission, files a workforce request, guarantees that person employment for not less than 150 hours over a period not exceeding 3 months and provides the Commission with proof of the guarantee.

It is understood that a skills training certificate (AEP) referred to in the first paragraph does not constitute a school leaving certificate in vocational studies or recognition related to a program of vocational studies, as vocational studies are attested by a vocational training diploma (DEP).

O.C. 340-2024, s. 1.