R-20, r. 8 - Regulation respecting the vocational training of the workforce in the construction industry

Schedule Disposition versions

2019-09-19

SCHEDULE A

(ss. 2 and 4)

TRADE DEFINITIONS

Group I

Group I includes the trades of carpenter-joiner and interior systems installer.

1. Carpenter-joiner: “Carpenter-joiner” means any person who does wood or cold-formed steel framing work, joinery work, work involving the assembly, erection and repair of wood or metal items such as:

(a) concrete forms including forms for footings, walls, piers, columns, beams, slabs, stairs, roads, sidewalks and curbs at ground level and form ties;

(b) insect screens, door and window frames, doors, windows, sills, weatherstripping, curtain walls, and clapboard, aluminium or composition siding;

(c) metal partitions;

(d) shingles, unwelded and unhooked sheet metal connected thereto, sandstone tiles;

(e) insulation in matt, roll or panel form, fastened by means of nails, staples or glue;

(f) wallboards;

(g) wood or other composition lathing;

(h) steel studding;

(i) nailing metal corner beads and mouldings;

(j) cupboards, counters and shelving (interchangeable or fixed), including the application of plastic laminates or other analogous coverings;

(k) acoustical tile, including mouldings;

(l) bowling alleys and accessories;

(m) parquet flooring, including sanding and finishing;

(n) synthetic lawn material;

(o) the installation, hoisting and handling of: steel sheet-piling, shoring piles, wales, braces, struts, bearing piles and temporary steel or timber stays driven into the ground.

Specialty in flooring-sanding: The trade of carpenter-joiner includes the specialty in flooring-sanding.

The term “flooring-layer-sander” means any person who:

(a) for the purposes of assembling parquet flooring made of wood or substitute composite materials:

i. prepares, assembles and applies the furring and covering of the subfloor;

ii. does minor preparatory work on the surface;

iii. sets sound and thermal insulation;

iv. lays parquet flooring, particularly wood lathing and laying of floors, including peripheral mouldings;

v. performs the sanding and finishing of wooden flooring;

(b) lays, sands and finishes the wooden flooring of bowling alleys.

Performance of the work described in the first and third paragraphs includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

Specialty in deep foundation installation: The trade of carpenter-joiner includes the specialty in deep foundation installation.

The term “deep foundation installer” means any person who performs construction, erection and repair work for the installation of deep foundations, such as the installation, hoisting and handling of: steel sheet-piling, shoring piles, wales, braces, struts, bearing piles and temporary steel or timber stays driven into the ground.

Specialty in concrete forming: The trade of carpenter-joiner includes the specialty in concrete forming.

The term “concrete former” means any person who performs construction, erection and repair work on concrete forms including forms for footings, walls, piers, columns, beams, slabs, stairs, roads, sidewalks and curbs at ground level and form ties.

2. Interior systems installer: “Interior system installer” means anyone who:

(a) prepares and sets all types of laths;

(b) prepares, assembles and sets any metal (tied or welded) used to erect and install metal supports for suspended ceilings;

(c) sets metal studs or frames for walls or partitions to be covered with metal, gypsum or similar composition laths or any wallboard or gypsum tile;

(d) installs gypsum or composition wallboard on partitions composed of metal studs, or on metal furrings;

(e) installs any wire mesh to be covered with any type of coating;

(f) sets acoustical tile.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

Group II

Group II includes the crane operators, shovel operators, heavy equipment operators and heavy equipment mechanics.

The heavy equipment operator’s trade includes 4 specialties: tractor operator, grader operator, spreader operator, roller operator.

3. Crane operator: Anyone who:

(a) operates all types of cranes such as elevator cranes, tower cranes, suspended cranes, derrick cranes, self-propelled cranes on locomotives or truck-mounted on wheels or tracks, with hydraulic, electric, mechanical and electro-mechanical attachments;

(b) operates travelling cranes, boring machines, piledrivers and cranes equipped with piledriving equipment used to drive cement, tubular or other piles or sheetpiles.

A crane operator also operates the above equipment when it is electrically-driven.

Speciality of operator of concrete pumps equipped with a distribution mast: The trade of crane operator includes the speciality of operator of concrete pumps equipped with a distribution mast.

The term “operator of concrete pumps equipped with a distribution mast” means any person who operates truck-mounted concrete pumps equipped with a distribution mast.

4. Shovel operator: Anyone who operates all types of shovels, backhoes, cranes with clamshell or dragline attachments, pivoted arm excavators and any other stationary or mobile excavating equipment, track-mounted or on wheels.

A shovel operator also operates the above equipment when it is electrically-driven.

5. Heavy equipment operator: Anyone who operates equipment included in any of the following specialties:

(1) Specialty of the tractor operator: Is part of the specialty of the tractor operator, the operation of wheel or track-mounted tractors with booms, buckets or attachments, “pépine” backdiggers, concrete breakers, bulldozers, scrapers, overhead and front-end loaders, trench-cutting machines, sideboom and endboom tractors, wheel-mounted tractors with excavating or forked attachment.

(2) Specialty of the grader operator: Is part of the specialty of the grader operator, the operation of graders.

(3) Specialty of the spreader operator: Is part of the specialty of the spreader operator, the operation of grader-spreaders and asphalt or concrete spreaders.

(4) Specialty of the roller operator: Is part of the specialty of the roller operator, the operation of rollers and power compactors.

The operators of equipment included in the 4 specialties mentioned above also operate the equipment when it is electrically-driven.

6. Heavy equipment mechanic: Anyone who does the maintenance and repair of cranes, power shovels, graders, spreaders, rollers, tractors, off-the-road trucks and also any other construction equipment or machinery that is motorized, stationary or mobile, used for landscaping, handling or excavation.

The following works, however, are not considered as part of the trade: the repair of compressed air motors and pneumatic tools such as hammers, drills, chisels and reamers; tire installation and repair, installation of belts, windshield wipers and headlights, greasing and body work.

Group III

Group III includes the trades of ironworker, boiler-maker and reinforcing steel erector.

7. (Revoked).

8. Boilermaker: “Boilermaker” means anyone who performs the operations connected with the construction of steam generators, boilers and tanks including:

(a) all erection, dismantling, assembly and demolition work on boilers, as well as the steel erecting related thereto;

(b) setting equipment on foundations or supports;

(c) installing and rolling tubes;

(d) fitting all pressure or non-pressure parts, except the unloading, hoisting and placing of portable boilers, steam drums and assembled sections of tubular boilers;

(e) all work in connection with breechings, smoke boxes, stacks, uptakes, floats, air and water heaters, smoke consumers, all types of tanks, as well as all other plate work connected thereto;

(f) the erection and construction of purifying boxes, gas generators, brewery vats, standpipes, penstocks and gasometers, as well as the unloading, hoisting and placing of equipment or parts related to the abovementioned devices;

(g) all burning, chipping, caulking, riveting, welding and rigging work connected with the abovementioned operations.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

9. Ironworker: The term “ironworker” means any person who, with the exception of work done for the construction or maintenance of electric power transmission and distribution lines, performs:

(a) the erection and assembly of all iron and steel parts used in the construction of:

i. buildings, including partitions, prefabricated roofs, wall sections including metal windows;

ii. completely prefabricated buildings;

iii. bridges, viaducts, subways and tunnels;

iv. antennas for radio and television broadcasting stations;

v. hoists, car dumpers, cranes, conveyors, ore unloaders;

vi. lock gates, head gates;

vii. hydraulic regulating equipment;

viii. coal, stone, coke, sand and ore towers, bins and hoppers;

ix. ash chutes and hoppers;

(b) the erection of concrete structural members (wall panels, floor or ceiling slabs) when mechanical equipment is used;

(c) the erection and construction of all sectional and otherwise assembled stacks, as well as the extension and repair of such stacks;

(d) the unloading, hoisting and setting of complete boilers, steam drums and assembled sections of tubular boilers and machinery into their approximate positions;

(e) torch-cutting, welding, riveting, rigging, scaffolding, framing, erecting and dismantling of temporary or supporting work in connection with any of the above operations;

(f) by means of equipment, tools or welding, the tracing, cutting, preparation and assembly of all metal pieces for the manufacture of items such as: inside and outside stairs, railings, fences (except wire fences), gates, windows, canopies, cellar and inspection traps, all types of wire netting, coal chutes, vault doors, fire doors, partitions, lifesaving equipment or any other similar work; and the installation and erection of the above items.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

10. Reinforcing steel erector: “Reinforcing steel erector” means anyone who cuts, bends, fastens, installs and assembles rods and metal laths with wire, ties, or welding operations to strengthen concrete in the construction of forms, columns, beams, slabs or other similar work.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

Group IV

Group IV includes the tinsmiths and roofers

11. Tinsmith: “Tinsmith” means anyone who works sheet metal of a thickness gauge 10. (Sheet metal includes iron, copper, aluminum, stainless steel or other similar materials.) He also:

(a) traces, makes and sets all types of sheet-metal items on construction sites;

(b) erects and repairs ventilating, air conditioning and warm air heating systems, as well as all systems for exhausting such materials as shavings, fumes, smoke or dust, applies inside insulation connected with such systems and sets prefabricated apparatus;

(c) performs all other analogous work such as covering skylights, cornices, firestops and flashings with metal; installs gutters and other prefabricated metal items such as shelves, lockers, partitions, wall coverings, screens and ceilings.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

12. Roofer: “Roofer” means anyone who applies and lays asphalt composition, gravel, shingles, sandstone tiles or other similar products on roofs. Work also includes the repair and insulation of such roofs, including vapour seals, build-up roofing membranes and waterproofing barriers, as well as laying unwelded and unhooked sheet metal.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

Group V

Group V includes painters, resilient flooring layers and insulators.

13. Painter: “Painter” means anyone who:

(a) prepares and conditions the inside and outside surfaces of any structure and covers same with one or more coats of film-forming compound for protection and aesthetic purposes;

(b) covers wall surfaces with wallpaper or any other similar material that is natural or synthetic, pre-pasted or glued;

(c) performs other work entailing the application of backing, corner beads and accessories, as well as joint-pointing wallboard;

(d) prepares and conditions the inside surfaces of any structure and covers same with one or more coats of film-forming compound that includes an additive ensuring a textured finish.

“Film-forming compound” means any liquid, sticky, natural or synthetic, transparent, semi-transparent, opaque or coloured material that forms a continuous protective film on surfaces.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

14. Resilient flooring layer: “Resilient flooring layer” means anyone who lays:

(a) resilient flooring made of vinyl, asphalt, rubber, cork, linoleum or of any other material that is glued but not nailed;

(b) rugs, carpets and undercarpets, except acoustical tile applied on walls and ceilings;

(c) synthetic lawn material.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

15. Insulator: “Insulator” means anyone who, by spraying or any other regular method, applies thermal insulation to:

(a) i. all existing or new piping systems whether it be in connection with the installation, repair or renovation of such systems, including the application of all types of protective finishes;

ii. piping used to convey any fluid (hot water, cold water, steam, gas, oil, fuel, ammonia, etc.);

iii. piping and duct work for air conditioning, ventilation or refrigeration purposes;

(b) radiators, furnaces, boilers, tanks and other similar equipment, except the erection of brick walls for boilers.

An insulator may also apply rigid or semi-rigid insulating materials.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

Group VI

Group VI includes plasterers, cement finishers, bricklayer-masons and tile setters.

16. Plasterer: “Plasterer” means anyone who:

(a) by means of a trowel or mechanically, applies coatings such as plaster, celanite, mortar, cement metal composition, stucco or other substitutes;

(b) sets metal corner mouldings or any other type of mouldings, as well as all accessories connected thereto;

(c) points and fills gypsum wallboard joints;

(d) does plaster moulding work and pours and sets ornaments.

17. Cement finisher: “Cement finisher” means anyone who:

(a) prepares and finishes cement surfaces on floors, walls, sidewalks and pavements;

(b) performs plain or designed cement coating work;

(c) applies hardeners and sealers or does all other similar coating work on floors, sidewalks, pavements and other roadwork inside tunnels;

(d) applies and finishes metallic waterproofing, including the protective coating and the installation of waterproofing membranes.

For the cement finisher, work on walls, following flooring operations, may not exceed the height of the base-board.

18. Bricklayer-mason: “Bricklayer-mason” means anyone who:

(a) cuts, saws, joint-points and lays, by using mortar, cement or any other adhesive material, the following masonry items:

i. brick, natural or artificial stone;

ii. acid brick, fire brick, brick made of plastic, cement or any other refractory material, all such bricks being laid by hand, machine or compressor;

iii. refractory material tiles;

iv. terra-cotta;

v. architectural precast concrete;

vi. blocks made of gypsum, concrete or glass, composition materials and light aggregates, for walls or partitions;

(b) sets and welds anchoring devices; applies rigid insulation inside walls and masonry cavities.

19. Tile setter: “Tile setter” means anyone who:

(a) cuts and sets marble, granite, prefabricated terrazzo, slate, glazed or enameled ceramic tiles and all other similar or substitute materials;

(b) installs strips, laths and metal anchoring devices and applies various granitic mixtures;

(c) sets the base for the above operations;

(d) polishes by hand or machine and by means of dry or wet processes, all surfaces made of granite, marble or any other similar material and cements or fills in cracks or gaps.

Group VII

Group VII includes millwrights.

20. Milwright: “Millwright” means anyone who:

(a) installs, repairs, sets, erects, dismantles and handles equipment, including equipment for bowling alleys; conveyors and permanently-installed equipment; automatic doors and accessories; adjustable floors used to support machinery;

(b) makes templates for such machinery and equipment.

Group VIII

Group VIII includes electricians.

21. Electrician: “Electrician” means anyone who performs construction, overhaul, alteration, repair or maintenance work on an electrical installation for lighting, heating and motive power purposes, including, in every instance, the electrical wires, cables, conduits, accessories, appliances and apparatus that form part thereof, that are attached thereto or that are used to connect the installation to the public utility or municipal services network supplying it, such connection point being located on the wall of the building or structure nearest to the public utility line.

“Electrician” also means anyone who performs installation, overhaul, alteration, repair and maintenance work on various security systems such as fire alarms, burglar alarms, access cards and video cameras.

Specialty of security systems installer: “Security systems installer” means anyone who performs installation, overhaul, alteration, repair and maintenance work on various security systems such as fire alarms, burglar alarms, access cards and video cameras, excluding electrical installations defined in paragraph 3 of section 2 of the Act respecting electrical installations (chapter I-13.01).

The work described to be within the jurisdiction of a security systems installer does not include the installation of conduits or of cables inside conduits, unless such work is to be performed within one day and requires the use of less than 150 metres of conduit and the installation of cables inside such conduit.

Performance of the work described above includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

Group IX

Group IX includes the pipe fitting trade.

22. Pipe fitter: “Pipe fitter” means any person who performs, in any building or construction, the work of installing, renewing, altering, repairing or maintaining the systems included in the following specialties, except the piping of sewers and water mains and the connection thereof:

(1) Specialty of plumber: The plumber is responsible for:

(a) plumbing systems, including:

i. piping, devices, accessories and other apparatus necessary for the flow of fluids in the said system;

ii. piping, devices, accessories and other apparatus used for the draining and the back air ventilation of the said system;

(b) the piping, the devices and accessories used in installations such as refineries, gasoline pumps, air vents, pipe-lines and sprinkling systems.

(2) Specialty of the heating systems installer: The heating systems installer is responsible for:

(a) heating and combustion systems including their piping, devices, accessories and/or other apparatus necessary for the distribution of fluids or the production of motive power or heat by the said system;

(b) piping, devices and accessories utilized in installations such as oil refineries, gasoline pumps, air vents, pipe-lines and sprinklers.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

(22.1) Specialty of the fire protection mechanic: The fire protection mechanic is responsible for automatic sprinkler systems including their piping, devices, accessories and other apparatus used to prevent and fight fires.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

(22.2) Specialty of the refrigeration mechanic: The refrigeration mechanic is responsible for refrigeration systems with at least 1/4 h.p. capacity, including their piping, devices, accessories and other apparatus necessary for the distribution of fluids and the production of cold air by the said systems.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

Group X

Group X includes elevator mechanics.

23. Elevator mechanic: “Elevator mechanic” means anyone who installs, renews, alters, repairs or maintains a mechanical conveying system composed of apparatus, accessories and other equipment such as elevators, hoists, escalators, flying scaffolds, ski lifts, dumbwaiters, movable stage platforms, rolling sidewalks and other similar equipment generally used or usable for transporting persons, things or materials.

The installation of a mechanical conveying system also involves the electrical connection of apparatus and accessories from the main line disconnect switch and the operation of an unfinished permanent mechanical conveying system and a site elevator equipped with a rack and pinion.

A permanent mechanical conveying system is unfinished until it is the subject of a report of work sent to the Régie du bâtiment du Québec in accordance with the Construction Code (chapter B-1.1, r. 2).

Group XI

Group XI includes the trade of erector-mechanic (glazier).

24. Erector-mechanic (glazier): “Erector-mechanic (glazier)” means any person who installs and repairs work (permanent or not) related to the flat glass industry and all other similar work made of metal or substitute materials, namely: installs and repairs all types of glass and their frames, ornamental or decorative items, prefabricated sheeting, curtain walls, doors, windows, show windows and other structures made of sheet metal or mouldings and fastened by means of an adhesive base or otherwise, but only, in the case of works not made of glass, when such works are accessory or secondary to setting or installing flat glass, when such works are related to the doors and windows of a building, and when such works are used as a substitute for glass.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

O.C. 313-93, Sch. A; O.C. 1489-95, s. 6; O.C. 937-97, s. 2; O.C. 1297-97, s. 1; O.C. 746-2013, s. 3; O.C. 886-2019, s. 1.

2013-07-18

SCHEDULE A

(ss. 2 and 4)

TRADE DEFINITIONS

Group I

Group I includes the trades of carpenter-joiner and interior systems installer.

1. Carpenter-joiner: “Carpenter-joiner” means any person who does wood carpentry work, joinery work, work involving the assembly, erection and repair of wood or metal items such as:

(a) concrete forms including forms for footings, walls, piers, columns, beams, slabs, stairs, roads, sidewalks and curbs at ground level and form ties;

(b) insect screens, door and window frames, doors, windows, sills, weatherstripping, curtain walls, and clapboard, aluminium or composition siding;

(c) metal partitions;

(d) shingles, unwelded and unhooked sheet metal connected thereto, sandstone tiles;

(e) insulation in matt, roll or panel form, fastened by means of nails, staples or glue;

(f) wallboards;

(g) wood or other composition lathing;

(h) steel studding;

(i) nailing metal corner beads and mouldings;

(j) cupboards, counters and shelving (interchangeable or fixed), including the application of plastic laminates or other analogous coverings;

(k) acoustical tile, including mouldings;

(l) bowling alleys and accessories;

(m) parquet flooring, including sanding and finishing;

(n) synthetic lawn material;

(o) the installation, hoisting and handling of: steel sheet-piling, shoring piles, wales, braces, struts, bearing piles and temporary steel or timber stays driven into the ground.

Specialty in flooring-sanding: The trade of carpenter-joiner includes the specialty in flooring-sanding.

The term “flooring-layer-sander” means any person who:

(a) for the purposes of assembling parquet flooring made of wood or substitute composite materials:

i. prepares, assembles and applies the furring and covering of the subfloor;

ii. does minor preparatory work on the surface;

iii. sets sound and thermal insulation;

iv. lays parquet flooring, particularly wood lathing and laying of floors, including peripheral mouldings;

v. performs the sanding and finishing of wooden flooring;

(b) lays, sands and finishes the wooden flooring of bowling alleys.

Performance of the work described in the first and third paragraphs includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

Specialty in deep foundation installation: The trade of carpenter-joiner includes the specialty in deep foundation installation.

The term “deep foundation installer” means any person who performs construction, erection and repair work for the installation of deep foundations, such as the installation, hoisting and handling of: steel sheet-piling, shoring piles, wales, braces, struts, bearing piles and temporary steel or timber stays driven into the ground.

Specialty in concrete forming: The trade of carpenter-joiner includes the specialty in concrete forming.

The term “concrete former” means any person who performs construction, erection and repair work on concrete forms including forms for footings, walls, piers, columns, beams, slabs, stairs, roads, sidewalks and curbs at ground level and form ties.

2. Interior systems installer: “Interior system installer” means anyone who:

(a) prepares and sets all types of laths;

(b) prepares, assembles and sets any metal (tied or welded) used to erect and install metal supports for suspended ceilings;

(c) sets metal studs or frames for walls or partitions to be covered with metal, gypsum or similar composition laths or any wallboard or gypsum tile;

(d) installs gypsum or composition wallboard on partitions composed of metal studs, or on metal furrings;

(e) installs any wire mesh to be covered with any type of coating;

(f) sets acoustical tile.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

Group II

Group II includes the crane operators, shovel operators, heavy equipment operators and heavy equipment mechanics.

The heavy equipment operator’s trade includes 4 specialties: tractor operator, grader operator, spreader operator, roller operator.

3. Crane operator: Anyone who:

(a) operates all types of cranes such as elevator cranes, tower cranes, suspended cranes, derrick cranes, self-propelled cranes on locomotives or truck-mounted on wheels or tracks, with hydraulic, electric, mechanical and electro-mechanical attachments;

(b) operates travelling cranes, boring machines, piledrivers and cranes equipped with piledriving equipment used to drive cement, tubular or other piles or sheetpiles.

A crane operator also operates the above equipment when it is electrically-driven.

Speciality of operator of concrete pumps equipped with a distribution mast: The trade of crane operator includes the speciality of operator of concrete pumps equipped with a distribution mast.

The term “operator of concrete pumps equipped with a distribution mast” means any person who operates truck-mounted concrete pumps equipped with a distribution mast.

4. Shovel operator: Anyone who operates all types of shovels, backhoes, cranes with clamshell or dragline attachments, pivoted arm excavators and any other stationary or mobile excavating equipment, track-mounted or on wheels.

A shovel operator also operates the above equipment when it is electrically-driven.

5. Heavy equipment operator: Anyone who operates equipment included in any of the following specialties:

(1) Specialty of the tractor operator: Is part of the specialty of the tractor operator, the operation of wheel or track-mounted tractors with booms, buckets or attachments, “pépine” backdiggers, concrete breakers, bulldozers, scrapers, overhead and front-end loaders, trench-cutting machines, sideboom and endboom tractors, wheel-mounted tractors with excavating or forked attachment.

(2) Specialty of the grader operator: Is part of the specialty of the grader operator, the operation of graders.

(3) Specialty of the spreader operator: Is part of the specialty of the spreader operator, the operation of grader-spreaders and asphalt or concrete spreaders.

(4) Specialty of the roller operator: Is part of the specialty of the roller operator, the operation of rollers and power compactors.

The operators of equipment included in the 4 specialties mentioned above also operate the equipment when it is electrically-driven.

6. Heavy equipment mechanic: Anyone who does the maintenance and repair of cranes, power shovels, graders, spreaders, rollers, tractors, off-the-road trucks and also any other construction equipment or machinery that is motorized, stationary or mobile, used for landscaping, handling or excavation.

The following works, however, are not considered as part of the trade: the repair of compressed air motors and pneumatic tools such as hammers, drills, chisels and reamers; tire installation and repair, installation of belts, windshield wipers and headlights, greasing and body work.

Group III

Group III includes the trades of ironworker, boiler-maker and reinforcing steel erector.

7. (Revoked).

8. Boilermaker: “Boilermaker” means anyone who performs the operations connected with the construction of steam generators, boilers and tanks including:

(a) all erection, dismantling, assembly and demolition work on boilers, as well as the steel erecting related thereto;

(b) setting equipment on foundations or supports;

(c) installing and rolling tubes;

(d) fitting all pressure or non-pressure parts, except the unloading, hoisting and placing of portable boilers, steam drums and assembled sections of tubular boilers;

(e) all work in connection with breechings, smoke boxes, stacks, uptakes, floats, air and water heaters, smoke consumers, all types of tanks, as well as all other plate work connected thereto;

(f) the erection and construction of purifying boxes, gas generators, brewery vats, standpipes, penstocks and gasometers, as well as the unloading, hoisting and placing of equipment or parts related to the abovementioned devices;

(g) all burning, chipping, caulking, riveting, welding and rigging work connected with the abovementioned operations.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

9. Ironworker: The term “ironworker” means any person who, with the exception of work done for the construction or maintenance of electric power transmission and distribution lines, performs:

(a) the erection and assembly of all iron and steel parts used in the construction of:

i. buildings, including partitions, prefabricated roofs, wall sections including metal windows;

ii. completely prefabricated buildings;

iii. bridges, viaducts, subways and tunnels;

iv. antennas for radio and television broadcasting stations;

v. hoists, car dumpers, cranes, conveyors, ore unloaders;

vi. lock gates, head gates;

vii. hydraulic regulating equipment;

viii. coal, stone, coke, sand and ore towers, bins and hoppers;

ix. ash chutes and hoppers;

(b) the erection of concrete structural members (wall panels, floor or ceiling slabs) when mechanical equipment is used;

(c) the erection and construction of all sectional and otherwise assembled stacks, as well as the extension and repair of such stacks;

(d) the unloading, hoisting and setting of complete boilers, steam drums and assembled sections of tubular boilers and machinery into their approximate positions;

(e) torch-cutting, welding, riveting, rigging, scaffolding, framing, erecting and dismantling of temporary or supporting work in connection with any of the above operations;

(f) by means of equipment, tools or welding, the tracing, cutting, preparation and assembly of all metal pieces for the manufacture of items such as: inside and outside stairs, railings, fences (except wire fences), gates, windows, canopies, cellar and inspection traps, all types of wire netting, coal chutes, vault doors, fire doors, partitions, lifesaving equipment or any other similar work; and the installation and erection of the above items.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

10. Reinforcing steel erector: “Reinforcing steel erector” means anyone who cuts, bends, fastens, installs and assembles rods and metal laths with wire, ties, or welding operations to strengthen concrete in the construction of forms, columns, beams, slabs or other similar work.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

Group IV

Group IV includes the tinsmiths and roofers

11. Tinsmith: “Tinsmith” means anyone who works sheet metal of a thickness gauge 10. (Sheet metal includes iron, copper, aluminum, stainless steel or other similar materials.) He also:

(a) traces, makes and sets all types of sheet-metal items on construction sites;

(b) erects and repairs ventilating, air conditioning and warm air heating systems, as well as all systems for exhausting such materials as shavings, fumes, smoke or dust, applies inside insulation connected with such systems and sets prefabricated apparatus;

(c) performs all other analogous work such as covering skylights, cornices, firestops and flashings with metal; installs gutters and other prefabricated metal items such as shelves, lockers, partitions, wall coverings, screens and ceilings.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

12. Roofer: “Roofer” means anyone who applies and lays asphalt composition, gravel, shingles, sandstone tiles or other similar products on roofs. Work also includes the repair and insulation of such roofs, including vapour seals, build-up roofing membranes and waterproofing barriers, as well as laying unwelded and unhooked sheet metal.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

Group V

Group V includes painters, resilient flooring layers and insulators.

13. Painter: “Painter” means anyone who:

(a) prepares and conditions the inside and outside surfaces of any structure and covers same with one or more coats of film-forming compound for protection and aesthetic purposes.

“Film-forming compound” means any liquid, sticky, natural or synthetic, transparent, semi-transparent, opaque or coloured material that forms a continuous protective film on surfaces;

(b) covers wall surfaces with wallpaper or any other similar material that is natural or synthetic, pre-pasted or glued;

(c) performs other work entailing the application of backing, corner beads and accessories, as well as joint-pointing wallboard.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

14. Resilient flooring layer: “Resilient flooring layer” means anyone who lays:

(a) resilient flooring made of vinyl, asphalt, rubber, cork, linoleum or of any other material that is glued but not nailed;

(b) rugs, carpets and undercarpets, except acoustical tile applied on walls and ceilings.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

15. Insulator: “Insulator” means anyone who, by spraying or any other regular method, applies thermal insulation to:

(a) i. all existing or new piping systems whether it be in connection with the installation, repair or renovation of such systems, including the application of all types of protective finishes;

ii. piping used to convey any fluid (hot water, cold water, steam, gas, oil, fuel, ammonia, etc.);

iii. piping and duct work for air conditioning, ventilation or refrigeration purposes;

(b) radiators, furnaces, boilers, tanks and other similar equipment, except the erection of brick walls for boilers.

An insulator may also apply rigid or semi-rigid insulating materials.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

Group VI

Group VI includes plasterers, cement finishers, bricklayer-masons and tile setters.

16. Plasterer: “Plasterer” means anyone who:

(a) by means of a trowel or mechanically, applies coatings such as plaster, celanite, mortar, cement metal composition, stucco or other substitutes;

(b) sets metal corner mouldings or any other type of mouldings, as well as all accessories connected thereto;

(c) points and fills gypsum wallboard joints;

(d) does plaster moulding work and pours and sets ornaments.

17. Cement finisher: “Cement finisher” means anyone who:

(a) prepares and finishes cement surfaces on floors, walls, sidewalks and pavements;

(b) performs plain or designed cement coating work;

(c) applies hardeners and sealers or does all other similar coating work on floors, sidewalks, pavements and other roadwork inside tunnels;

(d) applies and finishes metallic waterproofing, including the protective coating and the installation of waterproofing membranes.

For the cement finisher, work on walls, following flooring operations, may not exceed the height of the base-board.

18. Bricklayer-mason: “Bricklayer-mason” means anyone who:

(a) cuts, saws, joint-points and lays, by using mortar, cement or any other adhesive material, the following masonry items:

i. brick, natural or artificial stone;

ii. acid brick, fire brick, brick made of plastic, cement or any other refractory material, all such bricks being laid by hand, machine or compressor;

iii. refractory material tiles;

iv. terra-cotta;

v. architectural precast concrete;

vi. blocks made of gypsum, concrete or glass, composition materials and light aggregates, for walls or partitions;

(b) sets and welds anchoring devices; applies rigid insulation inside walls and masonry cavities.

19. Tile setter: “Tile setter” means anyone who:

(a) cuts and sets marble, granite, prefabricated terrazzo, slate, glazed or enameled ceramic tiles and all other similar or substitute materials;

(b) installs strips, laths and metal anchoring devices and applies various granitic mixtures;

(c) sets the base for the above operations;

(d) polishes by hand or machine and by means of dry or wet processes, all surfaces made of granite, marble or any other similar material and cements or fills in cracks or gaps.

Group VII

Group VII includes millwrights.

20. Milwright: “Millwright” means anyone who:

(a) installs, repairs, sets, erects, dismantles and handles equipment, including equipment for bowling alleys; conveyors and permanently-installed equipment; automatic doors and accessories; adjustable floors used to support machinery;

(b) makes templates for such machinery and equipment.

Group VIII

Group VIII includes electricians.

21. Electrician: “Electrician” means anyone who performs construction, overhaul, alteration, repair or maintenance work on an electrical installation for lighting, heating and motive power purposes, including, in every instance, the electrical wires, cables, conduits, accessories, appliances and apparatus that form part thereof, that are attached thereto or that are used to connect the installation to the public utility or municipal services network supplying it, such connection point being located on the wall of the building or structure nearest to the public utility line.

“Electrician” also means anyone who performs installation, overhaul, alteration, repair and maintenance work on various security systems such as fire alarms, burglar alarms, access cards and video cameras.

Specialty of security systems installer: “Security systems installer” means anyone who performs installation, overhaul, alteration, repair and maintenance work on various security systems such as fire alarms, burglar alarms, access cards and video cameras, excluding electrical installations defined in paragraph 3 of section 2 of the Act respecting electrical installations (chapter I-13.01).

The work described to be within the jurisdiction of a security systems installer does not include the installation of conduits or of cables inside conduits, unless such work is to be performed within one day and requires the use of less than 150 metres of conduit and the installation of cables inside such conduit.

Performance of the work described above includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

Group IX

Group IX includes the pipe fitting trade.

22. Pipe fitter: “Pipe fitter” means any person who performs, in any building or construction, the work of installing, renewing, altering, repairing or maintaining the systems included in the following specialties, except the piping of sewers and water mains and the connection thereof:

(1) Specialty of plumber: The plumber is responsible for:

(a) plumbing systems, including:

i. piping, devices, accessories and other apparatus necessary for the flow of fluids in the said system;

ii. piping, devices, accessories and other apparatus used for the draining and the back air ventilation of the said system;

(b) the piping, the devices and accessories used in installations such as refineries, gasoline pumps, air vents, pipe-lines and sprinkling systems.

(2) Specialty of the heating systems installer: The heating systems installer is responsible for:

(a) heating and combustion systems including their piping, devices, accessories and/or other apparatus necessary for the distribution of fluids or the production of motive power or heat by the said system;

(b) piping, devices and accessories utilized in installations such as oil refineries, gasoline pumps, air vents, pipe-lines and sprinklers.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

(22.1) Specialty of the fire protection mechanic: The fire protection mechanic is responsible for automatic sprinkler systems including their piping, devices, accessories and other apparatus used to prevent and fight fires.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

(22.2) Specialty of the refrigeration mechanic: The refrigeration mechanic is responsible for refrigeration systems with at least 1/4 h.p. capacity, including their piping, devices, accessories and other apparatus necessary for the distribution of fluids and the production of cold air by the said systems.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

Group X

Group X includes elevator mechanics.

23. Elevator mechanic: “Elevator mechanic” means anyone who installs, renews, alters, repairs or maintains a mechanical conveying system composed of apparatus, accessories and other equipment such as elevators, hoists, escalators, flying scaffolds, ski lifts, dumbwaiters, movable stage platforms, rolling sidewalks and other similar equipment generally used or usable for transporting persons, things or materials.

The installation of a mechanical conveying system also involves the electrical connection of apparatus and accessories from the main line disconnexion switch. The installation also includes the operation of a temporary or unfinished system, as well as the operation of a finished system when the latter is used, at the employer’s request, to convey his employees and materials.

Group XI

Group XI includes the trade of erector-mechanic (glazier).

24. Erector-mechanic (glazier): “Erector-mechanic (glazier)” means any person who installs and repairs work (permanent or not) related to the flat glass industry and all other similar work made of metal or substitute materials, namely: installs and repairs all types of glass and their frames, ornamental or decorative items, prefabricated sheeting, curtain walls, doors, windows, show windows and other structures made of sheet metal or mouldings and fastened by means of an adhesive base or otherwise, but only, in the case of works not made of glass, when such works are accessory or secondary to setting or installing flat glass, when such works are related to the doors and windows of a building, and when such works are used as a substitute for glass.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

O.C. 313-93, Sch. A; O.C. 1489-95, s. 6; O.C. 937-97, s. 2; O.C. 1297-97, s. 1; O.C. 746-2013, s. 3.

2012-09-01

SCHEDULE A

(ss. 2 and 4)

TRADE DEFINITIONS

Group I

Group I includes the trades of carpenter-joiner and interior systems installer.

1. Carpenter-joiner: “Carpenter-joiner” means any person who does wood carpentry work, joinery work, work involving the assembly, erection and repair of wood or metal items such as:

(a) concrete forms including forms for footings, walls, piers, columns, beams, slabs, stairs, roads, sidewalks and curbs at ground level and form ties;

(b) insect screens, door and window frames, doors, windows, sills, weatherstripping, curtain walls, and clapboard, aluminium or composition siding;

(c) metal partitions;

(d) shingles, unwelded and unhooked sheet metal connected thereto, sandstone tiles;

(e) insulation in matt, roll or panel form, fastened by means of nails, staples or glue;

(f) wallboards;

(g) wood or other composition lathing;

(h) steel studding;

(i) nailing metal corner beads and mouldings;

(j) cupboards, counters and shelving (interchangeable or fixed), including the application of plastic laminates or other analogous coverings;

(k) acoustical tile, including mouldings;

(l) bowling alleys and accessories;

(m) parquet flooring, including sanding and finishing;

(n) synthetic lawn material;

(o) the installation, hoisting and handling of: steel sheet-piling, shoring piles, wales, braces, struts, bearing piles and temporary steel or timber stays driven into the ground.

Specialty in flooring-sanding: The trade of carpenter-joiner includes the specialty in flooring-sanding.

The term “flooring-layer-sander” means any person who:

(a) for the purposes of assembling parquet flooring made of wood or substitute composite materials:

i. prepares, assembles and applies the furring and covering of the subfloor;

ii. does minor preparatory work on the surface;

iii. sets sound and thermal insulation;

iv. lays parquet flooring, particularly wood lathing and laying of floors, including peripheral mouldings;

v. performs the sanding and finishing of wooden flooring;

(b) lays, sands and finishes the wooden flooring of bowling alleys.

Performance of the work described in the first and third paragraphs includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

2. Interior systems installer: “Interior system installer” means anyone who:

(a) prepares and sets all types of laths;

(b) prepares, assembles and sets any metal (tied or welded) used to erect and install metal supports for suspended ceilings;

(c) sets metal studs or frames for walls or partitions to be covered with metal, gypsum or similar composition laths or any wallboard or gypsum tile;

(d) installs gypsum or composition wallboard on partitions composed of metal studs, or on metal furrings;

(e) installs any wire mesh to be covered with any type of coating;

(f) sets acoustical tile.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

Group II

Group II includes the crane operators, shovel operators, heavy equipment operators and heavy equipment mechanics.

The heavy equipment operator’s trade includes 4 specialties: tractor operator, grader operator, spreader operator, roller operator.

3. Crane operator: Anyone who:

(a) operates all types of cranes such as elevator cranes, tower cranes, suspended cranes, derrick cranes, self-propelled cranes on locomotives or truck-mounted on wheels or tracks, with hydraulic, electric, mechanical and electro-mechanical attachments;

(b) operates travelling cranes, boring machines, piledrivers and cranes equipped with piledriving equipment used to drive cement, tubular or other piles or sheetpiles.

A crane operator also operates the above equipment when it is electrically-driven.

4. Shovel operator: Anyone who operates all types of shovels, backhoes, cranes with clamshell or dragline attachments, pivoted arm excavators and any other stationary or mobile excavating equipment, track-mounted or on wheels.

A shovel operator also operates the above equipment when it is electrically-driven.

5. Heavy equipment operator: Anyone who operates equipment included in any of the following specialties:

(1) Specialty of the tractor operator: Is part of the specialty of the tractor operator, the operation of wheel or track-mounted tractors with booms, buckets or attachments, “pépine” backdiggers, concrete breakers, bulldozers, scrapers, overhead and front-end loaders, trench-cutting machines, sideboom and endboom tractors, wheel-mounted tractors with excavating or forked attachment.

(2) Specialty of the grader operator: Is part of the specialty of the grader operator, the operation of graders.

(3) Specialty of the spreader operator: Is part of the specialty of the spreader operator, the operation of grader-spreaders and asphalt or concrete spreaders.

(4) Specialty of the roller operator: Is part of the specialty of the roller operator, the operation of rollers and power compactors.

The operators of equipment included in the 4 specialties mentioned above also operate the equipment when it is electrically-driven.

6. Heavy equipment mechanic: Anyone who does the maintenance and repair of cranes, power shovels, graders, spreaders, rollers, tractors, off-the-road trucks and also any other construction equipment or machinery that is motorized, stationary or mobile, used for landscaping, handling or excavation.

The following works, however, are not considered as part of the trade: the repair of compressed air motors and pneumatic tools such as hammers, drills, chisels and reamers; tire installation and repair, installation of belts, windshield wipers and headlights, greasing and body work.

Group III

Group III includes structural steel erectors, boiler-makers, ornamental iron workers and reinforcing steel erectors.

7. Structural steel erector: “Structural steel erector” means anyone who, with the exception of work done for the construction or maintenance of electric power transmission and distribution lines:

(a) erects and assembles all iron and steel parts used in the construction of:

i. buildings, including partitions, prefabricated roofs, wall sections including metal windows;

ii. completely prefabricated buildings;

iii. bridges, viaducs, subways and tunnels;

iv. antennas for radio and television broadcasting stations;

v. hoists, car dumpers, cranes, conveyors, ore unloaders;

vi. lock gates, head gates;

vii. hydraulic regulating equipment;

viii. coal, stone, coke, sand and ore towers, bins and hoppers;

ix. ash chutes and hoppers;

(b) the erection of concrete structural members (wall panels, floor or ceiling slabs) when mechanical equipment is used;

(c) the erection and construction of all sectional and otherwise assembled stacks, as well as the extension and repair of such stacks;

(d) the unloading, hoisting and setting of complete boilers, steam drums and assembled sections of tubular boilers and machinery into their approximate positions;

(e) torch-cutting, welding, riveting, rigging, scaffolding, framing, erecting and dismantling of temporary or supporting work in connection with any of the above operations.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

8. Boilermaker: “Boilermaker” means anyone who performs the operations connected with the construction of steam generators, boilers and tanks including:

(a) all erection, dismantling, assembly and demolition work on boilers, as well as the steel erecting related thereto;

(b) setting equipment on foundations or supports;

(c) installing and rolling tubes;

(d) fitting all pressure or non-pressure parts, except the unloading, hoisting and placing of portable boilers, steam drums and assembled sections of tubular boilers;

(e) all work in connection with breechings, smoke boxes, stacks, uptakes, floats, air and water heaters, smoke consumers, all types of tanks, as well as all other plate work connected thereto;

(f) the erection and construction of purifying boxes, gas generators, brewery vats, standpipes, penstocks and gasometers, as well as the unloading, hoisting and placing of equipment or parts related to the abovementioned devices;

(g) all burning, chipping, caulking, riveting, welding and rigging work connected with the abovementioned operations.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

9. Ornamental iron worker: “Ornemental iron worker” means anyone who, by means of equipment, tools or welding, traces, cuts, prepares and assembles all metal pieces for the manufacture of items such as: inside and outside stairs, railings, fences (except wire fences), gates, windows, canopies, cellar and inspection traps, all types of wire netting, coal chutes, vault doors, fire doors, partitions, lifesaving equipment or any other similar work; installs and erects the above items.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

10. Reinforcing steel erector: “Reinforcing steel erector” means anyone who cuts, bends, fastens, installs and assembles rods and metal laths with wire, ties, or welding operations to strengthen concrete in the construction of forms, columns, beams, slabs or other similar work.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

Group IV

Group IV includes the tinsmiths and roofers

11. Tinsmith: “Tinsmith” means anyone who works sheet metal of a thickness gauge 10. (Sheet metal includes iron, copper, aluminum, stainless steel or other similar materials.) He also:

(a) traces, makes and sets all types of sheet-metal items on construction sites;

(b) erects and repairs ventilating, air conditioning and warm air heating systems, as well as all systems for exhausting such materials as shavings, fumes, smoke or dust, applies inside insulation connected with such systems and sets prefabricated apparatus;

(c) performs all other analogous work such as covering skylights, cornices, firestops and flashings with metal; installs gutters and other prefabricated metal items such as shelves, lockers, partitions, wall coverings, screens and ceilings.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

12. Roofer: “Roofer” means anyone who applies and lays asphalt composition, gravel, shingles, sandstone tiles or other similar products on roofs. Work also includes the repair and insulation of such roofs, including vapour seals, build-up roofing membranes and waterproofing barriers, as well as laying unwelded and unhooked sheet metal.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

Group V

Group V includes painters, resilient flooring layers and insulators.

13. Painter: “Painter” means anyone who:

(a) prepares and conditions the inside and outside surfaces of any structure and covers same with one or more coats of film-forming compound for protection and aesthetic purposes.

“Film-forming compound” means any liquid, sticky, natural or synthetic, transparent, semi-transparent, opaque or coloured material that forms a continuous protective film on surfaces;

(b) covers wall surfaces with wallpaper or any other similar material that is natural or synthetic, pre-pasted or glued;

(c) performs other work entailing the application of backing, corner beads and accessories, as well as joint-pointing wallboard.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

14. Resilient flooring layer: “Resilient flooring layer” means anyone who lays:

(a) resilient flooring made of vinyl, asphalt, rubber, cork, linoleum or of any other material that is glued but not nailed;

(b) rugs, carpets and undercarpets, except acoustical tile applied on walls and ceilings.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

15. Insulator: “Insulator” means anyone who, by spraying or any other regular method, applies thermal insulation to:

(a) i. all existing or new piping systems whether it be in connection with the installation, repair or renovation of such systems, including the application of all types of protective finishes;

ii. piping used to convey any fluid (hot water, cold water, steam, gas, oil, fuel, ammonia, etc.);

iii. piping and duct work for air conditioning, ventilation or refrigeration purposes;

(b) radiators, furnaces, boilers, tanks and other similar equipment, except the erection of brick walls for boilers.

An insulator may also apply rigid or semi-rigid insulating materials.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

Group VI

Group VI includes plasterers, cement finishers, bricklayer-masons and tile setters.

16. Plasterer: “Plasterer” means anyone who:

(a) by means of a trowel or mechanically, applies coatings such as plaster, celanite, mortar, cement metal composition, stucco or other substitutes;

(b) sets metal corner mouldings or any other type of mouldings, as well as all accessories connected thereto;

(c) points and fills gypsum wallboard joints;

(d) does plaster moulding work and pours and sets ornaments.

17. Cement finisher: “Cement finisher” means anyone who:

(a) prepares and finishes cement surfaces on floors, walls, sidewalks and pavements;

(b) performs plain or designed cement coating work;

(c) applies hardeners and sealers or does all other similar coating work on floors, sidewalks, pavements and other roadwork inside tunnels;

(d) applies and finishes metallic waterproofing, including the protective coating and the installation of waterproofing membranes.

For the cement finisher, work on walls, following flooring operations, may not exceed the height of the base-board.

18. Bricklayer-mason: “Bricklayer-mason” means anyone who:

(a) cuts, saws, joint-points and lays, by using mortar, cement or any other adhesive material, the following masonry items:

i. brick, natural or artificial stone;

ii. acid brick, fire brick, brick made of plastic, cement or any other refractory material, all such bricks being laid by hand, machine or compressor;

iii. refractory material tiles;

iv. terra-cotta;

v. architectural precast concrete;

vi. blocks made of gypsum, concrete or glass, composition materials and light aggregates, for walls or partitions;

(b) sets and welds anchoring devices; applies rigid insulation inside walls and masonry cavities.

19. Tile setter: “Tile setter” means anyone who:

(a) cuts and sets marble, granite, prefabricated terrazzo, slate, glazed or enameled ceramic tiles and all other similar or substitute materials;

(b) installs strips, laths and metal anchoring devices and applies various granitic mixtures;

(c) sets the base for the above operations;

(d) polishes by hand or machine and by means of dry or wet processes, all surfaces made of granite, marble or any other similar material and cements or fills in cracks or gaps.

Group VII

Group VII includes millwrights.

20. Milwright: “Millwright” means anyone who:

(a) installs, repairs, sets, erects, dismantles and handles equipment, including equipment for bowling alleys; conveyors and permanently-installed equipment; automatic doors and accessories; adjustable floors used to support machinery;

(b) makes templates for such machinery and equipment.

Group VIII

Group VIII includes electricians.

21. Electrician: “Electrician” means anyone who performs construction, overhaul, alteration, repair or maintenance work on an electrical installation for lighting, heating and motive power purposes, including, in every instance, the electrical wires, cables, conduits, accessories, appliances and apparatus that form part thereof, that are attached thereto or that are used to connect the installation to the public utility or municipal services network supplying it, such connection point being located on the wall of the building or structure nearest to the public utility line.

“Electrician” also means anyone who performs installation, overhaul, alteration, repair and maintenance work on various security systems such as fire alarms, burglar alarms, access cards and video cameras.

Specialty of security systems installer: “Security systems installer” means anyone who performs installation, overhaul, alteration, repair and maintenance work on various security systems such as fire alarms, burglar alarms, access cards and video cameras, excluding electrical installations defined in paragraph 3 of section 2 of the Act respecting electrical installations (chapter I-13.01).

The work described to be within the jurisdiction of a security systems installer does not include the installation of conduits or of cables inside conduits, unless such work is to be performed within one day and requires the use of less than 150 metres of conduit and the installation of cables inside such conduit.

Performance of the work described above includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

Group IX

Group IX includes the pipe fitting trade.

22. Pipe fitter: “Pipe fitter” means any person who performs, in any building or construction, the work of installing, renewing, altering, repairing or maintaining the systems included in the following specialties, except the piping of sewers and water mains and the connection thereof:

(1) Specialty of plumber: The plumber is responsible for:

(a) plumbing systems, including:

i. piping, devices, accessories and other apparatus necessary for the flow of fluids in the said system;

ii. piping, devices, accessories and other apparatus used for the draining and the back air ventilation of the said system;

(b) the piping, the devices and accessories used in installations such as refineries, gasoline pumps, air vents, pipe-lines and sprinkling systems.

(2) Specialty of the heating systems installer: The heating systems installer is responsible for:

(a) heating and combustion systems including their piping, devices, accessories and/or other apparatus necessary for the distribution of fluids or the production of motive power or heat by the said system;

(b) piping, devices and accessories utilized in installations such as oil refineries, gasoline pumps, air vents, pipe-lines and sprinklers.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

(22.1) Specialty of the fire protection mechanic: The fire protection mechanic is responsible for automatic sprinkler systems including their piping, devices, accessories and other apparatus used to prevent and fight fires.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

(22.2) Specialty of the refrigeration mechanic: The refrigeration mechanic is responsible for refrigeration systems with at least 1/4 h.p. capacity, including their piping, devices, accessories and other apparatus necessary for the distribution of fluids and the production of cold air by the said systems.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

Group X

Group X includes elevator mechanics.

23. Elevator mechanic: “Elevator mechanic” means anyone who installs, renews, alters, repairs or maintains a mechanical conveying system composed of apparatus, accessories and other equipment such as elevators, hoists, escalators, flying scaffolds, ski lifts, dumbwaiters, movable stage platforms, rolling sidewalks and other similar equipment generally used or usable for transporting persons, things or materials.

The installation of a mechanical conveying system also involves the electrical connection of apparatus and accessories from the main line disconnexion switch. The installation also includes the operation of a temporary or unfinished system, as well as the operation of a finished system when the latter is used, at the employer’s request, to convey his employees and materials.

Group XI

Group XI includes the trade of erector-mechanic (glazier).

24. Erector-mechanic (glazier): “Erector-mechanic (glazier)” means any person who installs and repairs work (permanent or not) related to the flat glass industry and all other similar work made of metal or substitute materials, namely: installs and repairs all types of glass and their frames, ornamental or decorative items, prefabricated sheeting, curtain walls, doors, windows, show windows and other structures made of sheet metal or mouldings and fastened by means of an adhesive base or otherwise, but only, in the case of works not made of glass, when such works are accessory or secondary to setting or installing flat glass, when such works are related to the doors and windows of a building, and when such works are used as a substitute for glass.

Performance of the work described in the first paragraph includes trade-related handling for the purposes of immediate and permanent installation.

O.C. 313-93, Sch. A; O.C. 1489-95, s. 6; O.C. 937-97, s. 2; O.C. 1297-97, s. 1.