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R-20, r. 5 - Regulation respecting the issuance of competency certificates
Section 4
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4. The Commission shall issue an occupation competency certificate to every person who is 16 years of age or older and who applies therefor and furnishes proof to the Commission that he has successfully completed a safety course required by the Safety Code for the construction industry (chapter S-2.1, r. 4), in any of the following cases:
(1) this person furnishes proof that he has successfully completed the course on general knowledge of the industry approved by the Commission;
(2) this person furnishes proof that he is an employer holding a contractor licence issued under the Building Act (chapter B-1.1) or that he is, under section 19.1 of the Act respecting labour relations, vocational training and workforce management in the construction industry (chapter R-20), an employer’s designated representative holding such a licence; in the latter case, the certificate is no longer valid if the holder has ceased to be the employer’s designated representative;
(3) this person has an exemption from the obligation to hold an occupation competency certificate, issued under paragraph 6 of section 14 or under section 15.5, and has worked at least 1,000 hours since the initial issuance of that exemption, under the conditions and restrictions provided for in section 15 or, as the case may be, section 15.5;
(4) this person holds a school leaving certificate in vocational or technical studies awarded under the Education Act (chapter I-13.3) or the General and Vocational Colleges Act (chapter C-29) and recognized by the Commission for land surveyor work (instrument person) and work as a shot-firer and driller, lineworker or professional diver, and the person’s employer, registered with the Commission, files a workforce request that 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;
(5) this person furnishes proof that he has at least 750 hours worked and paid in tasks corresponding to an occupation outside the scope of application of this Act and his employer, registered with the Commission, files a workforce request and, at the same time, provides the Commission, except where this person is a woman or a person who is representative of the diversity of Québec society, with proof that the employer guarantees him employment for not less than 150 hours over a period not exceeding 3 months.
No occupation competency certificate may be issued under subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph to a person who has already held such a certificate unless an 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.
The provisions of subparagraph 5 of the first paragraph, insofar as they provide that the guarantee of employment for not less than 150 hours is not required for a woman or a person who is representative of the diversity of Québec society, come into force on the date or dates to be determined by the Government.
4. The Commission shall issue an occupation competency certificate to every person who is 16 years of age or older and who applies therefor and furnishes proof to the Commission that he has successfully completed a safety course required by the Safety Code for the construction industry (chapter S-2.1, r. 4), in any of the following cases:
(1) this person furnishes proof that he has successfully completed the course on general knowledge of the industry approved by the Commission;
(2) this person furnishes proof that he is an employer holding a contractor licence issued under the Building Act (chapter B-1.1) or that he is, under section 19.1 of the Act respecting labour relations, vocational training and workforce management in the construction industry (chapter R-20), an employer’s designated representative holding such a licence; in the latter case, the certificate is no longer valid if the holder has ceased to be the employer’s designated representative;
(3) this person has an exemption from the obligation to hold an occupation competency certificate, issued under paragraph 6 of section 14 or under section 15.5, and has worked at least 1,000 hours since the initial issuance of that exemption, under the conditions and restrictions provided for in section 15 or, as the case may be, section 15.5;
(4) this person holds a school leaving certificate in vocational or technical studies awarded under the Education Act (chapter I-13.3) or the General and Vocational Colleges Act (chapter C-29) and recognized by the Commission for land surveyor work (instrument person) and work as a shot-firer and driller, lineworker or professional diver, and the person’s employer, registered with the Commission, files a workforce request that 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.
No occupation competency certificate may be issued under subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph to a person who has already held such a certificate unless an 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.
4. The Commission shall issue an occupation competency certificate to every person who is 16 years of age or older and who applies therefor and furnishes proof to the Commission that he has successfully completed a safety course required by the Safety Code for the construction industry (chapter S-2.1, r. 4), in any of the following cases:
(1) this person furnishes proof that he has successfully completed the course on general knowledge of the industry approved by the Commission;
(2) this person furnishes proof that he is an employer holding a contractor licence issued under the Building Act (chapter B-1.1) or that he is, under section 19.1 of the Act respecting labour relations, vocational training and workforce management in the construction industry (chapter R-20), an employer’s designated representative holding such a licence; in the latter case, the certificate is no longer valid if the holder has ceased to be the employer’s designated representative;
(3) this person has an exemption from the obligation to hold an occupation competency certificate, issued under paragraph 6 of section 14 or under section 15.5, and has worked at least 1,000 hours since the initial issuance of that exemption, under the conditions and restrictions provided for in section 15 or, as the case may be, section 15.5;
(4) this person holds a school leaving certificate in vocational or technical studies awarded under the Education Act (chapter I-13.3) or the General and Vocational Colleges Act (chapter C-29) and recognized by the Commission for land surveyor work (instrument person) and work as a shot-firer and driller, or professional diver, and the person’s employer, registered with the Commission, files a workforce request that 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.
No occupation competency certificate may be issued under subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph to a person who has already held such a certificate unless an 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.
4. The Commission shall issue an occupation competency certificate to every person who is 16 years of age or older and who applies therefor and furnishes proof to the Commission that he has successfully completed a safety course required by the Safety Code for the construction industry (chapter S-2.1, r. 4), in any of the following cases:
(1) this person furnishes proof that he has successfully completed the course on general knowledge of the industry approved by the Commission;
(2) this person furnishes proof that he is an employer holding a contractor licence issued under the Building Act (chapter B-1.1) or that he is, under section 19.1 of the Act respecting labour relations, vocational training and workforce management in the construction industry (chapter R-20), an employer’s designated representative holding such a licence; in the latter case, the certificate is no longer valid if the holder has ceased to be the employer’s designated representative;
(3) this person has an exemption from the obligation to hold an occupation competency certificate, issued under paragraph 6 of section 14 or under section 15.5, and has worked at least 1,000 hours since the initial issuance of that exemption, under the conditions and restrictions provided for in section 15 or, as the case may be, section 15.5.
No occupation competency certificate may be issued under subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph to a person who has already held such a certificate unless an 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.
