D-2, r. 3 - Decree respecting the cartage industry in the Québec region

Updated to 22 April 2020

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chapter D-2, r. 3

Decree respecting the cartage industry in the Québec region

Act respecting collective agreement decrees

(chapter D-2, ss. 2 and 6).

(Preamble revoked).

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7; O.C. 86-82, s. 1; O.C. 1115-91, s. 1; O.C. 955-93, s. 1; O.C. 115-2009, s. 1.

DIVISION 0.00 Contracting Parties

0.01. Names of Contracting Parties

(1)  Group representing the employer party:

Association des transporteurs routiers de la région de Québec inc.;

Réseau environnement inc.;

(2)  Group representing the union party:

Teamsters Québec Local 1999.

O.C. 115-2009, s. 2.

PART I GENERAL TRANSPORT

DIVISION 1.00 Interpretation

1.01. In this Part, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following expressions mean:

(1)  “helper”: employee who helps the driver in the supervision and handling of any loading or unloading, without driving the road vehicle, even occasionally;

(2)  “labourer”: employee who performs the work covered by the professional jurisdiction of Part I of this Decree, excluding the work performed by employees governed by paragraphs 1 and 3 to 18;

(3)  “assistant-mechanic”: employee who works under the constant supervision of a qualified mechanic;

(4)  “driver, class A”: driver of a road vehicle that has a net weight of less than 1,500 kg;

(4.1)  “driver, class B”: driver of a road vehicle that has a net weight of 1,500 kg to 4,500 kg;

(5)  “road-train driver”: driver of a combination of road vehicles consisting of a tractor, semi-trailers and any dollies;

(6)  “truck drive”: driver of a road vehicle that has a net weight in excess of 4,500 kg;

(7)  “tractor semi-trailer driver”: driver of a road vehicle equipped with a fifth wheel designed to pull a semi-trailer;

(8)  “tank-truck driver”: driver of a tank truck;

(9)  “tank-trailer driver”: driver of a tractor designed to pull a tank trailer;

(10)  “float driver”: driver of a float tractor designed to pull a lowered semi-trailer with a goose-neck and used in the transportation of extra-heavy or very large parts whose height, length, width or weight exceeds the legal limits allowed on public highways or roads;

(11)  “loading machinery operator”: employee who drives a vehicle known as a “lift truck” or other loading or unloading machinery;

(12)  “dockman”: employee assigned to the loading or unloading of products or merchandise and who usually works in the warehouse;

(13)  “mechanic”: employee whose main duty consists in maintaining the employer’s vehicles and other equipment;

(14)  “packer”: employee assigned to packing for moving purposes;

(15)  “snow removal vehicle driver”: driver of a road vehicle used for snow removal except for trucks used to transport snow;

(16)  “welder”: employee whose main duty consists in welding metal parts in order to manufacture or repair parts or tools;

(17)  “secretary or shorthand typist”: employee whose main duty consists in preparing or transmitting correspondence, documents or vouchers necessary to the operations of an enterprise in the cartage industry;

(18)  “office clerk”: employee whose work consists, in particular, in taking orders, answering telephone calls and invoicing;

(19)  “cartage industry”: industry in which persons, partnerships or corporations perform, for others and for payment, the transport of merchandise or of any other transportable products or objects;

(20)  “road vehicle”: motorized vehicle that can travel on a road;

(21)  “spouse” means either of 2 persons who:

(a)  are married or in a civil union and cohabiting;

(b)  being of opposite sex or the same sex, are living together in a de facto union and are the father and mother of the same child;

(c)  are of opposite sex or the same sex and have been living together in a de facto union for 1 year or more;

(22)  “continuous service”: means the uninterrupted period during which the employee is bound to the employer by a contract of employment, even if the performance of the work has been interrupted without cancellation of the contract, and the period during which fixed term contracts succeed one another without an interruption that would, in the circumstances, give cause to conclude that the contract was not renewed.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 1.01; O.C. 86-82, s. 2; O.C. 1338-85, s. 1; O.C. 552-89, s. 1; O.C. 1115-91, s. 2; O.C. 527-96, s. 1; O.C. 580-2001, s. 1; O.C. 736-2005, s. 1; O.C. 68-2008, s. 1; O.C. 115-2009, s. 3.

DIVISION 2.00 Jurisdiction

2.01. Territorial jurisdiction: This Part applies to the place listed in Schedule I and included in administrative regions 03 and 12.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 2.01; O.C. 86-82, s. 3; O.C. 1115-91, s. 3; O.C. 68-2008, s. 2.

DIVISION 3.00 Professional jurisdiction

3.01. (1)  The professional jurisdiction of this Decree comprises all employers of the cartage industry, holding or not holding a permit issued to them by the Commission des transports du Québec, living or having their principal establishment or operating their concern within the territory covered by the territorial jurisdiction of this Decree and, besides, all the employees of the employers of the said industry.

This part also applies to the transportation work performed by an employee who is hired out by a firm to the owner, lessee or lessor of the motor vehicle driven by him.

(2)  Exceptions: This Decree does not apply to:

(a)  the employees assigned to the transportation of fluid milk products, other than evaporated milk;

(b)  the employees assigned to the transport of valuables.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 3.01; O.C. 1193-89, s. 1; O.C. 1115-91, s. 4.

DIVISION 4.00 Hours of work

4.01. For the purpose of calculating overtime hours, the standard workweek is 40 hours scheduled over 5 days from Monday to Friday. The standard workday is 8 hours.

The standard workweek for office clerks is 35 hours scheduled over 5 days from Monday to Friday at 7 hours per day.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 4.01; O.C. 1691-82, s. 1; O.C. 527-96, s. 2; O.C. 1383-99, s. 2; O.C. 736-2005, s. 2; O.C. 68-2008, s. 3.

4.02. The employer and employees may agree, under a written contract for a term of at least 6 months, by collective agreement or following an agreement concluded between the employer and the employee or a majority of the employees concerned, to work schedule arrangements different from those provided for in section 4.01 for the number of hours in the standard workday and the number of days in the standard workweek.

Such arrangements shall be more advantageous for the employee and not be for the purpose of avoiding the provisions respecting the payment of overtime hours.

The employer shall forward a copy of the written agreement to the parity committee before implementing the concluded arrangements.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 4.02; O.C. 1691-82, s. 1; O.C. 527-96, s. 3; O.C. 1383-99, s. 2.

4.03. (Replaced).

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 4.03; O.C. 1338-85, s. 2; O.C. 1383-99, s. 2.

4.04. A rest period without pay of at least 30 minutes and not more than 60 minutes is granted for the meal period. The noon meal is taken between 11 :30 a.m. and 1: 30 p.m. and the evening meal between 5 :00 p.m. and 7 :00 p.m.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 4.04; O.C. 1383-99, s. 3.

4.05. The employer grants employees a 15-minute rest period with pay during the first half of the workday and a 15-minute rest period during the second half.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 4.05.

4.06. (Revoked).

O.C 1338-85, s. 3; O.C. 527-96, s. 4.

4.07. An employee is entitled to a weekly rest of at least 32 consecutive hours.

O.C 1338-85, s. 3; O.C. 736-2005, s. 3.

DIVISION 5.00 Overtime hours

5.01. Hours worked on a holiday or over and above the hours included in the standard workday or workweek are paid at time and a half the hourly wage actually paid to the employee, except for premiums computed on an hourly basis provided in the Decree.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 5.01; O.C. 1193-89, s. 2; O.C. 580-2001, s. 2.

5.02. Hours worked on a Sunday are paid at twice the employee’s wage provided in the Decree, except for the employee covered by section 4.02, when this day is part of his standard workweek.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 5.02; O.C. 1338-85, s. 4; O.C. 1193-89, s. 2; O.C. 1383-99, s. 4.

5.03. When the standard workday is scheduled over 2 calendar days, hours worked over and above 9 continuous hours are overtime hours and are paid at time and a half the employee’s wage provided in the Decree, except for the employee assigned to the transport of snow, for the carrying out of a contract entered into between his employer and a municipality.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 5.03; O.C. 1193-89, s. 2.

5.04. Sections 5.01, 5.02 and 5.03 do not apply to the employee assigned to snow removal, who receives a guaranteed weekly wage for the winter period, pursuant to a prior agreement between the employer and the employee. However, when the product of hours worked during such period multiplied by the hourly wage provided for in this Decree exceeds the employee’s total wage during the period, the latter is entitled to the difference between these 2 amounts.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 5.04.

5.05. For the purposes of computing overtime, annual leave and statutory general holidays are counted as days of work.

O.C. 68-2008, s. 4.

DIVISION 6.00 Minimum wage

6.01. The employee is deemed to be at work in the following cases:

(1)  while available to the employer at the place of work and required to wait for work to be assigned;

(2)  subject to section 4.04, during the break periods granted by the employer;

(3)  when travel is required by the employer;

(4)  during any trial or training period required by the employer.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 6.01; O.C. 1193-89, s. 3; O.C. 736-2005, s. 4.

6.02. The employee available to work receives at least 4 times his hourly wage provided in the Decree for each day of his standard workweek on which he is present at work, except in the following cases:

(1)  when there is work stoppage due to an act of God;

(2)  when the employer has notified the employee not to report to work, before the end of the preceding workday.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 6.02; O.C. 552-89, s. 2; O.C. 1193-89, s. 3.

6.03. The employee who is called back to perform overtime hours, after he has left the work premises at the end of his standard workday, receives at least the equivalent of 4½ times his hourly wage provided in the Decree.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 6.03; O.C. 1193-89, s. 3.

6.04. Except for the employee covered by section 4.02, the employee working on a Saturday or a holiday receives at least the equivalent of 6 times his hourly wage provided in the Decree.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 6.04; O.C. 1338-85, s. 5; O.C. 1193-89, s. 3; O.C. 1383-99, s. 4.

6.05. Except for the employee covered by section 4.02, the employee working on a Sunday receives at least the equivalent of 8 times his hourly wage provided in the Decree.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 6.05; O.C. 1338-85, s. 5; O.C. 1193-89, s. 3; O.C. 1383-99, s. 4.

6.06. The employee covered by section 4.02 who works on a holiday or 1 day more than his standard workweek, receives at least the equivalent of 6 times his hourly wage provided in the Decree. Moreover, if the employee works 2 days more than his standard workweek, he receives at least the equivalent of 8 times his hourly wage provided in the Decree for each of the 2 days.

O.C. 1338-85, s. 5; O.C. 1193-89, s. 3; O.C. 527-96, s. 5; O.C. 1383-99, s. 4.

DIVISION 7.00 Wages

7.01. As of 22 April 2020, the minimum hourly rate is established as follows for each of the employment categories determined below:

Employment Category	Hiring rate	After 6 months	After 12 months	After 24 months
1. Helper	$13.00	$13.65	$14.30	$15.00
2. Labourer	$13.00	$13.65	$14.30	$15.00
3. Assistant-mechanic	$14.75	$16.03	$16.68	$17.95
4. Driver, class A	$12.80	$12.80	$12.80	$12.80
4.1 Driver, class B	$15.00	$15.50	$16.45	$17.25
5. Road-train driver	$16.82	$18.06	$18.71	$19.95
6. Truck driver	$16.00	$16.55	$17.20	$18.00
7. Tractor semi-trailer driver	$17.00	$17.60	$18.20	$19.00
8. Tank-truck driver	$17.00	$17.60	$18.20	$19.00
9. Tank-trailer driver	$17.46	$18.71	$19.32	$20.57
10. Float driver	$17.00	$17.60	$18.20	$19.32
11. Loading machinery operator	$14.75	$16.03	$16.68	$17.95
12. Dockman	$13.00	$13.65	$14.30	$15.00
13. Mechanic	$18.06	$19.31	$19.95	$21.20
14. Packer	$13.00	$13.65	$14.30	$15.00
15. Snow removal vehicle driver	$16.82	$18.06	$18.71	$19.95
16. Welder	$18.06	$19.31	$19.95	$21.20

The minimum hourly rates provided for in the first paragraph and section 7.02 are increased by 2.5% as of 22 April 2021 and by 2.5% as of 22 April 2022. Despite the foregoing, the hourly rate for a class A driver is increased by 2% instead of 2.5% on the same dates.

If the rates thus increased have more than 2 decimals, only the first 2 decimals are retained and the second is increased by 1 unit if the third decimal is equal to or greater than 5.

The minimum hourly rates provided for in the first paragraph and section 7.02 may not be less than the minimum wage provided for in section 3 of the Regulation respecting labour standards (chapter N-1.1, r. 3), increased by $0.30.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 7.01; O.C. 86-82, s. 4; O.C. 1691-82, s. 2; O.C. 1338-85, s. 6; O.C. 1193-89, s. 4; O.C. 1115-91, s. 5; O.C. 527-96, s. 6; O.C. 1383-99, s. 5; O.C. 802-2003, s. 1; O.C. 105-2005, s. 1; O.C. 68-2008, s. 5; O.C. 115-2009, s. 4; O.C. 826-2010, s. 1; O.C. 409-2016, s. 1; O.C. 452-2020, s. 1.

7.02. As of 22 April 2020, the minimum hourly rate for office clerks is the following:

Hiring rate	After 6 months	After 12 months	After 24 months
$15.00	$15.60	$16.38	$16.88

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 7.02; O.C. 1691-82, s. 2; O.C. 1338-85, s. 6; O.C. 1193-89, s. 4; Erratum, 1989 G.O. 2, 3799; O.C. 1383-99, s. 6; O.C. 802-2003, s. 2; O.C. 105-2005, s. 1; O.C. 68-2008, s. 5; O.C. 826-2010, s. 1; O.C. 409-2016, s. 2; O.C. 452-2020, s. 2.

7.03. The employee whose usual and regular duties consist in performing transportation work requiring him to travel 80 km or more from his employer’s establishment, may be paid by the kilometre rather than by the hour, on the following conditions:

(1)  an employer may not validly, during the term of a personal service contract with an employee, simultaneously or successively pay him using an hourly rate or a rate per kilometre travelled, at his own discretion. The method of payment by the hour or by the kilometre travelled, as established at the time of the hiring, remains in force for its complete duration and can be changed only with the parity committee’s authorization;

(2)  the rate received by a driver for each kilometre travelled is the following:

As of 22 April 2020	As of 22 April 2021	As of 22 April 2022
$0.250	$0.255	$0.260;

(3)  (paragraph revoked);

(4)  the employee paid by the kilometre is entitled to all other benefits mentioned in the Decree that are not incompatible with his method of payment;

(5)  the employee paid by the kilometre receives, in addition to the other amounts to which he is entitled, payment for any hours spent waiting, loading or unloading at the wage rate mentioned in section 7.01 for the employment category to which he belongs.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 7.03; O.C. 86-82, s. 5; O.C. 1691-82, s. 3; O.C. 1193-89, s. 4; Erratum, 1989 G.O. 2, 3799; O.C. 527-96, s. 7; O.C. 802-2003, s. 3; O.C. 105-2005, s. 2; O.C. 68-2008, s. 6; O.C. 826-2010, s. 2; O.C. 409-2016, s. 3; O.C. 452-2020, s. 3.

7.04. Wages are paid completely at each pay period in cash in a sealed envelope, by cheque or by bank transfer and the following particulars appear on the envelope, on a cheque stub or on a separate earnings statement:

(a)  the employer’s name;

(b)  the employee’s name;

(c)  the identification of the employee’s employment;

(d)  the employee’s number;

(e)  the date of payment and the corresponding work period;

(f)  the number of hours worked in the standard workweek;

(g)  the number of overtime hours paid at time and a half;

(h)  the number of overtime hours paid at double time;

(i)  the number of hours, per pay period, entered in a bank of hours if the employee so requests in writing;

(j)  the total number of hours in the employee’s bank of hours;

(k)  the number of hours deducted from the employee’s bank of hours for each pay period;

(l)  the number of hours in the employee’s bank of hours that are paid to him for the pay period and the wage rate applicable thereto;

(m)  the hourly or weekly wage or the rate per kilometre;

(n)  the nature and amount of premiums, indemnities, allowances paid;

(o)  the amount of gross wage;

(p)  the nature and amount of deductions made;

(q)  the take-home pay.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 7.04; O.C. 527-96, s. 8; O.C. 1383-99, s. 7.

7.05. If an employee is discharged by his employer while he is outside his leaving point, he is brought back to such leaving point by his employer, without compensation for expenses or wages as of the time of the discharge.

O.C. 1338-85, s. 7; O.C. 1193-89, s. 5.

7.06. (Revoked).

O.C. 1338-85, s. 7; O.C. 1193-89, s. 5; O.C. 527-96, s. 9.

7.07. The employer may make a check-off on wages only when compelled by a law, a regulation, a court order, a collective agreement or the Decree or when authorized by a document signed by the employee and for a specific purpose mentioned in the document.

The employee may cancel such authorization at any time except when it concerns membership in a collective insurance plan or in a supplemental pension plan within the meaning of the Supplemental Pension Plans Act (chapter R-15.1). The employer pays to the recipient the amounts thus withheld.

O.C. 1193-89, s. 6; O.C. 1115-91, s. 6; O.C. 736-2005, s. 5.

7.08. The wage of the employee shall be equal to or higher than the wage he was receiving under this Decree as read at the time when it applies.

O.C. 1193-89, s. 6; O.C. 1115-91, s. 7; O.C. 527-96, s. 10; O.C. 736-2005, s. 6.

DIVISION 8.00 Premiums and indemnities

8.01. The employee who reports to work at a place located at more than 40 km, by road, from his usual work place, receives travelling expenses equal to his straight hourly wage.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 8.01.

8.02. The employee who, irregularly, begins his standard workday between 5 :00 p.m. and 12 :00 p.m., receives a $0.15 premium for each hour of his standard workday.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 8.02.

8.03. The employee who regularly works between 6 :00 p.m. and 6 :00 a.m. receives a $0.20 premium per hour in addition to his regular wage rate for each hour of his standard workday comprised between 6 :00 p.m. and 6 :00 a.m., except when he receives an increase for overtime hours performed by him.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 8.03; O.C. 1569-85, s. 1.

8.04. The employee who works more than 3 hours in a classification entailing a wage higher than the wage he usually receives, receives such higher wage during the complete duration of his assignment.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 8.04; O.C. 1115-91, s. 8.

8.05. The employee temporarily assigned to a classification paid at a rate lower than the one he usually receives, continues to be paid his usual wage during the complete duration of such assignment.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 8.05.

8.06. The employer is required to reimburse the reasonable expenses of the employee when the employee is required to travel or participate in a training session at the employer’s request.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 8.06; O.C. 1691-82, s. 4; O.C. 1193-89, s. 7; O.C. 802-2003, s. 4; O.C. 105-2005, s. 3; O.C. 736-2005, s. 7.

8.07. On the road, the time allowed for each meal is one hour. When the meal is taken on a customer’s property, the time allowed is identical to the time allowed for meals to the employees of this customer, but it cannot exceed 1 hour nor be less than 1 half-hour.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 8.07.

8.08. Except when section 8.06 applies, the employee who begins to work outside of his employer’s business place between 7:00 p.m. and 12:00 p.m., receives $2.50 for his meal; when he begins to work between 12 :00 p.m. and 3 :00 a.m., he receives $2.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 8.08; O.C. 1691-82, s. 5.

8.09. The employer gives in advance the amount for the expenses to come to any employee required to travel away.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 8.09.

8.10. An employee who, during the performance of his duties, stays away from his residence on a holiday, a Saturday, a Sunday or due to a fortuitous event, is entitled to an indemnity equivalent to 8 times his prevailing hourly wage rate.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 8.10; O.C. 1383-99, s. 8.

8.11. The employer pays to every employee whose employment terminates, the complete wage and holiday and vacation pay owing to him, within the 10 working days following the separation date.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 8.11; O.C. 1193-89, s. 8.

8.12. An employee who, upon his employer’s request, is called upon to appear before a court as a witness, receives from his employer an amount equal to his hourly rate provided for in the Decree multiplied by the number of standard hours he would have worked during such absence minus the compensation he receives as a witness.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 8.12; O.C. 1115-91, s. 9.

8.13. The employee who acts as a juror receives from his employer an amount equal to his hourly rate provided for in the Decree multiplied by the number of standard hours he would have worked during such absence minus the compensation he receives as a juror.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 8.13; O.C. 1115-91, s. 9.

8.14. The employee is paid regularly for not more than 16 days.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 8.14.

DIVISION 9.00 Holidays

9.01. St. John the Baptist’s Day is a general holiday with pay, pursuant to the National Holiday Act (chapter F-1.1).

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 9.01.

9.02. The following days are general holidays with pay: New Year’s Day, 2 January, Good Friday or Easter Monday according to the employer’s choice, the Monday preceding 25 May, 1 July, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Day and 26 December.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 9.02; O.C. 736-2005, s. 8.

9.02.1. Where the 1 July holiday falls on a Sunday, it is carried forward to the following Monday.

O.C. 527-96, s. 11.

9.03. For the employee governed by section 4.02, when a holiday provided for in section 9.02 falls on one of his days off according to his standard work schedule, the celebration of such holiday is carried over to the working day preceding or following the holiday. For the other employees, when a holiday provided for in section 9.02 falls on a Saturday or a Sunday, the employer may pay them such holiday or carry over its celebration to the Friday preceding or the Monday following the holiday.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 9.03; O.C. 1338-85, s. 8; O.C. 1193-89, s. 9; O.C. 1115-91, s. 10; O.C. 1383-99, s. 4.

9.04. For each general holiday provided for in section 9.02, the employer shall pay the employee an indemnity equal to 1/20 of his wages earned during the 4 complete weeks of pay preceding the week of the holiday, excluding overtime hours, provided that the employee was available to work on the working day preceding and following the holiday, unless his absence was authorized by the employer or justified by a valid reason, notably sickness or an accident preventing him from doing his work, or a fortuitous event; in cases of sickness, the employee advises the employer at the time of his absence.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 9.04; O.C. 86-82, s. 6; O.C. 527-96, s. 12; O.C. 736-2005, s. 9.

9.05. When a holiday falls during an employee’s annual vacation, he receives the holiday pay provided for in section 9.04, or if he prefers, an extra day of vacation with pay on a date chosen by him.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 9.05.

9.06. If an employee is required to work on one of the holidays mentioned in section 9.02, the employer, in addition to paying him the wages stipulated in sections 6.04 or 6.06, as the case may be, must pay him the holiday pay stipulated in section 9.04.

O.C. 1338-85, s. 9.

9.07. For all employees, when a holiday mentioned in section 9.02 does not fall on one of the days off of any of the employees, the employer may carry over the celebration of the holiday for all or part of his employees. However, if such holiday falls on a Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday, its celebration is carried over to the Friday or the Monday preceding or following the holiday.

In all cases where the celebration of a holiday is carried over, the employer shall notify his employees and the parity committee at least 1 week on advance of the date he chose for celebration.

O.C. 1193-89, s. 10.

9.08. The employee who is paid by the kilometre travelled shall receive as compensation for any general holiday mentioned in section 9.02, pay equal to 1/20 of his wages earned during the 4 complete weeks of pay preceding the week of the holiday, provided that he is available to work the working day preceding and following the holiday, unless his absence was authorized by the employer or is justified by a valid reason, notably sickness or an accident preventing him from working or a fortuitous event; in the case of sickness, the employee must advise the employer at the time of his absence.

O.C. 1193-89, s. 10; O.C. 527-96, s. 13; O.C. 1383-99, s. 9; O.C. 736-2005, s. 10.

DIVISION 10.00 Annual vacation

10.01. The qualifying period extends from 1 January to 31 December.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 10.01.

10.02. The employee who, on 1 January, has less than 1 year of continuous service with the same employer, receives 1 day of vacation for every month of continuous service up to a maximum of 2 weeks. The vacation pay is equal to 4% of the employee’s wage as of the date he is hired until 31 December of the preceding year.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 10.02.

10.03. The employee who, on 1 January, has 1 year of continuous service with the same employer is entitled to 2 continuous weeks of vacation. The vacation pay is equal to 4% of the employee’s wage during the qualifying period.

He is also entitled, if he applies therefor, to an additional annual leave without pay equal to the number of days required to increase his annual leave to 3 weeks.

Such additional leave need not follow immediately a paid leave of 2 weeks. However, it may not be divided, or be replaced by a compensatory indemnity.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 10.03; O.C. 527-96, s. 14; O.C. 580-2001, s. 3.

10.04. The employee who, on 1 January, has 5 years of continuous service with the same employer is entitled to 3 continuous weeks of vacation. The vacation pay is equal to 6% of the employee’s wage during the qualifying period.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 10.04; O.C. 1691-82, s. 6; O.C. 1115-91, s. 11; O.C. 527-96, s. 14.

10.05. The employee who, on 1 January, has 12 years of continuous service with the same employer, shall receive 4 weeks of vacation. The vacation pay shall be 8% of the employee’s wages during the qualifying period.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 10.05; O.C. 1691-82, s. 6.

10.06. The employee who, on 1 January, has 25 years of continuous service with the same employer, receives 5 weeks of vacation. The vacation pay is equal to 10% of the employee’s wage during the qualifying period.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 10.06.

10.07. The employee who is entitled to 2 continuous weeks of vacation may require that those weeks be granted him between 1 May and 30 September.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 10.07; O.C. 527-96, s. 15.

10.08. The employee who is entitled to 4 or 5 weeks of vacation may require that the first 3 weeks of his vacation be granted him as a continuous period between 1 May and 30 September. He may take the remaining weeks between 1 October and 30 April.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 10.08; O.C. 1115-91, s. 12; O.C. 527-96, s. 15.

10.09. When the employment of an employee terminates, he receives the annual vacation pay acquired before the preceding 1 January, if not taken, plus the pay owing to him for the period elapsed since the said date.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 10.09.

10.10. The employer pays to the employee the vacation pay to which he is entitled before his departure for his annual vacation.

O.C. 1115-91, s. 13.

10.11. In the event that the employee is absent because of sickness or accident or is on maternity leave during the qualifying period and such absence has the effect of decreasing his annual vacation pay, he is then entitled, as the case may be, to an indemnity equal to 2, 3, 4 or 5 times the average weekly wage earned during the period worked.

The employee whose annual vacation is less than 2 weeks is entitled to that amount in proportion to the vacation days that he has accumulated.

O.C. 527-96, s. 16; O.C. 736-2005, s. 11.

DIVISION 11.00 Miscellaneous provisions

11.01. The employer supplies and cleans at his own expense, the uniforms or overalls he requires his employees to wear. These garments remain the property of the employer.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 11.01.

11.02. The employee may be absent from work, without a loss in wages:

(1)  for 5 days in the event of the death or funeral of his spouse;

(2)  for 4 days in the event of the death or funeral of his child. He may be absent for an extra day on this occasion but without pay;

(3)  for 3 days in the event of the death or funeral of his father, mother, brother or sister. He may also be absent for 2 extra days on that occasion but without pay;

(4)  for 3 days in the event of the death or funeral of the father or mother of his spouse;

(5)  for 1 day in the event of the death or funeral of his spouse’s child. He may also be absent for 4 extra days on that occasion but without pay;

(6)  for 1 day in the event of the death or funeral of a brother or sister of his spouse.

The employee may be absent for 1 day, without pay, in the event of the death or funeral of a son-in-law, daughter-in-law, one of his grandparents of grandchildren.

The employee may also be absent from work, without pay, for a longer period if the circumstances surrounding the death so require. In such case, he must provide the employer proof of the death.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 11.02; O.C. 527-96, s. 17; O.C. 736-2005, s. 12.

11.03. The employee may be absent from work, without a loss in wages, on his wedding day or day of his civil union.

The employee may also be absent from work, without pay, on the wedding day or day of the civil union of one of his children, of his father, mother, brother or sister or of a child of his spouse.

The employee must notify his employer of his absence at least 1 week in advance.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 11.03; O.C. 527-96, s. 17; O.C. 736-2005, s. 13.

11.04. The employee may be absent from work for 5 days at the birth of his child, the adoption of a child or the termination of pregnancy in or after the twentieth week of pregnancy. The first 2 days of absence are paid if the employee is credited with 60 days of continuous service.

The leave may be taken on non-successive days at the request of the employee. It may not be taken more than 15 days after the child arrives at the residence of his father or mother or, if such is the case, the termination of pregnancy.

However, an employee who adopts the child of his spouse may be absent from work for only 2 days, without pay.

O.C. 86-82, s. 7; O.C. 527-96, s. 17; O.C. 736-2005, s. 14.

11.05. An employee may be absent from work, without pay, for 10 days a year to fulfil obligations relating to the care, health or education of the employee’s child or the child of the employee’s spouse, or because of the state of health of the employee’s spouse, father, mother, brother, sister or one of the employee’s grandparents.

The leave may be divided into days. A day may also be divided if the employer consents thereto.

The employee must advise his employer of his absence as soon as possible and take the reasonable steps within his power to limit the leave and its duration.

O.C. 86-82, s. 7; O.C. 527-96, s. 17; O.C. 736-2005, s. 15.

11.06. In the cases covered by sections 11.02, 11.04 and 11.05, the employee must notify his employer of his absence as soon as possible.

O.C. 86-82, s. 7; O.C. 1691-82, s. 7; Erratum, 1982 G.O. 2, 2723; O.C. 527-96, s. 17.

11.07. Maternity leave: The employee is entitled to maternity leave in accordance with the Act respecting labour standards (chapter N-1.1).

O.C. 527-96, s. 17.

11.08. Notice of termination of employment: The employer must give written notice to an employee before terminating his contract of employment or laying him off for 6 or more months.

The notice shall be one week if the employer has less than 1 year of continuous service, 2 weeks if he has 1 to 5 years of continuous service, 4 weeks if he has 5 to 10 years of continuous service and 8 weeks if he has 10 or more years of continuous service.

The notice of termination of employment given to an employee during the period when he is laid off is null, except in the case of employment that usually lasts for not more than 6 months each year due to the seasonal nature of the employment.

O.C. 527-96, s. 17.

11.09. Section 11.08 does not apply to an employee:

(1)  who has less than 3 months of continuous service;

(2)  whose contract for a fixed term or for a specific undertaking expires;

(3)  who has committed a serious fault;

(4)  for whom the termination of the contract of employment or the layoff is the result of a fortuitous event.

O.C. 527-96, s. 17.

11.10. The employer who does not give the notice prescribed by section 11.08 or who gives insufficient notice must pay the employee a compensatory indemnity equal to his regular wage, excluding overtime, for a period equal to the period or remaining period of the notice to which he was entitled.

The indemnity must be paid at the time the employment is terminated or at the time the employee is laid off for a period expected to last more than 6 months, or at the end of a period of 6 months after a layoff of indeterminate length, or a layoff expected to last less than 6 months but which exceeds that period.

O.C. 527-96, s. 17.

11.11. In the case of an employee who, under a collective agreement, is entitled to recall privileges for more than 6 months, the employer is bound to pay the compensatory indemnity only from the earlier of the following dates:

(1)  the expiry of the recall privileges of the employee;

(2)  1 year after the layoff.

The employee covered by the first paragraph is not entitled to the compensatory indemnity;

(1)  if he is recalled before the date on which his employer is bound to pay the indemnity and if subsequently he works for a period equal to or longer than that of the notice prescribed in section 11.08;

(2)  if he is not recalled as a result of a fortuitous event.

O.C. 527-96, s. 17.

DIVISION 12.00 Term

12.01. This part remains in force until 31 December 2022. It is then automatically renewed from year to year thereafter, unless one of the contracting parties opposes it by a written notice sent to the Minister of Labour and to the other parties, during the month of September of the year 2022 or during the month of September of any subsequent year.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 12.01; O.C. 1338-85, s. 10; O.C. 527-96, s. 18; O.C. 757-98, s. 2; O.C. 1383-99, s. 10; O.C. 115-2009, s. 5; O.C. 452-2020, s. 4.

12.02. (Implicitly revoked).

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 12.02; O.C. 1338-85, s. 10; O.C. 527-96, s. 18; O.C. 1383-99, s. 10.

PART II TRANSPORT OF WASTES

DIVISION 13.00 Interpretation

13.01. In this Part, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms mean:

(1)  “helper”: employee who collects or unloads solid waste;

(2)  “driver, Class I”: employee who drives a vehicle with the help of more than 1 helper;

(3)  “driver, Class II”: employee who drives a vehicle alone or with the help of 1 helper;

(4)  “driver, Class III”: employee who drives a vehicle with a double-steering and who collects solid waste;

(4.1)  “driver, Class IV”: employee who alone drives a straight truck with a tilt subframe;

(5)  “solid waste”: any waste product solid at 20 ºC from industrial, commercial or agricultural activities, detritus, incineration residue, domestic garbage, rubbish, rubble and other trash solid at 20 ºC, except for automobile vehicle bodies, soils and sands soaked with hydrocarbons, pesticides, explosive or spontaneously flammable products, pathological waste, manures, mining residues and radioactive waste, muds and solid residues from pulp and paper mills or from sawmills; the abovementioned products are also included if they are collected for the purposes of recovery or recycling;

(5.1)  “grade”: period during which an employee acquires 2,000 hours of experience in one of the trades provided for in this Decree. Only those hours actually worked are taken into account in the computation of hours of experience;

(6)  “mechanic”: employee whose duties are mainly connected to the mechanical repair and maintenance of a vehicle or to body repair;

(7)  “serviceman”: employee whose duties are mainly connected to the maintenance of a vehicle other than mechanical maintenance;

(8)  “welder”: employee whose main duties consist in welding metal parts in order to make or repair parts or tools;

(9)  “spouse” means either of 2 persons who:

(a)  are married or in a civil union and cohabiting;

(b)  being of opposite sex or the same sex, are living together in a de facto union and are the father and mother of the same child;

(c)  are of opposite sex or the same sex and have been living together in a de facto union for 1 year or more;

(10)  “uninterrupted service”: the uninterrupted period during which the employee is bound to the employer by a contract of employment, even if the performance of the work has been interrupted without cancellation of the contract, and the period during which fixed term contracts succeed one another without an interruption that would, in the circumstances, give cause to conclude that the contract was not renewed.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 13.01; O.C. 1393-91, s. 1; O.C. 955-93, s. 2; O.C. 569-95, s. 1; O.C. 580-2001, s. 4; O.C. 736-2005, s. 16.

DIVISION 14.00 Jurisdiction

14.01. Territorial jurisdiction: This Part applies to the places listed in Schedule II and included in administrative regions 01, 02, 03 and 12.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 14.01; O.C. 1000-84, s. 1; O.C. 1393-91, s. 2; O.C. 68-2008, s. 7.

14.02. Industrial jurisdiction: This Part applies to the picking up, transportation or unloading of solid waste for others.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 14.02.

14.03. This Part does not apply to:

(a)  foremen or office employees;

(b)  municipalities having their own employees carry out the collection, transportation and unloading of solid waste.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 14.03.

DIVISION 15.00 Hours of work

15.01. For the purpose of calculating overtime hours, the standard workweek is 40 hours, scheduled over not more than 6 days from Monday to Saturday. The standard workday must not exceed 10 hours.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 15.01; O.C. 1383-99, s. 11; O.C. 736-2005, s. 17.

15.02. (Replaced).

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 15.02; O.C. 1383-99, s. 11.

15.03. The employer grants the employee 1 hour off without pay to take his meal. However, the employee may refuse to avail himself of that hour. In such case, the hour is counted in his standard workday.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 15.03; O.C. 955-93, s. 3.

DIVISION 16.00 Overtime hours

16.01. Hours worked on a holiday or over and above the hours included in the standard workweek or workday are paid at time and a half the hourly wage actually paid to the employee, except for premiums computed on an hourly basis provided for in the Decree.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 16.01; O.C. 1393-91, s. 3; O.C. 580-2001, s. 5.

16.02. Hours worked on a Sunday are paid at twice the employee’s hourly wage provided for in the Decree.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 16.02; O.C. 1393-91, s. 3; O.C. 1383-99, s. 12.

16.03. For the purposes of computing overtime, annual leave and statutory general holidays are counted as days of work.

O.C. 68-2008, s. 8.

DIVISION 17.00 Minimum wage

17.01. The employee is deemed to be at work in the following cases:

(1)  while available to the employer at the place of work and required to wait for work to be assigned;

(2)  subject to section 15.03, during the break periods granted by the employer;

(3)  during travel time required by the employer;

(4)  during any trial or training period required by the employer.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 17.01; O.C. 736-2005, s. 18.

17.02. The employee available to work receives at least a remuneration equal to 4 times his hourly remuneration provided for in the Decree from Monday to Friday and to 3 times his hourly remuneration provided for in the Decree on the Saturday for each day of his standard workweek on which he is present at work, except in the following cases:

(1)  when there is a work interruption due to an act of God;

(2)  when his employer notified him not to report to work at least 1 hour before the end of the preceding workday.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 17.02; O.C. 1393-91, s. 4.

17.03. The employee who is called back to perform overtime hours, after he has left the work premises at the end of his standard workday, receives at least a remuneration equal to 4½ times his hourly wage provided for in the Decree.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 17.03; O.C. 1393-91, s. 4.

17.04. The employee who works on a holiday and the employee whose standard workweek is scheduled from Monday to Friday and who works on a Saturday, receive at least a remuneration equal to 6 times their hourly wage provided for in the Decree.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 17.04; O.C. 1393-91, s. 4.

17.05. The employee who works on Sunday receives at least 8 times his hourly wage provided for in the Decree.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 17.05; O.C. 1393-91, s. 4; O.C. 1383-99, s. 13.

DIVISION 18.00 Wages

18.01. The minimum hourly wage payable to employees is determined in the following tables per region and per employment category, as of the dates indicated therein.

(1)  (A) Region 01 (Bas-Saint-Laurent): in the territory of the municipalities included in the regional county municipalities of Kamouraska, Les Basques, Rimouski-Neigette, Rivière-du-Loup et de Témiscouata;

(B) Region 12 (Chaudière-Appalaches): in the territory of the municipalities included in the regional county municipalities of Beauce-Sartigan, L’Amiante, L’Islet, La Nouvelle-Beauce, Les Etchemins, Montmagny et de Robert-Cliche:

Employment category		As of 22 April 2020	As of 22 April 2021	As of 22 April 2022
1.	Helper	$18.77	$19.19	$19.67
2.	Driver, class I	$19.18	$19.61	$20.10
3.	Driver, class II	$19.33	$19.76	$20.25
4.	Driver, class III	$20.16	$20.61	$21.13
5.	Driver, class IV	$20.91	$21.38	$21.91
6.	Mechanic, welder
	1st grade	$16.50	$16.87	$17.29
	2nd grade	$20.16	$20.61	$21.13
7.	Serviceman
	1st grade	$14.85	$15.18	$15.56
	2nd grade	$19.33	$19.76	$20.25

(2)  Region 02 (Saguenay—Lac-Saint-Jean): Saguenay as well as in the territory of the municipalites included in the regional county municipalities of Lac St-Jean-Est, Le Domaine-du-Roy, Le Fjord-du-Saguenay and Maria-Chapdeleine:

Employment category		As of 22 April 2020	As of 22 April 2021	As of 22 April 2022
1.	Helper	$18.32	$18.73	$19.20
2.	Driver, class I	$20.01	$20.46	$20.97
3.	Driver, class II	$20.18	$20.63	$21.15
4.	Driver, class III	$20.39	$20.85	$21.37
5.	Driver, class IV	$21.15	$21.63	$22.17
6.	Mechanic, welder
	1st grade	$16.50	$16.87	$17.29
	2nd grade	$20.38	$20.84	$21.36
7.	Serviceman
	1st grade	$14.85	$15.18	$15.56
	2nd grade	$19.61	$20.05	$20.55

(3)  (A) Region 03 (Capitale-Nationale): Québec, L’Ancienne-Lorette, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures as well as in the territory of the municipalites included in the regional county municipalities of L’Île-d’Orléans, La Côte-de-Beaupré, La Jacques-Cartier and Portneuf;

(B) Region 12 (Chaudière-Appalaches): Lévis as well as in the territory of the municipalites included in the regional county municipalities of Bellechasse and Lotbinière:

Employment category		As of 22 April 2020	As of 22 April 2021	As of 22 April 2022
1.	Helper	$20.77	$21.24	$21.77
2.	Driver, class I	$21.19	$21.67	$22.21
3.	Driver, class II	$21.37	$21.85	$22.40
4.	Driver, class III	$22.15	$22.65	$23.22
5.	Driver, class IV	$22.94	$23.46	$24.05
6.	Mechanic, welder
	1st grade	$16.50	$16.87	$17.29
	2nd grade	$21.76	$22.25	$22.81
7.	Serviceman
	1st grade	$14.85	$15.18	$15.56
	2nd grade	$21.36	$21.84	$22.39

The minimum hourly rates provided for in this section may not be less than the minimum wage provided for in section 3 of the Regulation respecting labour standards (chapter N-1.1, r. 3), increased by $0.30.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 18.01; O.C. 1000-84, s. 2; O.C. 1338-85, s. 11; O.C. 552-89, s. 3; O.C. 1393-91, s. 5; O.C. 955-93, s. 4; O.C. 569-95, s. 2; O.C. 580-2001, s. 6; O.C. 1289-2003, s. 1; O.C. 83-2006, s. 1; O.C. 1053-2008, s. 1; O.C. 320-2012, s. 1; O.C. 409-2016, s. 4; O.C. 452-2020, s. 5.

18.01.1. The employee’s wage must be equal to or higher than the wage he received under the Decree on 25 May 1995.

O.C. 1393-91, s. 5; O.C. 955-93, s. 4; O.C. 569-95, s. 2.

18.02. Wages are paid completely at every pay period, in cash in a sealed envelope, by cheque or by bank transfer and the following particulars appear on the envelope, the cheque stub or a separate earnings statement:

(a)  the employer’s name;

(b)  the employee’s complete name;

(c)  the identification of the employee’s employment;

(d)  the employee’s number;

(e)  the date of payment and the work period corresponding to payment;

(f)  the number of hours worked in the standard workweek;

(g)  the number of hours paid at time and a half;

(h)  the number of hours paid at double time;

(i)  the number of hours entered in a bank of hours if the employee so requests;

(j)  the total number of hours in the employee’s bank of hours;

(k)  the number of hours deducted from the employee’s bank of hours for the pay period;

(l)  the number of hours in the employee’s bank of hours that are paid to him for the pay period and the rate;

(m)  the hourly wage;

(n)  the nature and amount of premiums, indemnities, allowances paid;

(o)  the amount of gross wage;

(p)  the nature and amount of deductions made;

(q)  the take-home pay.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 18.02; O.C. 955-93, s. 5.

18.03. An employee who regularly works between 6 :00 p.m. and 6 :00 a.m shall receive a premium of $0.25 per hour in addition to his regular wage for each hour of his standard workday included between 6 :00 p.m. and 6 :00 a.m., except when he receives an increase for the overtime worked.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 18.03; O.C. 955-93, s. 6; O.C. 68-2008, s. 9.

DIVISION 19.00 Holidays

19.01. St. John the Baptist’s Day is a general holiday with pay, pursuant to the National Holiday Act (chapter F-1.1).

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 19.01.

19.02. The following days are general holidays: New Year’s Day, 2 January, Good Friday or Easter Monday, at the employer’s choice, the Monday that precedes 25 May, 1 July, Labour Day, Thanksgiving Day, 8 December, Christmas Day and 26 December.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 19.02; O.C. 1393-91, s. 6; O.C. 736-2005, s. 19.

19.02.1. Celebration of the 1 July holiday is postponed to the following Monday if the holiday falls on a Sunday.

O.C. 955-93, s. 7.

19.03. The employer may postpone the celebration of Dollard’s Day or the Queen’s Birthday and of 8 December to another day, on condition that he notifies his employees and the parity committee 1 week before the holiday.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 19.03; O.C. 1393-91, s. 6.

19.04. For each general holiday provided for in section 9.02, the employer shall pay the employee an indemnity equal to 1/20 of his wages earned during the 4 complete weeks of pay preceding the week of the holiday, excluding overtime hours, provided that the employee was available to work on the working day preceding and following the holiday, unless his absence was authorized by the employer or was justified by a valid reason, notably sickness or an accident preventing him from doing his work, or a fortuitous event; in cases of sickness, the employee advises the employer at the time of his absence.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 19.04; O.C. 1393-91, s. 6; O.C. 955-93, s. 8; O.C. 736-2005, s. 20.

19.05. If the employee works on a holiday, the employer, in addition to paying the employee working on the holiday the corresponding wage for the work carried out, pays the employee the prescribed holiday pay or grants him a compensatory day off. The day off is fixed upon agreement of parties. Where a holiday falls during the employee’s annual vacation, he receives the holiday pay or, if he prefers, an extra day of paid vacation on a date of his choosing.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 19.05; O.C. 552-89, s. 4; O.C. 955-93, s. 8.

19.06. The employee cannot be required to work after 9 :30 p.m. on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 19.06; O.C. 1393-91, s. 7.

DIVISION 20.00 Annual vacation

20.01. The qualifying period extends from 1 January to 31 December.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 20.01.

20.02. The employee who, on 1 January, has less than 1 year of continuous service with the same employer, receives 1 working day of vacation for each month of continuous service up to a maximum duration of 2 weeks. The vacation pay is equal to 4% of the employee’s wage from the time he is hired until 31 December of the preceding year.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 20.02.

20.03. The employee who, on 1 January, has 1 year of continuous service with the same employer, receives 2 continuous weeks of vacation. The vacation pay is equal to 4% of the employee’s wage during the qualifying period.

He is also entitled, if he applies therefor, to an additional annual leave without pay equal to the number of days required to increase his annual leave to 3 weeks.

Such annual leave need not follow immediately a paid leave of 2 weeks. However, it may not be divided, or be replaced by a compensatory indemnity.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 20.03; O.C. 955-93, s. 9; O.C. 580-2001, s. 7.

20.04. The employee who, on 1 January, has 5 years of continuous service with the same employer, receives 3 continuous weeks of vacation. The vacation pay is equal to 6% of the employee’s wage during the qualifying period.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 20.04; O.C. 955-93, s. 9; O.C. 569-95, s. 3.

20.05. The employee who, on 1 January, has 15 years of continuous service with the same employer, receives 4 weeks of vacation, 3 of which are continuous. The vacation pay is equal to 8% of the employee’s wage during the qualifying period.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 20.05; O.C. 955-93, s. 10.

20.06. The employee who, on 1 January, has 21 years of continuous service with the same employer receives 5 weeks of vacation, 3 of which are continuous. The vacation pay is equal to 10% of the employee’s wage during the qualifying period.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 20.06; O.C. 1393-91, s. 8; O.C. 955-93, s. 10.

20.07. The vacation pay is payable in 1 payment before the employee leaves on vacation.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 20.07; O.C. 1393-91, s. 9.

20.08. When the employment of an employee terminates, he receives the vacation pay acquired before the preceding 1 January, if he did not take the vacation to which he was entitled, plus the indemnity owing to him for the period elapsed since that date.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 20.08; O.C. 1393-91, s. 9.

20.09. If an employee is absent due to sickness or accident or is on maternity leave during the reference period, and the absence has the effect of reducing his annual vacation pay, he is entitled to a corresponding amount equal, as the case may be, to 2 or 3 times the average weekly wage earned during the period worked.

O.C. 955-93, s. 11.

DIVISION 21.00 Miscellaneous leave

21.01. An employee may be absent from work without a reduction in wages:

(1)  for 5 days on the occasion of the death or funeral of his consort;

(2)  for 4 days on the occasion of the death or funeral of his child. He may also be absent for an extra day on that occasion but without pay;

(3)  for 3 days on the occasion of the death or funeral of his father, mother, brother or sister. He may also be absent for 2 extra days on such occasion, without wages;

(4)  for 3 days on the occasion of the death or funeral of the father or mother of his consort;

(5)  for 1 day on the occasion of the death or funeral of the child of his spouse. He may also be absent for 4 more days on such occasion, without wages;

(6)  for 1 day on the occasion of the death or funeral of a brother or sister of his consort.

An employee may be absent from work for 1 day, without wages, on the occasion of the death or funeral of a son-in-law, daughter-in-law, or one of his grandparents or grandchildren.

An employee may also be absent without wages for a longer period if the circumstances surrounding the death so require. He must in such case furnish proof of the death to the employer.

The employee must notify his employer of his absence as soon as possible.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 21.01; O.C. 1393-91, s. 10; O.C. 955-93, s. 12; O.C. 569-95, s. 4; O.C. 736-2005, s. 21.

21.02. An employee may be absent from work, without a loss in wages, on his wedding day or day of his civil union.

An employee may also be absent from work, without wages, on the wedding day or day of the civil union of one of his children, his father, mother, a brother, a sister or his consort’s child.

The employee shall notify his employer of his absence at least 1 week in advance.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 21.02; O.C. 1393-91, s. 10; O.C. 736-2005, s. 22.

21.03. An employee may be absent from work for 5 days on the occasion of the birth of his child, the adoption of a child, or when there is a termination of pregnancy in or after the twentieth week of pregnancy. The first 2 days of absence are remunerated if the employee has 60 days of continuous service. The leave may be taken in separate days at the employee’s request. The leave may not be taken after 15 days have elapsed following the arrival of the child in the residence of the father or mother or, if such is the case, the termination of pregnancy. The employee must notify the employer of his absence as soon as possible. However, the employee who adopts the child of his consort may be absent from work, without wages, for 2 days only.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 21.03; O.C. 1393-91, s. 10; O.C. 955-93, s. 13; O.C. 736-2005, s. 23.

21.04. The employee may be absent from work, without pay, for 10 days a year to fulfil obligations related to the custody, health or education of his child or the child of his spouse, or the state of health of his spouse, father, mother, brother, sister or one of the employee’s grandparents.

This leave may be divided into days. A day may also be divided if the employer consents thereto.

The employee must advise his employer of his absence as soon as possible and take the reasonable steps within his power to limit the leave and its duration.

O.C. 955-93, s. 13; O.C. 736-2005, s. 24.

21.05. A female employee is entitled to a maternity leave, in accordance with the Act respecting labour standards (chapter N-1.1).

O.C. 569-95, s. 5.

DIVISION 22.00 Uniform

22.01. The employer provides and cleans at his own expense the uniform, the suit or the overalls that his employee is required to wear. These clothes remain the employer’s property.

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7, s. 22.01; O.C. 1393-91, s. 11.

DIVISION 23.00 Medical examination

23.01. If a medical examination is required by the employer, the employee will be paid for the time incurred if the examination is performed during standard working hours.

If the examination must be performed after standard working hours, the employee is then entitled to receive an amount of $15; the employer, in this case, must notify the employee at least 3 working days before a medical examination is performed.

O.C. 1393-91, s. 11.

DIVISION 24.00 Prior notice

24.01. An employer must give written notice to an employee before terminating his work contract or laying him off for 6 months or more.

The notice is of 1 week if the employee has less than 1 year of continuous service, of 2 weeks if he has from 1 to 5 years of continuous service, of 4 weeks if he has from 5 to 10 years of continuous service and of 8 weeks if he has 10 or more years of continuous service.

The notice of employment termination given to an employee during the period when he is laid off is null and void, except for employment whose duration does not usually exceed 6 months each year owing to seasonal influence.

This section does not have the effect of removing an employee’s statutory rights.

O.C. 1393-91, s. 11; O.C. 955-93, s. 14.

24.02. Section 24.01 does not apply to an employee:

(1)  who does not have 3 months of continuous service;

(2)  whose work contract of a fixed duration or for a specific work expires;

(3)  who has committed a serious misdemeanour;

(4)  whose termination of work contract or layoff is the result of a fortuitous event.

O.C. 955-93, s. 14.

24.03. An employer who does not give the notice prescribed in section 24.01 or who does not respect the time for giving the notice shall pay the employee a compensatory amount equal to his regular wage, without taking into account overtime hours, for a period equal to the period of the duration or remainder of duration of the time of notice to which the employee was entitled.

The compensatory amount shall be paid at the time employment is terminated or at the beginning of a layoff scheduled for more than 6 months or on the expiry of a period of 6 months from a layoff for an undetermined length of time or scheduled for a duration less than 6 months but that exceeds that duration.

O.C. 955-93, s. 14.

24.04. In the case of an employee who benefits from recall rights for more than 6 months under a collective agreement, the employer is required to pay the compensatory amount only from the following dates, whichever occurs first:

(1)  on the expiry of the employee’s recall rights;

(2)  1 year following the layoff.

The employee covered by this section is not entitled to the compensatory amount:

(1)  if he is called back to work before the date on which the employer is required to pay the amount and if he works thereafter, for a duration equal to the notice prescribed in section 24.01;

(2)  if there is no recall to work owing to a fortuitous event.

O.C. 955-93, s. 14.

DIVISION 25.00 Sick leave

25.01. An employee who has 3 months of active and continuous service with the same employer and who has worked at least 32 hours in each week included in the period is entitled to 7 days of sick leave per year. The first day of absence is not paid. For the other days, the employee receives 8 times his or her hourly wage provided for in the Decree.

The employee must produce a medical certificate attesting the absence on account of illness.

O.C. 1393-91, s. 11; O.C. 1191-2013, s. 1.

DIVISION 26.00 Group insurance

26.01. The contracting parties adopt a group insurance plan which is administered by the parity committee.

Each employee who has 3 months of active and continuous service with the same employer and who has worked at least 32 hours in each week included in the period contributes to the insurance plan. He pays a maximum premium of $35 for each week. The employer pays a maximum premium of $35 per week for each employee contributing to the group insurance plan. Each week, the employee’s premium is deducted from his wages by the employer.

This section does not apply to the employer whose every employee subject to the Decree enjoys a social security plan including provisions at least as profitable for the employee.

The insurance of an employee ends at the end of the month during which his employment comes to an end. The employer and the employee are required to pay to the parity committee the insurance premium for the month during which the employment of the employee came to an end.

O.C. 1393-91, s. 11; O.C. 955-93, s. 15; O.C. 569-95, s. 6; O.C. 580-2001, s. 8; O.C. 802-2003, s. 5; O.C. 369-2009, s. 1.

26.02. The employer must:

(1)  have the employees’ cards of adherence filled in;

(2)  notify the parity committee of any change in the employee’s wage, civil status or beneficiary status;

(3)  provide the employee with the forms required for claims;

(4)  immediately notify the parity committee of an employee’s absence and return to work;

(5)  collaborate to the obtaining of medical certificates which could be required;

(6)  collaborate to the checking of claims;

(7)  forward the contributions to the parity committee along with the monthly report.

O.C. 1393-91, s. 11.

DIVISION 27.00 Term

27.01. This part remains in force until 31 December 2022. It is then automatically renewed from year to year thereafter, unless one of the contracting parties opposes it by a written notice sent to the Minister of Labour and to the other parties, during the month of September of the year 2022 or during the month of September of any subsequent year.

O.C. 1393-91, s. 11; O.C. 955-93, s. 16; O.C. 569-95, s. 7; O.C. 1383-99, s. 14; O.C. 115-2009, s. 5; O.C. 452-2020, s. 6.

SCHEDULE I

(s. 2.01)

RÉGION 03 — CAPITALE-NATIONALE

Québec, L’Ancienne-Lorette, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures

Municipalité régionale de comté de Charlevoix

Baie-Saint-Paul, Les Éboulements, Petite-Rivière- Saint-François, L’Isle-aux-Coudres, Saint-Hilarion, Saint-Urbain.

Municipalité régionale de comté de Charlevoix-Est

Baie-Sainte-Catherine, Clermont, La Malbaie, Notre-Dame-des-Monts, Saint-Aimé-des-Lacs, Saint-Irénée, Saint-Siméon.

Municipalité régionale de comté de L’Île-d’Orléans

Sainte-Famille, Sainte-Pétronille, Saint-François-de-l’Ile-d’Orléans, Saint-Jean-de-l’Ile-d’Orléans, Saint-Laurent-de-l’Ile-d’Orléans, Saint-Pierre-de-l’Ile-d’Orléans.

Municipalité régionale de comté de La Côte-de-Beaupré

Beaupré, Château-Richer, L’Ange-Gardien, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Boischatel, Saint-Joachim, Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente, Saint-Tite-des-Caps.

Municipalité régionale de comté de La Jacques-Cartier

Fossambault-sur-le-Lac, Lac-Beauport, Lac-Delage, Lac-Saint-Joseph, Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Shannon, Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury.

Municipalité régionale de comté de Portneuf

Cap-Santé, Deschambault-Grondines, Donnacona, Lac-Sergent, Neuville, Pont-Rouge, Portneuf, Rivière-à-Pierre, Saint-Alban, Saint-Basile, Saint-Casimir, Sainte-Christine-d’Auvergne, Saint-Gilbert, Saint-Léonard-de-Portneuf, Saint-Marc-des-Carrières, Saint-Raymond, Saint-Thuribe, Saint-Ubalde.

RÉGION 12 - CHAUDIÈRE-APPALACHES

Lévis

Municipalité régionale de comté de Bellechasse

Armagh, Beaumont, Honfleur, La Durantaye, Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice-de-Buckland, Sainte-Claire, Saint- Anselme, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Saint-Damien-de-Buckland, Saint-Gervais, Saint-Henri, Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse, Saint-Léon-de-Standon, Saint-Malachie, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester, Saint-Nérée, Saint-Philémon, Saint-Raphaël, Saint-Vallier.

Municipalité régionale de comté de L’Islet

L’Islet, Saint-Adalbert, Saint-Aubert, Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard, Saint-Damase-de-L’Islet, Sainte-Félicité, Sainte-Louise, Sainte-Perpétue, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Saint-Marcel, Saint-Omer, Saint-Pamphile, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Tourville.

Municipalité régionale de comté de La Nouvelle Beauce

Saint-Bernard, Frampton, Sainte-Hénédine, Saint-Elzéar, Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Sainte-Marguerite, Sainte-Marie, Saint-Isidore, Saints-Anges, Scott, Vallée-Jonction.

Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière

Laurier-Station, Leclercville, Lotbinière, Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur-d’Issoudun, Saint-Agapit, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Saint-Apollinaire, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Sainte-Croix, Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière, Saint-Flavien, Saint-Gilles, Saint-Janvier-de-Joly, Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage, Dosquet, Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage, Saint-Sylvestre, Val-Alain.

Municipalité régionale de comté de Montmagny

Berthier-sur-Mer, Cap-Saint-Ignace, Lac-Frontière, Montmagny, Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Antoine-de-l’Isle-aux-Grues, Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton, Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivière-du-Sud, Sainte-Lucie-de-Beauregard, Saint-Fabien-de-Panet, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Saint-Just-de-Bretenières, Saint-Paul-de-Montminy, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud.

O.C. 86-82, s. 8; O.C. 1115-91, s. 1; O.C. 1394-91, s. 1; O.C. 68-2008, s. 10.

SCHEDULE II

(s. 14.01)

RÉGION 01 — BAS-SAINT-LAURENT

Municipalité régionale de comté de Kamouraska

Kamouraska, La Pocatière, Mont-Carmel, Rivière-Ouelle, Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, Saint-André, Saint-Bruno-de-Kamouraska, Saint-Denis-De La Bouteillerie, Sainte-Anne-de-la-Pocatière, Sainte-Hélène-de-Kamouraska, Saint-Gabriel-Lalemant, Saint-Germain, Saint-Joseph-de-Kamouraska, Saint-Onésime-d’Ixworth, Saint-Pacôme, Saint-Pascal, Saint-Philippe-de-Néri.

Municipalité régionale de comté de Les Basques

Notre-Dame-des-Neiges, Saint-Clément, Sainte-Françoise, Saint-Éloi, Sainte-Rita, Saint-Guy, Saint-Jean-de-Dieu, Saint-Mathieu-de-Rioux, Saint-Médard, Saint-Simon, Trois-Pistoles.

Municipalité régionale de comté de Rimouski-Neigette

Esprit-Saint, La Trinité-des-Monts, Le Bic, Rimouski, Saint-Anaclet-de-Lessard, Saint-Eugène-de-Ladrière, Saint-Fabien, Saint-Marcellin, Saint-Narcisse-de-Rimouski, Saint-Valérien.

Municipalité régionale de comté de Rivière-du-Loup

L’Isle-Verte, Notre-Dame-des-Sept-Douleurs, Notre-Dame-du-Portage, Rivière-du-Loup, Saint-Antonin, Saint-Arsène, Saint-Cyprien, Saint-Épiphane, Saint-François- Xavier-de-Viger, Cacouna, Saint-Hubert-de-Rivière-du-Loup, Saint-Modeste, Saint-Paul-de-la-Croix.

Municipalité régionale de comté de Témiscouata

Auclair, Biencourt, Dégelis, Lac-des-Aigles, Packington, Pohénégamook, Rivière-Bleue, Saint-Athanase, Saint-Elzéar-de-Témiscouata, Saint-Eusèbe, Lejeune, Saint-Honoré-de-Témiscouata, Saint-Jean-de-la-Lande, Saint-Juste-du-Lac, Saint-Louis-du-Ha ! Ha !, Saint-Marc-du-Lac-Long, Saint-Michel-du-Squatec, Saint-Pierre-de-Lamy, Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac.

RÉGION 02 - SAGUENAY - LAC-SAINT-JEAN

Saguenay

Municipalité régionale de comté de Lac-Saint-Jean-Est

Alma, Desbiens, Hébertville, Hébertville-Station, Labrecque, Lamarche, L’Ascension-de-Notre-Seigneur, Métabetchouan-Lac-à-la-Croix, Saint-Bruno, Sainte-Monique, Saint-Gédéon, Saint-Henri-de-Taillon, Saint-Ludger-de-Milot, Saint-Nazaire.

Municipalité régionale de comté de Le Domaine-du-Roy

Chambord, Lac-Bouchette, La Doré, Roberval, Saint-André-du-Lac-Saint-Jean, Sainte-Hedwidge, Saint-Félicien, Saint-François-de-Sales, Saint-Prime.

Municipalité régionale de comté de Le Fjord-du-Saguenay

Bégin, Ferland-et-Boileau, L’Anse-Saint-Jean, Larouche, Petit-Saguenay, Rivière-Éternité, Saint-Ambroise, Saint-Charles-de-Bourget, Saint-David-de-Falardeau, Sainte-Rose-du-Nord, Saint-Félix-d’Otis, Saint-Fulgence, Saint-Honoré.

Municipalité régionale de comté de Maria-Chapdelaine

Albanel, Dolbeau-Mistassini, Girardville, Normandin, Notre-Dame-de-Lorette, Péribonka, Saint-Augustin, Saint-Edmond-les-Plaines, Sainte-Jeanne-d’Arc, Saint-Eugène-d’Argentenay, Saint-Stanislas, Saint-Thomas-Didyme.

RÉGION 03 - CAPITALE-NATIONALE

Québec, L’Ancienne-Lorette, Saint-Augustin-de-Desmaures

Municipalité régionale de comté de L’Île-d’Orléans

Sainte-Famille, Sainte-Pétronille, Saint-François-de-l’Ile-d’Orléans, Saint-Jean-de-l’Ile-d’Orléans, Saint-Laurent-de-l’Ile-d’Orléans, Saint-Pierre-de-l’Ile-d’Orléans.

Municipalité régionale de comté de La Côte-de-Beaupré

Beaupré, Château-Richer, L’Ange-Gardien, Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré, Saint-Ferréol-les-Neiges, Boischatel, Saint-Joachim, Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague-du-Cap-Tourmente, Saint-Tite-des-Caps.

Municipalité régionale de comté de La Jacques-Cartier

Fossambault-sur-le-Lac, Lac-Beauport, Lac-Delage, Lac-Saint-Joseph, Sainte-Brigitte-de-Laval, Sainte-Catherine-de-la-Jacques-Cartier, Saint-Gabriel-de-Valcartier, Shannon, Stoneham-et-Tewkesbury.

Municipalité régionale de comté de Portneuf

Cap-Santé, Deschambault-Grondines, Donnacona, Lac-Sergent, Neuville, Pont-Rouge, Portneuf, Rivière-à-Pierre, Saint-Alban, Saint-Basile, Saint-Casimir, Sainte-Christine-d’Auvergne, Saint-Gilbert, Saint-Léonard-de-Portneuf, Saint-Marc-des-Carrières, Saint-Raymond, Saint-Thuribe, Saint-Ubalde.

RÉGION 12 - CHAUDIÈRE-APPALACHES

Lévis

Municipalité régionale de comté de Beauce-Sartigan

Lac-Poulin, La Guadeloupe, Notre-Dame-des-Pins, Saint-Benoît-Labre, Saint-Côme-Linière, Saint-Éphrem-de-Beauce, Saint-Évariste-de-Forsyth, Saint-Gédéon-de-Beauce, Saint-Georges, Saint-Hilaire-de-Dorset, Saint- Honoré-de-Shenley, Saint-Martin, Saint-Philibert, Saint-René, Saint-Simon-les-Mines, Saint-Théophile.

Municipalité régionale de comté de Bellechasse

Armagh, Beaumont, Honfleur, La Durantaye, Notre-Dame-Auxiliatrice-de-Buckland, Sainte-Claire, Saint-Anselme, Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse, Saint-Damien- de-Buckland, Saint-Gervais, Saint-Henri, Saint-Lazare-de-Bellechasse, Saint-Léon-de-Standon, Saint-Malachie, Saint-Michel-de-Bellechasse, Saint-Nazaire-de-Dorchester, Saint-Nérée, Saint-Philémon, Saint-Raphaël, Saint-Vallier.

Municipalité régionale de comté de L’Amiante

Adstock, Beaulac-Garthby, ville de Disraéli, paroisse de Disraéli, East-Broughton, Irlande, Kinnear’s Mills, Sacré-Coeur-de-Jésus, Saint-Adrien-d’Irlande, Sainte-Clotilde-de-Beauce, Sainte-Praxède, Saint-Fortunat, Saint-Jacques-de-Leeds, Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-de-Wolfestown, Saint-Jean-de-Brébeuf, Saint-Joseph-de-Coleraine, Saint-Julien, Saint-Pierre-de-Broughton, Thetford-Mines.

Municipalité régionale de comté de L’Islet

L’Islet, Saint-Adalbert, Saint-Aubert, Saint-Cyrille-de-Lessard, Saint-Damase-de-L’Islet, Sainte-Félicité, Sainte-Louise, Sainte-Perpétue, Saint-Jean-Port-Joli, Saint-Marcel, Saint-Omer, Saint-Pamphile, Saint-Roch-des-Aulnaies, Tourville.

Municipalité régionale de comté de La Nouvelle-Beauce

Saint-Bernard, Frampton, Sainte-Hénédine, Saint-Elzéar, Saint-Lambert-de-Lauzon, Sainte-Marguerite, Sainte-Marie, Saint-Isidore, Saints-Anges, Scott, Vallée-Jonction.

Municipalité régionale de comté des Etchemins

Lac-Etchemin, Saint-Benjamin, Saint-Camille-de-Lellis, Saint-Cyprien, Sainte-Aurélie, Sainte-Justine, Saint-Magloire, Sainte-Rose-de-Watford, Sainte-Sabine, Saint-Louis-de-Gonzague, Saint-Luc-de-Bellechasse, Saint-Prosper, Saint-Zacharie.

Municipalité régionale de comté de Lotbinière

Laurier-Station, Leclercville, Lotbinière, Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Coeur-d’Issoudun, Saint-Agapit, Saint-Antoine-de-Tilly, Saint-Apollinaire, Sainte-Agathe-de-Lotbinière, Sainte-Croix, Saint-Édouard-de-Lotbinière, Saint-Flavien, Saint-Gilles, Saint-Janvier-de-Joly, Saint-Narcisse-de-Beaurivage, Dosquet, Saint-Patrice-de-Beaurivage, Saint-Sylvestre, Val-Alain.

Municipalité régionale de comté de Montmagny

Berthier-sur-Mer, Cap-Saint-Ignace, Lac-Frontière, Montmagny, Notre-Dame-du-Rosaire, Saint-Antoine-de-l’Isle-aux-Grues, Sainte-Apolline-de-Patton, Sainte-Euphémie-sur-Rivière-du-Sud, Sainte-Lucie-de-Beauregard, Saint-Fabien-de-Panet, Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Saint-Just-de-Bretenières, Saint-Paul-de-Montminy, Saint-Pierre-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud.

Municipalité régionale de comté de Robert-Cliche

Beauceville, Saint-Alfred, Saint-Frédéric, Saint-Joseph-de-Beauce, Saint-Joseph-des-Érables, Saint-Jules, Saint-Odilon-de-Cranbourne, Saint-Séverin, Saint-Victor, Tring-Jonction.

O.C. 1000-84, s. 3; O.C. 639-85, s. 1; O.C. 1393-91, s. 12; O.C. 68-2008, s. 10; O.C. 452-2020, s. 7.

REFERENCES

R.R.Q., 1981, c. D-2, r. 7

O.C. 86-82, 1982 G.O. 2, 200; Suppl. 413

O.C. 1691-82, 1982 G.O. 2, 1987 and 2723; Suppl. 416

O.C. 1000-84, 1984 G.O. 2, 1713

O.C. 639-85, 1985 G.O. 2, 1411

O.C. 1338-85, 1985 G.O. 2, 2183

O.C. 1569-85, 1985 G.O. 2, 3715

S.Q. 1986, c. 91, s. 655

O.C. 552-89, 1989 G.O. 2, 1817

O.C. 1193-89, 1989 G.O. 2, 3372 and 3799

O.C. 1115-91, 1991 G.O. 2, 3420

O.C. 1393-91, 1991 G.O. 2, 4059

O.C. 1394-91, 1991 G.O. 2, 4065

O.C. 955-93, 1993 G.O. 2, 3703

O.C. 569-95, 1995 G.O. 2, 1352

O.C. 527-96, 1996 G.O. 2, 2233

O.C. 757-98, 1998 G.O. 2, 2216

O.C. 1383-99, 1999 G.O. 2, 4613

O.C. 580-2001, 2001 G.O. 2, 2307

O.C. 802-2003, 2003 G.O. 2, 2239

O.C. 1289-2003, 2003 G.O. 2, 3602

O.C. 105-2005, 2005 G.O. 2, 627

O.C. 736-2005, 2005 G.O. 2, 3444

O.C. 83-2006, 2006 G.O. 2, 1042

O.C. 68-2008, 2008 G.0. 2, 637

O.C. 1053-2008, 2008 G.O. 2, 5101

O.C. 115-2009, 2009 G.O. 2, 175

O.C. 369-2009, 2009 G.O. 2, 1276

O.C. 826-2010, 2010 G.O. 2, 2803

O.C. 320-2012, 2012 G.O. 2, 1095

O.C. 1191-2013, 2013 G.O. 2, 3296

O.C. 409-2016, 2016 G.O. 2, 2171

O.C. 452-2020, 2020 G.O. 2, 954