7. The Commission shall renew an expired certificate if a monthly report sent to the Commission by an employer registered with it proves that its holder has worked in the construction industry during the 14 months preceding that of renewal.
Despite the foregoing, to obtain the renewal of his certificate, the holder of an apprentice competency certificate issued under section 2, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.3, 2.5, 3, 8.3, 30 or 32 must also provide proof that he has registered, either in a training program pertaining to the trade corresponding to his apprentice competency certificate or in any other course pertaining to the trade recognized by the Commission on 30 June 2007 and that he took, during the period of validity of the expired certificate, at least 30 hours of training, or that he registered in such a program or course but could not pursue it because of a lack of available places. The hours of training may also be completed under a training program outside Québec for the trade in question recognized by the Commission.
To obtain renewal of his certificate, the holder of an occupation competency certificate issued under subparagraph 4 of the first paragraph of section 4 or section 4.2, 8.4, 31 or 33 must also furnish proof that he has successfully completed a course on general knowledge of the industry approved by the Commission.
Despite the first paragraph, the Commission shall renew a first occupation competency certificate issued to a person under subparagraph 1 of the first paragraph of section 4 only after it ascertains, by monthly reports sent by a registered employer, that the person has worked at least 150 hours.
For the renewal of the journeyman competency certificate issued under the third paragraph of section 1.3, the holder must also demonstrate that at the time of the application for renewal, he or she is the holder of a valid certificate of qualification issued under the Regulation respecting certificates of qualification and apprenticeship in electricity, pipe fitting and mechanical conveyor systems mechanics in sectors other than the construction industry (chapter F-5, r. 1) in recognition of his or her qualification in mechanical conveyor systems mechanics or in elevated platforms mechanics. The same applies to every subsequent renewal of the certificate.
O.C. 673-87, s. 7; O.C. 1191-89, s. 7; O.C. 1246-94, s. 4; O.C. 1451-96, s. 3; O.C. 96-2004, s. 3; O.C. 747-2013, s. 1; O.C. 105-2016, s. 1; 706-2016O.C. 706-2016, s. 21; 994-2016O.C. 994-2016, s. 111; 535-2018O.C. 535-2018, s. 71; 172-2021O.C. 172-2021, s. 611; 340-2024O.C. 340-2024, s. 21; 341-2024O.C. 341-2024, s. 21; S.Q. 2024, c. 19, s. 70.