Pursuant to An Act Respecting Collective Agreement Decrees, the Government may order that a collective agreement respecting any trade, industry, commerce or occupation also bind all the employees and professional employers in the Province of Québec or in a region of Québec, within the scope determined in such decree.
Where a decree is issued, the parties to the collective agreement must form a parity committee responsible for overseeing and ascertaining compliance with the decree, unless the Government orders an already-existing committee or the CNESST to assume that responsibility. A parity committee may impose a registration and reporting system upon professional employers and levy the sums required for the carrying out of the decree, up to a maximum equivalent to 0.5% of the employees' remuneration and 0.5% of the professional employer's payroll.
The principal decrees currently in force extend to the following trades:
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Automotive Services Industry |
Non-Structural Metalwork |
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Building Materials Industry |
Petroleum Equipment Installation |
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Building Service Employees |
Security Guards |
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Cartage Industry (common carriers) |
Solid Waste Removal |
The trades affected by decrees are subject to change on a regular basis.
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