Montréal, July 16, 2024 / RMC / – The two-week vacation period for construction workers will officially begin on Sunday, July 21, and end on Saturday, August 3, inclusive.
In 2024, $647 million will be distributed to almost 200,000 workers in the Québec construction industry. These payments, from the Fonds d’indemnités de congés annuels obligatoires et de jours fériés chômés administered by the CCQ, represent 13% of the salary earned by employees during each work week between July and December 2023.
The full table of the amounts paid out and the number of cheques issued per region is available on the CCQ’s website.
This annual break, enshrined in the collective agreements, is obligatory for the construction industry as a whole, in all sectors. However, there are exceptions to the summer holiday, including a large part of the work on civil engineering and roads. In addition, emergency work, repairs, maintenance, renovations, and modifications may continue. In total, about 80% of the workforce, employees and employers, is on vacation during these two weeks.
A high volume of activity again this year
In 2023, activity on construction sites once again rose above 200 million hours worked. Because of this, the number of employees has remained stable at 197,179, and 27,606 employers are active in the industry. In this context, the need for workers in the trades and occupations will remain high.
Professional prospects are therefore excellent for construction employees as a whole, and the issue of recruitment is once again a core challenge for the industry. It is anticipated that the volume of hours will stay above 200 million until 2028, which sets the annual need for 17,000 new workers on the market for the next four years.
“After more than fifty years, this summer pause remains tradition that stretches well beyond the construction industry,” stated Audrey Murray, CEO of the CCQ. “It marks a well-deserved break for more than a quarter of the workforce in Québec and has good economic benefits, especially for the tourism industry. I would like to wish the construction workers and contractors, mainly in the commercial, institutional, industrial, and residential sectors, an excellent vacation and remind them to be safe in their activities and on the road.”
About the Commission de la construction du Québec
The Commission de la construction du Québec, created in 1987, is responsible for application of the Act Respecting Labour Relations, Vocational Training and Workforce Management in the Construction Industry (Act R-20), which governs the industry. It offers numerous services to the clienteles that it serves, including all aspects of vocational training, management of the workforce, and application of the construction industry’s collective agreements.
For more information, visit ccq.org.
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