100% QuebecCCQ collective agreement · Industrial sector
The industrial sector agreement, calculated automatically.
Plants, smelters, refineries: Clic Horaire applies the 2025-2029 agreement negotiated by the ACQ, compressed 4×10 schedule, double and triple shifts, double time, and shift premiums, from the moment your crews clock in.
The flexibility of 4×10 and shift work, without calculation errors.
40 h
Standard week, Monday-Friday
4×10
Compressed schedule as a management right
22%
Wage increases 2025-2029
7%
Of industry hours (2024)
At a glance
The industrial sector agreement 2025-2029
The key facts of the industrial sector collective agreement, as published by the CCQ and the ACQ.
Term
2025-2029
Ratified April 3, 2025, in force since April 27, 2025.
Employer association
ACQ
Association de la construction du Québec, employers' agent for the IC and industrial sectors.
Union party
Union Alliance
FTQ-Construction, Conseil provincial (International), SQC, CSD Construction, and CSN-Construction.
Enforcement
CCQ · Act R-20
The Commission de la construction du Québec enforces the agreement.
Sector weight
14.9M hours in 2024
About 7% of the industry's hours worked: the sector of major industrial job sites.
Construction vacations
2 weeks summer + 2 weeks winter
13% leave indemnity credited on every pay.
Wage increases 2025-2029
22% over 4 years, plus inflation protection in 2029.
- April 27, 2025
- +8%
- April 26, 2026
- +5%
- April 25, 2027
- +5%
- April 30, 2028
- +4%
- 2029 (inflation protection)
- CPI + 0.5%
Inflation protection paid April 29, 2029: minimum 2.5%, maximum 4%. Hourly rate schedules by trade are published by the CCQ at each anniversary.
Source: ACQ 2025-2029 highlightsThe sector's rules
Industrial sector schedules and overtime, applied automatically
The industrial sector combines compressed schedules, shift work, and double time: rules that trigger automatically based on the shifts actually clocked.
The sector's standard week and schedules
A 40-hour baseline, with the most structured schedule flexibility in heavy industry.
General rule: 40 h/week
Monday to Friday, 8 hours a day (up to 10 hours for some trades) with windows starting between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m.
Source: Industrial agreement, section XXCompressed 4×10 schedule as a management right
The employer may establish a schedule of 4 ten-hour days (Monday to Thursday): the industrial sector's signature flexibility, renewed and broadened in 2025.
Source: ACQ 2025-2029 highlightsSimplified schedule changes
Since 2025, the schedule can be changed by agreement between the employer and a majority of employees, with a simple notice to the majority union group: including for 4-day night maintenance and repair work.
Double and triple shift work
Successive shifts are allowed for a minimum duration of 4 to 5 days, with the corresponding windows and shift premiums.
The sector's overtime and premiums
Double time dominates the industrial sector, complemented by evening and night premiums depending on the trade.
Overtime with double time prevailing
In the industrial sector, hours beyond the daily and weekly limits and statutory holidays are, as a general rule, paid at double time (200%), under the trade-specific terms of the agreement.
Source: Industrial agreement (CCQ)Evening and night premiums of 8 to 10%
Hours worked between 5 p.m. and 7 a.m. carry shift premiums of 8 to 10% for several trades, applied based on the windows actually clocked.
Room, board, and remote job sites
Remote major industrial job sites carry daily room and board, increased each year of the agreement.
Regulated breaks, meals, and rest
Two paid 15-minute breaks, an unpaid 30-to-60-minute meal, a minimum rest of 8 hours per 24, and a paid half-hour meal after 2 hours of overtime.
End to end
From clock-in to the CCQ monthly report, without a single line typed by hand
Four steps, fully automated.
Geolocated job-site clock-in
Your employees clock in from the job site; the timestamp, location, and the project's sector are captured automatically.
Calculation under the sector's agreement
The engine applies the agreement of the job site clocked: standard week, overtime rates, shift premiums, and allowances, as soon as the shift ends.
Consolidation for the CCQ monthly report
Hours, wages, and contributions consolidated by employee, trade, and job site, ready for your monthly declaration to the CCQ.
Pre-payroll export with no rekeying
Qualified data flows directly into your payroll software (Nethris, Employeur D).
Compliance & agreements engine
Zero complex manual configuration
One-click presets for the 4 CCQ agreements
Instantly activate the pre-configured templates of the 2025-2029 agreements: civil engineering and roads, industrial, institutional-commercial, and residential, with their standard weeks, overtime rates, premiums, and allowances ready to use.
Clone and customize per job site
Adapt each agreement to your company's reality: copy a sector preset to add your internal premiums or special arrangements, while keeping the agreement's underlying compliance structure.
Official sources
Industrial sector resources
The official texts and references of the sector's collective agreement, published by the CCQ and the ACQ.
Industrial agreement on ccq.org
The industrial sector agreement, section by section, on the CCQ website.
Full text 2025-2029 (PDF)
The complete industrial sector collective agreement, published on the CCQ website.
ACQ highlights (PDF)
The official summary of the IC and industrial agreements' 2025-2029 changes: wages, schedules, and premiums.
2025-2029 negotiation – ACQ
The ACQ's official file on the negotiation of the IC and industrial sector agreements.
Frequently asked questions
Your questions about the industrial sector agreement
Answers to the most common questions from employers in the industrial sector.
What is the standard workweek in the industrial sector?
The standard week is 40 hours, Monday to Friday, at 8 hours a day (up to 10 hours for some trades) with daily windows starting between 6 a.m. and 9 a.m.
Source: Industrial agreement, section XXHow does the compressed 4×10 schedule work?
Since 2021, industrial sector employers may establish, as a management right, a schedule of 4 ten-hour days, Monday to Thursday. The 2025-2029 agreement also simplifies schedule changes: an agreement with a majority of employees and a notice to the majority union group suffice, including for 4-day night maintenance work. Clic Horaire handles these compressed schedules without triggering false overtime.
Source: ACQ 2025-2029 highlightsHow is overtime paid in this sector?
The industrial sector's prevailing rule is double time: hours beyond the daily or weekly limits and statutory holidays are, as a general rule, paid at 200%, under the trade-specific terms of the agreement. Evening and night premiums of 8 to 10% also apply to hours between 5 p.m. and 7 a.m.
Source: Industrial agreement (CCQ)What wage increases are planned from 2025 to 2029?
The agreement provides 22% over 4 years: 8% on April 27, 2025, 5% on April 26, 2026, 5% on April 25, 2027, and 4% on April 30, 2028, plus inflation protection paid on April 29, 2029 (CPI + 0.5%, minimum 2.5%, maximum 4%). Clic Horaire applies the new rate schedules automatically at each anniversary.
Source: ACQ 2025-2029 highlightsHow does Clic Horaire apply the industrial agreement?
Activate the sector's preset: the 40-hour week, 4×10 schedules, double and triple shifts, double time, and shift premiums are pre-configured under the 2025-2029 agreement. Geolocated clock-ins tie each shift to the right job site, and your data is consolidated for the CCQ monthly report and your payroll software.
The 4 sectors under Act R-20
The other sector agreements
Your job sites span several sectors? Explore the rules of the other CCQ collective agreements.
Civil engineering and roads
Roads, bridges, excavation, major job sites: the agreement with the most extensive schedule flexibility.
- 40 to 50 h/week depending on the work
- Overtime at 200%
- 10/4 schedules on remote job sites
Institutional and commercial
Schools, hospitals, office towers: the industry's largest sector, with 57% of hours worked.
- Up to 10 h/day depending on the trade
- First overtime hour at 150%, then 200%
- Evening premiums up to 8%
Residential
Houses and multi-unit buildings: two distinct regimes, light residential and heavy residential.
- Light: overtime at 150%
- Heavy: overtime at 200%
- Banked-hours reserve up to 80 h
CCQ overview
The common core of the 4 agreements: construction vacations, the 13% indemnity, the monthly report, and CCQ obligations.
See the CCQ page
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