100% QuebecCCQ collective agreement · Institutional and commercial sector
The institutional and commercial agreement, calculated automatically.
Schools, hospitals, office towers: Clic Horaire applies the 2025-2029 agreement negotiated by the ACQ, days of up to 10 hours depending on the trade, overtime at 150% then 200%, evening premiums, from the moment your crews clock in.
The industry's largest sector, without calculation errors.
40 h
Standard week, Monday-Friday
150/200%
First overtime hour, then the following
22%
Wage increases 2025-2029
57%
Of industry hours (2024)
At a glance
The institutional and commercial agreement 2025-2029
The key facts of the institutional and commercial 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
119.2M hours in 2024
57% of hours worked: the industry's largest sector, including residential buildings over 6 storeys.
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%
2029 inflation protection: minimum 2.5%, maximum 4%. Additional adjustments planned for certain trades, including security-system installers.
Source: ACQ 2025-2029 highlightsThe sector's rules
Institutional-commercial schedules and overtime, applied automatically
The IC sector multiplies trade-specific regimes: 8 or 10-hour days, day and evening windows, progressive overtime. Each rule triggers based on the shifts actually clocked.
The sector's standard week and schedules
A 40-hour baseline, with daily limits that vary by trade.
General rule: 40 h/week
Monday to Friday, 8 hours a day, with daily windows spanning 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. depending on the trade.
Source: IC agreement, section XXUp to 10 h/day depending on the trade
Bricklayer-mason, carpenter-joiner, painter, plasterer: several trades allow 10-hour days; tile setters may reach 44 hours a week, 4 of them voluntary.
Source: IC agreement, section XXCompressed 4-day schedule by agreement
The compressed 4-day schedule is possible by agreement with a majority of employees: and as a management right for electricians (4×10 Monday to Thursday, without regular overtime).
Shifts and evening windows
Double or triple shift work (minimum duration of 4 to 5 days) and new day/evening windows for carpenter-joiners (6 a.m.-6 p.m. / 6 p.m.-6 a.m.) and painters (7 a.m.-7 p.m. / 7 p.m.-7 a.m.).
The sector's overtime and premiums
The IC sector applies progressive overtime: 150% for the first hour, 200% after.
First overtime hour at 150%, the following at 200%
Monday to Saturday, the first daily overtime hour is paid at time and a half and the following at double time. Sundays and statutory holidays are paid at 200% from the first hour. Overtime remains voluntary.
Source: IC agreement, section XXI8% evening premium
Evening windows, notably the painter's (7 p.m.-7 a.m.), carry an 8% premium, applied automatically based on the hours actually clocked.
Travel expenses and room and board
Daily allowances based on the job site's distance (65, 90, 120 km and beyond), 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 meal allowance 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
Institutional and commercial sector resources
The official texts and references of the sector's collective agreement, published by the CCQ and the ACQ.
IC agreement on ccq.org
The institutional and commercial sector agreement, section by section, on the CCQ website.
Full text 2025-2029 (PDF)
The complete institutional and commercial 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 institutional and commercial agreement
Answers to the most common questions from employers in the institutional and commercial sector.
What is the standard workweek in institutional-commercial?
The standard week is 40 hours, Monday to Friday, at 8 hours a day. Several trades (bricklayer-mason, carpenter-joiner, painter, plasterer) allow 10-hour days, and tile setters may reach 44 hours a week, 4 of them voluntary.
Source: IC agreement, section XXHow is overtime paid in this sector?
Monday to Saturday, the first overtime hour is paid at time and a half (150%) and the following hours at double time (200%). On Sundays and statutory holidays, double time applies from the first hour. This differs from civil engineering and industrial, where double time prevails as soon as the limit is exceeded: Clic Horaire applies the right rule based on the job site's sector.
Source: IC agreement, section XXIWhat 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 in 2029 (CPI + 0.5%, minimum 2.5%, maximum 4%) and additional adjustments for certain trades. Clic Horaire applies the new rate schedules automatically at each anniversary.
Source: ACQ 2025-2029 highlightsCan a residential building fall under the IC agreement?
Yes: under the CCQ's classification, residential buildings over 6 storeys fall under the institutional and commercial sector, not the residential sector. It is one of the most common coverage traps. In Clic Horaire, the agreement is set at the project level: each job site applies the right agreement, whatever the building type.
How does Clic Horaire apply the institutional and commercial agreement?
Activate the sector's preset: the 40-hour week, 8 or 10-hour days by trade, progressive 150%/200% overtime, evening premiums, and shifts 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
Industrial
Plants, smelters, refineries: the agreement of major industrial job sites and mechanical trades.
- Compressed 4×10 schedule as a management right
- Double and triple shifts
- Double time prevails on overtime
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.
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