100% QuebecCCQ collective agreement · Residential sector
The residential agreement, calculated automatically.
Single-family homes and multi-unit buildings: Clic Horaire applies the 2025-2029 agreement negotiated by the APCHQ (light and heavy regimes, banked-hours reserve, distinct overtime rates) from the moment your crews clock in.
Two regimes in one agreement: light and heavy, without calculation errors.
40 h
Standard week, Monday-Friday
150/200%
Overtime: light / heavy
80 h
Maximum banked-hours reserve
17%
Of industry hours (2024)
At a glance
The residential agreement 2025-2029
The key facts of the residential sector collective agreement, as published by the CCQ and the APCHQ.
Term
2025-2029
Agreement accepted at 83.4% on June 18, 2025, after the May-June strike; in force since July 27, 2025.
Employer association
APCHQ
Association des professionnels de la construction et de l'habitation du Québec.
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
36.2M hours in 2024
About 17% of hours worked. Buildings over 6 storeys fall under the IC sector, however.
Two distinct regimes
Light and heavy residential
Light covers single-family homes and small multiplexes; heavy covers multi-unit buildings.
Wage increases 2025-2029
8% at signing, then increases set by an arbitration ruling on February 27, 2026: higher for light residential.
- July 27, 2025 (light and heavy)
- +8%
- April 26, 2026
- Heavy +5% · Light +5.5%
- April 2027
- Heavy +5% · Light +5.5%
- April 2028
- Heavy +4% · Light +4.5%
Total over 4 years: 22% in heavy residential, 23.5% in light residential: a wage catch-up confirmed by the February 2026 arbitration.
Source: 2025-2029 negotiations – APCHQThe sector's rules
Residential schedules and overtime, applied automatically
The residential agreement distinguishes light from heavy: daily limits, overtime rates, and flexibility differ between the two regimes. Each rule triggers based on the shifts actually clocked.
The sector's standard week and schedules
40 hours Monday to Friday in both regimes: but different days and flexibility.
Heavy residential: 8 h/day
A standard 8-hour day, raised to 10 hours for several trades (bricklayer-mason, tile setter, carpenter-joiner, painter, labourer, heavy equipment operator).
Source: Residential agreement, section 18Light residential: up to 10 h/day
Days of up to 10 hours, Monday to Friday, with the option of moving hours within 2 consecutive weeks without overtime: the light regime's distinctive flexibility.
Source: Residential agreement, section 18Regulated time windows
8-hour days between 6 a.m. and 5 p.m., 10-hour days between 6 a.m. and 7 p.m., an unpaid 30-to-60-minute meal, and two paid 15-minute breaks.
Structured shift work
Double shifts for a minimum of one week, triple shifts for a minimum of 5 working days, with a minimum rest of 8 hours per 24.
Overtime and the banked-hours reserve
Two regimes, two rates: residential overtime is one of the easiest calculations to get wrong by hand.
Light at 150%, heavy at 200%
Overtime hours are paid at time and a half (150%) in light residential and double time (200%) in heavy residential. Overtime remains voluntary.
Source: Residential agreement, section 19Banked-hours reserve up to 80 h
A bank of non-premium hours, capped at 80 hours, helps smooth out earnings. The balance is paid out at the end of March with the regime's applicable premium (50% light, 100% heavy).
Source: Residential agreement, section 19Meal allowance after 2 h of overtime
After 2 hours of overtime, a paid half-hour meal and a $17 meal allowance, applied automatically.
Construction vacations and holidays
Two weeks in summer, two weeks in winter, and about ten paid statutory holidays, with the 13% leave indemnity credited on every pay.
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
Residential sector resources
The official texts and references of the sector's collective agreement, published by the CCQ and the APCHQ.
Residential agreement on ccq.org
The residential sector agreement, section by section, on the CCQ website.
Full text 2025-2029 (PDF)
The complete residential sector collective agreement, published on the CCQ website.
2025-2029 negotiations – APCHQ
The APCHQ's official file on the residential agreement negotiation and the arbitration ruling.
Construction holidays and vacations
Official dates of the mandatory summer and winter vacations published by the CCQ.
Frequently asked questions
Your questions about the residential agreement
Answers to the most common questions from employers in the residential sector.
What is the difference between light and heavy residential?
Light residential covers single-family homes and small multiplex buildings; heavy residential covers multi-unit buildings. Note: residential buildings over 6 storeys fall under the institutional and commercial sector. Both regimes share the 40-hour week but differ on days, flexibility, and overtime rates.
Source: Residential agreement, section 18How is overtime paid in residential?
In light residential, overtime is paid at time and a half (150%); in heavy residential, at double time (200%). A reserve of non-premium hours, capped at 80 hours, allows hours to be moved; the balance is paid out at the end of March with the applicable premium. Clic Horaire tracks the reserve and applies the right rate automatically.
Source: Residential agreement, section 19What wage increases are planned from 2025 to 2029?
After the May-June 2025 strike, the agreement came into force on July 27, 2025 with 8% at signing. The arbitration ruling of February 27, 2026 set the rest: 5%, 5%, and 4% in heavy residential (22% total) and 5.5%, 5.5%, and 4.5% in light residential (23.5% total). Clic Horaire applies the new rate schedules automatically.
Source: 2025-2029 negotiations – APCHQHow does light residential's schedule flexibility work?
In light residential, the day can reach 10 hours Monday to Friday, and hours can be moved within 2 consecutive weeks without triggering overtime. This flexibility (unique among the 4 agreements) demands rigorous tracking: Clic Horaire traces every moved hour and triggers overtime only when the agreement requires it.
How does Clic Horaire apply the residential agreement?
Activate the sector's preset, in light or heavy mode depending on the job site: daily limits, distinct overtime rates, the banked-hours reserve, and allowances 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
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%
CCQ overview
The common core of the 4 agreements: construction vacations, the 13% indemnity, the monthly report, and CCQ obligations.
See the CCQ page
Clic HoraireYour job sites fall under the residential sector?
Light, heavy, or both: our team will demonstrate live how Clic Horaire calculates the residential agreement (banked reserve included) and prepares your CCQ monthly report.