100% QuebecCPEEP decree · Montreal and surrounding area
The Montreal region decree, calculated automatically.
Office towers, schools, hospitals and shopping centres across Greater Montreal: Clic Horaire applies decree D-2, r. 15: classes A, B and C, 50% overtime premium, night premium and sick-leave bank, straight from field clock-ins, then prepares your monthly .rma report.
Quebec's most widely applied cleaning decree, with no manual compilation.
40 h
Standard work week
50 %
Premium beyond 40 hours
A · B · C
Work classes in the decree
2.44 %
Sick-leave credit
At a glance
The Montreal region decree
The essential facts of the decree respecting public building maintenance employees of the Montreal region, as published by the joint committee.
Official reference
CQLR c. D-2, r. 15
Decree respecting public building maintenance employees of the Montreal region.
Enforcing committee
CPEEP Montreal region
The joint committee collects contributions, receives monthly reports and carries out inspections.
Territory
Greater Montreal region
The municipalities listed in Schedule I of the decree. The rest of Quebec falls under the Quebec City region decree.
Work classes
A, B and C
Class A: heavy work. Class B: light work in accessible areas. Class C: window washing at heights, with scaffolding or a harness.
Joint committee contribution
1 % combined
0.5 % of total payroll (employer) and 0.5 % of salary (employee), submitted with the monthly report.
Decree term
Until November 1, 2030
Renewed automatically from year to year unless notice is given by a contracting party.
Decree rates and contributions
The minimums set by the decree, applied automatically according to the work class clocked.
- Class A · heavy work
- $23.25/h
- Class B · light work
- $23.25/h
- Class C · work at heights
- $23.90/h
- Night premium (midnight to 8 a.m.)
- +$0.25/h
- Group RRSP (employer)
- $0.20/h paid
Rates in effect as of March 4, 2026. The night premium rises in steps to $1.00/h by November 2028. Clic Horaire updates the grids at every decree milestone.
Source: The decree, CPEEP Montreal regionThe decree rules
Schedules, premiums and obligations of the Montreal region
Every rule in the decree fires from the shifts actually clocked, building by building, with no manual setup at month end.
Standard week, premiums and bonuses
The work class and the hours clocked determine the applicable rate: the engine applies them shift by shift.
40-hour standard week
The decree sets a 40-hour standard week. Hours beyond it are paid at a premium, no matter how many buildings were serviced during the week.
Source: The decree, CPEEP50 % premium beyond 40 hours
Overtime is paid at 150 % of the hourly wage actually paid, with hourly-based premiums excluded from the overtime calculation.
Source: The decree, CPEEPClasses A, B and C at the right rate
Heavy work, light work and work at heights each carry their own minimum rate. An employee who changes class within the same week is paid the rate of each shift, not an average.
Night premium, breaks and team lead premium
Premium for hours worked between midnight and 8 a.m., 2 paid 15-minute rest periods per 7-hour work period, and a minimum 2 % premium for the employee training and supervising at least 4 employees.
Monthly report, contributions and inspection evidence
The Montreal joint committee receives your reports and sends inspectors to verify what actually happens in your buildings.
Monthly .rma/.edi report
Hours, premiums and bonuses consolidated per employee, generated as an .rma file, ready to be encrypted into the .edi format provided by the committee.
Source: CPEEP Monthly ReportJoint contributions of 0.5 % + 0.5 %
The employer's and the employee's deductions are calculated directly from pre-payroll data already qualified, then attached to the monthly report.
Source: CPEEP Employer2.44 % sick-leave bank
The credit accrues on every pay, capped at 60 % of the hours paid over the last 4 weeks. The October 31 balance review and the excess payable by December 10 are flagged automatically.
Source: The decree, CPEEPGeolocated hours register per building
The decree requires a register showing, for each employee, the hours worked and the exact location of every contract. Geolocated clock-ins feed it continuously, with a forensic audit trail.
Source: CPEEP Hours RegisterEnd to end
From clock-in to report, without a single line written by hand
Four steps, fully automated.
Geolocated field time-tracking
Your employees clock in from the site or building; timestamp and location are captured automatically.
Automatic calculation under the CPEEP decree
The engine applies job categories, premiums, and overtime as soon as the shift ends, with zero human intervention.
Customizable monthly and annual reports
Generate the reports required by the committee, or tailored to your internal needs, in one click.
Pre-payroll export with no re-entry
Qualified data is sent directly to your payroll software (Nethris, Employeur D).
Compliance & agreements engine
Zero complex manual configuration
One-click CPEEP decree preset
Instantly activate the pre-configured CPEEP decree template, with wage grids by category, premiums, overtime, and leave ready to use.
Clone and customize the CPEEP decree
Adapt the CPEEP decree to your business reality. Copy it in one click to add your own premiums or internal agreements, while keeping the underlying legal compliance structure intact.
Official sources
Montreal region decree resources
The official texts and references of the decree, published by the joint committee and by the Québec Official Publisher.
CPEEP Montreal official site
Decree, regulations, board of directors and official committee documents.
The decree (CPEEP)
Full text: wage classes, sick leave, vacation and statutory holidays.
Decree and schedules (PDF)
Consolidated administrative version of the decree and its schedules, including the territory of application.
D-2, r. 15 on LégisQuébec
The official text of the decree published by the Québec Official Publisher.
CPEEP monthly report
Official submission methods: portal, paper form or electronic file.
CPEEP hours register
Official template of the daily register: hours worked and location of each contract.
Frequently asked questions
Your questions about the Montreal region decree
Answers to the most common questions from Greater Montreal cleaning contractors.
How do I know whether my buildings fall under the Montreal decree or the Quebec City one?
The building's territory decides, not your head office address. The municipalities listed in Schedule I of the Montreal region decree fall under CPEEP Montreal; the rest of Quebec's territory falls under the Quebec City region decree. In Clic Horaire, each project or building carries its own coverage, so the same employee can be paid under the right decree depending on the building clocked.
Source: Decree and schedules (PDF)How is overtime paid under this decree?
Hours worked beyond the 40-hour standard week carry a 50 % premium, that is 150 % of the hourly wage actually paid to the employee, with premiums set on an hourly basis excluded from the overtime calculation.
Source: The decree, CPEEPHow are classes A, B and C handled?
Class A covers heavy work, class B light work in accessible areas, and class C window washing at heights requiring scaffolding or a harness. Each class has its own minimum rate. Clic Horaire ties the class to the shift clocked: an employee stripping floors on Monday and doing light maintenance on Tuesday is paid the right rate each day.
Source: The decree, CPEEPIs the committee's monthly report generated automatically?
Yes. All accumulated hours, premiums and bonuses are exported as an .rma file, ready to be encrypted into the .edi format provided by the committee, with the 0.5 % (employer) and 0.5 % (employee) contributions calculated from the same data.
Source: CPEEP Monthly ReportWhat happens if a committee inspector shows up?
Geolocated clock-ins prove actual presence in each building, and the forensic audit trail keeps an unalterable history of every schedule or pre-payroll change. You produce the register required by the decree in one click, with nothing to reconstruct after the fact.
Source: CPEEP Hours RegisterThe 2 territorial decrees
The other territorial decree
Do your contracts cross the territorial line? Explore the rules of the other public building maintenance decree.
Quebec City and other regions
The Quebec City region decree, administered by the Quebec City joint committee, covering the rest of Quebec's territory.
- 40-hour standard week
- 50% premium beyond 40 hours
- Monthly report by the 15th
CPEEP overview
What both decrees share: work classes, monthly report, joint committee contributions and inspection evidence.
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