Number of apprenticeship hour credits
Obtaining these hour credits is conditional on completing the training activity offered by the Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ). The apprentice must then contact Customer Services of the (CCQ), so that the credit to which he or she has the right is paid into the record book.
To obtain apprenticeship hour credits for other training activities.
A maximum number of apprenticeship hour credits per person has been set for each trade.
| Trade | Apprenticeship credits (DEP) | Apprenticeship credits (maximum) |
| Boiler maker | 1,290 | 1,500 |
| Bricklayer-mason | 900 | 1,500 |
| Carpenter-joiner | 1,350 | 1,500 |
| Cement finisher | 900 | 1,200 |
| Crane operator | 870 | 1,200 |
| Electrician* | 1,800 | 2,100 |
| Elevator mechanic | 1,800 | 1,800 |
| Erector mechanic (glazier) | 1,350 | 1,500 |
| Fire-protection mechanic | 900 | 1,800 |
| Heavy equipment mechanic | 1,500 | 1,500 |
| Heavy equipment operator | 855 | 900 |
| Insulator | 900 | 1,500 |
| Interior systems installer | 735 | 1,500 |
| Ironworker | 1230 | 1500 |
| Millwright | 1,800 | 1,800 |
| Painter | 900 | 1,500 |
| Pipe fitter | 1,680 | 1,800 |
| Plasterer | 810 | 1,500 |
| Refrigeration mechanic | 1,800 | 1,800 |
| Reinforcing steel erector | 735 | 900 |
| Resilient flooring layer** | 900 | 1500 |
| Roofer*** | 630 | 1200 |
| Shovel operator | 585 | 900 |
| Tile setter | 690 | 1,500 |
| Tinsmith | 1,605 | 1,800 |
* If the holder of an apprentice electrician competency certificate has a DEP in construction electricity and obtains an Attestation of Collegial Studies (ACS - in French, AEC) or a Diploma of Collegial Studies (DCS - in French, DEC) recognized by or related to the trade, the maximum apprenticeship credit that may be applied is 2,400 hours.
** If the holder obtained his or her resilient flooring layer apprentice competency certificate BEFORE July 10, 2014 (acquired right), the maximum apprenticeship credit will be 1,500 hours if there is a previously completed apprenticeship period; if not, the maximum apprenticeship credit will be 900 hours.
*** If the holder obtained his or her roofer apprentice competency certificate BEFORE July 10, 2014 (acquired right), the maximum apprenticeship credit will be 1,200 hours if there is a previously completed apprenticeship period; if not, the maximum apprenticeship credit will be 900 hours.
Note : The apprenticeship credit is subject to modifications as of the coming into effect of the new Ministère de l'Éducation, de l'Enseignement supérieur et de la Recherche du Québec study programs and of regulatory changes.