Frequently asked questions

The personnel of the Ministry of Labor answers a multitude of questions each year. Thus, in the present section we gathered by subject the questions most frequently put. You have only to select the subject and we provide you the reference where to find information.

The Labor regulation in questions and answers Please take note that a document of popularization of the Labor regulation is accessible on our site.

Questions addressing to the Ministry of Labor

How do I can obtain copies of collective agreement or of award of objection?
How to check if company XYZ signed an collective agreement of work with its employees?
How to obtain a list of collective agreements as well as summary tables on the negotiated work conditions?
How do I can obtain information on the Labor regulation?
Where do I have to address myself when my trade union defends me badly?
At which place do have I to deposit our collective agreement?
Where do I can have information on the agreements of mobility of the hand-doeuvre in construction industry?
What a decree of collective agreement?
Where do I have to address myself to obtain information aiming at the Law on the decrees of collective agreement?
Which are the lines of business economic covered by a decree of collective agreement?

Questions concerning the Commission of the standards of work

Which is the actual rate of the minimum wage?
As anybody not syndicated, where do I can obtain information over bank holidays, the holidays, the lengths of notice for a setting with foot, etc?
An employer must transmit copy of the opinion of collective redundancy to the Commission of the standards of work and accredited association representing the employees aimed by the dismissal (See the questions relating to the ministry for Employment and the Social solidarity).
Where to address to me to know some more about the new law governing the disparities of processing (“orphan” clauses)?
With which to address to me to know the new provisions of the law concerning the child work?
Work conditions in certain sectors of the industry of clothing -- What does the new law come to change there?

Questions concerning the Commission of the business acquaintances

On the right of association?
On the protection of the right of association?
On the accreditation?
Concerning the accreditation and the amendments with the firm?

Relative questions with employment, the insurance employment (unemployment) or within the competence of Development of the Canada human resources

Which is the number of weeks necessary to qualify me like person receiving benefits of the insurance employment?
I want to engage a worker; which is the step to follow to register it with the regime of insurance use of Canada?
Where do I have to give my name to obtain an employment?
How do I can obtain my insurance number social?

Questions relating to Employment-Quebec

Does there exist a program to create my own job?
Which are the advanced courses available to help me to obtain a better employment?
As contractor, which are the programs adapted of aid to the formation of labor?
Could I obtain information on the law which obliges to hold a percentage of the wage bill for the formation of labor?
Are the statistics on labor for the month running accessible easily?

Question referring to the ministry for Income

Which is the correct procedure to become autonomous worker?

Relative questions with the Control of the ship of Quebec

How do I can obtain information on the inspection of the ships, the systems electric, the aircraft under pressure, etc?
Where to address itself more on the relative law to the ship and that relating to the business acquaintances in construction industry?

Questions concerning the ministry for Employment and the Social solidarity

Are there programmes of integration to employment for somebody already providing the social security?
Where I can obtain information on problems of mobility of labor in sectors other than construction industry?
Any employer, before proceeding to a collective redundancy for reasons of a technological or economic nature, must deliver opinion of them to the Minister for Employment and Social solidarity (See the questions concerning the Commission of the standards of work).

Questions concerning the Statistical institute of Quebec

Where do I can obtain statistics on the job market?
Where do I can into force check the amounts of weekly remuneration in my sector?
Consumer price index (IPC) running: which is it?
The gross domestic product (PIB): which are the available data of the month?
Which is the recent development of unemployment rate?