Answers to your questions

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  Who has the right to refer workers? +

  Only the CCQ and associations with a permit have the right to refer candidates.

  When an employer declares a need for workers on the Carnet référence construction, the system generates a list, and all associations with a permit are asked simultaneously to refer their own workers. They are the only bodies with the legal right to send lists of workers to employers. The regulation does not forbid an employer from referring a worker to another employer, but this is an informal mechanism, outside the system.

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  How can I obtain a permit so my association can access the Carnet référence construction? +

  You must apply at the Bureau de permis.
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  Which associations can apply for a permit to refer workers? +

  The associations listed in Loi 20. These are the industry’s union associations, employer associations, and certain corporations of specialized contractors.
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  Will all associations with a permit be notified at the same time of all applicable requests for workers? +

  Yes. Then, the decision whether or not to refer is yours. The Carnet will also offer integrated electronic messaging functions so you can ask employers for details.
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  What actions may be taken against an association that refers workers without holding a permit? +

  The legal recourses are set out in Act R-20.
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  Will the lists of workers sent to employers take into account the regulations and provisions in the collective agreements regarding worker mobility? +

  The lists are generated by region in conjunction with Section 35 of the Regulation respecting the hiring and mobility of employees in the construction industry. Employers should therefore check the workforce mobility parameters for the collective agreements in force.
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  Are employers still required to report the source used to recruit workers hired? +

  Yes, this information continues to be required in the hiring notices transmitted to the CCQ.
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  Can employers still hire directly without going through the Carnet référence construction? +

  Yes. The Carnet is not designed to be the unique gateway for employers' hiring process. Most hirings will continue to be done through employers’ informal networks, as they are today. However, it will be obligatory to use the Carnet when an employer wishes to have workers referred.
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  I’m hearing that some union associations may recommend that their members not create a professional profile. What will happen in a situation like that? +

  Act R-20 sets out certain infractions, including one that covers interfering with the activities of the Carnet référence construction. Such interference harms the referral service’s operation and creates an obstacle to it. An association that encourages all of its members to indicate that they are not “available” in order to exclude them from the system may be found guilty of interference.
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  Will the union associations be informed if one of their members is referred or asked to update his or her profile? +

  No.