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Monthly report for construction industry employer

The sections below contain information about three important updates: the modernized monthly report platform, the exceptional postponement for the reports covering November and December 2025, and the administrative and regulatory changes scheduled for January 2026.

Submit your monthly reports for November and December 2025 by January 30, 2026.

Because we had to shut down some systems to prepare for the launch of the improved online services, the monthly reports for November and December 2025, initially due on January 27, may now be submitted and paid until January 30. No penalties will apply

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Our tutorial video will provide you with step-by-step instructions on how to fill out and submit your monthly report.

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    Monthly reports for November and December 2025 will have to be submitted and paid between January 12 and 17, 2026. No penalties will apply.
    Important information to keep in mind:
    Payroll services

    If you work with an approved payroll provider: monthly reports and payments will continue as normal.

    Date for submitting and paying the monthly report

    If you work with an accountant or submit your reports yourself: monthly reports for November and December 2025 will have to be submitted between January 12 and 17, 2026. No penalties will apply.

    Failure to meet this deadline may compromise your employees' insurance eligibility and delay the production of their tax slips.   

    Competency certificates

    Competency certificates that expire in December 2025 and January and February 2026 will exceptionally be renewed automatically.

    Insurance

    There will be no impact on the insurance coverages planned for January 1, 2026. In the event of exceptions, adjustments to eligibility and claim reimbursements will be applied retroactively.

    Changes in salary

    Employees must track their hours. Employers can make adjustments directly to the payroll.

    Statements of account

    Statements of account will be available once the monthly reports for November and December 2025 are submitted and processed in the new systems. Processing delays may occur. 

    What about your employees?

    Encourage them to track their hours worked and to keep their pay stubs.

The modernized monthly report platform

The modernized monthly report will introduce several changes to streamline administrative tasks.

  • A clearer format and automated calculations
  • The option to save drafts and change monthly reports
  • The option to auto-fill monthly reports
  • The ability to pre-validate data before the report is submitted (an alert will automatically appear in the event of an error)
  • The ability to easily share and archive reports

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    Improved navigation, automated calculations

    Say goodbye to black and white PDFs and beige interfaces! You can now explore a new user-friendly interface directly from your client file with features designed to simplify how you manage your monthly reports. 

    Our new service will automatically calculate hours and contributions to save you time while reducing the risk of errors. 

    You’ll be able fill out and submit the monthly report, anytime and from any location, directly from your tablet or computer.  

    Review errors before you submit!

    A warning will appear if there are any errors in the information submitted. You’ll then have the opportunity to fix these errors immediately or at a later time.

    Be aware that some errors could prevent the monthly report from being sent. These will need to be corrected immediately before you can submit the file.

    Don’t worry, messages will pop up to tell you what to do.

    More flexibility

    If something unexpected happens, there’s no need to worry because the monthly report will automatically be saved and you’ll be able to access a draft at any time. You can finish it later and submit it whenever you’re ready. 

    Once submitted, you can modify the document directly in your file but make sure to respect the usual deadlines. 

    See the real-time status of your report

    You’ll be able to follow the status of your monthly report in real time: it will be marked as either “En traitement” or “Traité”. If there’s an issue with your monthly report, a member of the CCQ team will contact you. 

    Copy/paste, personalize

    You can copy (or duplicate) the previous month’s report. Simply add or remove employees as needed. 

    Organize and save documents

    You can also print or save your monthly report and your invoices in PDF format to better manage and share them.

    Do you use a service provider?

    If you already work with a payroll service, accounting firm, or accounting software, make sure they are on the list of approved service providers. Over the past several months, we’ve been working with partners to guarantee your files remain secure.

Status changes starting in January 2026
In order to make processing the monthly report easier, certain statuses are disappearing. For instance:
  • Hours reported for statuses M (production machinery) and L (preparation hours) will become status A (voluntary contribution with benefits).
  • Status F (paid administrator) will become regular status (regular employee) without obligation to pay any additional contributions.
     
 
Electronic payments and adjusted penalty principle

Another change: the mandatory electronic payment for monthly reports. It’s simple, reliable, and quick. It will save you time while reducing the risk of errors.

Starting in January 2026, payment for monthly reports must be made through your financial institution or by pre-authorized payment (PAD).

Good news: the penalty for the late submission of the monthly report will now be calculated based on a progressive scale, i.e., according to the number of days overdue. Moreover, interest will accrue daily.

  • 7% of the amount if the delay does not exceed 7 days
  • 11% of the amount if the delay does not exceed 14 days
  • 20% for all other situations  
     
All other administrative and regulatory changes 
Registering the employer
  • The employer must notify the Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ) of any change to any of the information provided at registration within 30 days of the change, except for a change in contact information which must be communicated to the CCQ as soon as it comes into effect.
  • The employer must provide their contact information including their email address (or the contact information of directors for a legal entity or partners for a company, respectively).
  • Any update to the information in the enterprise register as provided for in the Act respecting the legal publicity of enterprises (Chapter P-44.1) and in the register of licence holders under the Building Act (Chapter B-1.1) is deemed to amend the corresponding information in the employer's registration.
  • Information provided for the purposes of registering an employer must comply with the information provided for in the enterprise register and register of licence holders.
Re-registering the employer 
An employer must register again prior to the execution of construction work covered by the Act, when they:
  • Have notified the CCQ they will no longer act as employer
    or
  • Have not submitted their monthly report to the CCQ, or the notice of inactivity (formerly the monthly report without activity) when applicable as well as the required amounts, in accordance with the conditions and within the timeframe provided for in this regulation, for 24 consecutive monthly work periods.

 

Employer register

The register must now include information related to the independent contractor.

Monthly report

  • Any amendments/changes can be made in the client file.
  • The monthly report must now include presentation hours, if applicable.
  • Hours are reported for the entire month and no longer on a weekly basis.
  • In the event an employer does not assign any work to an employee or independent contractor during a monthly work period, a notice of inactivity must be sent to the CCQ.
  • Online services must now be used to submit or amend the monthly report, notices of inactivity, and payments.
  • Payment for monthly reports can made through pre-authorized payment or a financial institution. 
  • Payment for changes must be made through a financial institution by using the CCQ provider: Monthly report.
     
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