Every month, thousands of construction employers across Quebec face the same unavoidable administrative obligation: submitting their monthly report to the Commission de la construction du Quebec (CCQ). This process, governed by Bill R-20, is a frequent source of confusion, costly errors, and in the worst cases, significant financial penalties. Yet with the right organization and the right tools, completing your CCQ monthly report can become a quick, straightforward task.<\/p>\n
This guide is designed for construction industry employers who want to master this obligation from start to finish, what to declare, how to calculate each contribution, which mistakes to avoid, and how to automate the process so it stops weighing on you every month.<\/p>\n
Any employer subject to Bill R-20 is required to submit a monthly report to the CCQ, even if no construction work was performed during the period in question<\/strong>. This applies to general contractors, specialized subcontractors, and self-employed contractors who have worked on covered job sites.There are no exceptions based on company size. Whether you manage a two-person carpentry crew or a hundred employees spread across multiple active job sites, the obligation is the same. Compliance rests entirely with the employer, and any omission is treated as a violation.<\/p>\n The monthly report must be submitted no later than the 15th of the month<\/strong> following the reporting period. This means hours worked in March must be declared by April 15th. If the 15th falls on a weekend or statutory holiday, the deadline is pushed to the next business day.<\/p>\n Since September 2025, the CCQ requires all reports to be submitted exclusively online<\/strong>, either through the CCQ’s online services portal (SEL), or through an authorized accounting software or payroll service. Paper submissions are no longer accepted.<\/p>\n For each employee reported, the employer must provide the following information:<\/p>\n This is the most complex section of the report. Here is a breakdown of the remittances the employer must calculate and submit.<\/p>\n Unlike most other sectors, in Quebec construction, employers do not pay vacation directly to their employees. Instead, they remit to the CCQ a monthly contribution equal to 13% of reportable earnings<\/strong>, broken down as follows:<\/p>\n The CCQ then issues vacation pay cheques directly to workers, twice a year (June and November). For a full breakdown of payroll calculation and wage management in construction<\/a>, we’ve put together a comprehensive guide on our blog.<\/p>\n Employers must deduct union dues from each employee’s pay and remit them to the CCQ along with the monthly report. Rates vary depending on the union association each worker belongs to. These rates are published on the CCQ’s website and updated periodically.<\/p>\n These contributions, including both the employer’s share and the employee’s share, fund the industry’s pension plan and group insurance program (MEDIC Construction). Amounts vary by sector and trade code.<\/p>\n Employers must also remit $0.02 per hour worked<\/strong> to the Fonds d’indemnisation des salari\u00e9s de l’industrie de la construction (FISIC). This fund compensates workers in the event of employer insolvency.<\/p>\n Book a free demo!<\/a><\/p>\n Missing the 15th-of-the-month deadline is an expensive decision. The CCQ applies a 20% penalty on all amounts owing, plus 6% annual interest<\/strong>. If payment is not received within ten days of notice, the CCQ may refer the file to its legal counsel.<\/p>\n These penalties underscore the importance of maintaining a rigorous register of daily activities and payroll<\/a>. Without reliable data on hours worked by job site, by employee, and by week, completing the monthly report without errors becomes a high-risk exercise. See also our article on record-keeping obligations in the construction industry<\/a> for mandatory retention periods.<\/p>\n Here are the mistakes that come up most frequently:<\/p>\n Book a free demo!<\/a><\/p>\n The good news: employers who use a Bill R-20-compliant mobile time tracking app<\/a> can dramatically reduce the time spent preparing the monthly report. Mobile-Punch, for example, records each employee’s working hours by job site and project code, in real time. Data is timestamped, geolocated, and exportable directly to Quebec’s leading accounting software and payroll services : including Acomba<\/a>, Employeur D, Nethris, and Avantage.<\/p>\n This automation eliminates manual timesheet transcription, reduces calculation errors, and produces timesheets ready to integrate directly into your CCQ monthly report. It’s an approach that directly improves payroll processing accuracy<\/a> while freeing up time for higher-value tasks. For businesses managing multiple active job sites, Mobile-Punch’s project management application<\/a> also allows hours to be broken down by project, which is essential for accurate reporting by sector and trade code. Every month, thousands of construction employers across Quebec face the same unavoidable administrative obligation: submitting their monthly report to the Commission de la construction du Quebec (CCQ). This process, governed by Bill R-20, is a frequent source of confusion, costly errors, and in the worst cases, significant financial penalties. Yet with the right organization and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8315,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8317","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-payroll-compliance-construction-hr-obligations"],"yoast_head":"\n<\/span>What is the submission deadline?<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>What the monthly report contains: information to declare<\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/span>Contributions to include in the monthly report<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>1. Vacation and holiday pay contributions (13%)<\/span><\/h3>\n
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<\/span>2. Union dues<\/span><\/h3>\n
<\/span>3. Employee benefit contributions (retirement and insurance)<\/span><\/h3>\n
<\/span>4. Contribution to the compensation fund (FISIC)<\/span><\/h3>\n
<\/span>Penalties for late or incorrect submissions<\/span><\/h2>\n
<\/span>The most common errors to avoid<\/span><\/h2>\n
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<\/span>How to simplify monthly report preparation with a time tracking app<\/span><\/h2>\n
\nTools like Mobile-Punch are built precisely so that CCQ compliance becomes a natural byproduct of how you work, not a monthly burden.
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