Hire a glazier in Québec.

In residential, the ratio is 1 journeyperson per apprentice. In institutional-commercial, industrial, and civil engineering, the ratio on the books is 2 journeypersons per apprentice. A journeyperson can supervise a 2nd apprentice if one of the two is in their final apprenticeship period or is a woman — but those two conditions don't stack. Since this trade has 3 apprenticeship periods, it isn't excluded from that possibility, unlike single-period trades and crane operators. Always check the ratios in effect on ccq.org. With 624 companies hiring for this trade in 2024 against only 165 new apprentices admitted, managing your ratios well helps you maximize your training capacity without compromising your schedules.

You can verify a worker's competency certificate directly through CCQ's online services. It's a quick step to run before hiring — a worker without a valid certificate (CCA apprentice or CCC journeyperson) can't legally work on your R-20 Act-regulated sites. Also confirm they hold their ASP Construction card (general health and safety on job sites), a mandatory requirement to obtain the CCQ competency certificate. The trade is largely practised at height and involves handling large glass surfaces, so also confirm the candidate has relevant experience in the target sector — institutional-commercial accounts for 90% of hours worked in the trade.

Yes, the market is tight. In 2024, 624 companies were hiring glaziers in Quebec against only 2,934 active workers, and just 165 new apprentices were admitted into the trade — below the 237-per-year average for 2020-2023. The most effective moves: post on the CCQ's workforce dashboard (releve.ccq.org), contact vocational training centres offering the DEP in Glass Product Installation and Fabrication (5282), and work with a construction-focused recruiting agency that knows the available pool of journeypersons. Demographics add to the pressure: the average journeyperson is 43.0 years old, pointing to retirements ahead. Focus as much on retaining your current glaziers as on recruiting, especially in the institutional-commercial sector, which accounts for 90% of hours worked.