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The trade

What a resilient flooring installer does.

Resilient flooring installers lay resilient floor coverings — vinyl, linoleum, rubber, cork, and asphalt tile — along with glued-down carpet, rugs, and synthetic turf on construction sites. They prepare and level surfaces, cut and fit materials, apply adhesives, and ensure a durable installation in institutional, commercial, and residential buildings.

Institutional-commercialResidentialCivil engineering and roads

CCQ rate

$41.71 – $49.07 / hour (journeyperson, by sector, April 26, 2026)

Hourly rates are set by the collective agreements of Québec's construction industry and vary by sector: $41.71/h in light residential, $44.25/h in heavy residential, $49.07/h in institutional-commercial and industrial and $49.07/h in civil engineering and roads (journeyperson rate, effective April 26, 2026). Apprentices earn a percentage of that rate depending on their apprenticeship period. Official grids published by the ACQ (residential and institutional-commercial-industrial) and the ACRGTQ (civil engineering and roads).

Source: official ACQ and ACRGTQ rate grids.

Why it's tight

The pool is thin. Speed makes the difference.

In 2024, 1,312 resilient flooring installers were active on Quebec job sites, with an average age of 42.6 that climbs to 48.5 among journeypersons — a clear sign of an aging workforce and retirements to anticipate. 122 new apprentices were admitted into the trade that year, while 513 companies were recruiting at the same time, a gap that illustrates the pressure on the pool. The CCQ rates job prospects for this trade as excellent, citing low labour availability, an aging workforce, and too few new graduates. The institutional-commercial sector, which accounts for 89% of the trade's work volume, drives most of that demand.

That's exactly where Aplomb wins: Audrey activates candidates in under 2 minutes, 24/7. While others call back the next day, your resilient flooring installer is already talking to us.

What we check

Before it lands on your desk.

  • Valid CCQ competency certificate (apprentice or journeyperson) — mandatory to work on CCQ-regulated job sites
  • Completed DEP in Resilient Flooring Installation (program 5334) or a CCQ-recognized equivalent
  • Current ASP Construction card (general health and safety on construction sites)
  • Skilled at installing vinyl, linoleum, rubber, and cork flooring and laying carpet and rugs, including surface preparation and levelling
  • Experience in the institutional-commercial sector, which accounts for 89% of hours worked in the trade

Competency card

How a resilient flooring installer qualifies.

The resilient flooring installer trade is regulated by the CCQ. Entry starts with the apprentice competency certificate (CCA), earned after completing the DEP in Resilient Flooring Installation (program 5334, 900 hours) and presenting a job guarantee of at least 150 hours over 3 consecutive months with a CCQ-registered employer. The apprentice must then complete 3 apprenticeship periods of 2,000 hours each (6,000 hours total), after which they're eligible to sit the provincial qualification exam. Passing that exam leads to the journeyperson competency certificate (CCC). The apprentice-to-journeyperson ratio varies by sector — check the official grid at ccq.org for the ratio that applies to your job site.

Frequently asked questions

Hiring a resilient flooring installer, plainly.

How do I check that a resilient flooring installer I want to hire is in good standing with the CCQ?

You can verify a worker's competency certificate directly through CCQ's online services (sel.ccq.org). 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 CCQ-regulated sites. While you're at it, confirm they also hold a current ASP Construction card (general health and safety on job sites), which is a mandatory requirement. With the market this tight — 513 companies were recruiting resilient flooring installers in 2024 against 1,312 active workers — make sure your posting reflects the experience required for your target sector, especially institutional-commercial, which accounts for 89% of hours worked, so you can attract the right candidates quickly.

Does the hourly rate vary depending on the sector where my installers work?

Yes. Hourly rates are set by CCQ collective agreements and vary by sector. For a journeyperson resilient flooring installer, the rate is $41.71 an hour in light residential and $49.07 an hour in institutional-commercial, industrial, and civil engineering and roads (April 26, 2026). An apprentice earns a fraction of this rate, which increases with each apprenticeship period. Check the official current-rate tool at ccq.org for the exact amount that applies to your job site, based on sector and worker classification. Plan for this variation in your labour budgets: since 89% of the trade's hours are worked in institutional-commercial, the $49.07 rate is what will apply to most of your installers.

Where do I find qualified resilient flooring installers in Quebec? Is the market tight?

Yes, the market is tight. In 2024, 513 companies were recruiting resilient flooring installers in Quebec against just 1,312 active workers, and barely 122 new apprentices were admitted into the trade that year. The CCQ runs a regional labour pool system: when a pool is open, you can tap into it to recruit. Also try the workforce dashboard (releve.ccq.org), training centres offering the DEP in Resilient Flooring Installation (5334), or a construction-focused recruiting agency. Demographics are adding to the pressure: the average journeyperson age has reached 48.5, signalling a wave of retirements ahead. Put as much effort into retaining your current installers as into recruiting new ones.

Why Aplomb

Why not a generalist agency?

Hiring a resilient flooring installer isn't something you wing. CCQ specialization changes what you get.

Card verified

We read the CCQ card.

We verify the competency card — apprentice (CCA) or journeyperson (CCC) — before we send you anyone. A generalist doesn't know the difference; on the job site, it changes everything.

Ratios & sectors

We know your ratios.

Your sectors — institutional-commercial, residential, civil engineering and roads — each have their own apprentice/journeyperson ratio rules. A wrong ratio on the books means a stopped job site. We know them.

Construction only

Zero scatter.

We recruit CCQ-carded construction trades in Québec — not 40 industries at once. It's the talent pool we work every single day.

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