Electrician · Lanaudière

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Lanaudière

The area, in brief

Construction accounts for 12% of total employment in Lanaudière, nearly double the Quebec average (7%), per the Portrait socioéconomique from the Quebec government (quebec.ca). The region shows projected population growth of 3.8% between 2024 and 2029 — bucking the province-wide slowdown expected elsewhere — which supports sustained demand for housing and infrastructure.

ResidentialInstitutional and commercial — schools, health centres, public buildings in expanding urban hubsCivil engineering and roads — roads, municipal infrastructure, and drainage works tied to rapid urbanizationIndustrial — industrial parks in the Joliette RCM and the outskirts of Terrebonne and Repentigny

The rate

$45.36 – $48.45 / hour (journeyperson, May 2025)

Hourly rates are set by CCQ collective agreements and vary by sector: $45.36/h in light residential, $48.37/h in institutional-commercial and industrial, and $48.45/h in civil engineering and roads (journeyperson rate, effective May 2025). Check the official CCQ rate grid at ccq.org for current rates and apprentice progression.

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Good to know

Your questions, answered.

Do I need a DEP in Electricity to get into the trade?

It's the most common and direct path: the DEP in Electricity (1,800 hours at a vocational training centre) gets you a CCQ apprentice certificate right at graduation, with a 150-hour job guarantee. Other entry paths exist too (experience recognition, labour pools) — check ccq.org directly to see which one applies to your situation.

How long before I'm a journeyperson at full rate?

You need to log 8,000 apprenticeship hours across 4 periods of 2,000 hours each, then pass the provincial qualification exam. Working full-time, that's roughly 4 to 5 years. Your rate climbs with each period — you start at 50% of journeyperson rate in period 1 and reach 85% by period 4.

Which sector has the most work for electricians in Quebec?

Institutional-commercial accounted for 68% of hours worked by electricians in 2024, followed by industrial (14%), civil engineering (9%), and residential (9%). In practice, most positions are on commercial buildings, hospitals, schools, and major infrastructure projects.

Not quite your area or your trade?

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