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Heavy equipment operator · Greater Montréal
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Greater Montréal
The area, in brief
Greater Montréal is the most active work region in Quebec according to the CCQ, which groups together the Montréal island, Montérégie, and Laval–Laurentides–Lanaudière zones; the CCQ identifies this region as the main hub for major infrastructure projects planned over the medium term, with replacement labour needs estimated at roughly 9,400 new workers per year for 2025-2029.
The rate
$42.05 – $48.23 / hour
journeyperson, by sector and class, April 26, 2026
Source: official ACQ and ACRGTQ rate grids.
CCQ workforce · 2025
- 203 in the CCQ's “Île de Montréal” region
- 1,115 in the CCQ's “Montérégie” region
- 1,144 in the CCQ's “Laval–Laurentides–Lanaudière” region
heavy equipment operators on construction industry payrolls, by home region, in 2025. Our Greater Montréal spans these three CCQ regions.
Source: CCQ, annual construction industry statistics 2025, table C16 (June 2026). Region where the worker lives, not where the job site is. Per the CCQ, a salarié is a “travailleur ayant enregistré au moins une heure durant l'année” — a worker who recorded at least one hour during the year (2024 annual report). Table C16 (PDF, in French)
Good to know
Your questions, answered.
Where is the demand for a heavy equipment operator in Greater Montréal?
In Greater Montréal, construction activity centres on Montréal, Laval, Longueuil, Saint-Jérôme. For a heavy equipment operator, the strongest hubs are civil engineering and public transit, institutional and healthcare, multi-unit residential.
Not quite your area or your trade?
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