How to become a bricklayer-mason in Quebec and what is the salary?

To become a bricklayer-mason in Quebec, the pathway goes through the Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ):

• DEP in bricklaying-masonry (program 5303): 900 hours (CCQ trade brochure "Briqueteur-maçon"; inforoutefpt lists an approximate duration of 8 months)
• CCQ apprentice competency certificate: after passing the DEP, on presentation of a job guarantee from an employer registered with the CCQ covering at least 150 hours over 3 consecutive months
• Apprenticeship: 3 periods of 2,000 hours (6,000 hours in total)
• CCQ qualification exam (Bricklayer-mason, trade 110): 3 hours, 60 questions, 60% passing grade — it leads to the journeyman competency certificate

Hourly rates in construction (CCQ, trade 110, institutional and commercial sector, day shift, regular rate, query of October 18, 2026):

• 1st-period apprentice: $29.74/h
• 2nd-period apprentice: $34.70/h
• 3rd-period apprentice: $42.13/h
• Journeyman: $49.57/h

Rates vary by sector and by shift; the CCQ publishes them in its "Wage rates" tool.