Registration for the CCGIC 2022 – Lineman

Registration for the CCGIC 2022 – Lineman

The registration period begins on February 21, 2022 at 8:30 a.m. and ends on March 4, 2022 at 4:30 p.m. Those who submit their application will receive a written response before the end of March.

***PLEASE NOTE***  Graduate linemen must register for the CCGIC to obtain their first occupation competency cerfificate (OCC).

More info at:www.ccq.org/ccgic.

Medical emergency abroad – OMICRON UPDATE

Medical emergency abroad – OMICRON UPDATE

SUSPENDEND HEALTH INSURANCE PLAN

(MEDIC & Quebec Health Insurance Plan)

The Public Health Agency of Canada is advising travellers, that as of December 15, 2021, all non-essential travel outside of Canada should be avoided, regardless of vaccination status. For more details, visit the Government of Canada website.

Therefore: If you are already outside the country, you should be aware that your MEDIC card is suspended for all coverage, as well as the Quebec Health Insurance Plan. Make sure you have coverage with another insurance company to cover your medical expenses.

Please note that your Health Insurance Plan will be valid once you return to the country, provided you notify them.

The brand new hard hats are here!

The brand new hard hats are here!

THE BRAND NEW HARD HATS ARE HERE!

They are ready to be picked up at the Quebec and Montreal offices.

For our valued regional members

Please contact your business agent to find out when he will be in your area.

White hard hats

They will be available at a later date due to a delay in delivery from the supplier. We will advise you as soon as they will be available.

 

Vacation cheques

Vacation cheques

PAYMENT BY CHEQUE

The cheque will be sent to the correct address if the worker has completed his or her change of address before October 29, 2021

Workers who didn’t change their address before the deadline must ensure that they redirect their mail.

If the cheque has not arrived within 10 days from mailing or if the cheque has been damaged, the worker must contact the CCQ’s Customer Services and a request will be sent to the finance department for the cheque to be reissued.

PAYMENT BY DIRECT DEPOSIT

The deposit will be made on November 23, 2021 in the account indicated in the worker’s file on October 31, 2021.You will be notified by email when these documents are published

All details HERE.

 

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination – ESDC

Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination – ESDC

There have been recent changes made by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) regarding Canada’s Employment Insurance system in light of COVID-19 and an employer’s mandatory vaccination policy.

CThese changes indicate that in most cases, if you lose or quit your job because you didn’t comply with your employer’s mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, you won’t be eligible for EI regular benefits. To determine if you’re eligible, ESDC may contact you to obtain information such as:

  • if your employer clearly communicated a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy to you
  • if you were informed that not complying with the policy would result in you losing your employment
  • if applying the policy to you was reasonable within your workplace context
  • if you have a valid reason for not complying with the policy and your employer didn’t provide you an exemption

ESDC will use the facts provided by you and your employer to determine if you are entitled to benefits.
It should be noted that IF an employer issues a Record of Employment (ROE) and selects “Shortage of Work” for not complying with the mandatory vaccination policy and ESDC finds out that in fact the worker was laid off due to not following an employer’s mandatory vaccination policy there could be ramifications such as paying back monies received, penalties, fines, or more.

Employers have been instructed by ESDC to do the following when filling out an ROE.

When the employee doesn’t report to work because they refuse to comply with your mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, use code E (quit) or code N (leave of absence). When you suspend or terminate an employee for not complying with your mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, use code M (dismissal). If you use these codes, ESDC may contact you to determine::

  • if you had adopted and clearly communicated to all employees a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy
  • if the employees were informed that failure to comply with the policy would result in loss of employment
  • if the application of the policy to the employee was reasonable within the workplace context
  • if there were any exemptions for refusing to comply with the policy

You can find the link for employees HERE.
You can find the link for employers HERE