Laws and Regulations

Information

• Implementation of the Act to promote workforce skills development and recognition and its regulations
  • Revamped “1% Act” (, 1 MB)(French only)
    This advertising insert distributed in a number of Québec newspapers and magazines gives a clear summary of the new Act respecting workforce skills development and recognition.
  • Video presentation (, 23 MB)(French only)
    ( Text version, French only)
    This video presentation on the new provisions of the Act respecting workforce skills development and recognition features Sam Hamad, Minister of Employment and Social Solidarité and Marjolaine Loiselle, former Chair of the Commission des partenaires du marché du travail, discussing the advantages of the tools that are now available to support businesses and workers.
  • General information (, 65,4 KB)
    The general information document briefly points out the main changes introduced by the Act respecting workforce skills development and recognition, adopted in June 2007. It gives an overview of the richness of the partnerships that resulted in its adoption and explains the Act’s labour market orientation.
  • A revitalized piece of legislation ( , 106 KB)
    The document “A revitalized piece of legislation ” reviews each of the new elements introduced by the Act respecting workforce skills development and recognition, adopted in June 2007. In it, you will find answers to your questions on the major changes that have been made.
  • Workforce skills development and recognition framework
    (, 241 KB)
    The document Workforce skills development and recognition framework explains the key dimensions of this voluntary occupational qualification tool. It shows how occupational standards, learning strategies and skills recognition mechanisms are developed.