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1 Gazette officielle DU Québec Part 2 No October 2002 Laws and Regulations Volume 134 Summary Table of Contents Regulations and other acts Draft Regulations Treasury Board Municipal Affairs Index Legal deposit 1st Quarter 1968 Bibliothèque nationale du Québec Éditeur officiel du Québec, 2002 All rights reserved in all countries. No part of this publication may be translated, used or reproduced for commercial purposes by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, including micro-reproduction, without the written authorization of the Québec Official Publisher.

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3 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No Regulations and other acts Table of Contents Page Payment of interest to government suppliers (Amend.) Hunting and fishing controlled zones (Amend.) Salmon fishing controlled zones (Amend.) Wildfowl hunting controlled zones (Amend.) Agreement concerning new methods of voting for an election using computerized polling stations and Accu-Vote ES 2000 ballot boxes Municipality of Salaberry-de-Valleyfield Industrial accidents and occupational diseases, An Act respecting Classification of employers, statement of wages and rates of assessment (Amend.) Industrial accidents and occupational diseases, An Act respecting Experience ratios for Industrial accidents and occupational diseases, An Act respecting Insurance premiums for Industrial accidents and occupational diseases, An Act respecting Personalized rates (Amend.) Industrial accidents and occupational diseases, An Act respecting Retrospective adjustment of the assessment (Amend.) Draft Regulations Parks Act Professional Code Acupuncturists Conciliation and arbitration procedure for the accounts Public wading and swimming pools Treasury Board Amendment to Schedule II.1 of the Act respecting the Government and Public Employees Retirement Plan Municipal Affairs Authorization granted to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Greater Montréal to require a joint application for the amalgamation of Village de L Annonciation, Village de Sainte-Véronique, Municipalité de Marchand and Municipalité de La Macaza Granting of jurisdiction to municipalité régionale de comté de La Matapédia Corrections to Order in Council dated 4 July 2001, Order in Council dated 12 September 2001 and Order in Council dated 12 December 2001, having respectively constituted Ville de Sherbrooke, Ville de Matane and Ville de Rouyn-Noranda

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5 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No Regulations and other acts Gouvernement du Québec O.C , 18 September 2002 Public Administration Act (R.S.Q., c. A-6.01) Government suppliers Payment of interest Amendments Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting payment of interest to government suppliers WHEREAS, under section 58 of the Public Administration Act (R.S.Q., c. A-6.01), the Government may, by regulation, upon the recommendation of the Conseil du trésor, determine the terms of contracts entered into in the name of the Government by a minister or entered into by a body of the Administration and determine the cases in which such contracts are subject to authorization by the Government or the Conseil du trésor ; WHEREAS the Government made the Regulation respecting payment of interest to government suppliers (R.R.Q., 1981, c. A-6, r.18); WHEREAS, under section 243 of the Public Administration Act, a regulation made under section 49 of the Financial Administration Act (R.S.Q., c. A-6) is deemed to be a regulation made under the Public Administration Act; WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Regulation in order to shorten from 60 to 30 days the payment period following which interests are payable on an overdue payment to government suppliers ; WHEREAS, in accordance with sections 10 and 11 of the Regulations Act (R.S.Q., c. R-18.1), the text of the draft Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting payment of interest to government suppliers was published in the Gazette officielle du Québec of 24 April 2002 with a notice that it could be made by the Government upon the expiry of 45 days following that publication; WHEREAS it is expedient to make the Regulation without amendment; IT IS ORDERED, therefore, upon the recommendation of the Minister of State for Administration and the Public Service, Minister responsible for Administration and the Public Service and Chair of the Conseil du trésor: THAT the Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting payment of interest to government suppliers, attached to this Order in Council, be made. JEAN ST-GELAIS, Clerk of the Conseil exécutif Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting payment of interest to government suppliers * Public Administration Act (R.S.Q., c. A-6.01, s. 58) 1. The Regulation respecting payment of interest to government suppliers is amended by substituting the number 30 for the number 60 in the second paragraph of section Section 5 is amended by substituting the number 30 for the number This Regulation comes into force on the fifteenth day following the date of its publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec * The Regulation respecting payment of interest to government suppliers (R.R.Q., 1981, c. A-6, r.18) was last amended by the Regulation made by Order in Council dated 22 February 1984 (1984, G.O. 2, 1183). For previous amendments, refer to the Tableau des modifications et Index sommaire, Éditeur officiel du Québec, 2002, updated to 1 March 2002.

6 5272 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 Gouvernement du Québec O.C , 18 September 2002 An Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife (R.S.Q., c. C-61.1) Hunting and fishing controlled zones Amendments Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting hunting and fishing controlled zones WHEREAS, under section 110 of the Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife (R.S.Q., c. C-61.1), the Government may make regulations on the matters set forth therein, in respect of controlled zones; WHEREAS the Government made the Regulation respecting hunting and fishing controlled zones by Order in Council dated 17 November 1999 ; WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Regulation; WHEREAS, in accordance with sections 10 and 11 of the Regulations Act (R.S.Q., c. R-18.1), a draft Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting hunting and fishing controlled zones was published in Part 2 of the Gazette officielle du Québec of 13 March 2002 with a notice that it could be made by the Government upon the expiry of a 45-day period following that publication ; WHEREAS comments were submitted since that publication; WHEREAS it is expedient to make the Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting hunting and fishing controlled zones, with amendment; IT IS ORDERED, therefore, upon the recommendation of the Minister responsible for Wildlife and Parks: THAT the Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting hunting and fishing controlled zones, attached to this Order in Council, be made. Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting hunting and fishing controlled zones * An Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife (R.S.Q., c. C-61.1, s. 110, 1st par., subpars. 2, 2.1 and 6, clause d, and 2nd par.) 1. Section 1 of the Regulation respecting hunting and fishing controlled zones is amended by substituting section 2 for section 1 in the definition of small game. 2. Section 5 is amended by substituting the words, into fishing sectors or into sectors for other recreational activities for the words or into fishing sectors. 3. The second paragraph of section 19 is amended (1) by substituting the words dont la propriété est privée for the word privé in subparagraph 2 of the French text; and (2) by substituting the words domain of the State for the words public domain and the words granted, in a wildlife reserve, in another controlled zone for the word granted in subparagraph The Regulation is amended by inserting the following after section 19: 19.1 A person may not, in a ZEC, carry on a recreational activity forming part of a development plan approved by the Société in accordance with section of the Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife unless that person has paid the amount of fees fixed under that provision.. 5. This Regulation comes into force on the fifteenth day following the date of its publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec JEAN ST-GELAIS, Clerk of the Conseil exécutif * The Regulation respecting hunting and fishing controlled zones was made by Order in Council dated 17 November 1999 (1999, G.O. 2, 4381) and has not been amended since.

7 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No Gouvernement du Québec O.C , 18 September 2002 An Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife (R.S.Q., c. C-61.1) Salmon fishing controlled zones Amendments Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting salmon fishing controlled zones WHEREAS, under section 110 of the Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife (R.S.Q., c. C-61.1), the Government may make regulations on the matters set forth therein, in respect of controlled zones; WHEREAS the Government made the Regulation respecting salmon fishing controlled zones by Order in Council dated 17 November 1999 ; WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Regulation; WHEREAS, under sections 10 and 11 of the Regulations Act (R.S.Q., c. R-18.1), a draft Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting salmon fishing controlled zones was published in Part 2 of the Gazette officielle du Québec of 13 March 2002 with a notice that it could be made by the Government upon the expiry of a 45-day period following that publication; WHEREAS comments were submitted since that publication; WHEREAS it is expedient to make the Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting salmon fishing controlled zones, with amendment ; IT IS ORDERED, therefore, upon the recommendation of the Minister responsible for Wildlife and Parks: THAT the Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting salmon fishing controlled zones, attached to this Order in Council, be made. JEAN ST-GELAIS, Clerk of the Conseil exécutif Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting salmon fishing controlled zones * An Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife (R.S.Q., c. C-61.1, s. 110, 1st par., subpar. 2, 2nd par.) 1. The second paragraph of section 16 of the Regulation respecting salmon fishing controlled zones is amended (1) by substituting the words dont la propriété est privée for the word privé in subparagraph 2 of the French text; and (2) by substituting the words domain of the State for the words public domain and the words granted, in a wildlife reserve, in another controlled zone or in for the words granted or to reach in subparagraph This Regulation comes into force on the fifteenth day following the date of its publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec Gouvernement du Québec O.C , 18 September 2002 An Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife (R.S.Q., c. C-61.1) Wildfowl hunting controlled zones Amendment Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting wildfowl hunting controlled zones WHEREAS, under section 110 of the Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife (R.S.Q., c. C-61.1), the Government may make regulations on the matters set forth therein, in respect of controlled zones; WHEREAS the Government made the Regulation respecting wildfowl hunting controlled zones by Order in Council dated 17 November 1999 ; * The Regulation respecting salmon fishing controlled zones was made by Order in Council dated 17 November 1999 (1999, G.O. 2, 4381) and has not been amended since.

8 5274 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 WHEREAS it is expedient to amend the Regulation; WHEREAS, under sections 10 and 11 of the Regulations Act (R.S.Q., c. R-18.1), a draft Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting wildfowl hunting controlled zones was published in Part 2 of the Gazette officielle du Québec of 13 March 2002 with a notice that it could be made by the Government upon the expiry of a 45-day period following that publication; WHEREAS no comments were submitted since that publication; WHEREAS it is expedient to make the Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting wildfowl hunting controlled zones, without amendment; IT IS ORDERED, therefore, upon the recommendation of the Minister responsible for Wildlife and Parks: THAT the Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting wildfowl hunting controlled zones, attached to this Order in Council, be made. JEAN ST-GELAIS, Clerk fof the Conseil exécutif Gouvernement du Québec Agreement An Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities (R.S.Q., c. E-2.2) AGREEMENT CONCERNING NEW METHODS OF VOTING FOR AN ELECTION USING COMPUTERIZED POLLING STATIONS AND ACCU-VOTE ES 2000 BALLOT BOXES AGREEMENT ENTERED INTO BETWEEN The MUNICIPALITY OF SALABERRY-DE- VALLEYFIELD, a legal person established in the public interest, having its head office at 61, Sainte-Cécile street, Province of Québec, represented by the mayor, Denis Lapointe, and the clerk, Murielle Giroux, under resolution number , hereinafter called THE MUNICIPALITY AND Regulation to amend the Regulation respecting wildfowl hunting controlled zones * An Act respecting the conservation and development of wildlife (R.S.Q., c. C-61.1, s. 110) 1. Section 1 of the Regulation respecting wildfowl hunting controlled zones is amended by substituting section 2 for section 3 in the definition of wildfowl. 2. This Regulation comes into force on the fifteenth day following the date of its publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec Mtre. Marcel Blanchet, in his capacity as CHIEF ELEC- TORAL OFFICER OF QUÉBEC, duly appointed to that office under the Election Act (R.S.Q., c. E-3.3), acting in that capacity and having his main office at 3460, rue de La Pérade, Sainte-Foy, Province of Québec, hereinafter called THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER AND the Honourable André Boisclair, in his capacity as MINISTER OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS AND GREATER MONTRÉAL, having his main office at 10, rue Pierre- Olivier Chauveau, Québec, Province of Québec, hereinafter called THE MINISTER * The Regulation respecting wildfowl hunting controlled zones was made by Order in Council dated 17 November 1999 (1999, G.O. 2, 4381) and has not been amended since. WHEREAS the council of the MUNICIPALITY, by its resolution no , passed at its meeting of May 28, 2002, expressed the desire to avail itself of the provisions of the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities and to enter into an agreement with the CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER and the MINISTER in order to allow the use of electronic ballot boxes for the general election of September 29, 2002 in the MUNICIPALITY;

9 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No WHEREAS under sections and of the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities (R.S.Q., c. E-2.2): A municipality may, in accordance with an agreement made with the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Greater Montréal and the Chief Electoral Officer, test new methods of voting during a poll. The agreement may provide that it also applies to polling held after the poll for which the agreement was entered into; in such case, the agreement shall provide for its period of application. The agreement must describe the new methods of voting and mention the provisions of this Act it amends or replaces. The agreement has the effect of law After polling during which a test mentioned in section is carried out, the municipality shall send a report assessing the test to the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Greater Montréal and the Chief Electoral Officer. ; WHEREAS the MUNICIPALITY expressed the desire to avail itself of those provisions to hold a general election on September 29, 2002 and, could, with the necessary adaptations, avail itself of those provisions for elections held after the date of the agreement, the necessary adaptations to be included in an addendum to this agreement; WHEREAS it is expedient to provide the procedure that applies to the territory of the MUNICIPALITY for that general election; WHEREAS an agreement must be entered into between the MUNICIPALITY, the CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER and the MINISTER; WHEREAS the MUNICIPALITY is solely responsible for the technological choice elected; WHEREAS the council of the MUNICIPALITY passed, at its meeting of July 9, 2002, resolution no approving the text of the agreement and authorizing the mayor and the clerk to sign this agreement; WHEREAS the returning officer of the MUNICIPALITY is responsible for the application of this agreement and the means necessary to carry it out; THEREFORE, the parties agree to the following: 1. PREAMBLE The preamble to this agreement is an integral part of the agreement. 2. INTERPRETATION Unless stated otherwise, expressly or as a result of the context of a provision, the following expressions, terms and words have, for the purposes of this agreement, the meaning and application given in this section. 2.1 Computerized polling station means an apparatus consisting of the following devices : a computer with the list of electors for the polling place stored in its memory (the computers at the same polling place are linked together) ; a card reader for cards with bar codes ; one or more printers per polling place for printing the list of electors who voted during the advance poll or on polling day. 2.2 Electronic ballot box means an apparatus containing a vote tabulator, a memory card, a printer, a cardboard or, where necessary, plastic recipient for ballot papers and a modem, where necessary. 2.3 Vote tabulator means a device that uses an optical scanner to detect a mark made in a circle on a ballot paper by an elector. 2.4 Memory card means a memory device that computes and records the marks made by an elector for each of the candidates whose names are printed on the ballot paper and the number of rejected ballot papers according to the subdivisions of the vote tabulator program. 2.5 Recipient for ballot papers means a box into which the ballot paper cards fall. 2.6 Where applicable, transfer box means the box in which the ballot paper cards are placed when a plastic recipient is used for the electronic ballot box. 2.7 Ballot paper card means the card on which the ballot paper or papers are printed. 2.8 Refused card means a ballot paper card the insertion of which into the tabulator is refused. 2.9 Confidentiality sleeve means a sleeve designed to receive the ballot paper card.

10 5276 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 3. ELECTION 3.1 For the purposes of the general election of September 29, 2002 in the municipality, a sufficient number of Accu-Vote ES 2000 model electronic ballot boxes will be used. 3.2 Before the publication of the notice of election, the municipality must take the necessary steps to provide its electors with adequate information concerning the testing of the new method of voting. 4. SECURITY MECHANISMS 4.1 Computerized polling stations The list of electors for a polling place must correspond to the list of electors for that polling place as drawn up and revised by the returning officer. Access to the computers at a polling place must be secured by a password. 4.2 Electronic ballot boxes The electronic ballot boxes used must include the following security mechanisms: (1) a report displaying a total of zero must be automatically produced by an electronic ballot box upon being turned on on the first day of advance polling and on polling day; (2) a verification report must be generated on a continuous basis and automatically saved on the memory card, and must record each procedural operation; (3) the electronic ballot box must not be placed in end of election mode while the poll is still under way; (4) the compilation of results must not be affected by any type of interference once the electronic ballot box has been placed in election mode; (5) each electronic ballot box must be equipped with a back-up power source (battery) able to operate for two to five hours, unless all the electronic ballot boxes are connected to a generator ; (6) if a ballot box is defective, the memory card may be removed and transferred immediately into another electronic ballot box in order to allow the procedure to continue. 5. PROGRAMMING Each memory card used is specially programmed either by the firm Cognicase inc., or by the returning officer under the supervision of the firm Cognicase inc., to recognize and tally ballot papers in accordance with this agreement. 6. AMENDMENTS TO THE ACT RESPECTING ELECTIONS AND REFERENDUMS IN MUNICIPALITIES 6.1 Election officers Section 68 of the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities (R.S.Q., c. E-2.2) is amended by inserting the words senior deputy returning officer, assistant to the senior deputy returning officer after the word assistant. 6.2 Senior deputy returning officer, assistant to the senior deputy returning officer The following is substituted for section 76 of the Act: 76. The returning officer shall appoint the number of senior deputy returning officers and assistants to the senior deputy returning officer that he deems necessary for each polling place. The returning officer shall appoint a deputy returning officer and a poll clerk for each polling station Duties of the senior deputy returning officer, assistant to the senior deputy returning officer and deputy returning officer The following is substituted for section 80 of the Act: 80. The senior deputy returning officer shall, in particular, (1) see to the installation and preparation of the electronic ballot box; (2) ensure that the polling is properly conducted and maintain order in the vicinity of the electronic ballot box; (3) facilitate the exercise of the right to vote and ensure that voting is secret; (4) ensure that the electronic ballot box functions correctly;

11 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No (5) print out the results compiled by the electronic ballot box at the closing of the poll; (6) complete an overall statement of votes from the partial statements and the results compiled by the electronic ballot box; (7) give the returning officer, at the closing of the poll, the results compiled by the electronic ballot box, the overall statement and the partial statement or statements of votes ; (8) when a ballot paper card has been refused by the tabulator, ask the elector to return to the polling booth, mark all the circles and go to the polling station in order to obtain another ballot paper card; (9) advise the returning officer immediately of any defect in the memory card or the electronic ballot box The assistant to the senior deputy returning officer shall, in particular, (1) assist the senior deputy returning officer in the latter s duties ; (2) receive any elector referred by the senior deputy returning officer; (3) verify the polling booths in the polling place; (4) get the pencils and confidentiality sleeves back from the senior deputy returning officer and redistribute them to each deputy returning officer The deputy returning officer shall, in particular, (1) see to the arrangement of the polling station; (2) ensure that the polling is properly conducted and maintain order in the polling station; (3) facilitate the exercise of the right to vote and ensure that voting is secret; (4) receive proof of identity from electors; (5) give the electors a ballot paper card, a confidentiality sleeve and a pencil to exercise their right to vote ; (6) receive from electors any ballot paper cards that are refused by the tabulator and give them another ballot paper card, and record the occurrence in the poll book; (7) note on the screen has voted next to the names of electors to whom he has given a ballot paper card Duties of the poll clerk The following is substituted for section 81 of the Act: 81. The poll clerk shall, in particular, (1) enter in the poll book the particulars relating to the conduct of the polling ; (2) note on the paper list of electors has voted next to the names of electors to whom the deputy returning officer gives ballot paper cards; (3) assist the deputy returning officer Discretion of the Chief Electoral Officer upon observing an error, emergency or exceptional circumstance The following is substituted for section 90.5 of the Act: Where, during the election period, within the meaning of section 364, it comes to the attention of the Chief Electoral Officer that, subsequent to an error, emergency or exceptional circumstance, a provision referred to in section 90.1 or in the agreement provided for in section of the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities does not meet the demands of the resultant situation, the Chief Electoral Officer may adapt the provision in order to achieve its object. The Chief Electoral Officer shall first inform the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Greater Montréal of the decision he intends to make. Within 30 days following polling day, the Chief Electoral Officer shall transmit to the President or the Secretary General of the National Assembly a report of the decisions made pursuant to the first paragraph. The President shall table the report in the National Assembly within 30 days of receiving it or, if the National Assembly is not sitting, within 30 days of resumption Notice of election The following is added after paragraph 7 of section 99 of the Act: (8) the fact that the method of voting is voting by means of electronic ballot boxes Polling subdivisions The following is substituted for section 104 of the Act:

12 5278 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part The returning officer shall divide the list of electors into polling subdivisions. The polling subdivisions shall have a number of electors determined by the returning officer. That number shall not be greater than 750 electors Verification of computerised polling stations and electronic ballot box The Act is amended by inserting the following subdivisions after subdivision 1 of Division IV of Chapter VI of Title I: 1.1 Verification of computerized polling stations The returning officer shall, at a time considered to be expedient but at the latest before the polling stations open on the first day of advance polling or before the polling stations open on polling day, in cooperation with the firm s representative and, if necessary, the representatives of the candidates, for all polling places, ensure that all computers contain the list of electors for that place. In particular, the returning officer shall perform the following tests : (1) searching for an elector using the card with the bar code; (2) searching for an elector using the keyboard, typing either the elector s name or address; (3) indicating to the computer that a certain number of electors have voted and ensuring that each computer in the polling place displays has voted for the electors concerned; (4) printing out the list of electors who have voted, in a non-cumulative way, by elector number and polling subdivision, and ensuring that the results are consistent with the data entered in the computer. 1.2 Verification of electronic ballot box The returning officer shall, at least five days before the first day fixed for the advance poll and at least three days before the day fixed for the polling, test the electronic ballot box to ensure that the vote tabulator accurately detects the mark made on a ballot paper and that it tallies the number of votes cast accurately and precisely, in the presence of a representative of the firm Cognicase inc. and the representatives of the candidates During the testing of the electronic ballot box, adequate security measures must be taken by the returning officer to guarantee the integrity of the system as a whole and of each component used to record, compile and memorize results. The returning officer must ensure that no electronic communication that could change the programming of the electronic ballot box, the recording of data, the tallying of votes, the memorization of results or the integrity of the system as a whole may be established The returning officer shall conduct the test by performing the following operations : (1) he shall mark the memory card with the returning officer s initials and insert it into the electronic ballot box; (2) he shall insert into the electronic ballot box a predetermined number of ballot paper cards, previously marked and tallied manually. The ballot paper cards shall include (a) a sufficient and pre-determined number of ballot papers correctly marked to indicate a vote for each of the candidates; (b) a sufficient and pre-determined number of ballot papers that are not correctly marked ; (c) a sufficient and pre-determined number of ballot papers marked to indicate a vote for more than one candidate for the same office; (d) a sufficient and pre-determined number of blank ballot papers ; (3) he shall place the electronic ballot box in end of election mode and ensure that the results compiled by the electronic ballot box are consistent with the manuallycompiled results; (4) once the test has been successfully completed, he shall reset the memory card to zero and seal it ; the returning officer and the representatives who wish to do so shall note the number entered on the seal ; (5) he shall place the tabulator in the travel case and place a seal on it ; the returning officer and the representatives who wish to do so shall note the number entered on the seal;

13 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No (6) where an error is detected, the returning officer shall determine with certitude the cause of the error, make the necessary corrections and proceed with a further test, and shall repeat the operation until the optical scanner of the vote tabulator accurately detects the mark made on a ballot paper and until a perfect compilation of results is obtained. Any error or discrepancy observed shall be noted in the test report; (7) he may not change the programming for the scanning of the mark in a circle without supervision from the firm Cognicase inc Mobile polling station The said Act is amended by inserting the following sections after section 175: The electors shall indicate their vote on the same type of ballot paper as that used in an advance polling station. After marking the ballot paper, each elector shall insert it in the confidentiality sleeve and place it in the ballot box provided for that purpose. At the close of the mobile poll, the deputy returning officer and the mobile poll clerk shall seal the ballot box and affix their initials to it The returning officer shall, before the opening of the advance polling station, give the senior deputy returning officer the ballot box containing the ballot papers from the mobile polling station. The senior deputy returning officer shall, in the presence of the assistant to the senior deputy returning officer, remove from the ballot box the confidentiality sleeves containing the ballot papers and insert the ballot papers, one by one, in the electronic ballot box Advance polling The following is substituted for sections 182, 183 and 185 of the Act : 182. After the close of the advance polling station, the poll clerk shall enter the following particulars in the poll book: (1) the number of ballot paper cards received from the returning officer ; (2) the number of electors who were given a ballot paper card; (3) the number of spoiled, refused or cancelled ballot paper cards and the number of unused ballot paper cards; (4) the names of the persons who have performed duties as election officers or as representatives. The deputy returning officer shall place in separate envelopes the spoiled, refused or cancelled ballot paper cards, the unused ballot paper cards, the forms, the poll book and the list of electors. The deputy returning officer shall then seal the envelopes. The deputy returning officer, the poll clerk and the representatives who wish to do so shall affix their initials to the seals of the envelopes. The envelopes, except those containing the list of electors, shall be given to the senior deputy returning officer for deposit in a box reserved for that purpose The senior deputy returning officer, in the presence of the candidates or of their representative who wish to be present, shall seal the recipient for ballot papers, and then place the electronic ballot box in its travel case and place a seal the case. The senior deputy returning officer and the representatives who wish to do so shall note the number entered on the seal. The senior deputy returning officer shall then give the recipient or recipients for ballot papers, the transfer box and the envelopes containing the list of electors to the returning officer or to the person designated by the returning officer. The returning officer shall have custody of the recipient or recipients for ballot papers until the results of the advance poll have been compiled and then for the time prescribed for the conservation of electoral documents Immediately before the time fixed for the opening of the polling station on the second day, where applicable, the senior deputy returning officer, before the persons present, shall open the transfer box and give each deputy returning officer the poll books, the envelopes containing unused ballot paper cards and the forms. Each deputy returning officer shall open the envelopes and take possession of their contents. The spoiled, refused or cancelled ballot paper cards shall remain in the transfer boxes, which the senior deputy returning officer shall seal. The senior deputy returning officer, before the persons present, shall remove the seal from the travel case of the tabulator. The returning officer, or the person designated by the returning officer, shall give each deputy returning officer the list of electors of the grouped polling station or stations, where applicable.

14 5280 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 At the close of the second day of advance polling, where applicable, the senior deputy returning officer, the deputy returning officer and the poll clerk shall perform the same actions as at the close of the first day of advance polling. In addition, the senior deputy returning officer shall withdraw the memory card from the electronic ballot box, place it in an envelope, seal the envelope, place the envelope in the recipient for ballot papers, and seal the recipient. The spoiled, refused or cancelled ballot paper cards from the second day shall be placed in separate sealed envelope. They shall also be placed in a sealed transfer box. The senior deputy returning officer and the representatives who wish to do so shall affix their initials to the seals From 7 :00 p.m. on polling day, the returning officer or the person designated by the returning officer shall print out the results compiled by the electronic ballot box at an advance polling station, in the presence of the deputy returning officers, the poll clerks and the representatives who wish to be present. The results shall be printed out at the location determined by the returning officer. The print-out shall be performed in accordance with the rules applicable to the printing-out of the results from polling day, adapted as required Booths The following is substituted for section 191 of the Act: 191. Where electronic ballot boxes are used in an election, the polling station shall have the number of polling booths determined by the returning officer Ballot papers The following is substituted for section 193 of the Act: 193. With the exception of the entry stating the office to be filled, the ballot papers shall be printed by reversing process so that, on the obverse, the indications appear in white on a black background and the circles provided to receive the elector s mark appear in white on an orange vertical strip.. Section 195 of the Act is revoked Identification of the candidates Section 196 of the Act is amended (1) by substituting the following for the first paragraph: 196. The ballot paper card shall contain a ballot paper for the office of mayor and the ballot papers for the office or offices of councillor. Each ballot paper shall allow each candidate to be identified. It shall contain, on the obverse : ; (2) by adding the following after subparagraph 3 of the first paragraph: (4) the offices in question and, where applicable, the number of the seat to be filled. The indications of the offices in question shall correspond to those contained in the nomination papers Ballot paper cards The following is substituted for section 197 of the Act: 197. The ballot paper cards shall contain on the obverse, as shown in the Schedule, (1) the name of the municipality ; (2) the indication municipal election and the date of the poll ; (3) the ballot papers ; (4) the bar code. The ballot paper cards shall contain, on the reverse, as shown in the Schedule, (1) a space intended to receive the initials of the deputy returning officer ; (2) a space intended to receive the number of the polling subdivision; (3) the name and address of the printer; (4) the bar code Confidentiality sleeve The Act is amended by inserting the following after section 197 :

15 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No The returning officer shall ensure that a sufficient number of confidentiality sleeves are available. Confidentiality sleeves shall be sufficiently opaque to ensure that no mark affixed on the ballot paper may be seen through them Withdrawal of a candidate 207. In the hour preceding the opening of the polling stations, the senior deputy returning officer, before the persons present, shall initialize the electronic ballot box for the polling place. The senior deputy returning officer shall ensure that the electronic ballot box displays a total of zero recorded ballot papers by verifying the printed report of the electronic ballot box. Section 198 of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraphs at the end : Where electronic ballot boxes are used in an election, the returning officer shall ensure that the memory card is adjusted so that it does not take into account the candidates who have withdrawn. Any vote in favour of those candidates before or after their withdrawal is null Withdrawal of authorization or recognition Section 199 of the Act is amended by adding the following paragraph at the end : Where electronic ballot boxes are used in an election, the returning officer shall ensure that the memory card is adjusted so that it does not take into account the party or the ticket from which recognition has been withdrawn Number of electronic ballot boxes The following is substituted for section 200 of the Act: 200. The returning officer must ensure that there are as many electronic ballot boxes as polling places available and that a sufficient number of replacement electronic ballot boxes are available in the event of a breakdown or technical deficiency. The returning officer shall ensure that a sufficient number of recipients for ballot papers are available for each electronic ballot box Provision of polling materials Section 204 of the Act is amended by substituting the word recipient for the words ballot box in the second line of the first paragraph Examination of the electronic ballot box and polling materials The following is substituted for section 207 of the Act: The senior deputy returning officer shall keep the report and show it to any person present who wishes to examine it. The senior deputy returning officer shall examine the documents and materials provided by the returning officer In the hour preceding the opening of the polling stations, the deputy returning officer and poll clerk shall examine the documents and polling materials provided by the returning officer. The following is substituted for section 209 of the Act: 209. Immediately before the hour fixed for the opening of the polling stations, the senior deputy returning officer, before the deputy returning officers, the poll clerks and the representatives of the candidates present, shall ensure that the recipient of the electronic ballot box is empty. The recipient shall then be sealed by the senior deputy returning officer. The senior deputy returning officer and the representatives present who wish to do so shall affix their initials to the seal. The electronic ballot box shall be placed in such a way that it is in full view of the polling officers and the electors.. POLLING PROCEDURE 6.21 Presence at the polling station The following is substituted for the third paragraph of section 214 of the Act: In addition, only the deputy returning officer, the poll clerk and the representatives assigned to the polling station, together with the returning officer, the election clerk, the assistant to the returning officer, the senior deputy returning officer and the assistant to the senior deputy returning officer may be present at the station. The officer in charge of information and order may be present, at the request of the deputy returning officer for as long as may be required. The poll runner may be present for the time required to perform his duties. Any other person assisting an elector under section 226 may be present for the time required to enable the elector to exercise his right to vote..

16 5282 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part Initialling of ballot papers The following is substituted for section 221 of the Act: 221. The deputy returning officer shall give the ballot paper card to which the elector is entitled to each elector admitted to vote, after initialling the ballot paper card in the space reserved for that purpose and entering the number of the polling subdivision. The deputy returning officer shall also give the elector a confidentiality sleeve and a pencil. The deputy returning officer shall instruct the elector how to insert the ballot paper card in the confidentiality sleeve after having voted Voting The following is substituted for section 222 of the Act: 222. The elector shall enter the polling booth and, using the pencil given by the deputy returning officer, mark one of the circles on the ballot paper or papers opposite the indications pertaining to the candidates whom the elector wishes to elect to the offices of mayor, councillor or councillors. The elector shall insert the ballot paper card, without folding it, into the confidentiality sleeve in such a way that the deputy returning officer s initials can be seen Following the vote The following is substituted for section 223 of the Act: 223. After marking the ballot paper or papers and inserting the ballot paper card in the confidentiality sleeve, the elector shall leave the polling booth and go to the electronic ballot box. The elector shall allow the senior deputy returning officer to examine the initials of the deputy returning officer. The elector or, at the elector s request, the senior deputy returning officer shall insert the ballot paper card on the reverse side into the electronic ballot box without removing it from the confidentiality sleeve Automatic acceptance The electronic ballot box shall be programmed to accept automatically every ballot paper card that is inserted on the reverse side and that was given by the deputy returning officer to an elector If a ballot paper card becomes blocked in the recipient for ballot paper cards, the senior deputy returning officer, in the presence of the representatives of the candidates who wish to be present, shall open the recipient, restart the electronic ballot box, close it and seal the recipient again in their presence, before authorizing voting to resume. The senior deputy returning officer must report to the returning officer the time during which voting was stopped. Mention of that fact shall be made in the poll book. If a ballot paper card becomes blocked in the tabulator, the senior deputy returning officer, in the presence of the representatives of the candidates who wish to be present, shall unblock the tabulator and restart the electronic ballot box Cancelled ballots The following is substituted for section 224 of the Act: 224. The senior deputy returning officer shall prevent the insertion into the electronic ballot box of any ballot paper card that is not initialled or that is initialled by a person other than the deputy returning officer of a polling station. The elector must return to the polling station. The deputy returning officer of the polling station in question shall, if his initials are not on the ballot paper card, initial it before the persons present, provided that the ballot paper card is prima facie a ballot paper card given to the elector by the deputy returning officer that was not initialled by oversight or inadvertence. The elector shall return to insert the ballot paper card into the electronic ballot box. If the ballot paper card has been initialled by a person other than the deputy returning officer, or if the ballot paper card is not a ballot paper card given to the elector by the deputy returning officer, the deputy returning officer of the polling station in question shall cancel the ballot paper card. The occurrence shall be recorded in the poll book.. The Act is amended by inserting the following after section 223:

17 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No Visually impaired person Section 227 of the Act is amended: (1) by substituting the following for the second and third paragraphs: The assistant to the senior deputy returning officer shall set up the template and the ballot paper card, give them to the elector, and indicate to the elector the order in which the candidates names appear on the ballot papers and the particulars entered under their names, where such is the case. The senior deputy returning officer shall help the elector insert the ballot paper card into the electronic ballot box. ; and (2) by striking out the fourth paragraph. COMPILATION OF RESULTS AND ADDITION OF VOTES 6.28 Compilation of results The following is substituted for sections 229 and 230 of the Act: 229. After the closing of the poll, the senior deputy returning officer shall place the electronic ballot box in end of election mode and print out the results compiled by the electronic ballot box. The representatives assigned to the polling stations at the polling place may be present. The report on the compiled results shall indicate the total number of ballot paper cards, the number of ballot papers marked to indicate a vote for more than one candidate, the number of blank ballot papers and the number of valid votes for each office After the closing of the poll, the deputy returning officer of each polling station in the polling place shall complete the partial statement of votes according to section 238 and shall give a copy of it to the senior deputy returning officer. The poll clerk of the polling station shall enter the following particulars in the poll book : (1) the number of ballot paper cards received from the returning officer ; (2) the number of electors admitted to vote ; (3) the number of spoiled, refused or cancelled ballot paper cards and the number of unused ballot paper cards; (4) the names of the persons who have performed duties as election officers or representatives assigned to that station.. The Act is amended by inserting the following after section 230 : The senior deputy returning officer shall ensure, before the persons present, that the results entered on the printed report of the electronic ballot box and the total number of unused, spoiled, refused and cancelled ballot paper cards entered on the partial statement of votes of each deputy returning officer correspond to the total number of ballot paper cards issued by the returning officer Using the partial statement or statements of votes, the senior deputy returning officer shall complete an overall statement of votes in a sufficient number so that each representative assigned to a polling station or each candidate can have a copy of it Compiling sheet Section 231 of the Act is revoked Counting of the votes Section 232 of the Act is revoked Rejected ballot papers The following is substituted for section 233 of the Act: 233. The electronic ballot box shall be programmed in such a way as to reject any ballot paper that (1) has not been marked; (2) has been marked in favour of more than one candidate ; (3) has been marked in favour of a person who is not a candidate.

18 5284 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 For the purposes of the poll, the memory card shall be programmed in such a way as to ensure that the electronic ballot box processes and conserves all the ballot paper cards inserted, in other words both the cards containing valid ballot papers and those containing rejected ballot papers, except any ballot paper cards that have been refused Rejected ballot papers, procedural omission, valid ballot papers Sections 233 to 236 of the Act, adapted as required, shall apply only in the case of a judicial recount Contested validity The following is substituted for section 237 of the Act: 237. The poll clerk, at the request of the senior deputy returning officer, shall enter in the poll book every objection raised by a representative present at the printing out of the results compiled by an electronic ballot box in respect of the validity of the results Partial statement of votes, overall statement of votes and copy given to representatives of candidates The following is substituted for section 238 of the Act: 238. The deputy returning officer shall draw up the partial statement of votes, setting out (1) the number of ballot paper cards received from the returning officer ; (2) the number of spoiled, refused or cancelled ballot paper cards that were not inserted into the electronic ballot box; (3) the number of unused ballot paper cards. The deputy returning officer shall make two copies of the partial statement of votes, one of which must be given to the senior deputy returning officer. Using the partial statements of votes and the results compiled by the electronic ballot box, the senior deputy returning officer shall draw up an overall statement of votes. The senior deputy returning officer shall immediately give a copy of the overall statement of votes to the representatives.. Section 240 of the Act is revoked Separate, sealed and initialled envelopes given to the returning officer The following is substituted for sections 241, 242 and 243 of the Act: 241. After the closing of the poll, each deputy returning officer shall place in separate envelopes the list of electors, the poll book, the forms, the spoiled, refused or cancelled ballot paper cards that were not inserted into the electronic ballot box, the unused ballot paper cards and the partial statement of votes. Each deputy returning officer shall seal the envelopes, place them in a recipient, seal it, and give it to the senior deputy returning officer. The deputy returning officer, the poll clerk and the representatives assigned to the polling station who wish to do so shall initial the seals After the results compiled by the electronic ballot box have been printed, in the presence of the candidates or representatives who wish to be present, the senior deputy returning officer : if the plastic recipient has been used for the electronic ballot box, place the ballot paper cards from the recipient of the electronic ballot box in a transfer box. Next, he shall remove the memory card from the electronic ballot box and insert it in an envelope with a copy of the report on the results compiled by the electronic ballot box. He shall seal the envelope, initial it, allow the representatives who wish to do so to initial it and place it in the transfer box. He shall seal and initial the transfer box and allow the representatives who wish to do so to initial it ; if the cardboard recipient is used for the electronic ballot box, remove the cardboard recipient containing the ballot papers. Next, he shall remove the memory card from the electronic ballot box and insert it in an envelope with a copy of the report on the results compiled by the electronic ballot box. He shall seal the envelope, initial it, allow the representatives who wish to do so to initial it and place it in the cardboard recipient. He shall seal and initial the cardboard recipient and allow the representatives who wish to do so to initial it. The senior deputy returning officer give the transfer boxes or the cardboard recipients to the returning officer or to the person designated by the returning officer The senior deputy returning officer shall place in an envelope a copy of the overall statement of votes stating the results of the election and the partial statements of votes. The senior deputy returning officer shall then seal and initial the envelope and give it to the returning officer.

19 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No The representatives assigned to the polling stations may initial the seal.. Section 244 of the Act is revoked Addition of votes The following is substituted for section 247 of the Act: 247. The returning officer shall proceed with the addition of the votes using the overall statement of votes drawn up by each senior deputy returning officer Adjournment of the addition of votes The following is substituted for section 248 of the Act: 248. The returning officer shall, if unable to obtain an overall statement of votes that should have been provided, adjourn the addition of votes until the statement has been obtained. Where it is not possible to obtain an overall statement of votes, or the printed report on the results compiled by an electronic ballot box, the returning officer shall, in the presence of the senior deputy returning officer and the candidates concerned or their representatives if they so wish, print out the results using the memory card taken from the transfer box opened in the presence of the persons listed above Placing in envelope The following is substituted for section 249 of the Act: 249. After printing and examining the results, the returning officer shall place them in an envelope together with the memory card. The returning officer shall seal the envelope, put the envelope in the transfer box and then seal the box. The returning officer, the candidates and the representatives present may initial the seals New counting of the votes The following is substituted for section 250 of the Act: 250. Where it is not possible to print a new report on the results compiled using the memory card, the returning officer, on the date, at the time and at the place that he determines, in the presence of the candidates or their representatives who wish to be present, shall recover the ballot paper cards used for the office or offices concerned and shall insert them, one by one, in the opening of the electronic ballot box equipped with a new programmed memory card. He shall then print out the results compiled by the electronic ballot box Notice to the Minister Section 251 of the Act is amended by substituting the words overall statement of votes, the report on the results compiled by the electronic ballot box and the ballot paper cards for the words statement of votes and the ballot papers in the first line of the first paragraph Access to ballot papers The following is substituted for section 261 of the Act: 261. Except for the purposes of an examination of rejected ballot papers pursuant to this agreement, the returning officer or the person responsible for providing access to the documents held by the municipality may not issue copies of the ballot papers used, or allow any person to examine the ballot papers, without being required to do so by an order issued by a court or judge Application for a recount Section 262 of the Act is amended by substituting the words an electronic ballot box for the words a deputy returning officer, a poll clerk or the returning officer in the first and second lines of the first paragraph. 7. EXAMINATION OF REJECTED BALLOT PAPERS Within 120 days from the date on which an election is declared or contested, the returning officer must, at the request of the Chief Electoral Officer or the Minister, examine the rejected ballot papers to ascertain the grounds for rejection. The returning officer must verify the ballot paper cards contained in the recipients for ballot papers.

20 5286 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 The returning officer must notify the candidates or their representatives that they may be present at the examination. The Chief Electoral Officer and the Minister shall be notified and they may delegate their representatives. The representative of the company that sold or rented out the electronic ballot boxes must attend the examination to explain the operation of the mechanism for rejecting ballot papers and to answer questions from the participants. The programming parameters for rejecting ballot papers must be disclosed to the participants. The examination of the rejected ballot papers shall in no way change the results of the poll or be used in a court to attempt to change the results of the poll. A report on the examination must be drawn up by the returning officer and include, in particular, the assessment sheet for the grounds for rejection and a copy of the related ballot paper. Any other relevant comment concerning the conduct of the poll must also be included. Prior to the examination of the rejected ballot papers, the rejected ballot papers must be separated from the other ballot papers, using the electronic ballot box duly programmed by the representative of the firm, and a sufficient number of photocopies must be made for the participants present. The candidates or their representatives may be present during this operation. 8. DURATION AND APPLICATION OF AGREEMENT The returning officer of the municipality is responsible for the application of this agreement and, consequently, for the proper conduct of the trial application of the new method of voting during general elections and by-elections held before December 31, AMENDMENT The parties agree that this agreement may be amended if need be to ensure the proper conduct of the general elections or subsequent by-elections provided for in the agreement. Mention of that fact shall be made in the assessment report. 10. ASSESSMENT REPORT Within 120 days following the general election held on September 29, 2002, the returning officer of the municipality shall forward, in accordance with section of the Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities (R.S.Q., c. E-2.2), an assessment report to the Chief Electoral Officer and the Minister setting out relevant ways to improve the trial and addressing, in particular, the following points: the preparations for the election (choice of the new method of voting, communications plan, etc.); the conduct of the advance poll and the poll ; the cost of using the electronic voting system : the cost of adapting election procedures; non-recurrent costs likely to be amortized ; a comparison between the actual polling costs and the estimated polling costs using the new methods of voting and the projected cost of holding the general election on September 29, 2002 ; the number and duration of incidents during which voting was stopped, if any ; the advantages and disadvantages of using the new method of voting ; the results obtained during the addition of the votes and the correspondence between the number of ballot paper cards issued to the deputy returning officers and the number of ballot paper cards returned used and unused; the examination of rejected ballot papers, if it has been completed. 11. APPLICATION OF THE ACT RESPECTING ELECTIONS AND REFERENDUMS IN MUNICIPALITIES The Act respecting elections and referendums in municipalities (R.S.Q., c. E-2.2) shall apply to the general election held on September 29, 2002 in the municipality, subject to the provisions of the Act that this agreement amends or replaces.

21 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No EFFECT OF THE AGREEMENT This agreement has effect from the time when the returning officer performs the first act for the purposes of an election to which this agreement applies. AGREEMENT SIGNED IN THREE COPIES : In Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, on this 3rd day of the month of September of the year 2002 THE MUNICIPALITY OF SALABERRY-DE- VALLEYFIELD By: DENIS LAPOINTE, Mayor MURIELLE GIROUX, Clerk In Québec, on this 5th day of the month of September of the year 2002 THE CHIEF ELECTORAL OFFICER MARCEL BLANCHET In Québec, on this 16th day of the month of September of the year 2002 THE MINISTER OF MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS AND GREATER MONTRÉAL By: JEAN PRONOVOST, Deputy minister

22 5288 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 SCHEDULE MODEL BALLOT PAPER HOLDER

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24 5290 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 Notice An Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases (R.S.Q., c. A-3.001) Classification of employers, statement of wages and rates of assessment Notice is hereby given that the Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail, at its meeting of 19 September 2002, adopted the Regulation amending the Regulation respecting the classification of employers, statement of wages and the rates of assessment. In accordance with sections 10 and 11 of the Regulations Act (R.S.Q., c. R-18.1), the draft regulation was published on page 3449 in the Gazette officielle du Québec of 3 July 2002 with a notice that it would be adopted by the Commission, with or without amendments, upon the expiry of 45 days following the publication of that notice. JACQUES LAMONDE, Chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail Regulation amending the Regulation respecting the classification of employers, the statement of wages and the rates of assessment * An Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases (R.S.Q., c. A s. 454, 1st par., subpars. 4.3, 5, 5.1, 6 and 8.1) 1. Schedules 1, 2 and 3 of the Regulation respecting the classification of employers, the statement of wages and the rates of assessment are respectively replaced by Schedules 1, 2 and 3 appended to this regulation. SCHEDULE 1 CLASSIFICATION UNITS AND RATES OF ASSESSMENT FOR THE YEAR 2003 Specific classification rule 1. The Commission does not take into account the condition stated in paragraph 3 of section 6 for purposes of classifying an employer under more than one of the to units. 2. An employer who meets the conditions set out in section 2 of chapter 3 allowing him to be classified in units and shall be classified in this latter unit. 3. An employer who cannot be classified in the exceptional units and because less than 45% of the insurable wages of his workers are reported with respect to units giving entitlement to these units but for whom over 45% of the insurable wages of his workers are reported with respect to units giving entitlement to either one of these exceptional units shall be classified in unit if workers perform activities referred to in that unit. For the purposes of calculating the proportion stipulated in the first paragraph, it is necessary to exclude the insurable wages of an auxiliary worker. Specific rule for stating wages The second paragraph of section 14 does not apply to an employer for purposes of stating insurable wages earned during the preceding calendar year by a worker who, without being an auxiliary worker, participates in several activities referred to by more than one of the to units. 2. This regulation applies for the 2003 year of assessment. * The latest amendments to the Regulation respecting the classification of employers, the statement of wages and the rates of assessment adopted by the Commission de la santé et la sécurité du travail by its resolution A of October 16, 1997 (1997, G.O. 2, 5330) were made by the Regulation amending the Regulation respecting the classification of employers, the statement of wages and the rates of assessment adopted by the Commission by its resolution A of September 20, 2001 (2001, G.O. 2, 5576); for the previous amendments, please refer to the Tableau des modifications et Index sommaire, Éditeur officiel du Québec, 2002, up-to-date as at March 1, 2002.

25 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No Classification Units and Assessment Rates for Sector: Primary Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Operating a dairy cattle herd ; raising cattle, buffalo, horses, wild boar; horse boarding service Raising hog, sheep, goat, grain-fed and milk-fed heavy calves Raising, catching and caging poultry ; raising fur-bearing animals; raising earthworms ; raising rabbits; pisciculture ; apiculture Field-crop farming ; fruit or vegetable farming ; ornamental plant cultivation; mushroom production ; Christmas tree farming; maple syrup production; tobacco production ; reforestation plant cultivation Inshore or offshore fishing ; underwater diving services Surface iron ore mining with or without concentration; pelletization of iron ore Metal mining, except iron mines ; treatment, concentrating or smelting metal ores, except iron ore Asbestos mining Peat extraction or manufacturing peat-based products; mining or crushing quartz or other industrial siliciferous ores; underground mining of non-metal ores, not specified in other units Operating a cut-stone quarry; operating a crushed stone quarry with blasting and drilling ; mine prospecting with blasting or with crawler tractors Operating a crushed stone quarry without blasting or drilling; rock or gravel crushing with movable crushers ; operating a gravel pit with or without crushing ; operating a sandpit Drilling ore for the removal of cores for mine prospecting; drilling oil or natural gas wells ; other technical work incidental to drilling oil or natural gas wells Mine prospecting not specified in other units; line cutting ; geophysical surveys; geological work Contract operation of a mine; digging ramps and crossing banks ; other contract work relating to operation of mines

26 5292 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Forestry operations This unit refers to: harvesting wood material, including in particular, felling, hauling and yarding, by manual or mechanized processes; processing in the forest including stripping, topping and cutting; making wood chips in the forest ; loading of wood in the forest ; thinning with collection of trees for commercial purposes. This unit also refers to the following activities when done by the workers of an employer as part of the carrying out by this employer of activities referred to under this unit: forestry road work ; construction of a logging camp ; measuring wood; marking trees in the forest; forest surveys. This unit does not refer to the following activities when carried out by the workers of an employer recognized by the Minister of Natural Resources pursuant to section of the Forest Act (R.S.Q., c. F-4.1) : measuring wood; marking trees in the forest; forest surveys. An employer classified under this unit can also be classified under the exceptional units 34410, 34420, and Forestry development This unit refers to: preparatory work in forest areas such as scarification, burning, stripping, cutting, wind-rowing, chipping, furrowing, harrowing, crushing and application of phytocides; planting and seeding of trees in the forest; mechanical or chemical clearing of a plantation in the forest; thinning without collection of trees for commercial purposes; development of a blueberry field; control of vegetation in rights-of-way of energy transmission networks; protection against forest fires by firefighters. This unit also refers to the following activities when done by the workers of an employer as part of the carrying out by this employer of activities referred to under this unit, except to the extent that they are carried out by the workers of an employer recognized by the Minister of Natural Resources pursuant to section of the Forest Act (R.S.Q., c. F-4.1):

27 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate marking of trees in the forest; forest surveys. This unit does not refer to: development of a blueberry field by the person who operates it ; harvesting wood material in the development of a blueberry field. An employer classified under this unit can also be classified under the exceptional units 34410, 34420, and Tree work This unit refers to: control of vegetation in the rights-of-way of energy distribution networks or telecommunications networks; trimming, topping or cutting of trees and shrubs; felling of pre-determined trees outside the forest; stumping; chipping outside the forest; tree and shrub surgery ; bracing work. This unit also refers to the following activities when done by workers of an employer as part of the carrying out by this employer of activities referred to under this unit: fighting of diseases and insects affecting trees and shrubs ; fertilization and treatment of trees and shrubs; planting and transplanting of trees and shrubs. An employer classified under this unit can also be classified under the exceptional units 34410, 34420, and Classification Units and Assessment Rates for Sector : Manufacturing Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Slaughtering livestock; preparing, processing, drysalting or canning meat ; manufacturing mineral or animal oil or shortening Slaughtering poultry or rabbits ; dressing, processing or canning poultry or rabbits Preparing or processing fish, including canning Processing, canning or freezing fruits or vegetables ; preparing natural casings for delicatessen

28 5294 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Operating a dairy work; water bottling, with or without distribution ; manufacturing and delivering blocks of natural or artificial ice Flour mill Processing meat unfit for human consumption or abattoir waste Grain milling Manufacturing bakery, pastry or biscuit products, with or without distribution Processing cane or beet sugar ; manufacturing confectionery Roasting and blending coffee; packing tea ; roasting almonds Manufacturing potato chips Manufacturing margarine, vegetable oil or shortening ; manufacturing convenience foods; manufacturing yeast or condiments ; grinding and preparing spices; manufacturing or processing food products, not specified in other units Manufacturing soft drinks, with or without distribution Distillery; manufacturing wine or cider Brewing beer, with or without distribution ; manufacturing malt Manufacturing tobacco products Manufacturing tires or rubber treads for tires Manufacturing adhesive tape or damper mats and rug underlays; manufacturing clothing or industrial parts or cellular products made of rubber Manufacturing foamed or expanded plastic products ; wholesaling foam rubber Manufacturing plastic pipes or pipe fittings Manufacturing plastic film and sheeting; manufacturing plastic bags Manufacturing stratified or reinforced plastic products, except boats ; manufacturing plastic products, not specified in other units Leather tanning; custom-dressing furs ; wholesaling raw hides or skins Manufacturing footwear; shoe repairing; manufacturing footwear parts except rubber parts

29 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Manufacturing handbags or purses ; manufacturing leather or imitation-leather goods, not specified in other units; manufacturing luggage, other than in wood and in metal Manufacturing fibres or yarn from artificial or synthetic material ; texturizing yarn Manufacturing thread or yarn, without weaving Weaving textiles other than carpets; recycling textile waste ; preparing cotton-wool or flock Manufacturing knitted fabrics Manufacturing carpets Manufacturing textile products, not specified in other units; manufacturing zippers or umbrellas Finishing textiles ; steam shrinking of fabrics Manufacturing first-aid products Manufacturing clothing or clothing accessories, not specified in other units Knitting clothing or accessories, including assembling Manufacturing ladies undergarments and swimsuits Manufacturing in a shop custom woodwork to be attached to a structure; mass production of wooden cabinets This unit also refers to the following activities when done by the workers of an employer as part of the carrying out by this employer of activities referred to under this unit: manufacture of solid wood panels ; manufacture of wooden objects by lathe work ; covering of cabinet doors. This unit does not refer to the installation of manufactured products Manufacturing wooden doors or windows This unit does not refer to the installation of manufactured products Manufacturing wooden roof trusses or laminated wood framework This unit does not refer to the installation of manufactured products Manufacturing wooden or metal coffins or frames ; manufacturing pipe organs, pianos or other musical instruments

30 5296 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Manufacturing miscellaneous wooden goods, not specified in other units This unit also refers to the following activities when done by the workers of an employer as part of the carrying out by this employer of activities referred to under this unit: covering of mouldings. This unit does not refer to the installation of manufactured products Manufacturing metal furniture or fixtures Manufacturing custom wooden furniture in a workshop ; manufacturing wooden furniture for electronic equipment or wooden cases for musical instruments This unit also refers to the following activities when done by the workers of an employer as part of the carrying out by this employer of activities referred to under this unit: manufacture of solid wood panels ; manufacture of wooden objects by lathe work ; covering of panels Mass assembling of wooden furniture or furniture frames, with or without upholstering; upholstering custom furniture in a workshop ; repairing wooden or upholstered furniture; manufacturing upholstered mattresses or bed springs This unit also refers to the following activities when done by the workers of an employer as part of the carrying out by this employer of activities referred to under this unit: covering of panels Mass production of wooden furniture or furniture frames, with or without upholstering This unit also refers to the following activities when done by the workers of an employer as part of the carrying out by this employer of activities referred to under this unit: manufacture of solid wood panels ; manufacture of wooden objects by lathe work ; covering of panels Manufacturing prefabricated wooden houses, house panels or mobile homes An employer classified under this unit may also be classified under exceptional unit

31 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Printing; silkscreen printing Operating a bindery Metal typesetting (typography-linotyping) ; stereotyping ; lithography ; manufacturing plates for printing; developing and printing films Printing and publishing a daily; printing and publishing Manufacturing steel castings (steel foundry) ; lead or lead alloys rolling, casting or extruding Manufacturing steel ; processing steel by rolling and forging Manufacturing titanium slag and pig iron; manufacturing metal powder, steel pipe or tubing ; manufacturing ferro-alloys Manufacturing iron castings (cast-iron foundry) Primary manufacturing of aluminium Electrolytic refining of copper or zinc and processing of their by-products Aluminium and aluminium alloys rolling Extruding aluminium, copper or their alloys Non-ferrous metal pressurized casting; non-ferrous metal casting ; manufacturing aluminium or light alloy automobile parts Casting or overhauling high pressure boilers, tanks or heat exchangers Manufacturing metal structural components This unit does not refer to the installation of manufactured products. An employer classified under this unit may also be classified under the exceptional units and Manufacturing metal windows or doors ; repairing industrial doors ; manufacturing other ornamental and architectural metal products This unit also refers to the preparatory work for the installation of glass or glazing done in the workshop. This unit does not refer to the installation of products referred to under unit

32 5298 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Manufacturing ornamental metal products; operating a welding shop; manufacturing motor vehicle springs, mufflers or exhaust pipes This unit does not refer to the installation of ornamental metal products Electrolytic or chemical plating ; heat treating of metals Workshop painting, dyeing or coating metal products Manufacturing or repairing metal containers or their lids Manufacturing other products by metal stamping or matrixing This unit also refers to the preparatory work for work referred to under unit carried out in the workshop other than on the work site, except if the employer is also classified under unit and if over 50% of the insurable wages earned with respect to the activities referred to in these two units are referred to with respect to unit In this case, this preparatory work is referred to under unit This unit does not refer to the installation of manufactured products when this installation is referred to under units or Manufacturing metal wire or cable, metal rods, welding electrodes or other metal wire products ; applying metal powder to metal parts Manufacturing industrial fasteners or metal springs Manufacturing basic hardware articles or small hand or garden tools ; manufacturing industrial dies, moulds, cutting tools and punches Manufacturing heating equipment Machine shop piece work; rebuilding mechanical motors Manufacturing or assembling metal products, not specified in other units This unit does not refer to the installation of manufactured or assembled products Manufacturing agricultural equipment or implements Manufacturing commercial refrigeration equipment or air conditioning equipment Manufacturing conveyors Manufacturing and installing or repairing hydraulic or pneumatic pressure cylinders

33 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Manufacturing or repairing heavy machinery; manufacturing industrial equipment ; constructing or repairing locomotives or freight cars Manufacturing sewing machines or small electrical appliances ; manufacturing machinery and equipment, not specified in other units Manufacturing major electrical appliances ; repairing electrical household appliances Manufacturing lighting fixtures Manufacturing electronic household equipment; assembling lighting fixtures Manufacturing electronic parts or components ; manufacturing electronic equipment, not specified in other units This unit does not refer to the installation of manufactured products Manufacturing lightning rods, high voltage line circuit breakers or distribution transformers Manufacturing high power transformers ; manufacturing or assembling batteries Manufacturing control panels or electrical or pneumatic measuring instruments Manufacturing or assembling electric motors or generators; repairing or rewinding electric motors Manufacturing electrical wire or cable; manufacturing electric light bulbs Manufacturing electrical distribution parts or graphite electrodes Repairing, reworking, finishing or reconditioning aircraft ; machining or assembling aircraft parts manufacturing Constructing aircraft Manufacturing aircraft parts by microfusion with casting Constructing trucks Constructing automobiles Constructing buses or long-distance coaches Manufacturing or assembling truck boxes, with or without installation

34 5300 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Manufacturing, with or without repairing, motor vehicle trailers ; manufacturing house trailers or tent trailers ; manufacturing and renting movable shelters ; finishing van interiors Manufacturing or repairing motor vehicle or machine radiators Constructing or repairing railway passenger cars Constructing or modernizing ships over 250 tonnes Constructing or modernizing ships between 5 and 250 tonnes; minor repairs to ships over 5 tonnes Manufacturing or repairing craft of 5 tonnes or less Manufacturing snowmobiles, motorcycles, snowplows or all-terrain vehicles Manufacturing clay products Manufacturing cement or lime ; manufacturing silicon carbide or gypsum panels Manufacturing funeral monuments or other stone products Manufacturing asbestos-cement products ; manufacturing friction parts ; manufacturing asbestos wire, cloth, ceiling components or gaskets Manufacturing pipes, concrete masonry components and other concrete products similar to masonry components; manufacturing pre-cast concrete structural or architectural elements This unit does not refer to the installation of manufactured products Manufacturing ready-mix concrete; manufacturing asphalt This unit refers to: the operation of a stationary or mobile ready-mix concrete plant; the operation of a stationary or mobile asphalt plant. This unit does not refer to cement, concrete or paving works Manufacturing glass or glass products Manufacturing refractory products; manufacturing or processing charcoal Manufacturing insulating material, not specified in other units Refining crude petroleum ; manufacturing petroleum and coal products, not specified in other units

35 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Manufacturing industrial inorganic chemical products, not specified in other units Manufacturing industrial organic chemical products or other chemical products, not specified in other units Manufacturing plastics or synthetic resins Manufacturing pharmaceutical products or drugs Manufacturing paint, varnish, printing ink, adhesives or coatings Manufacturing soap or cleaning products Manufacturing toiletries Manufacturing ammunition Manufacturing explosives Assembling watches or clocks; operating an optical laboratory; manufacturing gold, silver or plated jewellery or ware; manufacturing orthopedic devices ; assembling cartridges or cassettes Manufacturing wooden or metal sporting goods or gymnasium equipment; assembling plastic or metal toys ; manufacturing and repairing bicycles Manufacturing, installing or repairing commercial signs Assembling trophies or miscellaneous wooden, plastic, fiberglass or concrete products ; manufacturing rubber pads, plaster goods, wax products, trophy parts or foundry models ; stamping balloons; handicrafts Manufacturing buttons, snap fasteners, needles, emblems, medals, pencils or pens Manufacturing vinyl tiles and vinyl linoleum ; manufacturing heat-insulating products for piping This unit does not refer to the installation of manufactured products Sawmill This unit refers to: the operation of a stationary or mobile sawmill. This unit also refers to: planing; making wood chips outside the forest ; the manufacturing of shingles, laths, veneer or plywood.

36 5302 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate This unit also refers to the following activities when done by the workers of an employer as part of the carrying out by this employer of activities referred to under this unit: measuring wood; drying wood; treating wood by the pulverization of paraffin or hot wax. An employer classified under this unit can also be classified under the exceptional units 34410, 34420, and Manufacturing wooden pallets or containers used to handle or transport merchandise; manufacturing wooden fences This unit refers to: the manufacture and assembly of wooden pallets, containers and fences; the manufacture of the components of wooden pallets, containers and fences; repairing and recycling wooden pallets and containers; the manufacture of wooden reels. This unit does not refer to: the manufacture of decorative wooden containers; the installation of fences. An employer classified under this unit can also be classified under the exceptional units 34410, 34420, and Drying wood ; treating wood This unit refers to: drying wood; treating wood, whether or not pressurized, using chemicals such as pentachlorophenol (PCP), creosote, chromium-copper-arsenic (CCA) or ammonium-copper-arsenic (ACA); treating wood by an industrial process such as the application of paint, stain or varnish. An employer classified under this unit can also be classified under the exceptional units 34410, 34420, and Manufacturing solid wood panels This unit refers to: the manufacture of solid wood panels. This unit also refers to the following activity when done by the workers of an employer as part of the carrying out by this employer of activities referred to under this unit: drying wood.

37 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Manufacturing of paper pulp ; manufacturing of paper and paperboard; manufacturing of wood fibre boards This unit refers to: the manufacture of paper pulp ; the manufacture of paper, paperboard, felt paper ; the manufacture of wood fibre insulation boards. This unit also refers to: the manufacture of cores for paper rolls for its own purposes; the production of electricity for its own purposes ; the manufacture of chemicals for its own purposes. This unit also refers to the following activities when they are done by the workers of an employer as part of the carrying out by this employer of activities referred to under this unit : measuring wood; unwinding and rewinding paper and paperboard. An employer classified under this unit can also be classified under the exceptional units 34410, 34420, and Transformation of paper and paperboard ; treatment of paper and paperboard ; manufacture of particle board; coating of boards This unit refers to: the transformation of paper or paperboard into products such as toilet paper, paper towels, plates, facial tissues, diapers, napkins, sanitary napkins, cups, straws, tubes, cores, cigarette paper, medical paper, bags, sandpaper, laminated products, wrapping products or lids; unwinding and rewinding of paper and paperboard products; cutting of paper or paperboard into sheets; making of corrugated paperboard; transformation of corrugated paperboard into products such as stands, protective corners, separators or boxes ; transformation of laminate into all types of products; treatment of paper or paperboard by the application of products such as melamine resin, paraffin, wax or silicone or by superimposing sheets of material such as plastic, aluminium, paper or paperboard; transformation of felt paper into products such as asphalt saturated paper or asphalt shingles; transformation of wood fibre panels into products such as insulating boards or acoustic or decorative tiles ;

38 5304 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate impregnating membranes with a coating; manufacturing of particle boards, such as wood particle boards, waferboard or oriented strand board; covering of boards with materials or products such as PVC, melamine, laminate or paint ; printing of panels. This unit does not refer to: the manufacture of wallpaper ; the manufacture of foldable non-corrugated cardboard boxes. An employer classified under this unit can also be classified under the exceptional units 34410, 34420, and Manufacturing of office supplies made of paper or paperboard This unit refers to the manufacture of office supplies, made of paper or paperboard, such as notepads, writing blocks, forms, folders, order forms, index cards, labels, envelopes, continuous forms, exercise books, rolls of paper for cash registers, mobile sheet dividers, agendas or ring binder sheets. An employer classified under this unit can also be classified under the exceptional units 34410, 34420, and Exceptional Bulk trucking activities unit This unit refers to an employer who uses the services of workers who carry out, as truckers, bulk trucking such as the transport of bark, chips, logs, gravel or other similar materials. This unit also refers to the loading of wood done by a trucker when he performs this task as part of his trucking activities. Exceptional Trucking activities other than bulk trucking unit This unit refers to an employer who uses the services of workers who carry out, as truckers, trucking other than bulk trucking such as the transport of lumber or paper. Classification Units and Assessment Rates for Sector : Transportation and storage Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Air transport; services incidental to air transport Transporting marine freight; towing or docking boats; railway transport Loading or unloading boats

39 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Transporting passengers by intercity bus, school bus service or special transportation by bus, transportation by tour bus or chartered bus, including vehicle repair or maintenance Transporting passengers by intercity bus, school bus service or special transportation by bus, transportation by tour bus or chartered bus, not including vehicle repair and maintenance Mass transit in urban areas, with or without vehicle repair ; transporting passengers by taxi General local or long-distance transport; transporting or wholesaling fats or meats unfit for human consumption ; transporting pelts Railway service ; transporting motor vehicles ; transporting by towing; transporting by float; non-standard transport Furniture moving; transporting electronic equipment Transporting freight in tank-trucks, not specified in other units; transporting explosives, corrosive, toxic or inflammable products; transporting petroleum products Bulk trucking ; snow removal Storage service Wrapping or packing service with or without marketing Classification Units and Assessment Rates for Sector : Services Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Operating a radio station; operating telephone lines or telephone exchanges ; intercommunication services ; recovering or repairing telephones; splicing telephone cables Operating a television station; producing or distributing motion pictures or other audio and video material ; operating a motion picture or a drive-in theater; operating an orchestra, a discomobile, a singing group, a theater company or a theatrical agency ; leasing or renting halls; installing equipment for social dances Cable television service ; installing radio or television antennas; radio, television or cable connection work Courier service; home small parcel delivery service Operating a recreational centre; operating a professional sports club; operating a curling club; operating a bowling alley or a billiard parlour; operating a roller skating rink ; operating a race track; operating a racket sports centre

40 5306 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Operating a golf course Operating a ski centre; operating a snowmobile club Operating an amusement park or rides, an amateur sports club, a pleasure-boating club, a shooting club, or amusement and recreational services, not specified in other units; operating a Turkish bath, a massage parlour, a bodybuilding studio, a tanning salon, a shoeshine service or a checkroom service; organizing a public festival Generating and distributing electric power Operating a water distribution centre, a steam distribution centre or a natural gas distribution centre; operating and maintaining a gas or an oil pipeline Maintaining a garbage dump; disposal of industrial waste ; cleaning tanks, sewers, cesspools, septic tanks or industrial facilities; renting or leasing, with maintenance, portable chemical toilets Garbage collection Transporting milk and cream ; wholesaling dairy products ; wholesale or retail distribution of dairy products Wholesaling fruit, vegetables or fish Wholesaling meat and meat products Wholesaling meat, including cutting up and carving Wholesaling bakery or pastry products or distributing those products, wholesale or retail; retailing imported specialties, dietetic or natural food, delicatessen, pastries or seafood products Wholesaling food, not specified in other units Wholesaling carbonated beverages or water; distributing carbonated beverages or water, wholesale or retail; wholesaling beer Wholesaling toiletries or drug sundries Operating a grocery store Operating a convenience store with or without gasoline sales Operating a grocery-butcher shop Operating a butcher shop Making and retailing bakery or pastry products

41 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Fruit and vegetables retail business Alcoholic beverages retail business Operating a drugstore; operating a tobacco store; herbalist s shop; chocolate, delicacies or cookies shop, beauty products or cosmetics shop, or selling lottery tickets ; operating a bus terminal or a contract post office Wholesaling household, commercial or service industry furniture, or electrical household appliances ; wholesaling floor coverings ; leasing, wholesaling or retailing office equipment or furniture; leasing electrical household appliances or electronic household equipment This unit does not refer to the installation of floor coverings Wholesaling household dishware, pottery, glassware or similar household goods; wholesaling electronic household appliances Wholesaling metals or alloys, including handling This unit does not refer to the installation of a sold product as well as demolition and stripping for purposes of salvaging metal or alloys Wholesaling hardware, plumbing or heating equipment and supplies, not specified in other units; wholesaling and installing safes, with or without repair ; wholesaling sanitation equipment Wholesaling or retailing lumber or building supplies ; wholesaling or retailing firewood, coal or charcoal Wholesaling doors, windows, exterior siding or garage equipment This unit does not refer to the installation of a sold product Wholesaling or repairing farm or garden implements or equipment Wholesaling, renting or leasing heavy machinery, with or without repair; renting or leasing handling equipment, trailers or containers This unit does not refer to the installation, maintenance and repair of equipment referred to under units and 80160, as well as renting heavy machinery with an operator Wholesaling industrial handling equipment, with or without repair; wholesaling or repairing welding equipment This unit does not refer to the installation, maintenance and repair of equipment referred to under units and

42 5308 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Wholesaling, renting or leasing manufacturing machinery; wholesaling, renting or leasing commercial or industrial ovens or kilns This unit does not refer to the installation, maintenance and repair of equipment referred to under units and Wholesaling, renting, leasing, installing or repairing stage or discotheque lighting equipment; wholesaling, renting, leasing, installing or repairing swimming-pool accessories; wholesaling, renting, leasing of electric or diesel engines, electric generation equipment, pumping facilities or equipment for water treatment The wholesaling, renting, leasing of electric or diesel engines, electric generation equipment, pumping facilities or equipment for water treatment does not refer to the installation, maintenance and repair of sold or rented products Wholesaling, renting or leasing analytic and laboratory apparatus or medical or scientific equipment, with or without repair or installation; wholesaling of electronic parts or electrical supplies; wholesaling, renting or leasing measuring, calibrating or control instruments or communication equipment other than for automobiles This unit does not refer to the installation, repair or maintenance of measuring, calibrating or control instruments or communication equipment other than for automobiles or electrical supplies Wholesaling industrial or commercial scales; wholesaling or retailing kitchen cabinets ; retailing doors or windows This unit does not refer to installation of a sold product Vulcanizing; wholesaling and retailing tires or tubes, with or without repair or installation Wholesaling transportation equipment or equipment parts; wholesaling or retailing new, reconditioned or used automobile parts or accessories Wholesaling or retailing automobiles, trucks or busses with or without repair; renting or leasing automobiles with or without repair ; retailing and installing automobile windows or radios ; upholstering and repairing of motor vehicle seats Retailing, renting or leasing mobile homes, snowmobiles, motorcycles, travel trailers, tent trailers, including repair or service ; retailing boats, outboard motors or boating accessories; renting or leasing, including service, small craft or recreational vehicles, not specified in other units; wholesaling snowmobiles, motorcycles, boats, outboard motors, boating accessories, ship s supplies, trailers or containers ; wholesaling, without repair, semitrailers, travel trailers or tent trailers

43 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Operating a service station with or without self-service; operating an automatic car wash ; washing and cleaning motor vehicles and trucks Retailing gasoline, with or without service Repairing motor vehicles, motor vehicle parts or industrial machinery parts, not specified in other units; motor vehicle towing service Repairing motor vehicle bodies Retailing and installing motor vehicle mufflers ; repairing and installing motor vehicle suspension parts Reclaiming and wholesaling used automobile parts and accessories Retailing furniture, with or without household furnishings; retailing household electrical appliances, with or without electronic appliances or household electrical furnishings; retailing antique objects or furniture Retailing or repairing sound or video equipment, electronic appliances, electrical furnishings, small (portable) electrical household appliances or electrical personal care appliances; retailing sewing machines Retailing floor coverings This unit does not refer to the installation of a sold product Retailing household furnishings or interior decoration accessories, not specified in other units; wholesaling piece goods, notions and other dry goods, draperies, household linen or other textile household furnishings ; retailing lighting fixtures The retailing of lighting fixtures does not refer to the installation of the sold product Wholesaling and distributing petroleum products, with or without maintenance or installation of related facilities Wrecking automobiles; wholesaling metal waste This unit does not refer to demolition other than that of automobiles or stripping for salvaging metal waste Selling non-metallic waste This unit does not refer to demolition or stripping for salvaging of non-metallic waste Wholesaling or distributing newspapers, magazines, books or handbills; wholesaling paper or paper products

44 5310 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Wholesaling animal feeds, fertilizers, grain or cereals ; wholesaling tobacco products ; grain elevator service Wholesaling games, toys, sporting goods and equipment ; retailing, renting or leasing sporting goods and equipment, with or without service Wholesaling chemical products or cleaning products; wholesaling or maintaining chemical fire extinguishers Wholesaling leather or imitation-leather products not specified in other units; wholesaling footwear or garment products ; retailing footwear, garments, underwear, knitting products, fabrics, yarn, sewing products, handbags, luggage or other leather or imitation-leather products; manufacturing or storing fur garments or articles ; linen rental service without washing equipment; costume or ceremonial apparel rental service Operating a department store ; operating a general merchandise store; operating a general store ; operating a direct consumer distributing warehouse; display services ; interior decoration design service; retailing home and automobile supplies Retailing small goods, not specified in other units; retailing paint or wallpaper; retailing or repairing musical instruments or accessories or photography equipment ; retailing domestic animals; photography; wholesaling jewellery items or photography equipment and supplies Retailing hardware products or garden supplies; retailing lawn mowers, snow blowers, chain saws or similar equipment, with repair ; wholesaling or retailing trees, shrubs, plants, flowers, supplies for lawn or garden or other nursery products This unit does not refer to landscaping Retailing lumber and building supplies with hardware Monuments and tombstones dealer; undertaking services, with or without ambulance services; operating a cemetery Wholesaling or retailing, installing or cleaning swimming pools; constructing and installing in-ground pools Repairing, installing or maintaining production machinery This unit refers to works relating to: millwright works such as production machinery installation, repair, maintenance, adjustment, assembly, dismantling and handling ; the manufacturing of templates for such machinery.

45 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate This unit does not refer to works relating to: millwright works other than production machinery installation, repair, maintenance, adjustment, assembly, dismantling and handling ; the manufacturing of templates for such machinery. An employer classified under this unit may also be classified under exceptional units and Insurance brokerage ; operating a collection agency or a credit bureau ; currency or securities brokerage, consulting or negotiation services; commodities exchanges or securities exchanges; financial institutions and financial intermediaries not specified in other units Operating an insurance business ; insurance services of the provincial administration Operating residential or other buildings, including parking lots or parking garages ; municipal housing bureau ; disinfection, fumigation or extermination work Insurance adjustment or evaluation services ; operating a real estate agency; information, poll or research services ; bailiff services; reprography services, typing services or other clerical work services supplied to firms or individuals Operating a forwarding agency; freight inspection service ; sales agent services; broker services not specified in other units Operating a manpower agency ; leasing the services of professional or technical personnel or other scientific or technical professionals such as draftsmen, biologists, biochemists, botanists, chemists, engineers, graphic designers and laboratory technicians, with the exception of aeronautics production or maintenance technicians ; auctioneering or organizing auctions or merchandise liquidation services Leasing truckers services, driver-delivery persons, assistant delivery persons or movers Operating a marine agency or a marine piloting firm ; International Air Transport Association or Airline Communications and Information Services ; operating a news agency or an advertising agency; rental of advertising space on billboards, display boards and commercial signs; drafting or practising architecture; urban planning services or business or management consulting services; law practice (advocate s or notary s office); accounting services (accountant s office) ; actuarial practice; operating a travel agency or wholesale tour business; wholesaling, renting or repairing computer systems; computer services, excluding the leasing of the services of data processing personnel; trustee in bankruptcy ; taxation services or income tax return preparation services; graphic design services

46 5312 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Consulting engineer s office; energy consulting services; operating a pure or applied research laboratory; operating a laboratory for analysis and testing; agricultural research services ; geotechnical studies prior to construction work; land surveyor services; interpretation of aerial photographs ; archaeological research; forestry technician services Regarding forestry technician services, this unit refers to: measuring wood; marking trees in the forest; protecting against forest-fires ; forestry surveys. This unit also refers to consulting engineer s services carried out by the workers of an employer recognized by the Minister of Natural Resources pursuant to section of the Forest Act (R.S.Q., c. F-4.1), even if these services are rendered within the framework of the activities referred to in units or This unit does not refer to the works referred to under units to Operating a security or an investigation agency Managing subsidiaries or branches outside Québec (head office); writing or publishing a weekly, not including printing ; electronic typesetting Leasing the services of handling maneuvers, wrappers, merchandise reception or expedition employees, warehouse employees, solderers or automobile mechanics or industrial machinery employees, technical installation or machinery maintenance personnel Leasing the services of manufacturing industries workers or commerce or catering or maintenance chores personnel with the exception of those mentioned in another unit Sûreté du Québec services; detention services Provincial administrative services not specified in other units; administration of a regional county municipality; administration of a metropolitan community Job creation programs Provincial agriculture, fisheries, feeding, natural resources services ; services relating to construction workers Provincial recreation and sports program management services

47 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Transportation program management services Managing, with service, a municipality or a municipal or an intermunicipal commission, a band council Teaching services (except universities or general and vocational colleges, and except all level student trainees) ; operating a private museum; operating a historic site ; library services Operating a general hospital Operating a psychiatric hospital Operating a home-care and extended care centre; nursing services ; leasing the services of nurses or auxiliary of nurses care and therapeutics Operating a drop-in centre; operating a rehabilitation centre for alcoholics or drug addicts; operating a social or community service agency; operating a health or social services promotion body Operating a rehabilitation centre for the physically handicapped or the socially maladjusted Operating a rehabilitation centre for the mentally handicapped Operating a local community service centre Child day-care centre Operating a sheltered workshop ; operating a work rehabilitation centre Practising medicine and other specialties in the health-care field, not specified in other units; health or social services not specified in other units; hearing aid specialist s services; optometrist s services; prescription optician s services ; manufacturing dentures and braces (dental laboratories); retailing orthopedic aids, wigs or hair pieces Ambulance service University or vocational teaching services (except student trainees) Operating a hotel, a motel, a hotel-motel, a youth hostel, a student residence or a rooming house Operating a hunting or fishing outfitting operation ; operating or managing a hunting or fishing area; operating a camping ground, a trailer park, a vacation camp or a recreation area Operating a brasserie or a restaurant serving meals, without delivery

48 5314 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Operating a brasserie or a restaurant serving meals, with delivery Operating a cafeteria Take-out food services Operating a mobile canteen; catering services Operating a tavern, a bar, a discotheque or a night club Operating a barber shop or a hairdressing salon; operating a beauty salon Domestic-use laundry or dry-cleaning service; clothing maintenance, pressing or repair service Operating an industrial laundry with or without linen rental service; linen supply service, including washing Commercial, industrial or residential building maintenance ; carpet, rug, upholstery or fabric furniture cleaning service ; lawn or shrub maintenance service; green areas fertilization services ; window washing services Veterinary services ; artificial insemination services ; egg candling or grading service ; poultry sexing or debeaking ; operating a hatchery; raising animals in laboratories Wholesaling or operating vending machines ; renting, leasing or operating coin-operated amusement machines, with or without service Transporting animals ; operating animal-drawn vehicles ; wholesaling or auctioneering animals; operating a racing or horse-rental stable; operating a horseback-riding centre; operating a zoo; society for the protection of animals ; raising or training pets; animal lodging and care services not specified in other units Religious community Managing, with service, a parish fabric, a church or a diocese ; religious association or organization Joint sector-based occupational health and safety association; association or organism, not specified in other units

49 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Renting or leasing bleachers or podiums for special events, portable equipment or tools for industry, construction, hobbies or household activities, including service ; rental or leasing of scaffolds This unit does not refer to the installation of scaffolds Oil burner and furnace maintenance service; chimney sweeping Exceptional Work done exclusively in offices unit This unit refers to: An employer who uses the services of workers who only perform tasks of an administrative, commercial, technical or professional nature and, who unlike the workers referred to under unit or 80020, only work in offices. This unit refers in particular to office staff and persons holding the position of accountant, controller, administrative director, draftsman, purchaser, bidder, computer technician and sales director. Special classification rule An employer classified under this unit cannot also be classified under unit for the activity Managing subsidiaries or branches located outside Québec (head office). Exceptional Salespersons or sales representatives unit This unit refers to: An employer who uses the services of workers who only engage in the sale of goods or services and who are called upon, as part of their duties, to do a portion of their work outside the offices of their employer. This unit does not refer to: Workers who handle or deliver merchandise other than samples used for sales purposes. Special classification rule: An employer classified under this unit cannot also be classified under unit for the activity Managing subsidiaries or branches located outside Québec (head office) or under unit

50 5316 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 Classification Units and Assessment Rates for Sector : Construction Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Exceptional Work done both inside and outside offices unit This unit refers to: Employers who use workers who only perform tasks of an administrative, a commercial, a technical or a professional nature and who are called upon, as part of their duties, to do a portion of their work outside the offices of their employer. This unit refers in particular to workers holding the position of seller, real estate agent, sales agent, real estate broker, representative, project director, project manager, superintendent, project leader, director of security and engineer. This unit does not refer to: those persons who directly supervise workers, such as a foreman; acommissioner, a delivery person or a labourer. Special classification rule An employer classified under this unit cannot also be classified under unit for the activity Managing subsidiaries or branches located outside Québec (head office) or under unit Excavation work ; paving work ; assembly of fences ; installation of guardrails; rental of cranes with operators This unit refers to work related to : digging, moving, filling, compaction, leveling earth or granular materials, including work related to culverts; excavation and earthwork both for the construction of buildings and civil engineering works and for irrigation, drainage and dredging work ; the excavation and installation of aqueducts and sewers ; the excavation and installation of underground lines for gas and water purification plants; the excavation and installation of underground energy distribution or telecommunications network conduits, with or without the running of wire; the rental of construction equipment with operators; forest clearing carried out using construction equipment; the installation of septic tanks; the construction and repair of sidewalks and curbs ; the asphalt surfacing of roads, streets, sidewalks, curbs, bikeways, private roads, parking lots ; the concrete surfacing of roads, streets, sidewalks, curbs, bikeways, private roads and parking lots carried out using a concrete spreader-grader;

51 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate the scarification of paved surfaces; the pulverizing of paved surfaces; the waterproofing of paved surfaces; the marking of lines on the pavement; the installation of fences; the installation of traffic safety barriers and guardrails. This unit also refers to: demolition work on civil engineering structures or buildings including the operations required to carry out such work, such as sawing or breaking concrete and the erection of protective walls if such operations are carried out by the employer in charge of the demolition work; the rental, with operators, of cranes, crane-trucks, boom trucks, or any other conventional truck equipped with a telescopic or hydraulic arm, or equipped with a hoist winch that can be used as cranes or other equipment of the same type; the operation of a crane within the framework of work related to : demolition; dismantling when this dismantling is carried out as part of demolition work. This unit does not refer to: manual forest clearing as well as forest clearing carried out using specialized machinery such as a skidder, tree feller or delimbing machine; divers participating in works referred to in this unit; the rental drilling machines with operators; the dismantling of metal structures and machinery; preparatory work for the installation of fences done in a workshop other than on the work site or on the job; the installation of fences made of ornamental metal; the operation of a quarry, a sandpit or a gravel pit ; snow removal; cement and concrete work other than that related to small art works, sidewalks and curbs; work related to blasting, drilling for blasting, pile-driving, special foundations, digging of tunnels and underground drilling, caissons, excavation supports, tie rods, consolidation of foundations and injections in the ground and in rock; the manufacture of prepared concrete; the installation of road lighting networks and traffic lights, as well as the installation of lamp posts; construction work related to underground energy distribution lines with installation of machinery and equipment in addition to the excavation and installation of conduits ; the operation of an asphalt plant; landscaping work; the installation of interlocking blocks (slope blocks/pavers). An employer classified under this unit can also be classified under exceptional units and

52 5318 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Blasting; drilling ; soil mechanics; pile-driving and special foundations This unit refers to work related to : drilling, charging holes and igniting explosive products ; blasting including that done during demolition work on civil engineering structures or buildings ; digging tunnels and underground drilling; drilling artesian wells with or without the installation of pumps; soil mechanics such as setting up excavation supports, installation of tie rods, consolidation of foundations and injections in the ground or in rock; geothermal drilling and drilling of elevator shafts; preliminary drilling for construction work ; pile-driving; pile-driving and special foundations such as the placing, raising and maintenance of the following elements: steel sheet piling, shoring piles, wailings, struts, horizontal shores, soldier piles and temporary steel or heavy structural lumber struts driven into the ground; the rental of a drilling machine with an operator. This unit also refers to: work done in caissons and cofferdam work ; the construction, maintenance, removal and demolition of caissons and cofferdam work; preliminary consolidation work related to the moving of buildings, including excavation, concrete drilling and pile driving; the putting in place, straightening and lifting of buildings ; consolidation work on a building; the moving of buildings on a flat-bed trailer done by the workers of an employer as part of the carrying out by this employer of works referred to in this unit. This unit does not refer to: divers participating in work referred to in this unit ; the drilling of ore to obtain test samples; the drilling of oil or natural gas wells. An employer classified under this unit can also be classified under exceptional units and

53 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Construction of energy transmission or distribution lines ; construction of energy transforming stations This unit refers to construction, maintenance and repair work related to: power plant substations; overhead or underground energy transmission and distribution lines; telecommunications lines or networks; road lighting networks and traffic lights ; microwave and telecommunications towers ; manholes for underground telecommunications and energy distribution networks; wind turbines. This unit also refers to: the installation of street lamps; the installation of transformers connected to the energy transmission and distribution network; the installation of antennas in telecommunications towers; the planting of poles. This unit does not refer to: the construction of buildings ; the digging of tunnels; specific contracts to excavate and install underground energy transmission or telecommunications network conduits, with or without the running of wire. An employer classified under this unit can also be classified under exceptional units and Erecting metal frame structures and tanks This unit refers to work related to : the setting up, assembly and dismantling of architectural elements and metal framing that go into the construction of buildings, civil engineering works, outside tanks, stacks, silos, coal, stone, coke, sand and ore hoppers, water towers and machinery; the installation of prefabricated metal industrial stacks; the installation of steel panels that are used in structures, cladding and roofing; the installation of pre-cast concrete structural or architectural elements.

54 5320 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate This unit does not refer to: preparatory work carried out at the workshop other than on the work site or on the job ; exterior cladding work using metal sheets; the installation of radio and television station broadcasting and cellular telephone antennas; the erection of microwave towers ; the erection of wooden silos, water towers or tanks; the installation of tanks, other than outside tanks; the installation of outside tanks by a boilermaker. An employer classified under this unit can also be classified under exceptional units and Cement work, concrete work This unit refers to work related to : reinforcement work such as cutting, shaping, assembling by various processes, as well as the installation of metal ties or wire mesh used in the construction of concrete work ; concrete formwork for building and civil engineering work framing and machinery; the preparation and finishing of concrete and cement surfaces; the pouring and placement of concrete; the cutting, pumping and drilling of concrete; concrete paving without the use of a spreader-grader; concrete injection and guniting; the cutting of asphalt; the crushing of concrete during alteration work ; the waterproofing of concrete floors or concrete surfaces. This unit does not refer to: the operation of a reinforcement workshop other than on the work site or on the job ; the installation of pre-cast concrete structural or architectural elements; the delivery and pouring of concrete by concrete mixer; the construction and repair of sidewalks and curbs. An employer classified under this unit can also be classified under exceptional units and Carpentry work ; joinery work ; work related to indoor systems; painting work ; installation of flexible coverings, installation of marble, granite, ceramics and terrazzo; plastering and jointing work; insulation work

55 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate This unit refers to work related to : the erection of a wooden structure of a building, a silo, a water tower and a tank ; joinery work; parqueting work including sanding and finishing ; carpentry work such as the installation of chevrons and the erection of wood divisions; carpentry work and joinery work in the installation of prefabricated buildings with a wood structure; on-site construction of wood recreational equipment for amusement parks, daycare centres, playgrounds and other similar places ; the installation of doors and windows on buildings with a wood structure; the installation of pre-glazed doors and windows on a non-wooden structure building when done as part of carpentry work; the building of wood or wood-substitute patio; indoor systems such as the installation of metal poles, angle irons, wire moulds, gypsum, lathwork, acoustic ceilings and suspended ceilings; indoor systems such as the installation of metal poles, gypsum, lathwork, acoustic ceilings and suspended ceilings; plastering and jointing; the application of paint, surface coatings and protective finishes ; the installation of flexible coverings such as vinyl, asphalt, rubber, cork, linoleum coverings, rugs, carpet underlays and rug underlays; the installation and polishing of marble, granite, terrazzo concrete, slate, ceramics, terrazzo and other similar materials; the installation of cold room panels ; the thermal insulation of buildings, soundproofing and acoustic control. This unit also refers to work related to : the removal of asbestos ; the stripping. Stripping refers to any selective, meticulous and well thought-out demolition operation, of unwanted additions, ruined areas or areas of no interest in buildings, which does not adversely affect the structure, retaining walls or load-bearing walls. This unit also refers to the following work when done by the workers of an employer as part of the carrying out, by this employer, of work to erect a wood structure of a building: the installation of all types of exterior clapboard cladding ; the installation of gutters; roofing using asphalt shingles, cedar shingles, sheet metal that is neither welded nor stapled, or sandstone tiles; foundation formwork; the installation of garage doors.

56 5322 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate This unit does not refer to: work related to piles and special foundations such as the placing, raising and maintenance of the following elements : steel sheet piling, shoring piles, wailings, struts, horizontal shores, soldier piles and temporary steel or heavy structural lumber struts driven into the ground; work to install curtain walls in marble, granite or other similar materials; all cleaning work using sand blasting, steam jet or pressurized water ; work to waterproof concrete floors or concrete surfaces; stripping work when only one reconstruction operation referred to under another unit is carried out jointly with the stripping of that which is being rebuilt. In such a case, the stripping work is referred to under the unit that refers to this reconstruction operation. For example, when the only work being done by the employer involves the installation of a roof following the stripping of the old roof, all of this work is referred to under unit An employer classified under this unit can also be classified under exceptional units and Roofing work ; exterior cladding work on buildings ; installation of gutters This unit refers to work related to : exterior cladding of buildings using all types of metal sheets or clapboard ; the installation and repair of all types of roofing, including waterproofing; the installation of gutters; the removal of snow from roofs. This unit does not refer to: the installation of steel panels which are used in structures, cladding and roofing. An employer classified under this unit can also be classified under exceptional units and

57 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Masonry work This unit refers to work related to : the cutting, setting with mortar, cement or any other adhesive material as well as the jointing of masonry elements such as the following: bricks, natural or artificial stones ; acid bricks, fire bricks, plastic bricks, cements bricks or bricks made of any other refractory material laid by hand or by a pneumatic or mechanical method; tiles made of refractory material; blocks of gypsum, concrete or glass, blocks of composite materials, blocks of lightweight aggregates for walls or partitions, anticorrosive tiles ; the installation of silos made of concrete staves. This unit does not refer to: jointing, aligning, anchoring and grouting work done by manufacturers of pre-cast concrete structural or architectural elements; cleaning work using sand blasting, steam jet or pressurized water; work related to the installation of slope blocks or pavers ; work related to the installation of marble or granite tile flooring; the installation of curtain walls made of masonry elements; form work prior to the installation of silos made of concrete staves. An employer classified under this unit can also be classified under exceptional units and Glass work; glazing work This unit refers to work related to : the preparation and installation of glasswork and glazing such as: the cutting and polishing of glass; the cutting and assembly of aluminium; the installation of doors, windows and glazing; the installation of entrances or show windows made from metal or glass parts the installation of curtain walls ; the installation of atriums, skylights and other similar works This unit does not refer to: preparatory or manufacturing work done in a workshop other than on the work site. An employer classified under this unit can also be classified under exceptional units and

58 5324 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Millwright works; boilermaking work ; plumbing and pipefitting work; pipe insulation work ; work related to mechanized transit systems This unit refers to work related to : millwright works such as the installation, repair, maintenance, adjustment, assembly, dismantling and handling of machinery other than production machinery; the making of templates for this machinery; the installation, repair and maintenance of garage doors, whether mechanized or not; boilermaking related to machinery other than production machinery and related to the construction, maintenance and repair of steam generators, boilers, tanks or other similar equipment; the installation, alteration, modification, repair and maintenance of: plumbing systems such as: piping, fixtures, accessories and other fittings needed to supply these systems with fluids; piping, fixtures, accessories and other fittings used for drainage, run-off and ventilation of traps in these systems; heating and combustion systems such as: piping, fixtures, accessories and other fittings needed to distribute fluids or heat ; fire protection and localized fire protection systems, such as: piping, fixtures, accessories and other fittings used to prevent and fight fires ; insulation, whether it is carried out by spraying or by any other method, such as: thermal insulation of any new or existing piping system; thermal insulation of radiators, furnaces, boilers, tanks and any other similar device ; the installation, alteration, modification, repair and maintenance of mechanized transit systems, composed of devices, accessories and other apparatuses such as: elevators, freight elevators, escalators, permanent swing scaffolds, slope hoists, dumbwaiters, removable platforms on a theatre stage, moving sidewalks and other similar devices generally used or which may be used to transport persons, objects or materials. This unit also refers to the operation of a temporary or uncompleted system as well as the operation of a completed system when it is used to move construction workers and materials.

59 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate This unit does not refer to: the construction of metal tanks other than for boiler systems and that are installed by a metal structure installer (ex. oil tanks, water towers); the installation of metal ducts for heating, ventilation and air conditioning systems; the laying of bricks used in boiler walls ; the installation of internal insulation of ventilation and other ducts done by tinsmiths when installing said ducts; installation work related to pre-insulated ventilation ducts ; cleaning using sandblasting; work related to millwright works such as the installation, repair, maintenance, adjustment, setting up, dismantling and handling of production machinery as well as the making of templates for this machinery; the installation and operation by an employer of a temporary freight elevator as part of the carrying out by this employer of work not referred to in this unit; the installation of temporary swing scaffolds. An employer classified under this unit can also be classified under exceptional units and Electrical work This unit refers to work related to : the installation, alteration, modification, repair and maintenance of electrical installations for lighting, heating and motive force purposes, including in all cases wires, cables, conduits, accessories and electrical devices that are part of the actual installation and, being related to the connection of the installation to the public or municipal utility network, which point of connection is on the wall of the building that is nearest to the public utility line ; the installation of lightening rods and unit heaters; electrical hook-up of a building. This unit does not refer to: construction work on energy distribution and transforming stations done by electrical contractors; electrical work done by energy distribution and transforming station construction contractors; installation work related to alarm, security, control or electronic equipment systems; street lamp installation work along roads as well as traffic light installation work. An employer classified under this unit can also be classified under exceptional units and

60 5326 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Sheet metal work This unit refers to work related to : sheet metal having a maximum thickness of 10 gauge (iron, copper, aluminium, stainless steel) and all metal or electrometallurgical materials, vinyl and other metalor plastic-based materials such as: the marking out, manufacture and installation, on the work site and on the job, of all sorts of metal objects, in sheets; the assembly and repair of ventilation, air conditioning and hot air heating duct systems and any conduit system to remove various materials such as chips, fumes, smoke or dust, the installation of internal insulation with respect to these systems and the installation of prefabricated devices; the installation of prefabricated metal objects such as shelves, lockers, screens, ceilings, fire barriers, and ceiling and wall coverings ; the installation, by a tinsmith, of prefabricated devices such as air conditioners, fans, heat pumps, air exchangers as well as the installation of mechanized elements associated with these systems, when done at the same time as the installation of ducts or conduits. This unit does not refer to work related to : work related to outdoor cladding in metal sheets or clapboard of all types, installation and repair of all types of roofing ; preparatory and manufacturing work done in the workshop other than on the work site ; work related to the installation of gutters. An employer classified under this unit can also be classified under exceptional units and Installation of electronic equipment, alarm or control systems This unit refers to work related to : the installation, alteration, modification, repair and maintenance of intercom, public address, synchronous clock, visual, aural or oral signaling, telephony, closed-circuit television, access card or surveillance systems ; the installation, alteration, modification, repair and maintenance of electrical or pneumatic control, and instrumentation systems related to heating, air conditioning, ventilation and air removal; the installation, alteration, modification, repair and maintenance of electrical systems or pneumatic control systems, quantity measurement and calibration systems on a variety of industrial production machinery; the installation, alteration, modification, repair and maintenance of burglar and fire alarm systems ; the sale, installation and repair of safety locks; the testing, adjustment and stabilizing of air circulation and distribution systems. An employer classified under this unit can also be classified under exceptional units and

61 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Refrigeration work, air conditioning work This unit refers to work related to : the installation, alteration, modification, repair and maintenance of refrigeration systems having a capacity of at least 1/4 h.p. including piping, units, accessories and other fittings needed for the distribution of fluids and the production of cold by these systems ; the installation of machines for air conditioning and refrigeration systems. This unit does not refer to: the insulation of refrigeration and air conditioning systems; the testing, adjustment and stabilizing of air circulation and distribution systems ; the installation of metal ducts for air conditioning systems; the installation, alteration, modification, repair and maintenance of instrumentation and control systems related to heating, air conditioning and ventilation. An employer classified under this unit can also be classified under exceptional units and Landscaping work This unit refers to: landscaping work such as: the installation of interlocking blocks or interlocking stones; the installation of sod; site preparation work; the planting of trees and shrubs; light earthwork ; the erection of low walls, stairs, etc. ; the maintenance of slopes alongside roads; the installation of outdoor underground pipes to water the lawn or for decorative lighting systems. This unit does not refer to: excavation and earthwork done with heavy machinery ; paving work; snow removal; the installation of septic tanks and septic beds. An employer classified under this unit can also be classified under exceptional units and

62 5328 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 Unit Unit Title General Special Number Rate Rate Cleaning using sandblasting, steam jet or pressurized water This unit refers to work related to : the cleaning, preparation, restoration or finishing of a building surface, a civil engineering work, a tank, machinery or industrial equipment using sandblasting, steam jet, pressurized water, soda water or recoverable abrasive beads; the whitewashing of buildings using a jet. This unit does not refer to: work involving sandblasting, steam jet or pressurized water done at the employer s workshop. An employer classified under this unit can also be classified under exceptional units and Ornamental building metal work This unit refers to work related to : building metal work such as the tracing out, cutting, preparation and assembly of any metal part, including outdoor and indoor stairs, handrails, fences, gates, canopies, cellar doors and inspection holes, all types of wire fencing ; coal chutes, vault doors, fire doors, industrial doors, partitions, rails and balconies. This unit does not refer to: preparatory and manufacturing work done in workshops other than on the work site or on the job ; installation of all other types of fences. An employer classified under this unit can also be classified under exceptional units and Installation of scaffolds This unit refers to work related to the installation and dismantling of all types of scaffolds. This unit does not refer to: the installation of a freight elevator ; work related to the installation, dismantling and maintenance of permanent swing scaffolds. An employer classified under this unit can also be classified under the exceptional units and

63 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No SCHEDULE 2 RATES PERTAINING TO THE FINANCING OF JOINT SECTOR-BASED ASSOCIATIONS FOR THE YEAR 2003 The social affairs sector 0,03 The textile and knitting sector 0,09 The automobile service sector 0,07 The transportation and storage sectors 0,06 The metal fabricating industries sector and the electrical products industries sectors 0,05 The provincial administration sector 0,04 The printing and allied industries sector 0,07 The transportation equipment and machinery industries sector 0,06 The mining and mining services sector 0,13 The municipal affairs sector 0,04 The clothing industries sector 0,08 The construction sector 0,04 SCHEDULE 3 LUMP SUM OF PARAGRAPH 3 OF SECTION 310 OF THE ACT,AMOUNT OF SECTION 313 OF THE ACT AND THE RATE APPLICABLE FOR PROTECTING THE DIRECTOR FOR THE YEAR 2003 The lump sum for the purposes of establishing the assessment of the employer of a student referred to in section 10 of the act, pursuant to paragraph 3 of section 310 of this act, is set, for 2003 at $6.00 per trainee. The amount provided under section 313 of the Act is fixed for the year 2003 at $ The rate applicable for purposes of establishing the amount payable by the person who registers as a director in accordance with section 18 of the Act is the one under unit Rate

64 5330 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 Notice An Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases (R.S.Q., c. A-3.001) Experience ratios for 2003 Notice is hereby given that the Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail, at its meeting of 19 September 2002, adopted the Regulation respecting the experience ratios for In accordance with sections 10 and 11 of the Regulations Act (R.S.Q., c. R-18.1), the draft regulation was published on page 3490 in the Gazette officielle du Québec of 3 July 2002 with a notice that it would be adopted by the Commission, with or without amendments, upon the expiry of 45 days following the publication of that notice. Regulation respecting the experience ratios for 2003 An Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases (R.S.Q., c. A-3.001, s. 454, 1st par., subpar. 8) 1. The first- and second-level experience ratios for each unit of classification for 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001 applicable for the purposes of fixing personalized rates for the assessment year 2003 are those appearing in Schedule This Regulation comes into force as of 1 January JACQUES LAMONDE, Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of the Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail SCHEDULE 1 First-level Second-level experience ratios experience ratios Unit Description Operating a dairy cattle herd; raising cattle, buffalo, horses, wild boar; horse boarding service Raising hog, sheep, goat, grain-fed and milk-fed heavy calves Raising, catching and caging poultry; raising fur-bearing animals; raising earthworms; raising rabbits; pisciculture; apiculture Field-crop farming; fruit or vegetable farming; ornamental plant cultivation; mushroom production; Christmas tree farming; maple syrup production; tobacco production; reforestation plant cultivation Inshore or offshore fishing; underwater diving services Surface iron ore mining with or without concentration; pelletization of iron ore Metal mining, except iron mines; treatment, concentrating or smelting metal ores, except iron ore Asbestos mining Peat extraction or manufacturing peat-based products; mining or crushing quartz or other industrial siliciferous ores; underground mining of non-metal ores, not specified in other units

65 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No First-level Second-level experience ratios experience ratios Unit Description Operating a cut-stone quarry; operating a crushed stone quarry with blasting and drilling; mine prospecting with blasting or with crawler tractors Operating a crushed stone quarry without blasting or drilling; rock or gravel crushing with movable crushers; operating a gravel pit with or without crushing; operating a sandpit Drilling ore for the removal of cores for mine prospecting; drilling oil or natural gas wells; other technical work incidental to drilling oil or natural gas wells Mine prospecting not specified in other units; line cutting; geophysical surveys; geological work Contract operation of a mine; digging ramps and crossing banks; other contract work relating to operation of mines Forestry operations Forestry development Tree work Slaughtering livestock; preparing, processing, drysalting or canning meat; manufacturing mineral or animal oil or shortening Slaughtering poultry or rabbits; dressing, processing or canning poultry or rabbits Preparing or processing fish, including canning Processing, canning or freezing fruits or vegetables; preparing natural casings for delicatessen Operating a dairy work; water bottling, with or without distribution; manufacturing and delivering blocks of natural or artificial ice Flour mill Processing meat unfit for human consumption or abattoir waste Grain milling Manufacturing bakery, pastry or biscuit products, with or without distribution Processing cane or beet sugar; manufacturing confectionery Roasting and blending coffee; packing tea; roasting almonds Manufacturing potato chips Manufacturing margarine, vegetable oil or shortening; manufacturing convenience foods; manufacturing yeast or condiments; grinding and preparing spices; manufacturing or processing food products, not specified in other units Manufacturing soft drinks, with or without distribution Distillery; manufacturing wine or cider Brewing beer, with or without distribution; manufacturing malt

66 5332 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 First-level Second-level experience ratios experience ratios Unit Description Manufacturing tobacco products Manufacturing tires or rubber treads for tires Manufacturing adhesive tape or damper mats and rug underlays; manufacturing clothing or industrial parts or cellular products made of rubber Manufacturing foamed or expanded plastic products; wholesaling foam rubber Manufacturing plastic pipes or pipe fittings Manufacturing plastic film and sheeting; manufacturing plastic bags Manufacturing stratified or reinforced plastic products, except boats; manufacturing plastic products, not specified in other units Leather tanning; custom-dressing furs; wholesaling raw hides or skins Manufacturing footwear; shoe repairing; manufacturing footwear parts except rubber parts Manufacturing handbags or purses; manufacturing leather or imitation-leather goods, not specified in other units; manufacturing luggage, other than in wood and in metal Manufacturing fibres or yarn from artificial or synthetic material; texturizing yarn Manufacturing thread or yarn, without weaving Weaving textiles other than carpets; recycling textile waste; preparing cotton-wool or flock Manufacturing knitted fabrics Manufacturing carpets Manufacturing textile products, not specified in other units; manufacturing zippers or umbrellas Finishing textiles; steam shrinking of fabrics Manufacturing first-aid products Manufacturing clothing or clothing accessories, not specified in other units Knitting clothing or accessories, including assembling Manufacturing ladies undergarments and swimsuits Manufacturing in a shop custom woodwork to be attached to a structure; mass production of wooden cabinets Manufacturing wooden doors or windows Manufacturing wooden roof trusses or laminated wood framework Manufacturing wooden or metal coffins or frames; manufacturing pipe organs, pianos or other musical instruments Manufacturing miscellaneous wooden goods, not specified in other units Manufacturing metal furniture or fixtures Manufacturing custom wooden furniture in a workshop; manufacturing wooden furniture for electronic equipment or wooden cases for musical instruments

67 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No First-level Second-level experience ratios experience ratios Unit Description Mass assembling of wooden furniture or furniture frames, with or without upholstering; upholstering custom furniture in a workshop; repairing wooden or upholstered furniture; manufacturing upholstered mattresses or bed springs Mass production of wooden furniture or furniture frames, with or without upholstering Manufacturing prefabricated wooden houses, house panels or mobile homes Printing; silkscreen printing Operating a bindery Metal typesetting (typography-linotyping); stereotyping; lithography; manufacturing plates for printing; developing and printing films Printing and publishing a daily; printing and publishing Manufacturing steel castings (steel foundry); lead or lead alloys rolling, casting or extruding Manufacturing steel; processing steel by rolling and forging Manufacturing titanium slag and pig iron; manufacturing metal powder, steel pipe or tubing; manufacturing ferro-alloys Manufacturing iron castings (cast-iron foundry) Primary manufacturing of aluminium Electrolytic refining of copper or zinc and processing of their by-products Aluminium and aluminium alloys rolling Extruding aluminium, copper or their alloys Non-ferrous metal pressurized casting; non-ferrous metal casting; manufacturing aluminium or light alloy automobile parts Casting or overhauling high pressure boilers, tanks or heat exchangers Manufacturing metal structural components Manufacturing metal windows or doors; repairing industrial doors; manufacturing other ornamental and architectural metal products Manufacturing ornamental metal products; operating a welding shop; manufacturing motor vehicle springs, mufflers or exhaust pipes Electrolytic or chemical plating; heat treating of metals Workshop painting, dyeing or coating metal products Manufacturing or repairing metal containers or their lids Manufacturing other products by metal stamping or matrixing Manufacturing metal wire or cable, metal rods, welding electrodes or other metal wire products; applying metal powder to metal parts

68 5334 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 First-level Second-level experience ratios experience ratios Unit Description Manufacturing industrial fasteners or metal springs Manufacturing basic hardware articles or small hand or garden tools; manufacturing industrial dies, moulds, cutting tools and punches Manufacturing heating equipment Machine shop piece work; rebuilding mechanical motors Manufacturing or assembling metal products, not specified in other units Manufacturing agricultural equipment or implements Manufacturing commercial refrigeration equipment or air conditioning equipment Manufacturing conveyors Manufacturing and installing or repairing hydraulic or pneumatic pressure cylinders Manufacturing or repairing heavy machinery; manufacturing industrial equipment; constructing or repairing locomotives or freight cars Manufacturing sewing machines or small electrical appliances; manufacturing machinery and equipment, not specified in other units Manufacturing major electrical appliances; repairing electrical household appliances Manufacturing lighting fixtures Manufacturing electronic household equipment; assembling lighting fixtures Manufacturing electronic parts or components; manufacturing electronic equipment, not specified in other units Manufacturing lightning rods, high voltage line circuit breakers or distribution transformers Manufacturing high power transformers; manufacturing or assembling batteries Manufacturing control panels or electrical or pneumatic measuring instruments Manufacturing or assembling electric motors or generators; repairing or rewinding electric motors Manufacturing electrical wire or cable; manufacturing electric light bulbs Manufacturing electrical distribution parts or graphite electrodes Repairing, reworking, finishing or reconditioning aircraft; machining or assembling aircraft parts manufacturing Constructing aircraft Manufacturing aircraft parts by microfusion with casting Constructing trucks Constructing automobiles Constructing buses or long-distance coaches

69 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No First-level Second-level experience ratios experience ratios Unit Description Manufacturing or assembling truck boxes, with or without installation Manufacturing, with or without repairing, motor vehicle trailers; manufacturing house trailers or tent trailers; manufacturing and renting movable shelters; finishing van interiors Manufacturing or repairing motor vehicle or machine radiators Constructing or repairing railway passenger cars Constructing or modernizing ships over 250 tonnes Constructing or modernizing ships between 5 and 250 tonnes; minor repairs to ships over 5 tonnes Manufacturing or repairing craft of 5 tonnes or less Manufacturing snowmobiles, motorcycles, snowplows or all-terrain vehicles Manufacturing clay products Manufacturing cement or lime; manufacturing silicon carbide or gypsum panels Manufacturing funeral monuments or other stone products Manufacturing asbestos-cement products; manufacturing friction parts; manufacturing asbestos wire, cloth, ceiling components or gaskets Manufacturing pipes, concrete masonry components and other concrete products similar to masonry components; manufacturing pre-cast concrete structural or architectural elements Manufacturing ready-mix concrete; manufacturing asphalt Manufacturing glass or glass products Manufacturing refractory products; manufacturing or processing charcoal Manufacturing insulating material, not specified in other units Refining crude petroleum; manufacturing petroleum and coal products, not specified in other units Manufacturing industrial inorganic chemical products, not specified in other units Manufacturing industrial organic chemical products or other chemical products, not specified in other units Manufacturing plastics or synthetic resins Manufacturing pharmaceutical products or drugs Manufacturing paint, varnish, printing ink, adhesives or coatings Manufacturing soap or cleaning products Manufacturing toiletries Manufacturing ammunition Manufacturing explosives Assembling watches or clocks; operating an optical laboratory; manufacturing gold, silver or plated jewellery or ware; manufacturing orthopedic devices; assembling cartridges or cassettes

70 5336 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 First-level Second-level experience ratios experience ratios Unit Description Manufacturing wooden or metal sporting goods or gymnasium equipment; assembling plastic or metal toys; manufacturing and repairing bicycles Manufacturing, installing or repairing commercial signs Assembling trophies or miscellaneous wooden, plastic, fiberglass or concrete products; manufacturing rubber pads, plaster goods, wax products, trophy parts or foundry models; stamping balloons; handicrafts Manufacturing buttons, snap fasteners, needles, emblems, medals, pencils or pens Manufacturing vinyl tiles and vinyl linoleum; manufacturing heat-insulating products for piping Sawmill Manufacturing wooden pallets or containers used to handle or transport merchandise; manufacturing wooden fences Drying wood; treating wood Manufacturing solid wood panels Manufacturing of paper pulp; manufacturing of paper and paperboard; manufacturing of wood fibre boards Transformation of paper and paperboard; treatment of paper and paperboard; manufacture of particle board; coating of boards Manufacturing of office supplies made of paper or paperboard Bulk trucking activities Trucking activities other than bulk trucking Air transport; services incidental to air transport Transporting marine freight; towing or docking boats; railway transport Loading or unloading boats Transporting passengers by intercity bus, school bus service or special transportation by bus, transportation by tour bus or chartered bus, including vehicle repair or maintenance Transporting passengers by intercity bus, school bus service or special transportation by bus, transportation by tour bus or chartered bus, not including vehicle repair and maintenance Mass transit in urban areas, with or without vehicle repair; transporting passengers by taxi General local or long-distance transport; transporting or wholesaling fats or meats unfit for human consumption; transporting pelts Railway service; transporting motor vehicles; transporting by towing; transporting by float; non-standard transport Furniture moving; transporting electronic equipment

71 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No First-level Second-level experience ratios experience ratios Unit Description Transporting freight in tank-trucks, not specified in other units; transporting explosives, corrosive, toxic or inflammable products; transporting petroleum products Bulk trucking; snow removal Storage service Wrapping or packing service with or without marketing Operating a radio station; operating telephone lines or telephone exchanges; intercommunication services; recovering or repairing telephones; splicing telephone cables Operating a television station; producing or distributing motion pictures or other audio and video material; operating a motion picture or a drive-in theater; operating an orchestra, a disco-mobile, a singing group, a theater company or a theatrical agency; leasing or renting halls; installing equipment for social dances Cable television service; installing radio or television antennas; radio, television or cable connection work Courier service; home small parcel delivery service Operating a recreational centre; operating a professional sports club; operating a curling club; operating a bowling alley or a billiard parlour; operating a roller skating rink; operating a race track; operating a racket sports centre Operating a golf course Operating a ski centre; operating a snowmobile club Operating an amusement park or rides, an amateur sports club, a pleasure-boating club, a shooting club, or amusement and recreational services, not specified in other units; operating a Turkish bath, a massage parlour, a bodybuilding studio, a tanning salon, a shoeshine service or a checkroom service; organizing a public festival Generating and distributing electric power Operating a water distribution centre, a steam distribution centre or a natural gas distribution centre; operating and maintaining a gas or an oil pipeline Maintaining a garbage dump; disposal of industrial waste; cleaning tanks, sewers, cesspools, septic tanks or industrial facilities; renting or leasing, with maintenance, portable chemical toilets Garbage collection Transporting milk and cream; wholesaling dairy products; wholesale or retail distribution of dairy products

72 5338 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 First-level Second-level experience ratios experience ratios Unit Description Wholesaling fruit, vegetables or fish Wholesaling meat and meat products Wholesaling meat, including cutting up and carving Wholesaling bakery or pastry products or distributing those products, wholesale or retail; retailing imported specialties, dietetic or natural food, delicatessen, pastries or seafood products Wholesaling food, not specified in other units Wholesaling carbonated beverages or water; distributing carbonated beverages or water, wholesale or retail; wholesaling beer Wholesaling toiletries or drug sundries Operating a grocery store Operating a convenience store with or without gasoline sales Operating a grocery-butcher shop Operating a butcher shop Making and retailing bakery or pastry products Fruit and vegetables retail business Alcoholic beverages retail business Operating a drugstore; operating a tobacco store; herbalist s shop; chocolate, delicacies or cookies shop, beauty products or cosmetics shop, or selling lottery tickets; operating a bus terminal or a contract post office Wholesaling household, commercial or service industry furniture, or electrical household appliances; wholesaling floor coverings; leasing, wholesaling or retailing office equipment or furniture; leasing electrical household appliances or electronic household equipment Wholesaling household dishware, pottery, glassware or similar household goods; wholesaling electronic household appliances Wholesaling metals or alloys, including handling Wholesaling hardware, plumbing or heating equipment and supplies, not specified in other units; wholesaling and installing safes, with or without repair; wholesaling sanitation equipment Wholesaling or retailing lumber or building supplies; wholesaling or retailing firewood, coal or charcoal Wholesaling doors, windows, exterior siding or garage equipment Wholesaling or repairing farm or garden implements or equipment Wholesaling, renting or leasing heavy machinery, with or without repair; renting or leasing handling equipment, trailers or containers Wholesaling industrial handling equipment, with or without repair; wholesaling or repairing welding equipment

73 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No First-level Second-level experience ratios experience ratios Unit Description Wholesaling, renting or leasing manufacturing machinery; wholesaling, renting or leasing commercial or industrial ovens or kilns Wholesaling, renting, leasing, installing or repairing stage or discotheque lighting equipment; wholesaling, renting, leasing, installing or repairing swimming-pool accessories; wholesaling, renting, leasing of electric or diesel engines, electric generation equipment, pumping facilities or equipment for water treatment Wholesaling, renting or leasing analytic and laboratory apparatus or medical or scientific equipment, with or without repair or installation; wholesaling of electronic parts or electrical supplies; wholesaling, renting or leasing measuring, calibrating or control instruments or communication equipment other than for automobiles Wholesaling industrial or commercial scales; wholesaling or retailing kitchen cabinets; retailing doors or windows Vulcanizing; wholesaling and retailing tires or tubes, with or without repair or installation Wholesaling transportation equipment or equipment parts; wholesaling or retailing new, reconditioned or used automobile parts or accessories Wholesaling or retailing automobiles, trucks or busses with or without repair; renting or leasing automobiles with or without repair; retailing and installing automobile windows or radios; upholstering and repairing of motor vehicle seats Retailing, renting or leasing mobile homes, snowmobiles, motorcycles, travel trailers, tent trailers, including repair or service; retailing boats, outboard motors or boating accessories; renting or leasing, including service, small craft or recreational vehicles, not specified in other units; wholesaling snowmobiles, motorcycles, boats, outboard motors, boating accessories, ship s supplies, trailers or containers; wholesaling, without repair, semitrailers, travel trailers or tent trailers Operating a service station with or without self-service; operating an automatic car wash; washing and cleaning motor vehicles and trucks Retailing gasoline, with or without service Repairing motor vehicles, motor vehicle parts or industrial machinery parts, not specified in other units; motor vehicle towing service Repairing motor vehicle bodies

74 5340 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 First-level Second-level experience ratios experience ratios Unit Description Retailing and installing motor vehicle mufflers; repairing and installing motor vehicle suspension parts Reclaiming and wholesaling used automobile parts and accessories Retailing furniture, with or without household furnishings; retailing household electrical appliances, with or without electronic appliances or household electrical furnishings; retailing antique objects or furniture Retailing or repairing sound or video equipment, electronic appliances, electrical furnishings, small (portable) electrical household appliances or electrical personal care appliances; retailing sewing machines Retailing floor coverings Retailing household furnishings or interior decoration accessories, not specified in other units; wholesaling piece goods, notions and other dry goods, draperies, household linen or other textile household furnishings; retailing lighting fixtures Wholesaling and distributing petroleum products, with or without maintenance or installation of related facilities Wrecking automobiles; wholesaling metal waste Selling non-metallic waste Wholesaling or distributing newspapers, magazines, books or handbills; wholesaling paper or paper products Wholesaling animal feeds, fertilizers, grain or cereals; wholesaling tobacco products; grain elevator service Wholesaling games, toys, sporting goods and equipment; retailing, renting or leasing sporting goods and equipment, with or without service Wholesaling chemical products or cleaning products; wholesaling or maintaining chemical fire extinguishers Wholesaling leather or imitation-leather products not specified in other units; wholesaling footwear or garment products; retailing footwear, garments, underwear, knitting products, fabrics, yarn, sewing products, handbags, luggage or other leather or imitation-leather products; manufacturing or storing fur garments or articles; linen rental service without washing equipment; costume or ceremonial apparel rental service Operating a department store; operating a general merchandise store; operating a general store; operating a direct consumer distributing warehouse; display services; interior decoration design service; retailing home and automobile supplies

75 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No First-level Second-level experience ratios experience ratios Unit Description Retailing small goods, not specified in other units; retailing paint or wallpaper; retailing or repairing musical instruments or accessories or photography equipment; retailing domestic animals; photography; wholesaling jewellery items or photography equipment and supplies Retailing hardware products or garden supplies; retailing lawn mowers, snow blowers, chain saws or similar equipment, with repair; wholesaling or retailing trees, shrubs, plants, flowers, supplies for lawn or garden or other nursery products Retailing lumber and building supplies with hardware Monuments and tombstones dealer; undertaking services, with or without ambulance services; operating a cemetery Wholesaling or retailing, installing or cleaning swimming pools; constructing and installing in-ground pools Repairing, installing or maintaining production machinery Insurance brokerage; operating a collection agency or a credit bureau; currency or securities brokerage, consulting or negotiation services; commodities exchanges or securities exchanges; financial institutions and financial intermediaries not specified in other units Operating an insurance business; insurance services of the provincial administration Operating residential or other buildings, including parking lots or parking garages; municipal housing bureau; disinfection, fumigation or extermination work Insurance adjustment or evaluation services; operating a real estate agency; information, poll or research services; bailiff services; reprography services, typing services or other clerical work services supplied to firms or individuals Operating a forwarding agency; freight inspection service; sales agent services; broker services not specified in other units Operating a manpower agency; leasing the services of professional or technical personnel or other scientific or technical professionals such as draftsmen, biologists, biochemists, botanists, chemists, engineers, graphic designers and laboratory technicians, with the exception of aeronautics production or maintenance technicians; auctioneering or organizing auctions or merchandise liquidation services Leasing truckers services, driver-delivery persons, assistant delivery persons or movers

76 5342 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 First-level Second-level experience ratios experience ratios Unit Description Operating a marine agency or a marine piloting firm; International Air Transport Association or Airline Communications and Information Services; operating a news agency or an advertising agency; rental of advertising space on billboards, display boards and commercial signs; drafting or practising architecture; urban planning services or business or management consulting services; law practice (advocate s or notary s office); accounting services (accountant s office); actuarial practice; operating a travel agency or wholesale tour business; wholesaling, renting or repairing computer systems; computer services, excluding the leasing of the services of data processing personnel; trustee in bankruptcy; taxation services or income tax return preparation services; graphic design services Consulting engineer s office; energy consulting services; operating a pure or applied research laboratory; operating a laboratory for analysis and testing; agricultural research services; geotechnical studies prior to construction work; land surveyor services; interpretation of aerial photographs; archaeological research; forestry technician services Operating a security or an investigation agency Managing subsidiaries or branches outside Québec (head office); writing or publishing a weekly, not including printing; electronic typesetting Leasing the services of handling maneuvers, wrappers, merchandise reception or expedition employees, warehouse employees, solderers or automobile mechanics or industrial machinery employees, technical installation or machinery maintenance personnel Leasing the services of manufacturing industries workers or commerce or catering or maintenance chores personnel with the exception of those mentioned in another unit Sûreté du Québec services; detention services Provincial administrative services not specified in other units; administration of a regional county municipality; administration of a metropolitan community Job creation programs Provincial agriculture, fisheries, feeding, natural resources services; services relating to construction workers Provincial recreation and sports program management services

77 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No First-level Second-level experience ratios experience ratios Unit Description Transportation program management services Managing, with service, a municipality or a municipal or an intermunicipal commission, a band council Teaching services (except universities or general and vocational colleges, and except all level student trainees); operating a private museum; operating a historic site; library services Operating a general hospital Operating a psychiatric hospital Operating a home-care and extended care centre; nursing services; leasing the services of nurses or auxiliary of nurses care and therapeutics Operating a drop-in centre; operating a rehabilitation centre for alcoholics or drug addicts; operating a social or community service agency; operating a health or social services promotion body Operating a rehabilitation centre for the physically handicapped or the socially maladjusted Operating a rehabilitation centre for the mentally handicapped Operating a local community service centre Child day-care centre Operating a sheltered workshop; operating a work rehabilitation centre Practising medicine and other specialties in the health-care field, not specified in other units; health or social services not specified in other units; hearing aid specialist s services; optometrist s services; prescription optician s services; manufacturing dentures and braces (dental laboratories); retailing orthopedic aids, wigs or hair pieces Ambulance service University or vocational teaching services (except student trainees) Operating a hotel, a motel, a hotel-motel, a youth hostel, a student residence or a rooming house Operating a hunting or fishing outfitting operation; operating or managing a hunting or fishing area; operating a camping ground, a trailer park, a vacation camp or a recreation area Operating a brasserie or a restaurant serving meals, without delivery Operating a brasserie or a restaurant serving meals, with delivery Operating a cafeteria Take-out food services Operating a mobile canteen; catering services

78 5344 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 First-level Second-level experience ratios experience ratios Unit Description Operating a tavern, a bar, a discotheque or a night club Operating a barber shop or a hairdressing salon; operating a beauty salon Domestic-use laundry or dry-cleaning service; clothing maintenance, pressing or repair service Operating an industrial laundry with or without linen rental service; linen supply service, including washing Commercial, industrial or residential building maintenance; carpet, rug, upholstery or fabric furniture cleaning service; lawn or shrub maintenance service; green areas fertilization services; window washing services Veterinary services; artificial insemination services; egg candling or grading service; poultry sexing or debeaking; operating a hatchery; raising animals in laboratories Wholesaling or operating vending machines; renting, leasing or operating coin-operated amusement machines, with or without service Transporting animals; operating animal-drawn vehicles; wholesaling or auctioneering animals; operating a racing or horse-rental stable; operating a horseback-riding centre; operating a zoo; society for the protection of animals; raising or training pets; animal lodging and care services not specified in other units Religious community Managing, with service, a parish fabric, a church or a diocese; religious association or organization Joint sector-based occupational health and safety association; association or organism, not specified in other units Renting or leasing bleachers or podiums for special events, portable equipment or tools for industry, construction, hobbies or household activities, including service; rental or leasing of scaffolds Oil burner and furnace maintenance service; chimney sweeping Work done both inside and outside offices Excavation work; paving work; assembly of fences; installation of guardrails; rental of cranes with operators Blasting; drilling; soil mechanics; pile-driving and special foundations Construction of energy transmission or distribution lines; construction of energy transforming stations Erecting metal frame structures and tanks Cement work, concrete work

79 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No First-level Second-level experience ratios experience ratios Unit Description Carpentry work; joinery work; work related to indoor systems; painting work; installation of flexible coverings, installation of marble, granite, ceramics and terrazzo; plastering and jointing work; insulation work Roofing work; exterior cladding work on buildings; installation of gutters Masonry work Glass work; glazing work Millwright works; boilermaking work; plumbing and pipefitting work; pipe insulation work; work related to mechanized transit systems Electrical work Sheet metal work Installation of electronic equipment, alarm or control systems Refrigeration work, air conditioning work Landscaping work Cleaning using sandblasting, steam jet or pressurized water Ornamental building metal work Installation of scaffolds Work done exclusively in offices Salespersons or sales representatives Notice An Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases (R.S.Q., c. A-3.001) Insurance premiums for 2003 Notice is hereby given that the Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail, at its meeting of 19 September 2002, adopted the Regulation respecting the insurance premiums for In accordance with sections 10 and 11 of the Regulations Act (R.S.Q., c. R-18.1), the draft regulation was published on page 3507 in the Gazette officielle du Québec of 3 July 2002 with a notice that it would be adopted by the Commission, with or without amendments, upon the expiry of 45 days following the publication of that notice. JACQUES LAMONDE, Chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail Regulation respecting the insurance premiums for 2003 An Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases (R.S.Q., c. A-3.001, s. 454, 1st par., subpar. 10) 1. The insurance premiums necessary for the retrospective adjustment of the annual assessment for the assessment year 2003 shall be calculated in accordance with the table in Schedule I. 2. The premiums shall be determined by applying the percentage calculated to the part of the assessment calculated in terms of the risk, taking into account the limit applicable to the employer with respect to the assumption of the cost of benefits. 3. The percentages appearing in the table are applicable to the precise amounts of assessment distributed in terms of the risk corresponding to those percentages. Where the amount of assessment falls between two levels of assessment in the table, the percentage shall be calculated by linear interpolation, and the result shall be rounded to the nearest hundredth of a per cent. 4. This Regulation comes into force as of 1 January 2003.

80 5346 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 SCHEDULE I TABLE OF PREMIUMS (in percentage) Part of the Limit of the assumption (in multiple of the maximum annual insurable amount) assessment in terms of the risk 1 1 / / ,800 or less , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,514, ,431, ,099, ,435, ,107, ,452,450 or more Notice An Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases (R.S.Q., c. A-3.001) Personalized rates Amendment Notice is hereby given that the Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail, at its meeting of 19 September 2002, adopted the Regulation amending the Regulation respecting personalized rates. In accordance with sections 10 and 11 of the Regulations Act (R.S.Q., c. R-18.1), the draft regulation was published on page 3508 in the Gazette officielle du Québec of 3 July 2002 with a notice that it would be adopted by the Commission, with or without amendments, upon the expiry of 45 days following the publication of that notice. JACQUES LAMONDE, Chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail

81 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No Regulation amending the Regulation respecting personalized rates * An Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases (R.S.Q., c. A-3.001, s. 454, paragraph 1, subparagraph 7) 1. The Regulation respecting personalized rates is hereby amended by replacing Schedule 1 with the following : SCHEDULE 1 (s. 7, 20, 21) The qualification threshold for the year 2003 is $1,050. For the year 2003, the amount used in respect of the calculation in section 20 is $3,150. For the year 2003, the amount used in respect of the calculation in section 21 is $147, This Regulation applies for the 2003 year of assessment Notice An Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases (R.S.Q., c. A-3.001) Retrospective adjustment of the assessment Amendments Notice is hereby given that the Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail, at its meeting of 19 September 2002, adopted the Regulation amending the Regulation respecting retrospective adjustment of the assessment. In accordance with sections 10 and 11 of the Regulations Act (R.S.Q., c. R-18.1), the draft regulation was published on page 3509 in the Gazette officielle du Québec of 3 July 2002 with a notice that it would be adopted by the Commission, with or without amendments, upon the expiry of 45 days following the publication of that notice. JACQUES LAMONDE, Chairman of the board and chief executive officer of the Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail Regulation amending the Regulation respecting retrospective adjustment of the assessment * An Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases (R.S.Q., c. A-3.001, s. 454, par. 1, subpars. 9, 11 and 13) 1. Section 25 of the Regulation respecting retrospective adjustment of the assessment is hereby amended by replacing everything after the words the assessment year by. Where the employer qualifies for a personalized rate for that year, the Commission shall apply section 29 of the Regulation respecting personalized rates, adopted by the Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail pursuant to Resolution No. A of September 17, 1998 (1998, G.O. 2, 3997), as if the employer were subject to retrospective adjustment of its assessment for that year. 2. This Regulation is hereby amended by repealing section Section 30 of this Regulation is replaced by the following : * The latest amendments to the Regulation respecting personalized rates, adopted by the Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail by Resolution A of September 17, 1998 (1998, G.O. 2, 3997) were made by the Regulation amending the Regulation respecting personalized rates adopted by the Commission by its resolution A of September 20, 2001 (2001, G.O. 2, 5636); for the previous amendments, please refer to the Tableau des modifications et Index sommaire, Éditeur officiel du Québec, 2000 up-to-date as at March 1, * The Regulation respecting retroactive adjustment of the assessment, adopted by the Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail pursuant to Resolution A of September 17, 1998 (1998, G.O. 2, 4156), was most recently amended by the Regulation amending the Regulation respecting retroactive adjustment of the assessment, adopted by the Commission pursuant to Resolution A of December 20, 2001 (2002, G.O. 2, 249). For earlier amendments see the Tableau des modifications et Index sommaire, Éditeur officiel du Québec, 2002, up to date as of March 1, 2002.

82 5348 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part In calculating the retrospective adjustment of the assessment of an employer applying under section 28 who, for a given assessment year, qualifies for such adjustment, the Commission shall apply the rules prescribed in this Division and shall base its calculation on the date of discontinuance of operations.. 4. Section 31 of the Regulation is hereby amended as follows: (1) by inserting the following before subparagraph 1) : 0.1 in the first 21 months of the reference period, retrospective adjustment of the assessment shall correspond to 20% of the product obtained by multiplying the insurable wages earned by its workers during the assessment year by the risk-related portion of the rate applicable to it for that year pursuant to section 305 of the Act; ; (2) by deleting the last sentence of subparagraph (1) and of subparagraph (2). 5. This Regulation comes into force on the date of publication thereof in the Gazette officielle du Québec and as of that date shall apply to applications made under section 28 of the Regulation respecting retrospective adjustment of the assessment and to bankruptcies occurring as of that date. 5282

83 Part 2 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No Draft Regulations Draft Regulation Parks Act (R.S.Q., c. P-9) Parks Amendments Notice is hereby given, in accordance with sections 10 and 11 of the Regulations Act (R.S.Q., c. R-18.1), that the Regulation to amend the Parks Regulation, the text of which appears below, may be made by the Government upon the expiry of 45 days following this publication. The draft Regulation amends the zoning for Parc du Mont-Saint-Bruno. The park, which has an area of 7.95 km 2, will be divided into four zones : a maximum preservation zone (0.32 km 2 ) preserving the integrity of the natural environment; a preservation zone (5.51 km 2 ) preserving the natural environment in general; a natural environment zone (1.34 km 2 ) for the discovery and exploration of the natural and historical environment; and a services zone (0.78 km 2 ) for reception, management and intensive recreation. To that end, the draft Regulation amends the Parks Regulation by replacing Schedule 14 with a new schedule that will update the zoning. Any interested person having comments to make is asked to send them in writing, before the expiry of the 45-day period, to the Minister responsible for Wildlife and Parks, 900, boulevard René-Lévesque Est, bureau 400, Québec (Québec) G1R 2B5. RICHARD LEGENDRE, Minister responsible for Wildlife and Parks Regulation to amend the Parks Regulation * Parks Act (R.S.Q., c. P-9, s. 9, par. b and s. 9.1, 1st par., subpar. b) 1. Section 11 of the Parks Regulation is amended by inserting Parc national de Plaisance, after d Oka, in paragraph Schedule 14 attached to this Regulation is substituted for Schedule This Regulation comes into force on the fifteenth day following the date of its publication in the Gazette officielle du Québec. The draft Regulation also provides that persons who enter Parc national de Plaisance will be exempt from the obligation to hold an authorization to fish. To date, study of the matter has not shown any negative impact on the public. For further information, please contact : Bernard Désorcy Société de la faune et des parcs du Québec Direction de la planification des parcs 675, boulevard René-Lévesque Est, 10 e étage Boîte 94 Québec (Québec) G1R 5V7 Tel:(418) , ext Fax:(418) bernard.desorcy@fapaq.gouv.qc.ca * The only amendments to the Parks Regulation, made by Order in Council dated 28 June 2000 (2000, G.O. 2, 3556), were made by the regulations made by Order in Council dated 28 March 2001 (2001, G.O. 2, 1894), Order in Council dated 20 February 2002 (2002, G.O. 2, 1489) and Order in Council dated 7 May 2002 (2002, G.O. 2, 2361).

84 5350 GAZETTE OFFICIELLE DU QUÉBEC, October 2, 2002, Vol. 134, No. 40 Part 2 SCHEDULE