Comité Paritaire de l'entretien d'édifices publics de la région de Québec

What Comité Paritaire de l'entretien d'édifices publics de la région de Québec does

The Comité Paritaire de l'entretien d'édifices publics de la région de Québec (CPEEP) is a quasi-governmental joint labor-management committee established in 1969 under Quebec's Loi sur les décrets de convention collective. It enforces industry-wide minimum working conditions for building maintenance workers employed in public buildings across 17 regions of Quebec, regulating more than 800 businesses. The decree establishes three wage categories (Category A heavy work, Category B light work, Category C window/height work), overtime premiums of 50%, mandatory paid vacation, sick leave accumulation at 2.31% of paid hours, safety footwear allowances, and a group RRSP with scheduled employer contributions rising from $0.05 to $0.20 per hour worked by November 2025.

CPEEP's operational model centers on enforcement rather than product sales. Employers submit monthly reports via the rm.cpeep.com web portal, and the committee conducts workplace inspections, processes complaints, and pursues legal action against non-compliant employers. Revenue is generated through mandatory contributions: employers pay 0.5% of payroll and employees contribute 0.5% of remuneration, plus the per-hour RRSP contributions. The organization is jointly governed by the employer association (Corporation des entrepreneurs en entretien ménage de Québec) and the union (Union des employés de service, section locale 800), with Nicole Simard serving as Directrice générale. CPEEP maintains a lean staff of 14 employees and operates from a single Quebec City office at 720 rue d'Everell.

The committee's technology footprint is minimal: a web-based monthly reporting system, a multilingual website (French, English, Spanish), social media presence on Facebook and LinkedIn, and email/telephone support channels. There is no proprietary software product, no API, no mobile application, and no disclosed AI or data capabilities. Its competitive position is entirely rooted in its statutory authority rather than any technological differentiation.

Name

Comité Paritaire de l'entretien d'édifices publics de la région de Québec

Legal name

Comité paritaire de l'entretien d'édifices publics de la région de Québec

Website

https://cpeep.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1969

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Comité Paritaire de l'entretien d'édifices publics de la région de Québec (CPEEP) is a quasi-governmental joint committee, established in 1969, that enforces minimum wages and working conditions for public building maintenance workers across 17 Quebec regions, regulating more than 800 employers via a government-extended collective agreement decree.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Labor Regulation Services

NAICS

Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615)

SIC

Construction - Special Trade Contractors (1700)

akta.pro primary industry

Labor, Employment Standards & Occupational Licensing Boards (BPAIAOAF)

akta.pro secondary industries

Health, Safety & Building Code Regulators (Inspections) (BPAIAOAG), Public Works & Municipal Services Labor Staffing (BPACAEAM), Independent Contractor Compliance & Classification (IC vs Employee) (BPACAGAA), Government & Public Sector Temp Staffing (BPACACAL)

Keywords

• Labor standards enforcement
• Collective agreement administration
• Building maintenance regulation
• Workplace inspection services
• Group RRSP administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Québec

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Mandatory employer contribution: Professional employers subject to the decree must contribute 0.5% of their payroll to the committee. This contribution is collected monthly and used to fund the committee's operations including enforcement, inspections, and administration of the collective agreement.
2. Mandatory employee contribution: Employees covered by the decree contribute 0.5% of their remuneration to the committee. This is collected by employers through payroll deduction and remitted monthly along with the employer contribution.
3. Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP) administration: The committee administers a group RRSP for employees. Employers contribute $0.10 per hour worked (increasing schedule: $0.05 from Nov 2023, $0.10 from Nov 2024, $0.20 from Nov 2025). Employees may make voluntary contributions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CPEEP enforces the "Décret sur le personnel d'entretien d'édifices publics" — a government-extended collective agreement decree that sets minimum wages, overtime, paid leave, sickness, maternity, and retirement savings rules for building maintenance workers in public buildings across 17 Quebec regions. The committee registers professional employers, collects mandatory monthly contributions (0.5% of payroll from employers and 0.5% of remuneration from employees), conducts workplace inspections, processes complaints about unfair competition, and administers a group RRSP with employer hourly contributions.

Product overview

CPEEP operates as a regulatory and administrative body overseeing the Décret sur le personnel d'entretien d'édifices publics de la région de Québec. The organization's core offering is not a software product but rather a governance framework comprising the decree (regulatory standards), a monthly reporting system for employers, document management resources, complaint handling procedures, and privacy protection policies. The product portfolio centers on regulatory compliance services including the Décret itself, the web-based Rapport mensuel for employer reporting, the Employer's Practical Guide, downloadable employer documents, and a complaint filing system. The organization serves over 800 regulated companies across multiple Quebec regions, enforcing minimum working conditions for maintenance employees in public buildings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Décret sur le personnel d'entretien d'édifices publics (Decree on Public Building Maintenance Personnel) Government-extended collective agreement decree that sets minimum wages, working hours, overtime rules, paid leave, statutory holidays, sick leave, maternity protections, safety equipment rules, and mandatory RRSP contributions for janitorial and building maintenance workers in public buildings across 17 Quebec regions. Enforced by CPEEP and binding on all professional employers in the covered scope.
• Employer Registration and Monthly Reporting Service (Rapport mensuel) Mandatory web-based service at rm.cpeep.com where professional employers register with the committee and submit monthly reports containing employee names, qualifications, hours worked, wages paid, and required contributions. Used by all regulated employers to fulfill their statutory reporting and contribution remittance obligations.
• Complaint Filing and Processing Service Process for employees and employers to file complaints about unfair competition or to enforce their rights under the decree, including an online complaint submission form. Used by workers and employers to denounce non-compliant employers and recover wages or benefits.
• Group RRSP Administration Service Group Registered Retirement Savings Plan administered by CPEEP for employees covered by the decree. Employers contribute per hour worked on a scheduled ramp; employees may make voluntary contributions via payroll deduction. The committee transmits contributions to the RRSP provider.
• Workplace Inspection and Enforcement Service Direct regulatory enforcement carried out by CPEEP inspectors who visit workplaces to verify compliance with the decree, including minimum wage, overtime, leave, and safety requirements. Used to deter and address non-compliance among the more than 800 regulated businesses.
• Employer's Practical Guide (Guide pratique de l'employeur) Downloadable consolidated guide that explains employer obligations under the decree, including registration procedures, reporting requirements, contributions, working condition standards, and payroll deduction procedures. Distributed to regulated employers to support compliance.
• Employer Document Portal (Documents utiles pour les employeurs) Online portal of downloadable resources for employers, including social benefits information, bank transfer payment procedures, secure file transmission guides, and calculation forms for illness and leave. Used by regulated employers to operationalize their compliance obligations.
• Public Documents Repository Public access to official committee documents including annual reports, budget forecasts, financial statements, planning documents, and ethical codes. Used by employers, employees, and the public to review the committee's governance and financial activities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Minimum hourly wages established: Category A $21.62, Category B $21.57, Category C $22.23 (as of November 1, 2025)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Corporation des entrepreneurs en entretien ménager de QuébeccoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 February 1969The employer association representing building maintenance companies in the Quebec City region. Together with the union, they negotiated the original collective agreement that was extended by government decree to cover all employers and workers in the industry. This partnership established the foundational agreement that CPEEP was created to enforce.
• Union des employés de service, section locale 800coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 February 1969The labor union representing building maintenance workers in the Quebec City region. Together with the employer association, they negotiated the collective agreement that was extended by government decree. The union continues to participate in the governance and enforcement of the decree through the joint committee structure.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ): Quebec's industry-specific regulatory body for the construction trades. Like CPEEP, it administers a sectoral regime (training, working conditions, contributions) under Quebec law for a defined worker population — directly comparable in mandate and funding model.
• CNESST (Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail): Quebec's general labour-standards and workplace-safety commission. CPEEP administers an industry-specific decree-based regime while CNESST enforces baseline employment standards across the rest of the province — same regulatory function, different scope and instrument.
• Comité paritaire de l'industrie de la construction: A Quebec joint labour-management committee for the construction industry. Structurally identical to CPEEP — established under the Loi sur les décrets de convention collective, jointly administered by employer and union representatives, funded by payroll contributions — making it the closest functional peer.

Broad incumbents

• Ministère du Travail du Québec: Quebec's Ministry of Labour, the parent policy authority overseeing CNESST and the decree-based joint-committee regime under which CPEEP operates. Broader policy-setting role rather than direct industry regulation.
• Tribunal administratif du travail du Québec: Quebec's specialized labour tribunal that adjudicates disputes including those arising from decrees enforced by bodies like CPEEP. Adjacent in the labour-standards ecosystem but with adjudicative rather than enforcement/inspection role.
• Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ): Quebec's building-code and construction-licensing regulator. Like CPEEP it performs inspections and enforces standards in the built environment, but its mandate is building codes and contractor licensing rather than worker labour standards.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cpeepqc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

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