Contrecoeur Container Terminal: status, trades and hiring

Check these organizations for job postings:

• Montreal Port Authority.

• Pomerleau.

• Aecon.

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How hiring works on Québec construction sites

In Québec’s construction industry, employers use the Carnet référence construction to ask for worker referrals. It is run by the Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ). The Carnet uses the worker profiles the CCQ holds. A complete profile improves your chances of being referred to a job that meets your expectations. You open your profile through the CCQ’s online services.

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Where the work is

• Contrecœur, Québec, is about 40 kilometres downstream from Montreal[1][2]

• The federal assessment describes a container terminal with a container storage and handling area. The project would also include a seven-track classification yard, an intermodal rail yard, support facilities, rail and road access, and a truck control area[2]

Trades typical for a port terminal

• Heavy Equipment Operator (Excavator)

• Carpenter

• Construction Craft Worker

• Ironworker (Reinforcing)

• Concrete Finisher

• Welder

• Ironworker (Structural/Ornamental)

• Mobile Crane Operator

• Construction Electrician

• Industrial Mechanic (Millwright)

• Industrial Electrician

These trades are typical for this kind of project, not jobs posted at the Contrecoeur terminal.

Tickets you need in Québec

To work in the Québec construction industry covered by Act R-20, you need a competency certificate. There are three types:

• An apprentice certificate, for people apprenticing in a trade.

• A journeyman certificate, for people who are qualified in a construction trade.

• An occupation certificate, for labourers and specialized labourers.

The Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ) also recognizes some trade qualification certificates. Québec’s labour ministry (MTESS) issues them.

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How many jobs

The forecasts for construction are:

• Up to 8,000 direct and indirect jobs, according to the Major Projects Office’s project page, updated September 2, 2026.

• About 5,000 jobs, according to the Montreal Port Authority in 2021. It also estimated just over 1,000 direct jobs once the terminal runs.

These are different forecasts, not open jobs.

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Who is building it

The Montreal Port Authority is leading the Contrecoeur project. The Port of Montreal gave the contract for the in-water works to the CTCGP consortium, made up of Pomerleau and Aecon.

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What has happened

• March 1, 2021:

  the federal environment minister announced that the project can proceed. The decision sets out 330 legally binding conditions for the port authority[2]

• September 11, 2025:

  the project was referred to the Major Projects Office[1]

• October 9, 2025:

  the Port of Montreal began preparatory work for the expansion[1]

• January 5, 2026:

  the port authority got a second federal Fisheries Act authorization. The authorization covers effects on fish and fish habitat from the in-water works and wharf construction[1]

• April 6, 2026:

  the Canada Infrastructure Bank and the Montreal Port Authority finalized the financing details[1]

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