Quebec Bill 27 on Decrees: It Dies With the Dissolution

On April 1, 2026, the Minister of Labour introduced Bill 27 in the National Assembly, titled Loi modifiant diverses dispositions concernant les décrets de convention collective et l'industrie de la construction (an Act to amend various provisions concerning collective agreement decrees and the construction industry). This text directly affected the decree system, the one that sets the minimum working conditions in private security. The National Assembly was dissolved before the general election of October 5, 2026, and this bill was not passed. Here is what it proposed and what that means for security guards.

A bill on decrees and construction

Bill 27 is a government public bill. It was introduced during the 2^nd session of the 43^rd Legislature, then reinstated in the 3^rd session on May 6, 2026, according to the National Assembly's record. It had two parts: collective agreement decrees, and the rules of the construction industry.

The Decree respecting security guards is a collective agreement decree. It extends to the whole industry the conditions negotiated between the employer and union parties. The Decree sets the minimum wage, overtime and vacation of guards. To learn more, see our article The security guards' decree explained.

What the bill would have changed for decrees

According to the Government of Quebec news release published on the day of introduction, the bill aimed to lighten administrative obligations and speed up certain processes. The main measures announced for decrees were the following:

• A review of the regulatory process, so that the working conditions agreed between the parties come into force more quickly
• The power, for the Minister, to recommend the repeal or amendment of a decree when the conditions that justified its extension are no longer met
• The automatic end of a decree when one of the parties sends a notice of non-renewal
• The removal of certain obligations imposed on parity committees, in order to reduce their expenses

The news release does not name the security guards' decree. However, these measures would have applied to all collective agreement decrees, and therefore also to the private security decree and its parity committee.

The last point is important for our industry. Today, section 9.01 of the Decree provides that it remains in force until July 4, 2027, then renews from year to year, unless a party objects by written notice. The bill would have made such a notice end the Decree automatically.

Dissolution ends the bill

The National Assembly was dissolved for the holding of the general election of October 5, 2026. The National Assembly's official glossary explains that with dissolution, the term of the Members ends and bills that have not yet been passed disappear.

Bill 27 was not passed before dissolution. It cannot become law as is. The election was held on October 5, 2026. The government that results from it will have to introduce a new bill if it wants to take up these measures, in whole or in part.

What stays in force for guards

For now, nothing changes. The current Decree continues to apply, with its renewal rules and its wage increases already scheduled. In particular, the minimum hourly rate will rise to $21.10 on July 4, 2027. The details of the rates are in our article Security guard salary in 2027.

We are following the work of the new legislature and will publish an update if a new bill affects decrees.

Update of October 7, 2026: the general election was held on October 5. As of that date, no new bill on decrees has been introduced.

Sources

• Assemblée nationale du Québec, Projet de loi n° 27, 43^rd Legislature
• Gouvernement du Québec, news release of April 1, 2026
• Assemblée nationale du Québec, Lexique : Dissolution
• Élections Québec, general election of October 5, 2026
• LégisQuébec, Decree respecting security guards, sections 4.07 and 9.01