“council of trade unions” means a council that is formed for the purpose of representing or that according to established bargaining practice represents trade unions as defined in the definition of “trade union” in this section;(conseil syndical)

“employee” includes, except in sections 51.3 to 51.8, an employee engaged in whole or in part in off-site work but who is commonly associated in his work or bargaining with on-site employees;(salarié)

“employer” means a person who operates a business in the construction industry and, for purposes of an application for accreditation, means an employer for whose employees a trade union or council of trade unions affected by the application has bargaining rights in a particular geographic area and sector or areas or sectors or parts thereof;(employeur)

“employers’ organization” means an organization that is formed for the purpose of representing or represents employers as defined in the definition of “employer” in this section;(organisation d’employeurs)

“sector” means a division of the construction industry as determined by work characteristics and includes the industrial, commercial and institutional sector, the residential sector, the sewers, tunnels and watermains sector, the roads sector, the heavy engineering sector and the pipeline sector;(secteur)

“trade union” means a trade union that according to established trade union practice pertains to the construction industry.(syndicat)