Construction software partner in Quebec: getting known by contractors

What construction contractors check first

A contractor rarely discovers a tool through trial and error. They look at it in the evening or between jobsites, often on a phone, with one simple question: does this solve a problem I have this week? Each point below should be checkable in a few seconds on your page.

• French, everywhere. Interface, help, automated emails, invoices and product page. A page available only in English raises doubts from the first read.
• Up-to-date CCQ rates. If your tool touches hours, payroll or budgets, state the wage scale applied, the sector covered and the date of the last update. (The CCQ is the Commission de la construction du Québec, which sets construction wage rates.)
• GST and QST handled clearly. Quotes and invoices must show the taxes without ambiguity. For calculation details, point to an official source or to a guide such as GST and QST on a quote.
• A precise link with accounting. Which data is exchanged (customers, invoices, expenses), in which direction and how often. "Integrates with your accounting" with no detail is not an answer.
• Human support in French. A name, a channel and a response time you actually keep.
• A no-commitment trial. Trial access or a demo using the contractor's own data beats a brochure.

Language, privacy, CCQ rates: three Quebec checkpoints

Three topics deserve a written answer on your page. The table sums up what the official sources consulted say and what your listing should show.

How to present an integration so people believe you

An integration is often the reason a contractor picks a tool or rules it out, and the place where vague promises cost the most. Go about it in five steps.

For context, a construction ERP such as SubmitX already applies the ACQ/CCQ wage scales in effect since April 26, 2026 for payroll and calculates GST and QST at invoicing. A partner that connects to it is better off saying what it adds, rather than redoing those calculations.

Where SubmitX Network fits for a technology partner

SubmitX Network, Quebec's construction network, includes a "technology partner" profile type: software, platform, integrator or connected equipment. It is on a waitlist and will open region by region, once there are enough profiles for a first search to return results.

While you wait, you can sign up as a technology partner and prepare your profile. Sign-up is free and requires no SubmitX account. The profile is used to describe your offer, the trades you serve and your service area (25, 50 or 100 km, or all of Quebec).

A profile does not replace your website: it is a way in, searchable by region, trade and radius, that your page then has to make credible. SubmitX does not sell contact details or customer leads. For the big picture, read what SubmitX Network is.

Checklist before publishing your page

Reread your page the way a busy contractor would. Each line should find its answer without them having to write to anyone.

1. A title in French that names the problem solved, not just the product name.
2. A sentence that says which sector the tool is designed for: residential, institutional-commercial, industrial or civil engineering.
3. The Quebec rules involved (CCQ rates, GST and QST) with the date they were last updated.
4. Each integration described in one sentence per direction of exchange, with its limits.
5. The name or title of the person in charge of protecting personal information, and where the data is hosted.
6. The support channel, the language and the response hours.
7. A way to try the tool or request a demo.

To understand what the person you are talking to expects on the payroll side, see our guide to CCQ payroll in software.