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Regulations governing the field of plumbing in Québec are those of Chapter III of the Construction Code and Chapter I of the Safety Code.
The regulation amending Chapter III– Plumbing of the Construction Code was published in the Gazette officielle du Québec on June 26, 2024. This regulation came into force on July 11, 2024 and calls for a 6-month transition period from that date (until January 10, 2025) during which either the 2015 edition or the new 2020 edition of the code may be applied. Note that the application of both editions to the same project is prohibited, even during the transition period. Many of the Québec amendments to the previous edition have been retained.
The changes include the following :
A number of requirements have been retained, including :
To learn more, download the Quebec Construction Code, Chapter III – Plumbing, and National Plumbing Code of Canada 2020 (amended) from the National Research Council of Canada website.
To enforce the plumbing regulations, the RBQ :
For further information or to file a complain or report, visit the Contact the RBQ webpage.