Searching for a contractor or a licence number: consult the Licence holders' repertory.
Searching for a contractor or a licence number: consult the Licence holders' repertory.
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A general owner-builder's licence is required for any owner-builder whose main activity consists of organizing, coordinating, carrying out, or having carried out, in whole or in part, construction work that is authorized by one of the following 9 subclasses.
If you are unsure which subclass(es) are required for the work you are planning, consult the Keyword index [Fr] or the Schedule I of the List of Licence Subclasses – PDF (109 KB).
On June 25, 2008, following the coming into force of the Regulation respecting the professional qualification of contractors and owner-builders, the Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ) sent all contractors who held licence subclass 1.2 (Contractor – Small buildings), but did not have licence subclass 1.3 (Contractor – All buildings), a new licence containing the addition of subclass 1.3 limited – Contractor – All buildings. This measure was taken to preserve the rights of small building contractors.
This subclass is "limited" in that it includes only the work authorized by subclass(es) that contractors held prior to June 25, 2008 (former subcategories 4041, 4043, 4047, 4050.1 and 4050.2). Please refer to the Concordance Table in Schedule IV of the List of Licence Subclasses.
Definitions of subclass 1.3 limitations included on the contractor's or owner-builder's licence
An owner-builder is not required to hold a licence if they are having the work carried out by a specialized contractor who holds all of the subclasses required for the work to be done.
An owner-builder does not require a licence to carry out, or have carried out, work that falls exclusively within the subclasses listed in Schedule III (lower-risk specialized work) of the List of Licence Subclasses – PDF (109 KB).