Not all construction work requires a building contractor's licence. In fact, only construction work on buildings, facilities intended for use by the public, certain installations independent of a building, petroleum equipment installations and civil engineering works are subject to the Act.
The list below contains some of the work that does not require a licence. To verify that you indeed require a licence for the work you are planning, consult the Guide to determining the type of licence required [Fr]
- Concrete pumping
- Consultation by a professional for construction work
- De-icing and snow removal, in particular on roofs, bridges, electrical transmission towers, roadways and sidewalks
- Delivery of construction materials
- Emergency work intended to close openings or to provide temporary waterproofing on a building that has been burglarized, vandalized, gutted or burned, or that has collapsed
- Excavation of rock in a quarry
- Felling of trees
- Garbage removal along public roadways
- Inspections (all types)
- Installation of measurement instruments in a building or civil engineering work, including piezometers, pressure meters, extensometers, samplers, pendulums, etc.
- Installation of self-adhesive film
- Installation of solar panels for manufacturing processes or for swimming pools not intended for public use, except for anchors or supports
- Landscaping
- Lease of personnel (placement agency)
- Management of quarry operations
- Management of sanitary landfill operation
- Mowing of grass (in particular along public roads)
- Non-structural restoration of architectural elements inherent to a building, performed by artisans using artisanal techniques different from common renovation, repair or maintenance work on a building. This work more closely resembles art than construction work.
- Production of asphalt, cement, crushed stone, or assembly of prefabricated parts in a plant on a construction site
- Spreading of sand and abrasives on pavement
- Spreading of water and other dust control agents on construction sites
- Street cleaning
- Testing to measure air flow, level of lighting, combustion, pressure, etc.
- Water supply (temporary)
