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This content in English is intended for individuals covered by the exceptions to the Charter of the French language and its regulations.

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Examinations

Preparation for examinations

For the exam, remember…

To carefully read the instructions on the Examinations: instructions and resultspage before showing up at your exam.

General information sheets

To understand the RBQ’s system of professional qualifications and to prepare yourself adequately for the examinations, take the time to read the following:

Construction site safety management

The examination of knowledge in construction site safety management is intended for potential contractors and owner-builders. 

Any individual who passes the examination can act as safety guarantor for all construction work in all subclasses.

Information sheet and competency profile

Documents available at the examination

Recommended readings

Project and site management

The examination of knowledge in project and site management is intended for potential contractors, both general and specialized, and for general owner-builders. 

Any individual who passes the examination can act as project and site management guarantor for all construction work in all subclasses.

Information sheet and competency profile 

Documents available at the examination

Recommended readings

Carrying out of construction work

The examinations in the carrying out of construction work are intended for potential specialized contractors and owner-builders.

There are as many different examinations as there are licence subclasses. Any individual who passes an examination in the carrying out of construction work can act as guarantor for all construction work covered by the subclasses.

Information sheet and competency profile for the carrying out of construction work for each subclass

Subclass contemplatedInformation SheetCompetency Profile
1.1.1 - Contractor - new residential buildings covered by a guarantee plan, Class ISheet 1.1.1 [Fr] – PDF (303 KB)Profile 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.2 and 1. – PDF (682 KB)3 – PDF (762 KB)
1.1.2 - Contractor - new residential buildings covered by a guarantee plan, Class IISheet 1.1.2 [Fr] – PDF (275 KB)Profile 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.2 and 1.3 – PDF (682 KB)
1.2 - Contractor - small buildingsSheet 1.2 [Fr] – PDF (276 KB)Profile 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.2 and 1.3 – PDF (682 KB)
1.3 - Contractor - all buildingsSheet 1.3 [Fr] – PDF (308 KB)Profile 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.2 and 1.3 – PDF (682 KB)
1.4 - Contractor - roads and mainsSheet 1.4 [Fr] – PDF (281 KB)Profile 1.4 – PDF (577 KB)
1.5 - Contractor - civil engineering structuresSheet 1.5 [Fr] – PDF (353 KB)Profile 1.5 – PDF (638 KB)
1.6 - Contractor - underwater civil engineeringSheet 1.6 [Fr] – PDF (323 KB)Profile 1.6 – PDF (664 KB) 
1.7 - Contractor - telecommunications, transmission, transformation and distribution of electric powerSheet 1.7 Fr] – PDF (303 KB)Profile 1.7 – PDF (545 KB) 
1.8 - Contractor - petroleum equipment installationSheet 1.8 [Fr] – PDF (280 KB)Profile 1.8 – PDF (500 KB) 
1.9 - Contractor - building mechanicalsSheet 1.9 [Fr] – PDF (268 KB)Profile 1.9  – PDF (515 KB)
1.10 - Contractor - mechanical liftsSheet 1.10 [Fr] – PDF (257 KB)Profile 1.10 – PDF (501 KB) 
2.1 - Contractor - drilled wellsSheet 2.1 [Fr] – PDF (254 KB)Profile 2.1  – PDF (480 KB)
2.2 - Contractor - non-drilled water collection structuresSheet 2.2 [Fr] – PDF (279 KB)Profile 2.2 – PDF (472 KB)
2.3 - Contractor - underground water pumping systemsSheet 2.3 [Fr] – PDF (289 KB)Profile 2.3 – PDF (475 KB)
2.4 - Contractor – private sewerage systemsSheet 2.4 [Fr] – PDF (274 KB)Profile 2.4 – PDF (547 KB)
2.6 - Contractor - piles and special foundationsSheet 2.6 [Fr] – PDF (277 KB)Profile 2.6 – PDF (520 KB)
2.8 - Contractor - blastingSheet 2.8 [Fr] – PDF (275 KB)Profile 2.8 – PDF (513 KB)
3.1 - Contractor - concrete structuresSheet 3.1 [Fr] – PDF (277 KB)Profile 3.1 – PDF (501 KB)
4.1 - Contractor – masonry structuresSheet 4.1 [Fr] – PDF (279 KB)Profile 4.1 – PDF (496 KB)
5.1 - Contractor - metallic structures and prefabricated concrete elementsSheet 5.1 [Fr] – PDF (272 KB)Profile 5.1 – PDF (485 KB)
6.1 - Contractor - wood structuresSheet 6.1 [Fr] – PDF (278 KB)Profile 6.1 – PDF (488 KB)
10. - Contractor - solid fuel local heating systemsSheet 10. [Fr] – PDF (240 KB)Profile 10. – PDF (496 KB)
11.1 - Contractor – pressurized industrial or institutional pipingSheet 11.1 [Fr] – PDF (256 KB)Profile 11.1 – PDF (490 KB)
13.1 - Contractor – lightning protectionSheet 13.1 [Fr] – PDF (260 KB)Profile 13.1 – PDF (494 KB)
13.2 - Contractor – fire alarm systemsSheet 13.2 [Fr] – PDF (257 KB)Profile 13.2 – PDF (495 KB)
13.3 - Contractor – fire extinguishing systemsSheet 13.3 [Fr] – PDF (266 KB)Profile 13.3 – PDF (502 KB)
13.4 - Contractor – local fire extinguishing systemsSheet 13.4 [Fr] – PDF (304 KB)Profile 13.4 – PDF (491 KB)
14.1 - Contractor – passenger and freight elevatorsSheet 14.1 [Fr] – PDF (266 KB)Profile 14.1 – PDF (508 KB)
14.2 - Contractor – lifts for persons with physical disabilitiesSheet 14.2 [Fr] – PDF (268 KB)Profile 14.2 – PDF (493 KB)
14.3 - Contractor - others types of elevatorsSheet 14.3 [Fr] – PDF (268 KB)Not available
15.1 - Owner-builder - warm air heating systemsSheet 15.1 [Fr] – PDF (265 KB)Profile 15.1  – PDF (526 KB)
15.2 - Owner-builder - natural gas burnersSheet 15.2 [Fr] – PDF (263 KB)Profile 15.2 – PDF (490 KB)
15.3 - Owner-builder - oil burnersSheet 15.3 [Fr] – PDF (261 KB)Profile 15.3 – PDF (486 KB)
15.4 - Owner-builder - hot water and steam heating systemsSheet 15.4 [Fr] – PDF (294 KB)Profile 15.4 – PDF (534 KB)
15.5 - Owner-builder – plumbingSheet 15.5 [Fr] – PDF (239 KB)Profile 15.5  – PDF (546 KB)
15.6 - Contractor - propaneSheet 15.6 [Fr] – PDF (244 KB)Profile 15.6  – PDF (530 KB)
15.7 - Contractor – residential ventilationSheet 15.7 [Fr] – PDF (249 KB)Profile 15.7 – PDF (541 KB)
15.8 - Contractor - ventilationSheet 15.8 [Fr] – PDF (244 KB)Profile 15.8 – PDF (539 KB)
15.9 - Contractor - small refrigeration systemsSheet 15.9 [Fr] – PDF (243 KB)Profile 15.9  – PDF (493 KB)
15.10 - Contractor - refrigerationSheet 15.10 [Fr] – PDF (242 KB)Profile 15.10 – PDF (496 KB)
16. - Owner-builder – electrical Profile 16. – PDF (643 KB) 
17.1 - Contractor - instrumentation and control systemsSheet 17.1 [Fr] – PDF (245 KB)Profile 17.1  – PDF (503 KB)

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