About the RBQ

• The mission
• Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
• Clients and Partners
• Areas of Action
• The Action Process
• The Organization and Its Values

Building Code – Safety Code

• Building Code – Safety Code
• Buildings exempt - Chapter I, Building Code
• Surveillance — Montréal
• Elevators and other Lifts - Owner's obligations

Construction or renovation

• Trusting a moonlighter to do your renovation work is risky
• Building or Renovating your Home? Do It by the Book!
• Beware of Dishonest Renovators
• Reliability pays! RBQ Licence 1234-5678-90 - Mandatory posting of licence numbers

Contractor's Index

• Search Help
• Search engine (version française)

Guarantee Plan For New Residential Buildings

• General Information
• Before August 7, 2006
• As of August 7, 2006
• Pre-acceptance inspection checklists
• For the private portion
• For the common portions
• Professional inspection associations
• Plan managers
• Arbitration bodies
• Mediators (PDF)
• Version française

Laws, regulations and codes

• List of laws, regulations and codes administered by the Régie du bâtiment du Québec

Press releases

• Temporary Shelters for Smokers: RBQ Warning (2006-11)
• Important Message from the RBQ and its Partners to Customers of Flamidor and Pro du chauffage (2006-11)
• Is your heating system safe ? (2006-10)
• Important modifications to the Guarantee Plan for New Residential Buildings effective August 7, 2006. (2006-08)
• Important modification to the Guarantee Plan for New Residential Buildings concerning co-owners’ syndicates (2006-05-10)
• Improvements to the Guarantee Plan for New Residential Buildings (2006-02-23)
• Is your heating system safe ? (2005-10-11)
• Recall of Rheem propane and natural gas water heaters (2001-02-27)
• Be careful with satellite dishes (2000-03-03)
• Mandatory Posting of Building Contractor Licence Numbers (1999-05-28)
• Warning from the Régie du bâtiment: nonstandard gas refrigerator(1999-05-03)

Pressure Vessels

• Pressure Vessels (forms)

Professional qualification

• Schedule A: Subcategories of the category of general contractor
• Schedule B: Subcategories of the category of specialized contractor

Safety

• Super Safety and Propane
• Super Safety and your Heating System
• Super Safety and your Propane Barbecue
• Super Safety and your Propane Refrigerator
• Lifts for persons with physical disabilities / Getting around the house safely
• Safety in Buildings Housing Senior Citizens
• Safety in Residential Buildings
• Potable Water System