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Your licence type

4 exams for General contractor

ExamAvailability
  • Administration
    Duration3 h
    Available
  • Safety management(Gestion de la sécurité)
    Duration1 h 30
    Available
  • Project and site management(Gestion de projets et de chantiers)
    Duration3 h
    Available
  • Construction work(Exécution des travaux)One exam per subclass in Schedule I
    Duration3 h
    Available

Pass mark: 60%. Each attempt costs $105.27 (2026 fee).

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Every question maps to an element of the RBQ profile

For each exam, the RBQ publishes a competency profile split into modules and elements (éléments). Every practice question is tied to one of them, so your results tell you what to review, element by element.

Safety management · Prevention program

Open book
Question 7 of 20

You are the principal contractor on a site where 12 construction workers will be present at the same time. What must you do before work starts?

  • Nothing: there is no obligation below 20 workers
  • Send a prevention program to the CNESSTYour answer
  • Have a site-specific prevention program drawn up, jointly with the employersCorrect answer
  • Apply the Regulation respecting the prevention program (S-2.1, r. 10)

Explanation

From 10 workers expected at the same time, section 198 requires a site-specific prevention program, drawn up jointly with the employers. Sending it to the Commission (s. 200) applies only from 20 workers. S-2.1, r. 10 was repealed on October 1, 2025.

Source: LSST, ss. 198 and 200

LégisQuébec
  • The element testedThe module and element of the profile, as the RBQ names them.
  • The document providedWhen the law is handed out at the exam, an Open book tag and the document’s name, before you answer.
  • The sourceAfter you answer, the section in question and a LégisQuébec link, without copying the text.
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Official sources

Built on the rules the RBQ points you to

The RBQ’s exam information sheets name the Acts and regulations handed to candidates during the management exams. Our questions are built on those texts, and every link goes to the official version on LégisQuébec.

We cite the section number and give the link. We never copy the text of the law.

Features

Four tools at the core of every session

Practise, understand the mistake, review at the right time, then test yourself in exam conditions.

  1. 01

    Readiness score

    Your mock exams are marked against the 60% pass mark. The score, from 0 to 100 over your last 14 days, combines those results, the elements you have mastered and the reviews you did on time.

  2. 02

    AI tutor on every wrong answer

    After a wrong answer, the tutor explains the reasoning and points you to the section in question, with the LégisQuébec link. It cites the number, never the text of the law.

  3. 03

    Spaced review

    Questions you miss come back in your review queue, at intervals that grow as you get them right.

  4. 04

    Timed mock exams

    Official duration (3 h, or 1 h 30 for safety), marked at 60%, and no English peek during the mock.

Checked September 26, 2026

What changed in 2026

The rules that affect your exam and your licence this year, checked against the RBQ’s pages and LégisQuébec.

Exams

The management and construction work exams, available now

The three management exams, plus the construction work exams for subclasses 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.2 and 1.3. Other subclasses are not included yet, and we do not announce a date.

  • ADMAvailable

    Administration

    Financial management · Management · Construction labour-relations regime · Legislation and regulation

    Official duration
    3 h
    Modules
    4 modules
    Practice form
    56 questions
    Our practice format. The RBQ does not publish the number of questions.
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  • SECAvailable

    Safety management

    (Gestion de la sécurité)

    Prevention management · Compensation management · Assessment (premium) management · Applying Sustainable Development Act principles

    Official duration
    1 h 30
    Modules
    4 modules
    Practice form
    40 questions
    Our practice format. The RBQ does not publish the number of questions.
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  • GPCAvailable

    Project and site management

    (Gestion de projets et de chantiers)

    Legal, normative and regulatory framework · Reading and interpreting plans and specifications · Cost estimating and bidding · Managing construction activities · Sustainable development rules

    Official duration
    3 h
    Modules
    5 modules
    Practice form
    51 questions
    Our practice format. The RBQ does not publish the number of questions.
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  • Available

    Construction work

    (Exécution des travaux)

    Standards, construction techniques and plan reading. Available now: subclasses 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.2 and 1.3.

    Official duration
    3 h
    Modules
    One exam per subclass
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Your licence

Exams by licence type

The regulation sets the exams by licence type. Owner-builders are exempt from Administration, and specialized owner-builders from Project management too.

  • General contractor

    entrepreneur général

    • AdministrationRequired
    • Safety managementRequired
    • Project and site managementRequired
    • Construction workOne exam per subclass in Schedule IRequired
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  • Specialty contractor

    entrepreneur spécialisé

    • AdministrationRequired
    • Safety managementRequired
    • Project and site managementRequired
    • Construction workOne exam per subclass in Schedule II; none for Schedule IIIRequired
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  • Owner-builder (general)

    constructeur-propriétaire général

    • AdministrationNot required
    • Safety managementRequired
    • Project and site managementRequired
    • Construction workSchedule I, except 1.1.1 and 1.1.2Required
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  • Owner-builder (specialty)

    constructeur-propriétaire spécialisé

    • AdministrationNot required
    • Safety managementRequired
    • Project and site managementNot required
    • Construction workSchedule IIRequired
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Built for the way the RBQ tests you

  • Practice by element

    Pick a module or an element of the profile and practise only that one.

  • Weak-element targeting

    Your weakest elements, by name, and sessions that go after them first.

  • Mastery by element

    A mastery rate for every element, updated with each answer.

  • English peek

    In practice, show the question in English to check a term. Mock exams do not offer it.

  • Open-book training

    When a document is handed out at the exam, the question names it. You learn where to look, not to memorize it all.

  • Sourced explanations

    Every explanation gives the section in question and a LégisQuébec link.

  • French first

    Written in Québec French with the regulation’s terms, and offered in English.

  • Built in Québec

    Made for the RBQ exams and Québec law, not adapted from another market.

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  • Up to date with the 2026 rulesA 4-month wait after failing the retake, a $105.27 fee. A resource that still says 6 months has not been revised.
  • Sourced answersEvery explanation names the section and links to the official text on LégisQuébec.
  • The official formatMock exams at the official duration, marked at 60%, for each exam.
  • The competency profile coveredQuestions follow the modules and elements of the profile the RBQ publishes.
  • Open book taken into accountWhere Acts are provided, you train to look things up, not to memorize them.
  • French firstWritten in Québec French with the regulation’s terms, not translated from English.
  • Claims you can checkBe wary of pass rates and testimonials you cannot verify.
  • A clear priceTotal price, taxes and cancellation terms shown before you sign up.

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How it works

Exam-ready in three steps

  1. 1

    Take the diagnostic

    One free diagnostic per exam shows where you stand, module by module.

  2. 2

    Practise your weak elements

    Sessions go after what you know least first, and the tutor explains every mistake.

  3. 3

    Mock exam, then the RBQ

    Pass your timed mock exams, then file your application. The RBQ writes to you with the date, time and office.

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  • A site launched in 2026

    We have no testimonials or pass rates to show you yet, and we will not make any up.

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    RBQexam is not affiliated with the Régie du bâtiment du Québec. Exams, fees and decisions are the RBQ’s.

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    Our facts are checked against the RBQ’s pages and LégisQuébec, and every explanation cites the section.

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Quick answers

Answers drawn from the RBQ’s pages and LégisQuébec, checked September 26, 2026.

What is the pass mark for the RBQ exams?

60%, for every contractor and owner-builder exam.

How much does an RBQ exam cost in 2026?

$105.27 per person, per exam. A retake costs the same. RBQ fees are indexed every January 1 and are not taxable.

How long is each exam?

Administration: 3 h. Safety management: 1 h 30. Project and site management: 3 h. Construction work: 3 h.

What happens if I fail?

You get one retake, requested within 30 days. If you fail or miss the retake, you wait 4 months after the RBQ’s decision before you can sit that exam again (since March 1, 2026).

How long does a passed exam stay valid?

5 years. If no licence is issued, the period runs from the marking date.

Which exams does an owner-builder take?

Owner-builders are exempt from Administration. The general owner-builder takes Safety management, Project and site management and construction work; the specialized one takes Safety management and construction work.

Are the Acts provided during the exam?

For the management exams, some are. Each exam’s information sheet names the Acts and regulations handed to the candidate; the others are recommended reading.

Is RBQexam part of the RBQ?

No. RBQexam is independent and not affiliated with the Régie du bâtiment du Québec.

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