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Regulatory calendar 2025 to 2027

The dates that affect RBQ exam candidates from 2025 to 2027, each with its source.

Updated September 27, 2026

  1. Chapter I (Building) of the Construction Code adopts the NBC 2020 as amended for Québec. Source

  2. The 1.2 and 1.3 exam sheets come into use; they still hand out the NBC 2015 as amended. Source

  3. Regulation S-2.1, r. 10 on prevention programs is repealed; the site program now sits in sections 198 to 200 of the LSST. Source

  4. The Gazette officielle publishes the 2026 indexation of RBQ fees. Source

  5. RBQ fees are indexed: the exam now costs $105.27 per attempt. Source

  6. The competency profile shared by subclasses 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.2 and 1.3 is amended. Source

  7. Draft regulation: bond raised to $60,000 (general) and $30,000 (specialized). On September 26, 2026, it was still under review. Source

  8. Failing or missing a retake means a 4-month wait (previously 6). A new licence application no longer lets you retake the same exam. Source

  9. The RBQ announces an extension of the building and electrical transition period. Source

  10. The regulations extending the transition period come into force. Source

  11. Next annual indexation of RBQ fees: the 2026 amounts will change. Source

  12. End of the transition period: the previous text of the Building and Electrical chapters applies only to work begun before this date. Source