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RBQ project and site management exam

The project and site management exam covers the legal and regulatory framework, reading plans and specifications, estimating and bidding, managing construction activities and sustainable sites. It lasts 3 hours.

Updated September 27, 2026

Official name: Examination of knowledge in project and site management

Official duration
3 h
From the RBQ’s information sheet.
Pass mark
60%
RBQ sheets and instructions page.
RBQ fee per attempt
$105.27
2026 fee, not refundable.
RBQexam practice form
51 questions
Our practice format. The RBQ does not publish a question count.
Competency profile
5 modules, 26 elements
Profile dated May 1, 2025.
Language
French or English
For English: English titles on the convocation notice, or tell the RBQ 7 days before.

Who must take this exam

  • General contractor: must pass it.
  • Specialized contractor: must pass it.
  • General owner-builder: must pass it.
  • Specialized owner-builder: does not take it.
  • Possible exemption (s. 20): you completed a recognized training program in this field, or you acted as guarantor in this field in the previous 5 years.

Good to know about this exam

  • According to the December 2024 sheet, these are handed out: the Building Act, the R-20 Act, regulations B-1.1, r. 9 and R-20, r. 8, and the NBC 2015 as amended for Québec.
  • The code in force has been the NBC 2020 as amended for Québec since April 17, 2025, but the sheet still lists the NBC 2015 as amended as the document handed out.
  • A specialized owner-builder does not take this exam; a general owner-builder does (s. 11.2).
  • As of September 26, 2026, the RBQ sets the pass mark at 60% for the project management exam (the construction project management exam); it lasts 3 hours, according to the December 2024 sheet.

Modules and elements

The elements of the RBQ competency profile, grouped by module. "Documents provided" means the texts the element relies on are handed out in the exam room.

Module 1: Legal, normative and regulatory framework

  1. 1.Main Québec construction statutes; law, regulation, standard
  2. 2.Québec and Canadian law: levels and branches
  3. 3.Building Act: chapters, regulations, licences, guarantee planPartly provided
  4. 4.Legal duties of contractor, professionals and répondantsPartly provided
  5. 5.Scope, owner and chapters of the Code de sécurité
  6. 6.Construction Code chapter I, Part 9, occupancy classificationDocuments provided

Module 2: Reading and interpreting plans and specifications

  1. 7.Read plans: types, symbols, dimensions, precedence, consistency
  2. 8.Read specifications using the national master specification
  3. 9.Addenda, shop drawings, survey and geotechnical documents

Module 3: Cost estimating and bidding

  1. 10.Tender calls and bids: purpose and legal value
  2. 11.Decide whether to bid and assess company capacity
  3. 12.Contract types, legal points and standard forms
  4. 13.Prepare a bid and analyse sub-trade prices
  5. 14.Terms and payment with subcontractors and suppliers
  6. 15.BSDQ bid depository rules, guarantees and code
  7. 16.Quantity takeoff, unit conversions and quantity summary
  8. 17.Estimate labour, materials, overhead and profit

Module 4: Managing construction activities

  1. 18.Plan the work: sequence, budget, needs, critical path
  2. 19.Organize start-up, scheduling tools, permits and procurement
  3. 20.Direct trades, communicate instructions and solve problems
  4. 21.Control progress, quality and safety; post-project review

Module 5: Sustainable development rules

  1. 22.Know the 16 principles of the Sustainable Development Act
  2. 23.Healthy, inclusive and diverse worksite
  3. 24.Waste policy, energy-efficient building and resource use
  4. 25.Protect cultural heritage and fragile sites
  5. 26.Responsible local sourcing and 3RV material choices

Element titles are our own paraphrases, not the wording of the RBQ profile.

Documents provided and recommended

According to the RBQ information sheet (Mise à jour décembre 2024). Personal notes are not allowed in the exam room.

Handed out in the exam room

Recommended only (not handed out)

RBQ information sheet (Mise à jour décembre 2024), PDF in French (opens in a new tab)

Fees, retakes and validity

  • Each attempt costs $105.27 per person (2026 fee). Exam fees are not refunded.
  • After a failure, you get one retake, requested within 30 days of the notice you receive, with payment. Since March 1, 2026, failing or missing the retake means a 4-month wait.
  • Missing the exam counts as failing it. No postponement is accepted except for a serious reason.
  • A passed exam stays valid for 5 years (s. 17).

What a corrected question looks like

An original question, corrected the way our practice exams are. This example is from the Safety management exam.

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

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Sample questions for the Project and site management exam

Prepare for the Project and site management exam

Start with the free diagnostic: it shows your weak spots, module by module. Module 1 is part of the free level.

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