Free RBQ exam resources
Everything you can use for free to prepare for the RBQ exams.
Updated October 1, 2026
Guides to download
Free PDF guides, in French and English.
- PDF, 5 pages
How to prepare for the RBQ exams: a 4-week study plan
A week-by-week plan for the three management exams, with timed simulations.See the guide - PDF, 6 pages
Cheat sheet: the Administration exam
The four modules in formulas, tables and traps: finance, management, labour relations, licences.See the guide - PDF, 6 pages
Cheat sheet: the Safety management exam
The 10, 20 and 100 worker thresholds, deadlines, benefits and premiums, in a few pages.See the guide - PDF, 7 pages
Cheat sheet: the Project and site management exam
Legal framework, drawings and specifications, bidding, estimating, scheduling and sustainable sites, module by module.See the guide - PDF, 5 pages
Which exam for which licence
General or specialized contractor, owner-builder: the exams you sit, the exemptions and the cost.See the guide - PDF, 5 pages
RBQ exam day
Notice, documents provided, results, retake and fees: everything on exam day and after.See the guide - PDF, 4 pages
Cheat sheet: RBQ construction-work exams 1.1.1 to 1.3
Which exam you sit, how to look things up fast in the code, the ten themes and sixteen values with their article.See the guide - PDF, 4 pages
Getting your RBQ licence: documents, fees and timelines
The documents to attach, how to file and pay, the 2026 fees and what happens when the application is incomplete.See the guide