Significant shortage of workers in the construction industry
According to an analysis by the Association de la construction du Québec, there is a shortage of at least 3,500 workers and this shortage is likely to affect construction sites in several cities in Quebec, in the coming weeks. Perhaps this shortage of construction workers could worsening due to the aging of the population and the decrease in registrations in …
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Process of an RBQ license application
Process of a license application to the RBQ. To issue or not a license, the Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ) first assesses the professional skills of the construction company in one or more fields of qualification. RBQ source image Who has to take the RBQ exams? These are people present within the company (manager, shareholder, director …
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An eco-responsible deconstruction for the old Champlain Bridge
Its dismantling, which began in July 2020 on the longest section that spans the St.Lawrence River will continue until the end of 2023 . Before being disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic, the work was to be completed in 2022. This bridge was inaugurated in 1962 built to cost as little as possible … about $ 35 million (1962). Including the …
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Self-construction and the RBQ license
If you want to self-build your personal house (the one you are going to live in and which will house your family), you do not need to obtain an RBQ license. The owner-builder’s license is compulsory for people who wish to work on the work of buildings they own, excluding their personal home (house, condo where they live). Often people …
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Responding to a construction company, what are your obligations?
What is a respondent? A guarantor is a person who vouches for someone. The same applies to the respondent of a construction company who vouches for it in one or more of the fields of qualification, namely: administration, safety management on construction sites, project and site management, and the execution of construction works. Under the Regulation respecting the professional qualification …
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Construction of a building in order to resell each of the condos, the impact of the 4 superimposed private parts on the RBQ 1.1.2 license
Take the case of John who wants to build a building of 6 condos and sell them individually. He wants to know which subclass of general contractor he should hold. We understand that John: Wish to build a building including 6 condominiums Will offer each of these units for sale. John is therefore considered a real estate developer and a …
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