Death of a guarantor or licence holder

The Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ) must be informed when a guarantor or licence holder dies.

Through the “Application for the simplified forwarding of information relative to the death” form

After a death, the family of the deceased must complete certain formalities. One is the form “Application for the simplified forwarding of information relative to the death”, which is usually offered by the funeral home representative.

When filling out the form, the next of kin simply need to check the “Régie du bâtiment du Québec” box so that the Directeur de l’état civil can inform the RBQ of the death.

By written notice

If the information was not transmitted through the “Application for the simplified forwarding of information relative to the death” form, a written notice must be sent to the RBQ within 30 days following the death.

In the case of the death of a licence holder, this notice must be sent by one of the following persons:

• the liquidator of the succession
• the heir
• the legatee by particular title
• the legal representative of the deceased.

In the case of the death of a guarantor, the licence holder must send the notice.

In both cases, the RBQ can be informed in one of the following ways:

• by email to serviceclientele@rbq.gouv.qc.ca
• by mail, to the following address:

  Régie du bâtiment du Québec
  Rez-de-chaussée, local 040
  255, boulevard Crémazie Est
  Montréal (Québec) H2M 1L5

Death of the licence holder

After the death of the licence holder, the liquidator of the succession, heir, legatee by particular title or legal representative of the deceased may continue operations for up to 120 days from the date of death. At the end of this period, the licence will become invalid.

Death of the guarantor

If, following the death of the guarantor, no other guarantor is responsible for managing operations in the same field, the partnership or legal person must submit a licence modification application to the RBQ to add a new guarantor as soon as possible. If this application is not submitted, the licence or licence subclass, as the case may be, will become invalid 120 days after the date of death.

For more information, contact the RBQ.