Acceptable types of security

The Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ) invites you to consult the table that shows the acceptable types of security and documents required. If you obtain licence security from a financial institution, only the following security forms mentioned in table will be accepted. For the time being, an irrevocable and unconditional letter of credit issued by a financial institution (a letter of guarantee from a bank) is not one of the security forms accepted by the RBQ.

The original certificate of a licence security must be sent to the RBQ by mail, at the address provided on the page Contact Us. 

1) An INDIVIDUAL surety insurance policy issued in favour of the Régie du bâtiment du Québec (sec. 28 1^º)

Security issued by

• A company that holds a surety insurance permit (sec. 29)
• Another legal person authorized to act as surety¹ (sec. 29)

Forms to submit

• Commitment Form no 1580³ signed by the surety (sec. 31) – PDF (610 KB)

2A) A GROUP surety insurance policy issued in favour of the Régie du bâtiment du Québec (sec. 28 1^º)

Security issued by

• A company that holds a surety insurance permit (sec. 29)
• Another legal person authorized to act as surety¹ (sec. 29)

for the members of a contractors’ association

Forms to submit

• Commitment Form no 1581³ signed by the surety and provided by it to the Régie (sec. 31) – PDF (628 KB)
• Certificate of membership in a contractors’ association (1) – PDF (571 KB)

2B) A GROUP surety insurance policy issued in favour of the Régie du bâtiment du Québec (sec. 28 1^º)

Security issued by

A contractors’ association (for its members) solidarily with:

• a company that holds a surety insurance permit (sec. 29); )
• another legal person authorized to act as surety¹ (sec. 29).

(art. 29)

Forms to submit

• Commitment Form no 1583³ signed by the surety and provided by it to the Régie (sec. 31) – PDF (635 KB)
• Certificate of membership in a contractors’ association (2) – PDF (581 KB)

3. Certified cheque or bank draft made out to the Minister of Finance (sec. 28 2^º)

Security issued by the contractor

Forms to submit

• Commitment Form no 1582³ signed by the contractor (sec. 31) – PDF (614 KB)
• Certified cheque or bank draft made out to the Minister of Finance (sec. 28 2º)

Important note concerning this type of security

Certified cheques and bank drafts are submitted to the Ministère des Finances as “deposits and consignments.” Even if the contractor wishes to terminate his security, the security can only be released after 5 years. If a civil action is filed within the deadlines prescribed in subsection 37 and a final judgement is not rendered, the security is not released.

4. An irrevocable and unconditional letter of credit issued in favour of the Régie du bâtiment du Québec (sec. 28 3^º)

Security issued by

• a bank, a savings or credit union, a savings company² (sec. 29)

Forms to submit

• Irrevocable and unconditional letter of credit no 1584³ signed by the surety (sec. 31) – PDF (628 KB)

1. Legal persons authorized to act as surety

   Under the Bank Act(R.S.C., 1991, c.B-1), the Act respecting financial services cooperatives (R.S.Q., c. C-67.3), the Act respecting trust companies and savings companies (R.S.Q., c. S29.01) or the Act respecting insurance (R.S.Q., c. A-32).

2. A bank, saving or credit union or savings company authorized to act as surety

   Under the Bank ACt (R.S.C., 1991, c. B-1), the Savings and Credit Unions Act (R.S.Q., c. C-4.1) and the Act respecting trust companies and savings companiers (R.S.Q., c. S-29.01).

3. All the provisions of this form must also be an integral part of the form provided by the surety (or the contractor if acting as its own surety).