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Licence security

Obtain licence security

Licence security can be obtained in several ways:

through several contractors’ associations
from some insurance companies
from most surety companies.

Amount required

The amount of security required depends on your type of licence:

$20,000 for one or many specialized subclasses (Schedules II and III – PDF (109 KB))
$40,000 for one or many general subclasses (Schedule I – PDF (109 KB)).

If you hold both general and specialized subclasses, the required amount is $40,000.

Replace licence security

If you change your surety company, you must notify the Régie du bâtiment du Québec as soon as possible by completing the form Notice of licence security replacement [Fr] – PDF (570 KB).

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