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Choosing a contractor and reading a quote

Before signing, describe the same work to every business, check the RBQ licence where one is required, the identity and the insurance, then compare detailed quotes with six precise questions. This guide also covers the written contract, the deposit, the 10-day cancellation right after a door-to-door sale, estimated versus fixed price, taxes and acceptance of the work.
Level : Beginner possibleDraftReviewed October 10, 2026Next review: April 10, 202733 sources
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Draft.This guide is a draft. It has not yet been reviewed by an experienced installer or an engineer. Quantities and times come from the engine; the text may still change.
In this guide

Your project

This guide does not depend on a quantity calculation: each step is a fixed amount of the homeowner's own time.

This guide does not depend on a quantity calculation: each step is a fixed amount of the homeowner's own time.

Estimated total working time
Beginner
12 person-h6 to 24 person-h
Intermediate
8 person-h4 to 17 person-h
Phase 1 · Assessment

Define the project before you call

Two quotes can only be compared if they describe the same work. Published prices for a paver patio vary widely from page to page, even from the same publisher, mostly because the scope is not stated: base thickness, excavation, spoil disposal, edging, warranty. Write your own description first, with your measurements and the calculator's estimate as a benchmark.

  1. 01Write a one-page description[1, 2, 3]

    1. Describe the structure: type, location, measurements (area, length, height), use (foot traffic or vehicles).
    2. Note what must be removed (sod, old asphalt, concrete) and access for machinery.
    3. State your material preferences and what must be included: base, edging, joints, spoil disposal, lawn repair.
    4. Run an estimate with this site's calculator to know the range and how the cost splits.
    5. Add the six questions from phase 3 at the end of your description.

    Done when : You have a written description, the same measurements for every business and a saved or printed reference estimate.

Phase 2 · Permits and locates

Check the business

Make three checks: the RBQ licence where the work requires one, the business's identity (legal name and NEQ) and its liability insurance.

For common landscaping on private residential land (patio, walkway, low garden wall, unattached steps on gravel), the RBQ says no licence is required. Digging for a pool, poured concrete and structures attached to the building require one; plumbing belongs to a CMMTQ member and electrical work to a CMEQ member. A licence holder must show its number on its quotes, contracts and advertising.

  1. 01Check the licence in the RBQ register[4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]

    1. Ask whether your work requires a licence and which one. If unsure, the RBQ's licence guide answers by type of work.
    2. Read the number printed on the quote, in the format "Licence RBQ : XXXX-XXXX-XX".
    3. Look the business up in the RBQ register of licence holders.
    4. Check: licence in force, same name as on the quote, subcategories that cover your work, bond, recorded claims and indemnities.
    5. For electrical work, check CMEQ membership; for a connection to drinking water or sewer, a plumber who is a CMMTQ member.

    Done when : You have looked at the register record: the licence is in force, the name matches the quote and the subcategories cover your work; or you have confirmed that no licence is required for this work.

  2. 02Check identity, taxes and insurance[3, 11, 12]

    1. Ask for the exact legal name (with "inc." if applicable) and the NEQ, and check that they match the quote and the RBQ register.
    2. Ask for the GST and QST registration numbers. A small business under the small supplier threshold may not be registered: it must then charge no tax.
    3. Ask for a certificate of civil liability insurance: insurer's name, policy number, expiry date.

    Done when : You have the legal name, the NEQ, the GST and QST numbers (or the small supplier statement) and an insurance certificate valid during the work.

  3. 03If the business came to you: itinerant sale[13, 14, 15]

    1. A business that solicits you at your door, or that called to offer a "free evaluation" and then has you sign at home, is an itinerant merchant.
    2. Ask for its Office de la protection du consommateur permit number.
    3. The contract must be written, show the place and date of signing, the price of each good or service and the amount of each tax, and come with the cancellation form.
    4. You may cancel for any reason within 10 days after receiving your copy. During those 10 days, the business may neither take payment nor start the work.

    Done when : If the business solicited you, you have its OPC permit number, a copy of the contract with the cancellation form and the end date of your 10-day period.

Phase 3 · Excavation

Request and compare quotes

Send the same description to three businesses and ask for a detailed quote. For residential work, the RBQ recommends a broken-down price: labour, materials and products, transport, insurance, subcontractors and equipment rental. A clear quote also shows quantities with units, hours and crew size, machine days, tonnes of spoil and where they go, overhead and profit, then GST and QST on two separate lines.

For a paver patio, walkway or driveway, quality lies mostly in what you can no longer see once the work is done. One manufacturer puts the pavers at only about 20% of a patio budget; the rest pays for labour, excavation, base and supplies. A much lower quote almost always cuts what is buried.

  1. 01Ask for three detailed quotes[3]

    1. Send your description on the same three terms: same measurements, same inclusions, same schedule.
    2. Ask for a written, detailed quote: quantities and units, labour, equipment, transport and disposal, subcontractors, overhead and profit, taxes listed separately.
    3. Ask who obtains the permits and who files the Info-Excavation request.
    4. Ask how long the price stays valid and whether it is an estimated price or a fixed price.

    Done when : You have three written quotes based on the same description, each stating the pricing mode and how long it is valid.

  2. 02Ask the six questions[16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21]

    Ask each business for a written answer with numbers. For pavers:

    1. What base, in what material, at what compacted thickness? Good answer: MG-20 with a thickness in millimetres suited to the soil and use. For example, Techo-Bloc's table runs from 150 to 200 mm for a patio on sand or gravel, 250 to 350 mm on clay or silt, and more under a driveway.
    2. How is the base compacted? Good answer: in lifts of about 100 mm, each with a plate compactor. "All at once" is a bad sign.
    3. Is there geotextile between the soil and the base? Good answer: yes, at least on clay or silt and under a driveway, with the fabric type named.
    4. What bedding and what joint material? Good answer: about 25 mm of concrete sand, not stone dust; a named joint product, placed on dry joints.
    5. What edge restraint holds the pavers, and how is it fixed? Good answer: a named restraint on every free edge, fixed with spikes or made of concrete.
    6. What written labour warranty? Good answer: a length of time and what it covers, on top of the warranties in the law (one year for poor workmanship, five years for loss of the work).

    For a wall or steps, add: buried course, clear drainage stone, drain outlet, and an engineer if a trigger applies.

    Done when : Each quote answers the six questions in writing with numbers and names: thickness in mm, number of lifts, fabric, sand and joint product named, edge restraint named, warranty length.

  3. 03Compare line by line[3, 21, 22, 23]

    1. Put the quotes side by side and check that the scope is the same. Note every difference: base thickness, excavation, disposal, edging, warranty.
    2. Compare quantities: area, tonnes of stone, metres of edging, spoil trips.
    3. Check the taxes: GST (5%) and QST (9.975%) are each calculated on the same pre-tax price and appear on two lines.
    4. Compare each total with this site's estimate. A large gap should be explained by a difference in scope.
    5. Choose on scope and on the answers to the six questions, not only on the total.

    Done when : You have a table of scope differences between the quotes and can explain in one sentence why you choose one of them.

Phase 4 · Base

Sign a complete contract

The Office de la protection du consommateur recommends that the written contract include the business's name and address, its licence and permit numbers where required, start and end dates, the insurer and policy number, a detailed description of work and materials with the quote attached, the total price and payment terms, and clauses on the completion date, debris removal and written approval of any extra.

Also look at the pricing mode. With an estimated price, the business must justify any increase, and you pay only what it could not foresee. With a fixed price, the price does not move if the work takes more or less time, except through a written change. Outside itinerant sales, the law does not cap the deposit: keep it as small as possible.

  1. 01Read the contract against the checklist[3, 11, 20, 24]

    Check that the contract contains:

    • full identity: legal name, address, RBQ licence if required, NEQ, GST and QST numbers, insurer and policy;
    • the description of work and materials, with the detailed quote and the answers to the six questions attached;
    • the pricing mode (estimated or fixed) and what it means;
    • allowances for unforeseen conditions (rock, buried debris, water) with a unit price, applying only if the condition is found;
    • start and end dates, payment schedule, deposit and its refund if the work is not done on time;
    • who obtains the permits and who files the Info-Excavation request;
    • debris removal, included or not;
    • the extras rule: no extra work without a written, signed change order;
    • the business's own warranty, on top of the legal warranties.

    Done when : Every checklist item is in the contract, or you have a written reason why it is not.

  2. 02Sign and pay a small deposit[11, 13]

    1. Keep the deposit as small as possible and have its refund written in if the work is not done by the agreed date.
    2. If you sign at home after being solicited, pay nothing and let no work start before the 10-day period ends.
    3. If you accept the quote online, the business must first show you the itemized price, taxes, schedule and cancellation terms clearly, then send you a copy of the contract within 15 days.
    4. Keep a signed copy of everything.

    Done when : You have a signed copy of the contract, the deposit paid is modest and refundable if the work is late, and you know your cancellation period if there is one.

Phase 5 · Install and finish

During and after the work

During the work, every change goes through a written change order signed before it is done. Photograph what will be hidden: excavation depth, geotextile, base lifts, drain.

At the end, acceptance of the work is done in writing, with the list of defects to fix; you may hold back enough money to cover them. The law adds two protections: a one-year warranty against poor workmanship and five-year liability for loss of the work caused by a design, construction or soil defect.

  1. 01Follow the work and document what will be hidden[11, 20]

    1. Before the base is covered, measure the excavation depth and the stone thickness at the edge with a tape, and take photos with the tape visible.
    2. Photograph the geotextile, each compacted lift, the drain and its outlet.
    3. For any change you request or are offered, require a written change order, with the price, signed before the work.
    4. Keep a log of dates, weather and visits.

    Done when : You have dated photos of each hidden layer with a visible measurement, and every extra has a change order signed before it was done.

  2. 02Accept the work and check the invoice[20, 25, 26]

    1. Walk the work with the business and write down every visible defect (reservations).
    2. Sign the acceptance with those reservations and keep enough money to cover them until they are fixed.
    3. Check the invoice: business name, GST and QST numbers, description of the work, GST and QST on two lines, payments already made.
    4. Note the acceptance date: it starts the one-year warranty and the five-year liability.

    Done when : The acceptance is signed with the list of reservations, the holdback matches the defects noted, the invoice shows the numbers and both taxes, and the acceptance date is written down.

Common mistakes

Not checking the licence or its subcategories[4, 9]

What happens

A business with no licence, or without the right subcategory, has no bond covering your work and can leave you without recourse.

How to avoid it

Check the RBQ register before signing, when your work requires a licence.

Paying a large deposit[3, 11]

What happens

If the business does not show up or closes, the money is hard to recover.

How to avoid it

The smallest possible deposit, with a written refund if the work is not done on time.

Signing at the kitchen table without knowing the 10-day right[13]

What happens

You pay a deposit or let work start when the law forbids it for 10 days.

How to avoid it

After a home solicitation, ask for the OPC permit, keep your copy and pay nothing for 10 days.

Comparing totals that do not cover the same work[1, 21]

What happens

You pick the lowest quote because it left out part of the work, often the base or the disposal.

How to avoid it

Send everyone the same description and compare line by line, with the six questions.

Agreeing to extras verbally[11, 20]

What happens

The final invoice exceeds the contract and nobody agrees on what was decided.

How to avoid it

No extra work without a written change order, with a price, signed before the work.

Treating an estimate as a fixed price[20]

What happens

The invoice goes up and you find out the contract was at an estimated price.

How to avoid it

Have the pricing mode written in the contract. At an estimated price, require justification for any increase and a list of unforeseen conditions with unit prices.

An invoice with no tax numbers, or with a combined rate[23, 25]

What happens

You cannot check that the taxes you paid are remitted, or claim them if you are entitled to.

How to avoid it

Require the GST and QST numbers and two tax lines; a business that is not registered (small supplier) charges no tax.

Not asking for the insurance certificate[11]

What happens

Damage to your house or the neighbour's during the work stays with you.

How to avoid it

Ask for the insurer, the policy number and the expiry date, and have them written in the contract.

Paying everything before acceptance[20]

What happens

No leverage is left to get defects fixed.

How to avoid it

Accept the work in writing, with reservations, and hold back enough to cover the defects noted.

When to call a pro or an engineer

  • Electrician

    Your work includes electrical work (outdoor receptacle, circuit, hard-wired transformer, pool equipment): only a contractor who is a CMEQ member may do it, and homeowners may not do it themselves.[27, 28]

  • Plumber

    A connection to drinking water (irrigation, pool fill) and its backflow preventer belong to a plumber who is a CMMTQ member.[8, 29]

  • Plumber

    A connection to the building drain or the municipal sewer is plumbing work that needs a plumber who is a CMMTQ member and, generally, a municipal permit.[8]

  • Contractor

    A structure attached to the building or on concrete footings falls outside the landscaping exemption: hire a business holding the right RBQ licence.[7]

  • Contractor

    Installing an in-ground pool needs a licensed business (subcategory 13.5 for the pool, 2.5 for the excavation) and a municipal permit.[8, 30]

  • Engineer

    Retaining wall of 1 m or more: the quote must include an engineer, and the business must follow the engineer's plans. See the retaining wall guide.[31, 32]

Rules in Quebec

  • LicenceAll of Quebec

    Nobody may act as a construction contractor without a valid RBQ licence with subcategories matching the work. The licence number must appear on quotes, contracts, invoices and advertising. Fines range from $7,051 to $35,244 for an individual and from $21,148 to $105,734 for a company.[5, 6]

    Checked October 10, 2026

  • LicenceAll of Quebec

    The RBQ says no licence is required for private roads and other work on private land such as low walls and landscaping, nor for block or paver landings set on gravel and not attached to the building.[7]

    Checked October 10, 2026

  • LicenceAll of Quebec

    Electrical work done for others is reserved to CMEQ members, and homeowners may not do electrical, gas or petroleum work themselves.[27, 28]

    Checked October 10, 2026

  • Consumer protectionAll of Quebec

    Itinerant sales: a merchant who solicits or has a consumer sign away from its own address, including after a call offering an evaluation, must hold an OPC permit and give a written contract with the prescribed contents and a cancellation form. The consumer may cancel within 10 days of receiving a copy (one year in some cases), and no payment and no work are allowed during that period.[13, 14]

    Checked October 10, 2026

  • Consumer protectionAll of Quebec

    Distance contract (online acceptance): the business must first clearly disclose its identity, the detailed description, the price of each item, fees and taxes, the total, the schedule and the cancellation terms, then send a copy within 15 days. Otherwise, the consumer may cancel within 7 days.[13]

    Checked October 10, 2026

  • Consumer protectionAll of Quebec

    Estimated or fixed price: with an estimated price, the contractor must justify any increase and the client pays it only if it comes from work or expenses unforeseeable at signing (art. 2107). With a fixed price, neither party may claim a price change because the work cost more or less, unless agreed (art. 2109).[20]

    Checked October 10, 2026

  • Consumer protectionAll of Quebec

    Deposit: outside itinerant sales, no law caps it. The OPC and the RBQ advise the smallest possible deposit and a refund clause if the work is not done on time.[3, 11]

    Checked October 10, 2026

  • Consumer protectionAll of Quebec

    Acceptance and warranties: the client accepts the work with or without reservations and may hold back enough to cover them. The contractor warrants the work against poor workmanship for one year and is liable for its loss for five years in case of a design, construction or soil defect.[20]

    Checked October 10, 2026

  • TaxesAll of Quebec

    GST (5%) and QST (9.975%) are each calculated on the pre-tax price and shown on two lines. From $100, the invoice shows the registration numbers; from $500, also the client's name, payment terms and description. A business under the small supplier threshold ($30,000) may not be registered and then charges no tax. An advertised price may exclude taxes but must include every other fee.[13, 22, 25, 33]

    Checked October 10, 2026

Words used

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    Installation de pavé uni au Québec : guide complet des prix au m² et pi² · Soumission Rénovation

    Consulted October 10, 2026Source page

    • Soumission Rénovation gives 15 to 35 $ per ft2 for installed pavers (May 2026), with no stated source or scope.
    • Price ranges published with no stated scope.
  2. 2.

    Aménagement paysager : combien ça coûte ? · Soumission Rénovation

    Published March 3, 2026Consulted October 10, 2026Source page

    • The same publisher gives 25 to 45 $ per ft2 for a paver patio (March 2026), also with no stated scope.
  3. 3.

    Signer un contrat de rénovation · Régie du bâtiment du Québec

    Consulted October 10, 2026Source page

    • The RBQ advises putting the RBQ licence, NEQ, GST and QST numbers and the exact legal name in the contract, and for residential renovation a price broken down into labour, materials and products, transport, insurance, subcontractors and equipment rental, with the smallest possible deposit.
    • The RBQ also advises the smallest possible deposit.
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  4. 4.

    Vérifier la licence d'un entrepreneur · Régie du bâtiment du Québec

    Consulted October 10, 2026Source page

    • The RBQ advises checking the licence before signing and making sure the subcategories match the work; the record shows the NEQ, subcategories, bond, claims and indemnities.
    • The RBQ advises checking the licence and subcategories before signing.
    • Licence check.
  5. 5.

    Afficher votre licence · Régie du bâtiment du Québec

    Consulted October 10, 2026Source page

    • The licence number must appear on quotes, contracts, invoices and advertising, in the format "Licence RBQ : XXXX-XXXX-XX".
    • Display your licence.
  6. 6.

    Loi sur le bâtiment, RLRQ c. B-1.1 · LégisQuébec, Éditeur officiel du Québec

    Consulted October 10, 2026Source page

    • Nobody may act as a construction contractor without a valid licence; fines range from $7,051 to $105,734 depending on the case. (art. 46, 57.1, 197.1)
    • Building Act. (art. 46, 57.1, 197.1)
  7. 7.

    Guide pour déterminer le besoin d'une licence et la sous-catégorie pertinente : sous-catégorie 2.7, Entrepreneur en travaux d'emplacement · Régie du bâtiment du Québec

    Consulted October 10, 2026Source page

    • The RBQ exempts private roads, low walls and landscaping on private land, and unattached landings on gravel, from the licence.
    • The exemption covers unattached landings set on gravel.
    • RBQ guide, subcategory 2.7.
  8. 8.

    Liste des sous-catégories de licence (document 1592, édition 2025-10) · Régie du bâtiment du Québec

    Consulted October 10, 2026Source page

    • The RBQ list describes subcategories 2.5 (excavation and earthwork), 2.7 (site work, including pavers) and 13.5 (pools).
    • Subcategory 15.5 (plumbing) is reserved to master pipe-mechanics.
    • Subcategory 15.5, plumbing.
    • Subcategory 13.5 expressly covers pools; 2.5 covers excavation and earthwork.
  9. 9.

    Entrepreneurs sans licence de la RBQ : redoublez de vigilance · Régie du bâtiment du Québec

    Published January 12, 2026Consulted October 10, 2026Source page

    • In January 2026, the RBQ urged extra vigilance about unlicensed contractors.
    • RBQ warning about unlicensed contractors.
  10. 10.

    Registre des détenteurs de licence · Régie du bâtiment du Québec

    Consulted October 10, 2026Source page

    • The RBQ register can be searched online.
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    Request a contract (before hiring a renovation contractor) · Office de la protection du consommateur

    Published November 21, 2022Consulted October 10, 2026Source page

    • The OPC recommends a written contract with the business's name and address, its licence and permit numbers where required, start and end dates, the insurer and policy number, a detailed description of work and materials, the total price and payment terms, and clauses on the completion date, debris and written approval of extras.
    • The OPC advises the smallest possible deposit and a refund clause if the work is not finished by the agreed date.
    • The OPC recommends a clause requiring your written approval for any extra.
    • OPC advice on deposits.
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    Consulted October 10, 2026Source page

    • Revenu Québec describes the small supplier, which need not register while its taxable sales stay under $30,000.
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    Consulted October 10, 2026Source page

    • The Act defines the itinerant merchant, sets the contract contents, gives 10 days to cancel (one year if the contract is incomplete or there is no permit) and bans payment and work during that period. (art. 55, 58, 59, 60, 60.1)
    • For a distance contract, the Act requires prior disclosure of the itemized price and taxes and a copy within 15 days, and allows cancellation within 7 days if information is missing. (art. 54.4 to 54.8)
    • For an itinerant contract, no payment and no service, installation included, before the 10-day period ends. (art. 60, 60.1)
    • 10-day period, no payment and no work during it. (art. 59, 60, 60.1)
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    Consulted October 10, 2026Source page

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    • The OPC publishes the mandatory contents of an itinerant merchant's contract.
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    Guide d'installation, Pavés · Techo-Bloc

    Consulted October 10, 2026Source page

    • Techo-Bloc gives 150 to 200 mm of base for a patio on sand or gravel, 250 to 350 mm on clay or silt, 200 to 350 mm and 300 to 500 mm for a driveway, and compacts in lifts of about 100 mm. (p. 64)
    • Techo-Bloc's guide gives the base thicknesses to compare against.
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    DTNI-3C, Mise en oeuvre des pavés et des dalles en béton ou en pierre naturelle sur lit de pose granulaire · Ville de Montréal

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    • Unilock installs edge restraint on the unrestrained sides of the paving.
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    Code civil du Québec, RLRQ c. CCQ-1991 · LégisQuébec, Éditeur officiel du Québec

    Consulted October 10, 2026Source page

    • The Civil Code provides a one-year warranty against poor workmanship and five-year liability for loss of the work. (art. 2118, 2120)
    • Before the contract, the contractor tells the client the nature of the work, the goods and the time needed; at an estimated price, an increase must be justified and unforeseeable; at a fixed price, the price does not change. (art. 2102, 2107, 2109)
    • At a fixed price, the price does not change without agreement; at an estimated price, an increase must be justified. (art. 2107, 2109)
    • The client accepts the work with or without reservations, need not pay before acceptance and may hold back enough to cover reservations; one-year warranty and five-year liability. (art. 2110, 2111, 2118, 2120)
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    • About 80% of a patio budget goes to what is under the pavers and to labour.
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    • GST is 5% and QST is 9.975% of the selling price excluding GST.
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    Consulted October 10, 2026Source page

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    Consulted October 10, 2026Source page

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    Consulted October 10, 2026Source page

    • From $100, the invoice must show the supplier's GST registration number and the tax amount.
    • Registration number required on invoices of $100 or more.
    • Invoice contents by amount.
  26. 26.

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    Consulted October 10, 2026Source page

    • Revenu Québec applies the same thresholds for QST.
  27. 27.

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    • Electrical work for others reserved to CMEQ members. (art. 1)
    • Master Electricians Act. (art. 1)
  28. 28.

    Travaux que vous pouvez faire vous-même · Régie du bâtiment du Québec

    Consulted October 10, 2026Source page

    • Homeowners may not do electrical, gas or petroleum work themselves.
    • Work you can do yourself.
  29. 29.

    Code de construction, RLRQ c. B-1.1, r. 2 · LégisQuébec, Éditeur officiel du Québec

    Consulted October 10, 2026Source page

    • Chapter III of the Construction Code covers plumbing, except downstream of an individual backflow preventer. (art. 3.02.01)
  30. 30.

    Règlement sur la sécurité des piscines résidentielles, RLRQ c. S-3.1.02, r. 1 · Gouvernement du Québec (LégisQuébec)

    Consulted October 10, 2026Source page

    • Municipal permit required to install a pool. (art. 9)
  31. 31.

    Les murs de soutènement · Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec

    Consulted October 10, 2026Source page

    • The OIQ points out that height alone does not decide, but a retaining wall carries soil load.
  32. 32.

    Formulaire de demande de certificat : Mur de soutènement (C-04) · Ville de Terrebonne

    Published January 21, 2026Consulted October 10, 2026Source page

    • Terrebonne requires an engineer's attestation for a wall of 1 m or more.
  33. 33.

    When to register for and start charging the GST/HST · Canada Revenue Agency

    Consulted October 10, 2026Source page

    • Small supplier threshold.

Review and history

Status
Draft awaiting review
Last reviewed
October 10, 2026
Next review due
April 10, 2027
Reviewers
Rédaction paysagement (editor)
Change log
  1. October 10, 2026

    First version, written from RBQ and OPC pages, the Consumer Protection Act, the Civil Code and the tax rules. Draft awaiting legal review.