Government
Travaux d'excavation
Régie du bâtiment du Québec
Open the source- Consulted
- October 10, 2026
- Region
- QC
- Language
- fr
Cited by
Guides
- Building a paver or slab patio
- Building a paver walkway
- Building a paver driveway
- Building a paver pool deck
- Building a block garden wall or retaining wall
- Building outdoor block or slab steps
- Before you dig: locates, permits and property lines
- Yard drainage: slopes, downspouts, French drain, catch basin and dry well
- Grading the yard around your house
- Laying sod on good topsoil
- Automatic sprinkler system: the basics
- Low-voltage (12 V) landscape lighting
Glossary terms
What we take from it
- Info-Excavation request at least 4 business days before the work, valid until the stated end date and for at most 180 days, free of charge.
- The RBQ asks for the Info-Excavation request at least 4 business days before the work; it is free and valid until its end date, 180 days at most.
- The RBQ asks for the request at least 4 business days before the work.
- RBQ page on excavation work.
- The RBQ asks for the Info-Excavation request at least 4 business days before the work; free, valid 180 days at most.
- 4 business day lead time asked by the RBQ.
- The RBQ asks for the request at least 4 business days before the work; it is valid until its end date, 180 days at most.
- The RBQ asks for the Info-Excavation request at least 4 business days before the work; it is free, valid until its end date, 180 days at most, and damage is recorded in the contractor's file.
- The RBQ records damage in the contractor's file and can sanction its licence.
- The request is valid until its stated end date, 180 days at most.
- Lead time of at least 4 business days asked by the RBQ.
- Valid until the end date, 180 days at most.
- 4 business day lead time, validity of 180 days at most.
- The RBQ asks licensed contractors to file the locate request, and damage is recorded in their file.
- Lead time, validity and cost of the locate request.
- Info-Excavation request at least 4 business days before the work, free, valid 180 days at most.
- 4 business day lead time.
- The RBQ asks contractors to file a free Info-Excavation request at least 4 business days before work; the request stays valid until the end date on it, for at most 180 days.
- The RBQ asks contractors to file a free Info-Excavation request at least 4 business days before work.
- The RBQ asks contractors to file a free Info-Excavation request at least 4 business days before work; the request stays valid for up to 180 days.