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Laws and regulations pertaining to the engineering practice in Quebec

The following laws and regulations define and regulate the practice of engineering in Quebec.

Most of the hyperlinks included on this page refer to pages maintained by the state. The Order assumes no responsibility for their reliability.

Laws

Civil Code of Québec (CQLR, c. CCQ-1991)

Engineers Act (CQLR c. I-9)

Professional Code (CQLR c. C-26)

Act to establish a legal framework for information technology (CQLR C-1.1)

The Charter of the French language (CQLR C-1.1) and useful information for candidates (on the French Exam offered by the OQLF, including where to take French classes) (French only)

Regulations respecting the supervision of the practice of the profession

Code of ethics of engineers (CQLR c. I-9, r.6)
Regulation respecting profesional liability insurance of engineers (indexation pending) (French only)
Regulation respecting the cessation of practice of a membre of the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (CQLR c. I-9, r.5)
Regulation respecting mandatory continuing education of engineers (indexation pending) (French only)
Regulation respecting the procedure for the conciliation and arbitration of account of engineers (CQLR c. I-9, r.11)
Regulation respecting refresher training periods of engineers (CQLR c. I-9, r. 12)
Regulation respecting the keeping of records and consulting offices by engineers (CQLR c. I-9, r.13)

Regulations for admission to the profession

Regulation respecting the diplomas issued by designated educational institutions which give access to permits or specialist’s certificates of professional orders (CQLR C-26, r. 2)

Règlement sur les autorisations légales d’exercer la profession d’ingénieur hors du Québec qui donnent ouverture au permis de l’Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (French only)

Former regulation (for junior engineer): Regulation respecting the terms and conditions for the issuance of a permit by the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (RLRQ, c. I-9, r. 4 ) – In force until March 31, 2022

New regulation (for candidates to the engineering profession): Regulation respecting the terms and conditions for the issuance of a permit by the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (CQLR c. I-9, r. 7.1) (French only)

Règlement sur la délivrance d’un permis de l’Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec pour donner effet à l’arrangement conclu par l’Ordre en vertu de l’Entente entre le Québec et la France en matière de reconnaissance mutuelle des qualifications professionnelles (indexation pending) (French only)
Former regulation (for TREP) Règlement sur la délivrance d’un permis de l’Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec pour donner effet à l’arrangement conclu par l’Ordre en vertu de l’entente entre le Québec et la France en matière de reconnaissance mutuelle des qualifications professionnelles (CQLR c. I-9, r. 7.1) (French only) – Remains effective for applications made before October 28, 2021
Regulation respecting the standards for equivalence of diplomas and training for the issue of a permit by the Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (CQLR c. I-9, r. 10.1) (French only)

Regulations respecting the organization of the Order

Regulation respecting the committee on training of engineers (CQLR c. I-9, r. 6.1)

Règlement sur les assemblées générales, la rémunération des administrateurs et déterminant l’endroit du siège de l’Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (CQLR c. I-9, r. 1.1) (French only)

Règlement sur la représentation et les élections au Conseil d’administration de l’Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (CQLR c. I-9, r. 11.1)

Regulation respecting the standards of ethics and professional conduct of directors on a professional order’s board of directors (CQLR c. C-26, r.6.1)

Regulation respecting the annual reports of professional orders (CQLR C-26, r. 8)

Regulation respecting the roll of professional orders (R.S.Q, c. C-26, r. 9)

Other regulations

Regulation respecting works excluded from the application of section 3 of the Engineers Act  (RLRQ c. I-9, r. 10.2)

Other relevant documents

Code d’éthique et de déontologie des administrateurs de l’Ordre des ingénieurs (PDF file) (French only)

Projet de règlement sur l’exercice de la profession d’ingénieur en société et du projet de règlement modifiant le Code de déontologie des ingénieurs (French only)

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