Official documents recognized by the ccq

Here is the list of official documents recognized by the Commission de la construction du Québec, depending on the particular situation.

When you are applying for a competency certificate or an exemption from holding one, you must provide a photocopy of one of the following valid (unexpired) documents from the following list:

When you are taking an examination, you must prove your identity using one official and valid (unexpired) piece of identification with photograph from the following list:

IMPORTANT: To be accepted, the documents listed below must give the following information: your last name, your first name, your date of birth, and your sex.

Québec health insurance card or equivalent health insurance card from another province or territory of Canada
Canadian permanent resident card
Canadian citizenship card or certificate
Name change certificate issued by the Directeur de l’état civil
Birth certificate or copy of act of birth issued by the Directeur de l’état civil
Birth certificate from another province or territory of Canada
Birth certificate from another country. It must be translated if the document is not in French or English
Refugee Protection Claimant Document
Canadian passport or passport from another country. It must be translated if the document is not in French or English
Driver’s licence from Québec or from another province or territory of Canada.

Other documents:

You must also provide other documents or documentation:

depending on the type of competency certificate (apprentice, journeyman, occupation) or in the case of an exemption or of renewal of a certificate by request.
if you wish to notify the CCQ that you are an Indigenous person or an immigrant in order to benefit from the measures dedicated to First Nations people and Inuit and to people representative of the diversity of Québec society.

IMPORTANT: Photocopies and digital pieces of identification are not accepted.

Québec health insurance card or equivalent health insurance card from another province or territory of Canada
Canadian permanent resident card
Certificate of Indian status (Indian status card)
Nunavik Inuit Beneficiary Card
Canadian citizenship card
Canadian passport or passport from another country. It must be translated if the document is not in French or English
Driver’s licence from Québec or from another province or territory of Canada.