Plumber (Pipe Fitter) - Effective from August 12, 2025

Plumber (Pipe Fitter) - Effective from August 12, 2025

The examination is 3 hours long. It consists of 61 questions and each question is worth 1 point. The required passing grade is 60%. The materials supplied for your use during the examination are: a scientific calculator, a pencil, an eraser, a paper sheet and Quebec Construction Code, Chapter III – Plumbing, and National Plumbing Code of Canada 2020 (amended). No other material or reference document is allowed during the examination.

Skill Content on Which Questions May Be Based

Section 1 - Preparing for work on plumbing systems (15%)

  • Preparing plumbing work

- Interpreting different plans, specifications and diagrams
- Selecting and storing material and tools necessary for work

  • Taking safety measures

- Applying preventive program and current safety standards

 

Section 2 - Installing and modifying plumbing systems (60%)

  • Installing piping

- Doing calculations on various types of piping
- Creating openings
- Installing supports and anchors
- Installing different types of pipes (sanitary and storm drainage, ventilation and water supply)
- Testing the system’s watertightness
- Installing production devices and fixtures

  • Connecting and starting plumbing systems

- Connecting piping, accessories and fixtures
- Starting the systems and making adjustments

  • Modifying plumbing systems

- Determining the feasibility of modifications
- Applying the procedures to shut down and modify plumbing systems

 

Section 3 - Repairing and maintaining plumbing systems (25%)

  • Diagnosing problems in plumbing systems

- Identifying the source of a problem

  • Doing repairs in plumbing systems

- Repairing or replacing defective piping and fixtures
- Testing the systems and putting them back into operation

  • Maintaining piping

- Maintaining wastewater, storm water, reclaimed water, process water and domestic water piping systems

  • Maintaining fixtures

- Preventively maintaining fixture components

Samples of questions for provincial qualification examination.

Suggested documentation

The suggested documents are an important tool to help you prepare for the examination. However, your best asset to write the exam successfully are the quality and diversity of the skills you have acquired during your apprenticeship.

  • NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL OF CANADA. Quebec Construction Code, Chapter III - Plumbing, and National Plumbing Code of Canada 2020 (amended), Ottawa, National Research Council of Canada, 2024. 

  • CORPORATION DES MAÎTRES MÉCANICIENS EN TUYAUTERIE DU QUÉBEC. Schémas explicatifs – Plomberie, 3e édition, sous la direction de Henri Bouchard, Montréal, 2021, 132 pages.  English version not available for now.

  • CORPORATION DES MAÎTRES MÉCANICIENS EN TUYAUTERIE DU QUÉBEC (CMMTQ). Fiches de bonnes pratiques : Plomberie. Disponible en ligne : https://www.cmmtq.org/fiches-bonnes-pratiques. English version not available for now.

  • RÉGIE DU BÂTIMENT DU QUÉBEC. Cahier explicatif – Principaux changements apportés au Code de construction du Québec, Chapitre III – Plomberie, Code national de la plomberie – Canada 2020 (modifié), édition 2024 (32 p.). Montréal. Disponible en ligne : https://www.rbq.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/medias/pdf/Publications/francais/Cahier-explicatif-changements-plomberie-2024.pdf. English version not available for now.