Registration fees vary based on the Cote Qualité GCR and the building class.
Retour Registering a building
Registration fees
Fees include:
- The fee to register the unit
- Risk management fees (fees for inspections, analysis, tests, etc.)
- The $300 (plus applicable taxes) that is required for the RBQ guarantee fund
- The $58.89 (plus applicable taxes) that has been required by the RBQ since January 1, 2015
| Registration fees (effective since January 1, 2024) | ||
|---|---|---|
| COTE QUALITÉ GCR | CLASS 1 BUILDING | CLASS 2 BUILDING |
| AA | $1 398 + $330 + $358,89 = $2 086,89* | $2 063 + $330 + $358,89 = $2 751,89* |
| A | $1 471 + $360 + $358,89 = $2 189,89* | $2 142 + $360 + $358,89 = $2 860,89* |
| B | $1 604 + $390 + $358,89 = $2 352,89* | $2 275 + $390 + $358,89 = $3 023,89* |
| C | $1 938 + $450 + $358,89 = $2 746,89* | $2 471 + $450 + $358,89 = $3 279,89* |
| D | $2 078 + $490 + $358,89 = $2 926,89* | $2 740 + $490 + $358,89 = $3 588,89* |
| N | $2 078 + $490 + $358,89 = $2 926,89* | $2 740 + $490 + $358,89 = $3 588,89* |
*Plus applicable taxes
Note: As of January 1, 2015, $300 (plus applicable taxes) is required for the RBQ guarantee funds and a $58.89 fee (plus applicable taxes) is required by RBQ. This is on top of the registration fee and risk management fees that must be paid to GCR for each unit.
- Class 1 building: A detached, semi-detached or row-type single family, whether or not it is held in divided co-ownership; or a multifamily building, from a duplex to a quintuplex, that is not held in divided co-ownership.
- Class 2 building: A multifamily building of no more than four private portions stacked one above the other.
WARNING!
- Registration fees must be paid all at once when the building is registered. Only contractors building projects with at least six private portions to be held in co-ownership can pay in installments.
- If you would like a hard copy of the form for registering buildings, you must pay the administrative fee that has been in place since January 1, 2020, which applies to each registration. We encourage you to register all of your new projects in the Zone GCR (in french).
Payment plan
GCR has established a procedure to meet the needs of accredited contractors that allows for payments to be made under an installment plan for condo projects that are a certain size.
Since February 1, 2017, contractors that register projects held in co-ownership of at least six private portions can pay the project’s registration fees in installments, in accordance with conditions set by GCR (see chart below).
You must send post-dated cheques for the applicable dates once your project has been registered.
| For condo projects with at least six private units | |
|---|---|
| Invoice of $13,000–$24,999 | 3 equal consecutive monthly payments, with a fixed administrative fee of 2.5% |
| Invoice of $25,000–$49,999 | 4 equal consecutive monthly payments, with a fixed administrative fee of 2.5% |
| Invoice of $50,000+ | 5 equal consecutive monthly payments, with a fixed administrative fee of 2.5% |
To arrange a payment plan, the contractor must file a request with the GCR analyst assigned to its case. The request will be reviewed for approval by the GCR Registration Coordinator.
Finally, GCR reserves the right to refuse a payment plan arrangement if the situation justifies it (accounts receivable in the records is expired, missing documents, status pending necessary securities/guarantees, etc.).
Note: It is only possible to pay registration fees in installments for the types of projects listed in the chart above, i.e., it is not possible to arrange a payment plan for a single‑family building not held in divided co-ownership or a multifamily building with two to five dwellings.
Refund of registration fees beyond 24 months
It can happen, for all kinds of reasons, that a dwelling registered at one of the three key moments mentioned above has not been built. Although the Regulations doesn’t mention the refund of registration fees, GCR has implemented an administrative policy stipulates that the refund may be made within a reasonable period of 24 months after the date of registration of the said dwelling.
We would like to clarify that the reasonable term indicates that the refund will be made within 24 to 30 months after the date of registration.
