| Agency: | Order of Architects of Québec (OAQ) |
| Eligible Entity Types: |
- Joint Stock Corporations
- Limited Liability Partnerships
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| Foreign Qualification is Prerequisite: | Yes |
| Ownership Requirements: | Joint Stock Corporations
- More than 50% of the voting rights attached to the shares or social shares of the company are held by:
- architects or
- legal persons, trusts, or any other company whose voting rights attached to the shares, partnership interests, or other equity securities are held 100% by architects or
- persons, trusts, or any other enterprise referred to above
- No manufacturer or wholesaler of materials, nor any person holding a majority of the shares of such a manufacturer or wholesaler, holds any shares or stocks in the company
- The Directors of the board of directors of the joint-stock corporation are in the majority of architects. To constitute a quorum at a meeting of directors of a company, the majority of directors present to commit the company must be composed of architects
- The Chairman of the board of directors of the joint-stock corporation is an architect and as the case may be a shareholder with voting rights or a partner
- Only an architect is vested, by agreement or by proxy, with the exercise of the voting right attached to a share or a corporate share held by an architect or by a legal person, a trust, or any other company
Limited Liability Partnerships
- More than 50% of the voting rights attached to the shares or social shares of the company are held by:
- architects or
- legal persons, trusts, or any other company whose voting rights attached to the shares, partnership interests, or other equity securities are held 100% by architects or
- persons, trusts, or any other enterprise referred to above
- No manufacturer or wholesaler of materials, nor any person holding a majority of the shares of such a manufacturer or wholesaler, holds any shares or stocks in the company
- The Directors of a limited liability partnership are in the majority of architects. To constitute a quorum at a meeting of directors of a company, the majority of directors present to commit the company must be composed of architects
- The Chairman of the board of directors of the joint-stock corporation or person who exercises similar functions in a limited liability partnership is an architect and as the case may be a shareholder with voting rights or a partner
- Only an architect is vested, by agreement or by proxy, with the exercise of the voting right attached to a share or a corporate share held by an architect or by a legal person, a trust, or any other company
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| Insurance Requirements: |
- Sole Proprietorships, General Partnerships, Non-profit Organizations, and Service Corporations must have Professional Liability Insurance with the management of the insurance fund in amounts not less than $1,000,000 per claim and at least $2,000,000 for all claims made against the company during a guarantee period not exceeding 12 months.
- Corporations and Limited Liability Partnerships must have Professional Liability Insurance with the management of the insurance fund in amounts not less than $1,500,000 per claim and $3,000,000 per year.
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| Notes: |
- The name of the firm must not mislead the public or be deceptive. It may not go against the dignity of the profession.
- The main name of the firm must not be a numeric name. However, a secondary name can be a numeric name.
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| Qualifying Individual Requirements: | An architect, known as the respondent, must be appointed to act for all the architects carrying out their professional activities in the firm. The respondent must be either a partner or director and a shareholder with voting rights of the company. |
