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Chemists Act

The Minister of Labour is responsible for the administration of this Act. Order in Council 1165-2025 dated 10 September 2025, (2025) 157 G.O. 2 (French), 5419. R.S. 1964, c. 265; 2026, c. 8, s. 45.

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Canada — Quebec
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24 provisions
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Source version 10 Jun 2026
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“The Minister of Labour is responsible for the administration of this Act. Order in Council 1165-2025 dated 10 September 2025, (2025) 157 G.O. 2 (French), 5419. R.S. 1964, c. 265; 2026, c. 8, s. 45.”

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The Minister of Labour is responsible for the administration of this Act. Order in Council 1165-2025 dated 10 September 2025, (2025) 157 G.O. 2 (French), 5419. R.S. 1964, c. 265; 2026, c. 8, s. 45.

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Section 12

This section defines the practice of chemistry and the term “molecular entity,” and excludes industrial scale-up from that practice.

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Chapter 265 of the Revised Statutes, 1964 is repealed when chapter C-15 of the Revised Statutes comes into force.

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The Minister of Labour is responsible for the administration of this Act. Order in Council 1165-2025 dated 10 September 2025, (2025) 157 G.O. 2 (French), 5419. R.S. 1964, c. 265; 2026, c. 8, s. 45.

The Minister of Labour is responsible for the administration of this Act. Order in Council 1165-2025 dated 10 September 2025, (2025) 157 G.O. 2 (French), 5419. R.S. 1964, c. 265; 2026, c. 8, s. 45.
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§ 1Section 1Provision

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This section defines “chemist” or “member of the Order” and defines “Order” for the Act and its regulations.

1. In this Act and the regulations made thereunder, unless the context requires otherwise: “chemist” or “member of the Order” means any person who holds a permit issued by the Order and is entered on the roll of the Order; “Order” means the Ordre des chimistes du Québec constituted by this Act. R. S. 1964, c. 265, s. 1; 1973, c. 63, s. 1; 1974, c. 65, s. 51; 1977, c. 5, s. 229; 1994, c. 40, s. 270; 2026, c. 8, s. 46.
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§ 2Section 2Provision

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Québec-qualified chemists constitute a professional order named the Ordre professionnel des chimistes du Québec, also called the Ordre des chimistes du Québec.

2. All the chemists qualified to practise chemistry in Québec constitute a professional order called the “Ordre professionnel des chimistes du Québec” or the “Ordre des chimistes du Québec”. R. S. 1964, c. 265, s. 2; 1973, c. 63, s. 2; 1977, c. 5, s. 229; 1994, c. 40, s. 271.
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§ 3Section 3Provision

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Subject to this Act, the Order and its members are governed by the Professional Code.

3. Subject to this Act, the Order and its members shall be governed by the Professional Code (chapter C-26). R. S. 1964, c. 265, s. 3; 1973, c. 63, s. 3; 1994, c. 40, s. 272.
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§ 4Section 4Provision

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The Order’s head office must be in Ville de Montréal territory, or another place set by board regulation.

4. The head office of the Order shall be in the territory of Ville de Montréal or at any other place determined by regulation of the board of directors adopted pursuant to paragraph f of section 93 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26). R. S. 1964, c. 265, s. 4; 1994, c. 40, s. 273; 1996, c. 2, s. 118; 2008, c. 11, s. 212.
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§ 5Section 5Repeal

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Section 5 is repealed.

5. (Repealed). R. S. 1964, c. 265, s. 5; 1973, c. 63, s. 4; 1994, c. 40, s. 274; 2026, c. 8, s. 47.
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§ 6Section 6Repeal

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Section 6 is repealed.

6. (Repealed). R. S. 1964, c. 265, s. 6; 1973, c. 63, s. 5, s. 17; 1994, c. 40, s. 275; 2026, c. 8, s. 47.
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§ 7Section 7Provision

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The board of directors must make a regulation to identify which chemists’ reserved activities may be performed by professional technologists whose competency is in chemistry technology.

7. The board of directors shall make a regulation under subparagraph h of the first paragraph of section 94 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26) to determine, from among the professional activities reserved to chemists, those that may be engaged in by professional technologists whose competency is in chemistry technology. 1973, c. 63, s. 6; 1974, c. 65, s. 109; 1994, c. 40, s. 276; 2008, c. 11, s. 212; 2026, c. 8, s. 48.
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§ 8Section 8Repeal

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Section 8 is repealed.

8. (Repealed). 1973, c. 63, s. 6; 1974, c. 65, s. 109; 1989, c. 24, s. 1; 1994, c. 40, s. 277.
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§ 9Section 9Repeal

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Section 9 is repealed.

9. (Repealed). R. S. 1964, c. 265, s. 7; 1970, c. 57, s. 19; 1973, c. 63, s. 7; 1994, c. 40, s. 277.
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§ 10Section 10Repeal

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Section 10 is repealed.

10. (Repealed). R. S. 1964, c. 265, s. 8; 1973, c. 63, s. 8, s. 17; 1994, c. 40, s. 457; 2008, c. 11, s. 212; 2026, c. 8, s. 49.
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§ 11Section 11Repeal

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Section 11 is repealed.

11. (Repealed). R. S. 1964, c. 265, s. 9; 1973, c. 63, s. 9, s. 17; 2008, c. 11, s. 212; 2026, c. 8, s. 49.
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§ 12Section 12Provision

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This section defines the practice of chemistry and the term “molecular entity,” and excludes industrial scale-up from that practice.

12. The practice of chemistry consists in engaging in scientific analysis, design, determination, execution, control or certification activities with regard to the composition, properties and transformation of a molecular entity to ensure the integrity, safety, usefulness and reliability of such an entity. The practice of chemistry also includes engaging in activities referred to in the first paragraph with regard to the processes acting on a molecular entity. Respect for the environment and for life, the protection of property, human safety, heritage preservation and economic efficiency are included in the field of practice of chemists to the extent that they are related to their professional activities. The practice of chemistry does not include industrial scale-up of the processes referred to in the second paragraph. In this Act, “molecular entity” means a constitutionally or isotopically distinct atom, molecule, ion, ion pair, radical, diradical, radical ion, complex or conformer that is identifiable as a separately distinguishable entity. R. S. 1964, c. 265, s. 10; 1973, c. 63, s. 10; 1974, c. 65, s. 109; 1994, c. 40, s. 279; 2008, c. 11, s. 212; 2009, c. 35, s. 45; 2026, c. 8, s. 50.
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§ 13Section 13Provision

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Certain chemistry activities are reserved to chemists.

13. The following activities in the practice of chemistry are reserved to chemists: (1) analyzing, designing and executing an instruction relating to a molecular entity; (2) analyzing, designing and executing a process; (3) executing, in a laboratory, the stages of the pre-analytical, analytical and post-analytical phases; (4) controlling and certifying the quality of the composition, transformation and properties of a molecular entity, and that of the processes necessary to execute such an entity; (5) determining the parameters to comply with as regards the transportation, storage or use of a molecular entity in order to ensure its quality or integrity, and as regards the disposal of such an entity; and (6) as part of an activity provided for in paragraphs 1 to 5, giving opinions and preparing, signing and sealing written opinions or reports. R. S. 1964, c. 265, s. 11; 1973, c. 63, s. 17; 2008, c. 11, s. 212; 2009, c. 35, s. 45; 2026, c. 8, s. 50.
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§ 14Section 14Repeal

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Section 14 is repealed.

14. (Repealed). R. S. 1964, c. 265, s. 12; 1973, c. 63, s. 17; 2008, c. 11, s. 212; 2009, c. 35, s. 45.
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§ 15Section 15Repeal

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Section 15 is repealed.

15. (Repealed). R. S. 1964, c. 265, s. 13; 1973, c. 63, s. 11; 2008, c. 11, s. 177, s. 212; 2009, c. 35, s. 45.
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§ 16Section 16Provision

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A person may not practise chemistry, use the title “chemist,” or sue for payment for chemistry services in Québec unless they are a member of the Order, subject to stated exceptions.

16. (1) Subject to the rights and privileges expressly granted by law to other professionals, no person shall practise chemistry or use the title of chemist or any abbreviation thereof, or be entitled to sue to enforce payment of any remuneration for services rendered as such, in Québec, unless he is a member of the Order. This provision shall not apply to persons practising any of the professions defined in the Medical Act (chapter M-9), the Pharmacy Act (chapter P-10) or the Engineers Act (chapter I-9). (2) Persons employed in industrial establishments shall not be deemed engaged in the practice of chemistry when the job requirements of the work for which they are employed do not include the educational qualifications and experience of a chemist. R. S. 1964, c. 265, s. 14; 1973, c. 63, s. 12; 1994, c. 40, s. 280; 2026, c. 8, s. 51.
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§ 16.1Section 16.1Repeal

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Section 16.1 is repealed.

16.1. (Repealed). 1994, c. 40, s. 281; 2026, c. 8, s. 52.
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§ 16.2Section 16.2Provision

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A person is not prevented by this Act from performing acts reserved for members of the Order if the person does so under a regulation made under paragraph h of section 94 of the Professional Code.

16.2. Nothing in this Act shall prevent a person from performing acts reserved for members of the Order, provided he performs them in accordance with the provisions of a regulation adopted pursuant to paragraph h of section 94 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26). 1994, c. 40, s. 281.
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§ 17Section 17Provision

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This section says the Act does not stop people from teaching or doing research in chemistry in an educational institution, or from practising as an agronomist or forest engineer.

17. Nothing in this Act shall prevent any person from teaching or from conducting research in chemistry or any related subject in an educational institution or from practising the profession of agronomist or forest engineer. Furthermore, nothing in this Act shall prevent an employee from performing for his employer, under the supervision of a chemist, an act contemplated by paragraph b of section 1. R. S. 1964, c. 265, s. 15; 1973, c. 63, s. 13.
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§ 18Section 18Offence

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A non-member of the Order must not practise chemistry, use the title of chemist, hold themself out as a chemist or member of the Order, or fraudulently try to register as a member.

18. Any person who: (a) not being a member of the Order, practises chemistry or assumes the title of chemist or any abbreviation of such title or so designates or advertises himself as to lead to the belief that he is a chemist or a member of the Order; or (b) fraudulently procures or attempts to procure himself to be registered as a member of the Order, commits an offence and shall be liable to a penalty provided in section 188 of the Professional Code (chapter C-26). R. S. 1964, c. 265, s. 18; 1973, c. 63, s. 15; 1994, c. 40, s. 282; 2026, c. 8, s. 54.
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§ 19Section 19Repeal

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19. (Repealed). R. S. 1964, c. 265, s. 19; 1973, c. 63, s. 16; 1992, c. 61, s. 111.

19. (Repealed). R. S. 1964, c. 265, s. 19; 1973, c. 63, s. 16; 1992, c. 61, s. 111.
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§ 20Section 20Provision

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20. (This section ceased to have effect on 17 April 1987). 1982, c. 21, s. 1; U. K., 1982, c. 11, Sch. B, Part I, s. 33.

20. (This section ceased to have effect on 17 April 1987). 1982, c. 21, s. 1; U. K., 1982, c. 11, Sch. B, Part I, s. 33.
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§ —ScheduleRepeal

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Chapter 265 of the Revised Statutes, 1964 is repealed when chapter C-15 of the Revised Statutes comes into force.

In accordance with section 17 of the Act respecting the consolidation of the statutes (chapter R-3), chapter 265 of the Revised Statutes, 1964, in force on 31 December 1977, is repealed effective from the coming into force of chapter C-15 of the Revised Statutes.
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  • Labour is responsible for the administration of this Act

    Section Document

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  • Order if the person does so under a regulation made under paragraph h of section 94 of the Professional Code

    Section 16.2

  • Order. This provision shall not apply to persons practising any of the professions defined in the Medical Act

    Section 16

  • Professional Code

    Sections 4, 7, 18

  • Revised Statutes comes into force. In accordance with section 17 of the Act

    Section Schedule

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