# Contractor License Scraper Canada - Quebec RBQ Registry (`truenorthdata/canada-contractor-licenses`) Actor All active construction contractor licences in Quebec from the official RBQ registry: licence number, company, trade classes, region, phone, bond claims. Updated daily. Lead gen & contractor verification. - **URL**: https://apify.com/truenorthdata/canada-contractor-licenses.md - **Developed by:** [Vadim Zabin](https://apify.com/truenorthdata) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation, Jobs - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $6.00 / 1,000 contractor licence records This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours, and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store. In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server. Actors are written with capital "A". ## How to integrate an Actor? If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects. You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## Contractor License Scraper Canada - Quebec RBQ Registry Get **every active construction contractor licence in Quebec** from the official Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ) registry — as clean, structured data. Licence number, company name, trade names, NEQ, address, region, phone, email, licence categories and trade classes, bond amount and restrictions. Data comes from the official [RBQ open dataset](https://www.donneesquebec.ca/recherche/dataset/licencesactives) (CC-BY 4.0, refreshed **daily**). No scraping of private sites, no legal grey zone. ### Why you'd use it - **B2B lead generation** — every licensed roofer, plumber, excavator or GC in a region, with phone numbers and emails. Filter by trade class and city. - **New contractor leads** — incremental mode returns only licences that appeared since your last run: brand-new construction businesses, first on the market. - **Contractor verification / due diligence** — check licence status, restrictions, trade classes and bond before hiring or insuring. - **Enrichment for building permits** — pairs with [Building Permits Canada](https://apify.com/truenorthdata/canada-building-permits) by the same author: permits tell you who's building, licences tell you who's licensed for what. ### Input | Field | Description | |---|---| | `provinces` | `["quebec"]` — Ontario & BC on the roadmap | | `keywords` | Match against company name, trade names, city, trade class labels | | `licenseClasses` | RBQ codes, e.g. `"1.3"`, `"6.2"`, `"15.5"`. Prefix match supported | | `regions` | Administrative region / city substring, e.g. `"Monteregie"` | | `onlyNewSinceLastRun` | Incremental monitoring mode | | `maxResults` | Cost guard, default 500 | ### Output example ```json { "licenseNumber": "5717-0235-01", "holderName": "CONSTRUCTION EXEMPLE INC.", "otherNames": ["Toitures Exemple"], "neq": "1160000000", "address": "123 RUE PRINCIPALE", "city": "Montréal", "region": "Montréal", "postalCode": "H1A 1A1", "phone": "514-555-0100", "email": "info@exemple.ca", "categories": ["Entrepreneur spécialisé"], "subcategories": ["Spécialisée 6.2"], "subcategoryCodes": ["6.2"], "bondAmount": 40000, "status": "Active", "province": "QC", "source": "rbq-open-data", "country": "CA" } ```` ### FAQ **How fresh is the data?** RBQ publishes the full active-licence file daily; each run downloads the latest snapshot. **Is this legal?** Yes — official open data under Creative Commons CC-BY 4.0 (Quebec). **What do the licence class codes mean?** RBQ Annex: 1.x general contractor classes, 2.x–17.x specialized trades (e.g. 6.2 wood & plastic, 15.5 plumbing). Full list in RBQ documentation. **Ontario / BC?** On the roadmap (Ontario HCRA Builder Directory, BC Housing Licensed Residential Builders). Open an issue to vote. **How do I get contractor leads without coding?** Press *Run* — the default input returns 500 licensed Quebec contractors as a table you can export to Excel or CSV. ### Use with AI agents (MCP) This Actor works as a tool for AI agents via the [Apify MCP server](https://mcp.apify.com). Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-compatible agent can query Canadian contractor licences on demand — e.g. *"find licensed roofing contractors in Laval with active status"*. ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=truenorthdata/canada-contractor-licenses" } } } ``` On first connection you'll sign in to Apify via OAuth. Works with agentic payments (x402/Skyfire) too. # Actor input Schema ## `provinces` (type: `array`): Which provincial registries to fetch. Currently Quebec (RBQ); Ontario and BC are on the roadmap. ## `keywords` (type: `array`): Filter by company name, trade name, city or trade class label (e.g. 'toiture', 'excavation', 'Montreal'). Case-insensitive. ## `licenseClasses` (type: `array`): RBQ category/subcategory codes, e.g. '1.3' (general buildings), '6.2' (wood & plastic), '15.5' (plumbing). Prefix match: '6' matches 6.1, 6.2... ## `regions` (type: `array`): Administrative region or city substring, e.g. 'Monteregie', 'Montreal', 'Quebec'. ## `onlyNewSinceLastRun` (type: `boolean`): Incremental mode: return only licences not seen in previous runs. New licences = brand-new contractor businesses = fresh leads. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): Stop after this many licences (cost guard). 0 = no limit. ## Actor input object example ```json { "provinces": [ "quebec" ], "onlyNewSinceLastRun": false, "maxResults": 500 } ``` # API You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup. ## JavaScript example ```javascript import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client'; // Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token // Replace the '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "provinces": [ "quebec" ], "maxResults": 500 }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("truenorthdata/canada-contractor-licenses").call(input); // Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any) console.log('Results from dataset'); console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`); const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems(); items.forEach((item) => { console.dir(item); }); // 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs ``` ## Python example ```python from apify_client import ApifyClient # Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token # Replace '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "provinces": ["quebec"], "maxResults": 500, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("truenorthdata/canada-contractor-licenses").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "provinces": [ "quebec" ], "maxResults": 500 }' | apify call truenorthdata/canada-contractor-licenses --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=truenorthdata/canada-contractor-licenses", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Contractor License Scraper Canada - Quebec RBQ Registry", "description": "All active construction contractor licences in Quebec from the official RBQ registry: licence number, company, trade classes, region, phone, bond claims. Updated daily. Lead gen & contractor verification.", "version": "0.1", "x-build-id": "QhZEp9BxxAAfOvM4d" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/truenorthdata~canada-contractor-licenses/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-truenorthdata-canada-contractor-licenses", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/truenorthdata~canada-contractor-licenses/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-truenorthdata-canada-contractor-licenses", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/truenorthdata~canada-contractor-licenses/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-truenorthdata-canada-contractor-licenses", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "provinces": { "title": "Provinces", "type": "array", "description": "Which provincial registries to fetch. Currently Quebec (RBQ); Ontario and BC are on the roadmap.", "items": { "type": "string", "enum": [ "quebec" ], "enumTitles": [ "Quebec (RBQ)" ] }, "default": [ "quebec" ] }, "keywords": { "title": "Keywords", "type": "array", "description": "Filter by company name, trade name, city or trade class label (e.g. 'toiture', 'excavation', 'Montreal'). Case-insensitive.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "licenseClasses": { "title": "Licence classes (RBQ codes)", "type": "array", "description": "RBQ category/subcategory codes, e.g. '1.3' (general buildings), '6.2' (wood & plastic), '15.5' (plumbing). Prefix match: '6' matches 6.1, 6.2...", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "regions": { "title": "Regions", "type": "array", "description": "Administrative region or city substring, e.g. 'Monteregie', 'Montreal', 'Quebec'.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "onlyNewSinceLastRun": { "title": "Only new since last run", "type": "boolean", "description": "Incremental mode: return only licences not seen in previous runs. New licences = brand-new contractor businesses = fresh leads.", "default": false }, "maxResults": { "title": "Max results", "type": "integer", "description": "Stop after this many licences (cost guard). 0 = no limit.", "default": 500 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```