Class by class in Quebec
Quebec does not use the SOPEEC 5th to 1st Class ladder for domestic candidates. These cards are mécanicien de machines fixes (MMF) classes, administered through Emploi-Québec, with the Régie du bâtiment du Québec on enforcement. They are not SOPEEC class cards. Minimum apprenticeship totals can be reduced by a lower class you already hold and by prior learning. Do not add 1,000, 2,500, 4,500, and 7,500 as one career total. SteamTicket's question banks are not aligned to MMF exams. Fees and the arena note elsewhere on this page are unchanged.
Also on this site: Exam format · Quebec MMF certificates · RBQ operator obligations.
MMF Class 4
How you get in. Registration follows the class of the employer's installation, including lower classes you do not already hold. Without that classification notice you can register for Class 4 or refrigeration Class B, or for the lowest class you do not yet hold. An apprentice needs a valid apprentice card, the required competencies, mandatory training, and the minimum learning time before the exam. The class chooser on this site does not recommend a SOPEEC class for Quebec.
Time in a plant. Minimum supervised apprenticeship: 1,000 hours. This is a minimum supervised apprenticeship, not an extra block stacked on every lower certificate. Time already credited to a lower class reduces the next total, and prior learning can reduce it further. Competencies and mandatory training are also required. Do not add the class minima together as one career total.
What the ticket covers. High-pressure and low-pressure steam boilers up to 6,000 kW, and all other types of boilers and turbines. That is not a universal 6,000 kW cap. The arena note elsewhere on this page is a separate refrigeration point and is not this scope table.
The exam. 50 to 75 multiple-choice questions, 3 hours, 60%. French; English on request where a Charter of the French language exception applies.
Official page: Quebec MMF Class 4. Checked 6 November 2026.
MMF Class 3
How you get in. Registration follows the class of the employer's installation, including lower classes you do not already hold. Without that classification notice you can register for Class 4 or refrigeration Class B, or for the lowest class you do not yet hold. An apprentice needs a valid apprentice card, the required competencies, mandatory training, and the minimum learning time before the exam. The class chooser on this site does not recommend a SOPEEC class for Quebec.
Time in a plant. Minimum supervised apprenticeship: 2,500 hours. This is a minimum supervised apprenticeship, not an extra block stacked on every lower certificate. Time already credited to a lower class reduces the next total, and prior learning can reduce it further. Competencies and mandatory training are also required. Do not add the class minima together as one career total.
What the ticket covers. High-pressure and low-pressure steam boilers up to 12,000 kW, and all other types of boilers and turbines. The arena note elsewhere on this page is a separate refrigeration point and is not this scope table.
The exam. 50 to 90 multiple-choice questions, 3 hours, 60%. French; English on request where a Charter of the French language exception applies.
Official page: Quebec MMF Class 3. Checked 6 November 2026.
MMF Class 2
How you get in. Registration follows the class of the employer's installation, including lower classes you do not already hold. Without that classification notice you can register for Class 4 or refrigeration Class B, or for the lowest class you do not yet hold. An apprentice needs a valid apprentice card, the required competencies, mandatory training, and the minimum learning time before the exam. The class chooser on this site does not recommend a SOPEEC class for Quebec.
Time in a plant. Minimum supervised apprenticeship: 4,500 hours. This is a minimum supervised apprenticeship, not an extra block stacked on every lower certificate. Time already credited to a lower class reduces the next total, and prior learning can reduce it further. Competencies and mandatory training are also required. Do not add the class minima together as one career total.
What the ticket covers. High-pressure and low-pressure steam boilers up to 20,000 kW, and all other types of boilers and turbines. The arena note elsewhere on this page is a separate refrigeration point and is not this scope table.
The exam. 80 to 100 multiple-choice questions, 3 hours 30 minutes, 60%. French; English on request where a Charter of the French language exception applies.
Official page: Quebec MMF Class 2. Checked 6 November 2026.
MMF Class 1
How you get in. Registration follows the class of the employer's installation, including lower classes you do not already hold. Without that classification notice you can register for Class 4 or refrigeration Class B, or for the lowest class you do not yet hold. An apprentice needs a valid apprentice card, the required competencies, mandatory training, and the minimum learning time before the exam. The class chooser on this site does not recommend a SOPEEC class for Quebec.
Time in a plant. Minimum supervised apprenticeship: 7,500 hours. This is a minimum supervised apprenticeship, not an extra block stacked on every lower certificate. Time already credited to a lower class reduces the next total, and prior learning can reduce it further. Competencies and mandatory training are also required. Do not add the class minima together as one career total.
What the ticket covers. All installation power ratings. The arena note elsewhere on this page is a separate refrigeration point and is not this scope table.
The exam. 150 to 200 multiple-choice questions, about 7 hours in two parts, 60%. French; English on request where a Charter of the French language exception applies.
Official page: Quebec MMF Class 1. Checked 6 November 2026.
MMF refrigeration Class B
How you get in. Registration follows the class of the employer's installation, including lower classes you do not already hold. Without that classification notice you can register for Class 4 or refrigeration Class B, or for the lowest class you do not yet hold. An apprentice needs a valid apprentice card, the required competencies, mandatory training, and the minimum learning time before the exam. The class chooser on this site does not recommend a SOPEEC class for Quebec.
Time in a plant. Minimum supervised apprenticeship: 1,000 hours. This is a minimum supervised apprenticeship, not an extra block stacked on every lower certificate. Time already credited to a lower class reduces the next total, and prior learning can reduce it further. Competencies and mandatory training are also required. Do not add the class minima together as one career total.
What the ticket covers. Refrigeration groups A2, A3, B2, and B3 up to 250 kW. Groups A1 and B1 up to 900 kW. The arena note elsewhere on this page is a separate refrigeration point and is not this scope table.
The exam. 50 to 75 multiple-choice questions, 3 hours, 60%. French; English on request where a Charter of the French language exception applies.
Official page: Quebec MMF refrigeration Class B. Checked 6 November 2026.
MMF refrigeration Class A
How you get in. Registration follows the class of the employer's installation, including lower classes you do not already hold. Without that classification notice you can register for Class 4 or refrigeration Class B, or for the lowest class you do not yet hold. An apprentice needs a valid apprentice card, the required competencies, mandatory training, and the minimum learning time before the exam. The class chooser on this site does not recommend a SOPEEC class for Quebec.
Time in a plant. Minimum supervised apprenticeship: 3,000 hours. This is a minimum supervised apprenticeship, not an extra block stacked on every lower certificate. Time already credited to a lower class reduces the next total, and prior learning can reduce it further. Competencies and mandatory training are also required. Do not add the class minima together as one career total.
What the ticket covers. All refrigeration appliance types, including Class B work. The arena note elsewhere on this page is a separate refrigeration point and is not this scope table.
The exam. 140 to 180 multiple-choice questions, about 7 hours in two parts, 60%. French; English on request where a Charter of the French language exception applies.
Official page: Quebec MMF refrigeration Class A. Checked 6 November 2026.
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