{"id":1935,"date":"2026-03-04T17:10:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-04T22:10:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oaq.com\/ressources\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=1935"},"modified":"2026-03-25T14:18:40","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T18:18:40","slug":"est-ce-que-larchitecte-peut-resilier-son-contrat-avec-le-client","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/www.oaq.com\/ressources\/faq\/est-ce-que-larchitecte-peut-resilier-son-contrat-avec-le-client\/","title":{"rendered":"Est-ce que l\u2019architecte peut r\u00e9silier son contrat avec le client?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Oui, mais \u00e0 condition qu\u2019un motif s\u00e9rieux le justifie et que la r\u00e9siliation respecte l\u2019esprit des articles&nbsp;25 et 26 du <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/fr\/document\/rc\/A-21,%20r.%205.1%20\/\">Code de d\u00e9ontologie des architectes<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Si le contrat architecte-client comporte une clause de r\u00e9siliation unilat\u00e9rale en faveur de l\u2019architecte, celle-ci doit respecter l\u2019esprit des articles&nbsp;25 et 26 du <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/fr\/document\/rc\/A-21,%20r.%205.1%20\/\">Code de d\u00e9ontologie des architectes<\/a>. Il est recommand\u00e9 qu\u2019une telle clause soit discut\u00e9e avec le client avant la signature du contrat, notamment en ce qui concerne les modalit\u00e9s de r\u00e9siliation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Le client peut, en tout temps, unilat\u00e9ralement r\u00e9silier son contrat conform\u00e9ment \u00e0 l\u2019article&nbsp;2125 du <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/fr\/document\/lc\/ccq-1991\">Code civil du Qu\u00e9bec<\/a>. Il devra alors payer pour les services rendus jusqu\u2019\u00e0 la r\u00e9ception d\u2019un avis de r\u00e9siliation par l\u2019architecte. Le cas \u00e9ch\u00e9ant, il pourrait aussi \u00eatre tenu de payer les p\u00e9nalit\u00e9s pr\u00e9vues au contrat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u00c0 d\u00e9faut de r\u00e9silier son contrat, l\u2019architecte pourrait, pour un motif juste et raisonnable, interrompre la prestation de ses services professionnels. Constituent notamment des motifs justes et raisonnables&nbsp;:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:100%\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-classic\">\n<li>la perte de la confiance du client;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>le fait que l\u2019architecte soit en situation de conflit d\u2019int\u00e9r\u00eats ou dans un contexte tel que son ind\u00e9pendance professionnelle pourrait \u00eatre mise en doute;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>l\u2019incitation, de la part du client, \u00e0 l\u2019accomplissement d\u2019actes ill\u00e9gaux, injustes ou frauduleux;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>le fait que le client refuse de payer ses honoraires;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>le fait d\u2019\u00eatre tromp\u00e9 par le client ou son d\u00e9faut de collaborer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Conform\u00e9ment \u00e0 l\u2019article&nbsp;26 du <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/fr\/document\/rc\/A-21,%20r.%205.1%20\/\">Code de d\u00e9ontologie des architectes<\/a>, l\u2019architecte qui d\u00e9ciderait d\u2019interrompre la prestation de ses services professionnels devrait aviser le client par \u00e9crit dans un d\u00e9lai raisonnable et prendre les mesures n\u00e9cessaires pour que l\u2019interruption lui soit le moins pr\u00e9judiciable possible. Interrompre ses services (cesser le travail, retenir des documents, etc.) dans un court pr\u00e9avis ou \u00e0 un moment inopportun pourrait, dans certains cas, \u00eatre consid\u00e9r\u00e9 comme \u00e9tant pr\u00e9judiciable pour le client.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultimement, mettre fin au contrat de services professionnels rel\u00e8ve d\u2019une d\u00e9cision de gestion propre \u00e0 l\u2019architecte et les dommages d\u00e9coulant de cette r\u00e9siliation ne sont pas couverts par la police d\u2019assurance de la DFA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pour plus d\u2019informations, consultez les articles d\u2019aide \u00e0 la pratique \u00ab&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oaq.com\/ressources\/publications-ordre\/comment-rompre-avec-elegance\/\">Comment rompre avec \u00e9l\u00e9gance&nbsp;<\/a>\u00bb et \u00ab&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oaq.com\/ressources\/publications-ordre\/resiliation-de-contrat\/\">R\u00e9siliation de contrat&nbsp;<\/a>\u00bb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2029,"template":"","subject":[73,67,70],"class_list":["post-1935","faq","type-faq","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","subject-contrat-de-services","subject-deontologie","subject-relation-client"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Est-ce que l\u2019architecte peut r\u00e9silier son contrat avec le client? 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