Courts & official bodies
What each body does, its published contact details and a link to its official site — the current source for forms, fees and deadlines. Each page also connects the relevant practice areas to directory lawyers.
Court of Appeal of Québec
Courts · Québec — Quebec's highest court. Hears appeals from judgments of the Superior Court and the Court of Québ…
→Superior Court of Québec
Courts · Montréal — Court of general jurisdiction. Hears divorce, child custody, estates, class actions and civil di…
→Court of Québec
Courts · Québec — Court of first instance in civil matters below the Superior Court threshold, in criminal and pen…
→Montreal Courthouse
Courts · Montréal — Montreal's main courthouse. Houses the Superior Court and the Court of Québec, including the Sma…
→Montreal Municipal Court
Courts · Montréal — Hears municipal and provincial offence tickets, Highway Safety Code offences and certain summary…
→Federal Court — Montreal Registry
Courts · Montréal — Federal trial court. Jurisdiction includes immigration, intellectual property, maritime law and …
→Federal Court of Appeal — Montreal Registry
Courts · Montréal — Hears appeals from the Federal Court and the Tax Court of Canada.…
→Tax Court of Canada — Montreal Office
Courts · Montréal — Hears appeals from assessments and determinations made under federal tax legislation.…
→Ministère de la Justice du Québec
Courts · Québec — Ministry responsible for the administration of justice in Quebec. Publishes forms, fees and offi…
→Tribunal administratif du logement (TAL)
Administrative tribunals · Montréal — Hears most applications concerning residential leases: rent fixing, repairs, repossession, non-p…
→Tribunal administratif du travail (TAT)
Administrative tribunals · Montréal — Hears matters involving labour relations, employment injuries, pay equity and occupational healt…
→Tribunal administratif du Québec (TAQ)
Administrative tribunals · Montréal — Hears challenges to government administrative decisions in social affairs, property assessment, …
→Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse (CDPDJ)
Administrative tribunals · Montréal — Receives and examines complaints of discrimination, harassment and exploitation, and oversees co…
→Human Rights Tribunal of Québec
Administrative tribunals · Montréal — Hears discrimination, harassment and exploitation claims brought before it, generally following …
→Commission d'accès à l'information (CAI)
Administrative tribunals · Montréal — Oversees Quebec's access to information and personal information protection legislation, and hea…
→Bureau d'audiences publiques sur l'environnement (BAPE)
Administrative tribunals · Québec — Holds public hearings on projects with environmental impact and reports to the minister.…
→Autorité des marchés publics (AMP)
Administrative tribunals · Montréal — Oversees public contracts in Quebec and handles complaints about tendering processes.…
→Barreau du Québec
Professional regulators · Montréal — Professional order of Quebec lawyers. Maintains the public roll of members and handles disciplin…
→Chambre des notaires du Québec
Professional regulators · Montréal — Professional order of Quebec notaries. Maintains the member registry and performs will searches.…
→Collège des médecins du Québec
Professional regulators · Montréal — Professional order of Quebec physicians. Lets you verify a doctor's licence and receives request…
→Ordre des dentistes du Québec
Professional regulators · Montréal — Professional order of Quebec dentists. Lets you verify a dentist's registration.…
→Ordre des psychologues du Québec
Professional regulators · Montréal — Professional order of Quebec psychologists. Maintains the member registry and handles complaints…
→Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec (OIIQ)
Professional regulators · Westmount — Professional order of Quebec nurses.…
→Ordre des pharmaciens du Québec
Professional regulators · Montréal — Professional order of Quebec pharmacists.…
→Ordre des CPA du Québec
Professional regulators · Montréal — Professional order of Quebec chartered professional accountants.…
→Ordre des ingénieurs du Québec (OIQ)
Professional regulators · Montréal — Professional order of Quebec engineers.…
→Ordre des architectes du Québec (OAQ)
Professional regulators · Montréal — Professional order of Quebec architects.…
→Ordre des évaluateurs agréés du Québec
Professional regulators · Montréal — Professional order of Quebec chartered appraisers.…
→Ordre des travailleurs sociaux et des thérapeutes conjugaux et familiaux du Québec
Professional regulators · Montréal — Professional order of social workers and marriage and family therapists.…
→Organisme d'autoréglementation du courtage immobilier du Québec (OACIQ)
Professional regulators · Brossard — Regulates real estate brokerage in Quebec, verifies broker licences and handles public complaint…
→Chambre de l'assurance de dommages (ChAD)
Professional regulators · Montréal — Oversees the professional conduct of damage insurance agents, brokers and claims adjusters.…
→Chambre de la sécurité financière (CSF)
Professional regulators · Montréal — Oversees the professional conduct of mutual fund, life insurance and financial planning represen…
→Office de la protection du consommateur (OPC)
Quebec public bodies · Montréal — Administers Quebec's Consumer Protection Act, informs consumers of their rights and receives com…
→CNESST
Quebec public bodies · Québec — Administers labour standards, pay equity, occupational health and safety and employment injury c…
→Curateur public du Québec
Quebec public bodies · Montréal — Protects incapable persons and oversees tutorships and protection mandates.…
→Directeur de l'état civil
Quebec public bodies · Québec — Maintains Quebec's civil status register and issues birth, marriage and death certificates.…
→Registraire des entreprises du Québec (REQ)
Quebec public bodies · Montréal — Maintains Quebec's enterprise register: registration, incorporation and annual filings.…
→Revenu Québec
Quebec public bodies · Québec — Administers Quebec tax legislation, including personal and corporate income tax and QST.…
→Québec Ombudsman
Quebec public bodies · Québec — Examines citizens' complaints about the services of Quebec ministries, public bodies and health …
→IVAC — Crime Victims Compensation
Quebec public bodies · Montréal — Administers Quebec's compensation scheme for victims of criminal offences.…
→Director of Criminal and Penal Prosecutions (DPCP)
Quebec public bodies · Québec — Authority responsible for criminal and penal prosecutions in Quebec.…
→Régie du bâtiment du Québec (RBQ)
Quebec public bodies · Montréal — Regulates construction quality and issues contractor licences. Lets you verify a licence.…
→Commission de la construction du Québec (CCQ)
Quebec public bodies · Montréal — Administers collective agreements and workforce management in the construction industry.…
→Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF)
Quebec public bodies · Montréal — Regulates Quebec's financial markets: securities, insurance, deposit institutions and the distri…
→Quebec Land Register
Quebec public bodies · Québec — Official register of immovable rights in Quebec: titles, hypothecs and servitudes.…
→Commission des services juridiques (Legal Aid)
Quebec public bodies · Montréal — Administers Quebec's legal aid scheme for people who qualify based on income and the nature of t…
→Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO)
Federal bodies · Gatineau — Administers trademarks, patents, copyright and industrial designs in Canada.…
→Competition Bureau Canada
Federal bodies · Gatineau — Enforces the Competition Act: agreements among competitors, misleading representations and merge…
→Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada
Federal bodies · Gatineau — Oversees federal privacy legislation and receives complaints.…
→Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy Canada
Federal bodies · Montréal — Regulates insolvency files in Canada and maintains the register of licensed insolvency trustees.…
→Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
Federal bodies · Montréal — Administers federal tax legislation, income tax and GST/HST.…
→Corporations Canada
Federal bodies · Ottawa — Incorporates and regulates federally incorporated companies in Canada.…
→Canadian Transportation Agency
Federal bodies · Gatineau — Federal transportation regulator and tribunal. Handles air passenger rights complaints.…
→Canadian Human Rights Commission
Federal bodies · Ottawa — Receives discrimination complaints within federal jurisdiction.…
→Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
Federal bodies · Ottawa — Oversees the practices of federally regulated financial institutions and informs consumers.…
→Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ)
Quebec public bodies · Québec — Administers Quebec's public automobile insurance plan, compensation for people injured in road a…
→Canada Economic Development for Quebec Regions
Federal bodies · Montréal — Federal regional development agency. Administers federal funding programs supporting businesses …
→Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)
Financing & financial institutions · Montréal — Federal bank dedicated to entrepreneurs. Provides financing, venture capital and advisory servic…
→Investissement Québec
Financing & financial institutions · Montréal — Quebec state-owned corporation. Provides financing, guidance and investment and export support f…
→PME MTL — Centre-Ville
Business support organizations · Montréal — Part of the PME MTL network, the City of Montreal's business support service. Offers guidance, f…
→PME MTL — Centre-Ouest
Business support organizations · Montréal — Part of the PME MTL network, the City of Montreal's business support service. Offers guidance, f…
→PME MTL — Centre-Est
Business support organizations · Montréal — Part of the PME MTL network, the City of Montreal's business support service. Offers guidance, f…
→PME MTL — Grand Sud-Ouest
Business support organizations · Montréal — Part of the PME MTL network, the City of Montreal's business support service. Offers guidance, f…
→PME MTL — East Island
Business support organizations · Montréal — Part of the PME MTL network, the City of Montreal's business support service. Offers guidance, f…
→PME MTL — West Island
Business support organizations · Dorval — Part of the PME MTL network, the City of Montreal's business support service. Offers guidance, f…
→Chamber of Commerce of Metropolitan Montreal
Business support organizations · Montréal — Business association for Greater Montreal. Represents its members, runs networking events and of…
→City of Montreal — Business Services
Municipal services · Montréal — Municipal administration. Entry point for municipal permits, public-domain occupancy, signage ru…
→Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF)
Quebec public bodies · Montréal — Body responsible for applying the Charter of the French Language. Oversees businesses' language …
→Ministry of Immigration, Francization and Integration (MIFI)
Quebec public bodies · Montréal — Quebec ministry responsible for immigration, francization and integration, including economic im…
→Service Canada — Montreal Downtown
Federal bodies · Montréal — Federal service counter. In-person point of service for federal programs, including the Social I…
→Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada
Federal bodies · Montréal — Federal department responsible for industry, innovation and the marketplace framework, including…
→Montréal International
Business support organizations · Montréal — Economic promotion agency for Greater Montreal. Supports the attraction of foreign investment, i…
→Tourisme Montréal
Business support organizations · Montréal — Destination organization for Montreal. Promotes the city to visitors and supports businesses in …
→Fondaction
Financing & financial institutions · Montréal — Quebec labour-sponsored fund. Invests in Quebec businesses using an impact-finance approach.…
→Fonds de solidarité FTQ
Financing & financial institutions · Montréal — Quebec labour-sponsored fund. Provides development capital to businesses established in Quebec.…
→Futurpreneur Canada
Financing & financial institutions · Montréal — National not-for-profit. Provides startup financing and mentorship to young Canadian entrepreneu…
→Export Development Canada (EDC)
Financing & financial institutions · Montréal — Federal export credit agency. Provides insurance, financing and market knowledge to Canadian exp…
→Desjardins — Business Services
Financing & financial institutions · Lévis — Financial services cooperative. Offers accounts, financing and business services to Quebec busin…
→Québec International
Business support organizations · Québec — Economic development agency for the Quebec City region. Supports businesses on innovation, inves…
→Régie des alcools, des courses et des jeux (RACJ)
Quebec public bodies · Montréal — Quebec regulatory body. Issues and oversees permits for alcohol, gaming, racing and entertainmen…
→RECYC-QUÉBEC
Quebec public bodies · Montréal — Quebec state-owned corporation. Oversees recovery and reclamation of residual materials and supp…
→Hydro-Québec — Business Services
Quebec public bodies · Montréal — State-owned electricity producer and distributor. Manages commercial and industrial electricity …
→Ministry of Economy, Innovation and Energy
Quebec public bodies · Québec — Quebec ministry responsible for economic development, innovation, exports and energy.…
→Ministry of the Environment, the Fight Against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks
Quebec public bodies · Québec — Quebec ministry responsible for the environment. Issues the environmental authorizations require…
→Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAPAQ)
Quebec public bodies · Québec — Quebec ministry responsible for agriculture and food. Oversees permits and inspection of food es…
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