Additional contact information for the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux

For enquiries from media representatives, consult the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux press room  (in French only).

For information regarding the adoption of children living outside Québec, or the search for socio-biological history for adoption cases outside Québec, please contact the Secrétariat à l’adoption internationale:

Secrétariat à l’adoption internationale
201, boulevard Crémazie Est, Suite 1.01
Montréal (Québec)  H2M 1L2

Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Telephone: 514 873-5226
Toll-free: 1 800 561-0246
Fax: 514 873-1709

www.adoption.gouv.qc.ca 

For all information requests regarding the Act to prevent skin cancer caused by artificial tanning and inspections regarding its enforcement, contact the Directions de l’inspection et des enquêtes:

Directions de l’inspection et des enquêtes
Direction générale adjointe de la coordination, de l’inspection et de la sécurité civile
Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux
3000, avenue Saint-Jean-Baptiste, 2nd floor, office 200
Québec (Québec)  G2E 6J5

Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Telephone (toll-free): 1 855 RAYON-UV (729-6688)
Fax: 418 527-2149

For all information requests regarding the Tobacco Control Act, contact the Directions de l’inspection et des enquêtes:

By phone (information and complaints)

Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
1 877 416-8222 (toll-free)

By e-mail (suggestions or comments)

Please note that complaints or requests for specific information on the Tobacco Control Act should not be sent via e-mail. Questions on the legal aspects are frequently complex and require further details. If you have any such complaints or requests, we would ask you to contact the Directions de l'inspection et des enquêtes by telephone.

loi-tabac@msss.gouv.qc.ca

Mailing address

Directions de l'inspection et des enquêtes
Direction générale adjointe de la coordination, de l’inspection et de la sécurité civile
Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux
3000, avenue Saint-Jean-Baptiste, 2nd floor, office 200
Québec (Québec)  G2E 6J5

For all information requests regarding the Cannabis Regulation Act, contact the Directions de l’inspection et des enquêtes:

By phone (information and complaints)

Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
1 877 416-8222 (toll-free)

By e-mail (suggestions or comments only)

Please note that complaints or requests for specific information on the Cannabis Regulation Act should not be sent via e-mail. Questions on the legal aspects are frequently complex and require further details. If you have any such complaints or requests, we would ask you to contact the Directions de l'inspection et des enquêtes by telephone.

loi-cannabis@msss.gouv.qc.ca

Mailing address

Directions de l'inspection et des enquêtes
Direction générale adjointe de la coordination, de l’inspection et de la sécurité civile
Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux
3000, avenue Saint-Jean-Baptiste, 2nd floor, office 200
Québec (Québec)  G2E 6J5

For all information requests regarding the Funeral Operations Act, contact the Directions de l’inspection et des enquêtes:

By phone (information and complaints)

Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
1 877 416-8222 (toll-free)

By e-mail (suggestions or comments only)

Please note that complaints or requests for specific information on the Funeral Operations Act should not be sent via e-mail. Questions on the legal aspects are frequently complex and require further details. If you have any such complaints or requests, we would ask you to contact the Directions de l'inspection et des enquêtes by telephone.

loi-tabac@msss.gouv.qc.ca

Mailing address

Directions de l'inspection et des enquêtes 
Direction générale adjointe de la coordination, de l’inspection et de la sécurité civile
Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux
3000, avenue Saint-Jean-Baptiste, 2nd floor, office 200
Québec (Québec)  G2E 6J5

By e-mail

permisfuneraire@msss.gouv.qc.ca

Mailing address

Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux
Édifice Catherine-De Longpré
1075, chemin Sainte-Foy, 4th floor
Québec (Québec)  G1S 2M1

For all requests regarding the financial assistance program for the installation of sprinklers in current and certified private residences for seniors, contact program officials:

Programme d’aide financière pour l’installation d’un système de gicleurs
1637, rue Notre-Dame Est
Thetford Mines (QC)  G6G 2V3

Telephone: 1 418 390-1946
Email: rpa_gicleurs@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
www.msss.gouv.qc.ca/professionnels/soins-et-services/programme-gicleurs-rpa/  (page in French only)

For all requests regarding the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, find out the procedure to follow by consulting the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program page or contact the people in charge of the program.

Mailing address

Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux
Direction de la protection de la santé publique
Programme d'indemnisation des victimes d'une vaccination
1075, chemin Sainte-Foy, 12th floor
Québec (Québec)  G1S 2M1

By phone

Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m. to 12 p.m. and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
1 855 881-9869 (toll-free)

The person in charge of access to information processes requests addressed to the ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS), including requests for access to the Québec Health Record (QHR). He or she provides access to MSSS documents and makes sure that personal information is only shared with persons authorized by the law.

For any questions regarding access to MSSS documents, contact the person in charge of access to information .

For more information about the mechanism for processing complaints at the MSSS, consult the page Filing a complaint with the MSSS about a public tender process or notice of intention  (in French only).

Concerning an institution

If you are dissatisfied with the care and services you have received, or if you believe your rights have not been respected, you can make a complaint.

Learn more about your rights, recourses, and the procedure for filing a complaint by consulting the Health and Social Services Network Complaint Examination page.

You may also contact the Service Quality and Complaints Commissioners of public institutions.

For help with your proceedings, you can consult with a complaint assistance and support centre. This regional community organization is mandated by the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux to offer free and confidential services.

Concerning the Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux

The Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (MSSS) honours commitments made in the Service Statement. However, if you are dissatisfied with the services obtained, you can contact the MSSS’s complaint commissioner to inform him or her of your dissatisfaction.

Time limit for processing complaints

Your complaint will be processed within 20 business days or less from the day it was received. If we cannot send you a full and final answer within this time limit, we will inform you of the date that it will be sent to you.

The MSSS’s complaint commissioner’s contact info

The MSSS’s complaint commissioner receives complaints and comments regarding the commitments contained in the Service Statement and examines them thoroughly and independently.

You can communicate with the complaint commissioner whichever way is most convenient. Your complaint will remain strictly confidential.

By phone

Québec region: 418 644-4545
Montréal region: 514 644-4545
Elsewhere in Québec: 1 877 644-4545 (toll-free)
Persons with a hearing or speech impairment (TTY): 1 800 361-9596 (toll-free)

By e-mail

Services Québec "Contact us by email" form 

In person

Services Québec regional offices contact information .