Legal redress and services

Disclosing Wrongdoing by Public Bodies This hyperlink will open in a new window.

You can make a disclosure to the Québec Ombudsman. The information that you submit will be treated confidentially.

Faire un signalement à l’UPAC (in French only) This hyperlink will open in a new window.

This link enables you to report to the Commissaire à la lutte contre la corruption des actes de corruption, de collusion et de fraude.

Find a decision This hyperlink will open in a new window.

This tool enables you to find decisions handed down by judicial tribunals and certain administrative tribunals and various bodies.

Legal Aid Offices This hyperlink will open in a new window.

Find a legal aid office by postal code, region, city or lawyer’s name.

Legal resources This hyperlink will open in a new window.

This interactive map by JuridiQC enables you to find all the legal organizations that offer free or low-cost services near you, based on your address. You may also consult the directory to find resources in the legal, psychosocial or financial areas.

Online complaint This hyperlink will open in a new window.

Use this website to file a complaint with the Conseil de la justice administrative.

Online complaint form of the Québec Ombudsman  This hyperlink will open in a new window.

This form enables you to file a complaint if you believe that a government department or body or an establishment in the health and social services network has treated you unfairly or improperly.

Online services– Civil status, births and deaths This hyperlink will open in a new window.

These services enable you to:

  • order a certificate or copy of an act of birth, marriage, civil union or death; declare a birth, marriage, civil union or death;
  • verify the validity of a certificate or copy of an act or to verify the processing status of  an online application;
  • publish a notice of marriage or civil union;
  • consult different registers.

Plainte au sujet de la sécurité et du bien-être des animaux (in French only) This hyperlink will open in a new window.

This service enables you to file a complaint if you believe that animals are being mistreated or are being kept in an unacceptable situation.

Response to an action at the Small Claims Division This hyperlink will open in a new window.

This is the Online Response Form you must use if you are sued at the Small Claims Division.

Register of Commissioners for Oaths This hyperlink will open in a new window.

This register contains the names of persons who are appointed as commissioners by the Minister of Justice.

Search for family mediator This hyperlink will open in a new window.

This tool lists the contact information of family mediators practising in Québec.

Search for judicial district This hyperlink will open in a new window.

This service indicates in which judicial district a municipality or Aboriginal community in Québec is located.

Small claims This hyperlink will open in a new window.

This service presents interactive forms that guide you when you file a request with the Small Claims Division. Video briefs also explain the entire array of steps in the process.