Proceedings against the Québec government at the Small Claims Division
Filing a claim
Proceedings against the Québec government at the Small Claims Division
Attorney General of Québec
In general, proceedings against the Québec government are brought against the Attorney General of Québec. If you want to sue the Québec government, you must refer to it in the proceedings as the “Attorney General of Québec” followed by the name of the government department or body concerned (for example, Attorney General of Québec – Ministère de la Famille)..
In the case of proceedings before the Small Claims Division, the documents addressed to the Attorney General must be sent to the following address:
Direction générale des affaires juridiques Ministère de la Justice 1200, route de l'Église, 8e étage Québec (Québec) G1V 4M1
State bodies and public organizations
Proceedings before the Small Claims Division against certain legal persons, certain State bodies or certain public organizations must be instituted directly against them. You must ensure that you are suing the right person or body. You can, for example, contact an organization to check its official name and its address.
Revenu Québec
Proceedings before the Small Claims Division against the Agence du revenu du Québec (Revenu Québec) must be sent to the office of its legal affairs division in Montréal or Québec City, using one of the two following addresses:
Québec office
Revenu Québec 3800, rue de Marly secteur 528 Québec (QC) G1X 4A5
Proceedings before the Small Claims Division against Hydro-Québec, and any other documents addressed to Hydro-Québec as part of the small claims process, must be sent to the following address:
Hydro-Québec Plaintes et réclamations Tour Est, 25e étage 2, complexe Desjardins Montréal (Québec) H5B 1H7
Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec
Proceedings before the Small Claims Division against the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec must be sent to the following address:
Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec Contentieux des affaires juridiques 333, boulevard Jean-Lesage Québec (Québec) G1K 8J6
