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Premières démarches d’installation (First steps to settling in) Information Session The Premières démarches d’installation information session takes you through the steps for settling in Québec upon…

Uranium is a radioactive element that occurs naturally in soil. It can dissolve in groundwater and seep into wells. This happens mainly in cased wells. Small quantities of uranium are also found in…

Trihalomethanes (THMs) are a group of chemicals that can contaminate drinking water. THMs are formed when the chlorine used to disinfect water reacts with natural organic matter (vegetation, dead…

From 2015 to 2020, driving an off-road vehicle (ORV) was the second leading cause of death associated with sports and recreational activities in Québec, after drowning (INSPQ, 2024). To make ORV use…

The first Wednesday of February each year is Québec family mediation day, which reflects the aim of the Ministère's main partners: to make the general public more aware of family mediation. It also…

Following a legal separation, a divorce or the dissolution of a civil union, one former spouse may be required to pay support to the other former spouse. On this page: How is the amount of support…

File Response form to an action at the Small Claims Division (SJ-871E) to defend the case on the merits. Your defence will only be received if you pay the required judicial fees. At the same time,…

Your child is entitled to know his or her original name and the name of his or her biological parents, regardless of whether the adoption took place in Québec or elsewhere. If the child is aged 14 or…

Iron is a chemical element that occurs naturally in soil. It can dissolve in groundwater. Along with drinking water, some foods, such as red meat and dark-green vegetables, as well as food…

The presence of Escherichia coli (E. coli), fecal coliforms or enterococci in water indicates that it has been contaminated with stool. Such water can contain microbes (bacteria, viruses or…