Quebec: Registraire des entreprises
How to search
Start with the official search. It is listed first because it comes straight from the registry.
What you get
A free search shows an enterprise's Quebec enterprise number (NEQ), its status, the names it uses and its addresses. We link to the search and do not copy what it shows about people.Source
Fees
| Search | FreeSource |
|---|---|
| Profile report | FreeSource |
| Certificate of status | $27 ($40.50 priority)Source |
| Name reservation | $27Source |
| Name search report (NUANS or equivalent) | Not offeredSource |
| Business name registration | $41 ($61.50 priority)Source |
| Business name renewal | $41 every yearSource |
| Incorporation | $397 ($595.50 priority)Source |
| Annual return | $106 (includes the annual registration fee)Source |
| Extra-provincial registration (Canadian corporation) | $397 ($595.50 priority)Source |
| Uncertified copy | $5 ($7.50 priority)Source |
| Certified copy | $39 ($58.50 priority)Source |
Good to know
- When to register a business name: You are a sole proprietor using a name that does not include your own first and last name. Others may register by choice.Source
- The search is in French by default. English service is only for people covered by the exceptions in the Charter of the French language, and you must confirm in good faith that you qualify.Source
- Checking a name is up to you: search the register, then optionally reserve the name for 90 days.Source
- After filing the articles online, you file the initial declaration within 48 hours or 60 days, depending on the option you choose.Source
- Corporations governed by Ontario law and based in Ontario pay no Quebec registration fee.Source
- The fee pages and the incorporation page are in French only.Source