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Request in Québec for the notification of documents from abroad

Description

You can request the notification of a foreign judicial or extrajudicial document in Québec.

The Central Authority for Québec will process your request.

You must be an authorized legal professional in the foreign State to handle such a request in Québec.

Important

  • The documents from these States only can be notified in Québec under the Hague Convention;
  • Proceedings in criminal, tax and administrative matters cannot be notified under the Convention;
  • The Convention does not apply when the recipient’s address is unknown.

Procedure

  • Complete 2 copies of the form required by the Hague Convention

    • For a notification, point “c) informal delivery” must be checked on the form;

  • Provide 2 copies of the judicial or extrajudicial document1 to be notified;

  • Send all documents to:

Central Authority for Québec
Direction du soutien aux orientations, des affaires législatives et de la refonte
Entraide internationale
Ministère de la Justice
1200 De l’Église Road, 4th floor

Québec, Québec  G1V 4M1

Email: [email protected]

PROCESSING

  • The Central Authority for Québec sends the form and a copy of the judicial or extrajudicial document to be notified to the recipient by Xpresspost service of Canada Post;
  • The proof of receipt by the recipient and the attestation completed by the Central Authority are returned to the forwarding authorities, with the second copy of the documents.

If the notification is unsuccessful, i.e. when the recipient does not accept the document voluntarily, it is recommended to proceed with its service (a new request to this effect will need to be sent to the Central Authority for Québec).

Where the address of a recipient is incorrect, the Central Authority for Québec is under no obligation to determine it since the Convention shall not apply where the address of the person to be served is not known.


A summons and a complaint are one document. 

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