Consulate General Québec City
P.O. Box 939
Quebec (Quebec) Canada
G1R 4T9
The Quebec City Consular District consists of the counties of Abitibi-West, Abitibi-East, St. Maurice, Trois-Rivières, Nicolet, Wolfe, Frontenac, and all other counties to the north or east within the province. Other counties in the southwestern sector, although in the province, are part of the Consular districts of the U.S. Consulate General in Montreal or the U.S. Embassy in Ottawa. The Quebec Consular district also includes all of the territory of Nunavut.
The names on this list are arranged alphabetically by judicial districts. The order in which they appear has no other significance. "While the names are selected with care, the Consulate General assumes no responsibility for the professional ability or integrity of the following persons or firms."
Despite Quebec's language laws, almost all judges in Quebec courts are bilingual. Parties to an action and witnesses in legal proceedings are allowed to use the language of their choice; either French or English. Most attorneys have a working knowledge of English. All firms listed in the attachments claim at least a working knowledge of English.
As part of its French heritage, the Province of Quebec has notaries (notaires in French) who are distinct from lawyers and cannot appear in court, but can handle certain legal matters such as deeds of sale, wills, mortgages, non-contentious estates, etc. A listing of notaries is included after the list of lawyers.
La Chambre des Notaires du Québec
Phone: 1-800-668-2473
Quebec Bar Association (Barreau de Québec)
300 blvd. Jean Lesage
Québec, QuébecPhone: 1-418-529-0301
Persons in need of legal assistance but without funds to retain counsel may apply to the Quebec Legal Aid Bureau (Aide Juridique)
Bureau d'Aide Juridique
400 bd Jean Lesage, suite 225
Québec, Québec
Canada G1K 8W1Phone: 418-643-1235.
- Credit reports can usually be obtained through banks or through commercial reporting agencies such as Dun & Bradstreet of Canada Limited, 1-800-363-9940.
- Registered mail may be sent through the Canadian Postal Service and returned receipts obtained. International reply coupons should be used when it is necessary to prepay a reply.
