---
title: "Public services in Quebec: who handles what"
url: "https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/quebec"
description: "Public services in Quebec: 58 services, the 12 biggest cities and towns and 10,130 public places from open data. Payment dates for 4 provincial benefits."
site: "Canada Service Map"
author: "Mahmoud Halat"
publisher: "Space & Story"
lastReviewed: "2026-10-13"
licence: "Built entirely from public data: open data and official government pages. Each record keeps the licence of its source, listed at https://canadaservicemap.ca/data."
---
# Public services in Quebec

Province

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked 13 October 2026. Not a government website. The official page always has the final word.

Who handles public services in Quebec, with a page for each of 58 services. Below: the 12 biggest cities and towns, Quebec's benefit payment dates and the main provincial government bodies.

## At a glance

- 58 public services have a page for Quebec on this site.
- 1,025 cities, towns and communities in Quebec have public places on the map, 10,130 places in all.
- The biggest by population is Montréal: 1,762,949 people (2021 Census). Source: [Statistics Canada, Population and dwelling counts: Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities), table 98-10-0002-01, 2021 Census of Population](https://www150.statcan.gc.ca/t1/tbl1/en/tv.action?pid=9810000201) (Statistics Canada Open Licence).
- 104 provincial government bodies in Quebec are on record.

## Services

### Identity and documents

- [Order a birth certificate](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/birth-certificate/quebec): Directeur de l'état civil
- [Order a death certificate](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/death-certificate/quebec): Directeur de l'état civil
- [Order a marriage certificate](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-certificate/quebec): Directeur de l'état civil
- [Legally change your name](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/name-change/quebec): Directeur de l'état civil
- [Get a photo ID card (if you don't drive)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/photo-id-card/quebec) (Not offered in Quebec)
- [Change your address with the province](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/change-address/quebec): Service québécois de changement d'adresse (Services Québec)

### Driving and vehicles

- [Get, renew or replace a driver's licence](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/drivers-licence/quebec): Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ)
- [Book a road test or knowledge test](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/driving-test/quebec): Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ)
- [Register a vehicle and renew licence plates](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/vehicle-registration/quebec): Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ)
- [Get an accessible parking permit](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/accessible-parking/quebec): Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ)
- [Check road conditions and closures (511)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/road-conditions/quebec): Québec 511 (Ministère des Transports et de la Mobilité durable)

### Health

- [Apply for or renew your health card](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/health-card/quebec): Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ)
- [Find a family doctor or nurse practitioner](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-family-doctor/quebec): Québec Family Doctor Finder (Guichet d'accès à un médecin de famille)
- [Talk to a nurse (811 health line)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/health-advice-line/quebec): Info-Santé 811 (Québec health network)
- [Get help paying for prescription drugs (pharmacare)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/prescription-drug-coverage/quebec): Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ), public prescription drug insurance plan
- [Vaccines and immunization records](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/immunization/quebec): Ministère de la Santé et des Services sociaux (Québec Vaccination Registry)
- [Register as an organ and tissue donor](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/organ-donor/quebec): Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ) consent register
- [Home care and community care](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/home-care/quebec): Your local CLSC (Santé Québec health network)

### Family and children

- [Quebec Parental Insurance Plan (QPIP) benefits](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/ei-parental/quebec): Québec Parental Insurance Plan (RQAP)
- [Register a baby's birth](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/register-birth/quebec): Directeur de l'état civil
- [Get a marriage licence](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/marriage-licence/quebec): Gouvernement du Québec
- [Get help paying for child care](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/child-care-subsidy/quebec): Ministère de la Famille (subsidized places); Revenu Québec (childcare expenses tax credit)
- [Find licensed child care or daycare](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-child-care/quebec): Childcare Services Registration Portal (Ministère de la Famille)
- [Collect child or spousal support](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/child-support-enforcement/quebec): Revenu Québec (Support Payment Collection Program)
- [Report child abuse or neglect](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/report-child-abuse/quebec): Director of Youth Protection (DPJ) in your region

### Benefits and money

- [Quebec Pension Plan disability benefits](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/cpp-disability/quebec): Retraite Québec
- [Apply for income assistance (welfare)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-assistance/quebec): Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale (Services Québec)
- [Disability income support from the province](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/disability-assistance/quebec): Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale (Services Québec)

### Taxes

- [File your federal and Quebec income tax returns](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/file-income-tax/quebec): Revenu Québec (Québec return) and the Canada Revenue Agency (federal return)
- [GST and QST for businesses in Quebec](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/gst-hst-business/quebec): Revenu Québec

### Work and business

- [Register a business name or incorporate](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/register-business/quebec): Registraire des entreprises du Québec (REQ)
- [Report a workplace injury (workers' compensation)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/workplace-injury/quebec): Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST)
- [Your rights at work: pay, hours, leave and firing](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/employment-standards/quebec): Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST)
- [Get help finding a job or training](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/employment-services/quebec): Services Québec (Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale)
- [Become an apprentice or get certified in a trade](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/apprenticeship/quebec): Services Québec (Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale); Commission de la construction du Québec for construction trades

### Housing and property

- [Search or register a land title](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/land-titles/quebec): Registre foncier du Québec (Ministère des Ressources naturelles et des Forêts)
- [Check or appeal your property assessment](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/property-assessment/quebec): Your municipality's assessor (municipal assessment roll)
- [Renting: rules, rent increases, evictions and disputes](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/rental-disputes/quebec): Tribunal administratif du logement (TAL)
- [Apply for social or affordable housing](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/social-housing/quebec): Local housing offices (offices d'habitation), Société d'habitation du Québec

### Education

- [Student loans and bursaries in Quebec](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/canada-student-loans/quebec): Aide financière aux études (Gouvernement du Québec)
- [Apply for student loans and grants](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/student-aid/quebec): Aide financière aux études (Ministère de l'Enseignement supérieur)
- [Get a high school transcript or diploma copy](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/high-school-transcript/quebec): Ministère de l'Éducation

### Justice and safety

- [Sue for a small amount (small claims)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/small-claims/quebec): Court of Québec, Small Claims Division (Ministère de la Justice)
- [Get legal aid](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/legal-aid/quebec): Commission des services juridiques (Legal Aid Québec)
- [Make a human rights complaint](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/human-rights-complaint/quebec): Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse (CDPDJ)
- [Complain about a business (consumer protection)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/consumer-complaint/quebec): Office de la protection du consommateur (OPC)
- [Emergency alerts and how to prepare](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/emergency-alerts/quebec): Ministère de la Sécurité publique (Québec En Alerte)

### Environment and outdoors

- [Buy a fishing licence](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/fishing-licence/quebec): Government of Québec wildlife ministry (Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs)
- [Buy a hunting licence](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/hunting-licence/quebec): Government of Québec wildlife ministry (Ministère de l'Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs)
- [Reserve a campsite in a provincial or territorial park](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/provincial-park-camping/quebec): Sépaq (Société des établissements de plein air du Québec)
- [Wildfire status and fire bans](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/wildfire/quebec): SOPFEU (Société de protection des forêts contre le feu)

### Immigration, citizenship and travel

- [Settlement services and French classes in Quebec](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/newcomer-services/quebec): Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration (Québec)
- [Immigrate through a province or territory](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/provincial-nominee/quebec): Ministère de l'Immigration, de la Francisation et de l'Intégration (MIFI)

### Voting and democracy

- [Vote in a provincial or territorial election](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/vote-provincial/quebec): Élections Québec
- [Find your member of the provincial or territorial legislature](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/find-mla/quebec): National Assembly of Québec (Assemblée nationale)

### Seniors

- [Quebec Pension Plan (QPP) retirement pension](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/cpp/quebec): Retraite Québec
- [Apply for a long-term care home](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/long-term-care/quebec): Your local CLSC (Santé Québec health network)
- [Provincial income top-ups for low-income seniors](https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/seniors-benefits/quebec): Revenu Québec (senior assistance tax credit)

## Benefit payment dates

- [Québec Social Assistance Program and Aim for Employment Program](https://canadaservicemap.ca/benefit-payment-dates#social-assistance-qc): next payment 30 October 2026. Source: [https://www.quebec.ca/en/family-and-support-for-individuals/social-assistance-programs-financial-assistance/benefit-amounts-and-payment-dates/benefit-payment-dates](https://www.quebec.ca/en/family-and-support-for-individuals/social-assistance-programs-financial-assistance/benefit-amounts-and-payment-dates/benefit-payment-dates), checked 13 October 2026.
- [Québec Social Solidarity Program and Basic Income Program](https://canadaservicemap.ca/benefit-payment-dates#disability-assistance-qc): next payment 30 October 2026. Source: [https://www.quebec.ca/en/family-and-support-for-individuals/social-assistance-programs-financial-assistance/benefit-amounts-and-payment-dates/benefit-payment-dates](https://www.quebec.ca/en/family-and-support-for-individuals/social-assistance-programs-financial-assistance/benefit-amounts-and-payment-dates/benefit-payment-dates), checked 13 October 2026.
- [Québec Pension Plan (QPP)](https://canadaservicemap.ca/benefit-payment-dates#cpp-qc): next payment 30 October 2026. Source: [https://www.retraitequebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/payment-dates](https://www.retraitequebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/payment-dates), checked 13 October 2026.
- [Québec Family Allowance](https://canadaservicemap.ca/benefit-payment-dates#family-allowance-qc): every listed date has passed. Source: [https://www.retraitequebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/payment-dates](https://www.retraitequebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/payment-dates), checked 13 October 2026.

Every benefit: [Benefit payment dates](https://canadaservicemap.ca/benefit-payment-dates).

## Biggest cities and towns

- [Montréal](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/montreal): population 1,762,949, 1,883 public places
- [Québec](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/quebec): population 549,459, 631 public places
- [Laval](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/laval): population 438,366, 473 public places
- [Gatineau](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/gatineau): population 291,041, 717 public places
- [Longueuil](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/longueuil): population 254,483, 387 public places
- [Sherbrooke](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/sherbrooke): population 172,950, 344 public places
- [Lévis](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/levis): population 149,683, 111 public places
- [Saguenay](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/saguenay): population 144,723, 126 public places
- [Trois-Rivières](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/trois-rivieres): population 139,163, 122 public places
- [Terrebonne](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/terrebonne): population 119,944, 51 public places
- [Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/saint-jean-sur-richelieu): population 97,873, 61 public places
- [Brossard](https://canadaservicemap.ca/places/quebec/brossard): population 91,525, 29 public places

## Main provincial government bodies

- [The Government of Québec](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/the-government-of-quebec) ([website](https://www.quebec.ca))
- [Agence du revenu du Québec](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/agence-du-revenu-du-quebec) ([website](http://www.revenuquebec.ca/))
- [Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/societe-de-lassurance-automobile-du-quebec) ([website](https://saaq.gouv.qc.ca))
- [Régie de l'assurance-maladie du Québec](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/regie-de-lassurance-maladie-du-quebec) ([website](https://www.ramq.gouv.qc.ca/fr))
- [Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/commission-des-normes-de-lequite-de-la-sante-et-de-la-securite-du-travail) ([website](http://www.cnesst.gouv.qc.ca))
- [Retraite Québec](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/retraite-quebec) ([website](https://www.retraitequebec.gouv.qc.ca/fr))
- [Commission des services juridiques](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/commission-des-services-juridiques) ([website](https://www.csj.qc.ca/))
- [Conseil de gestion de l'assurance parentale](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/conseil-de-gestion-de-lassurance-parentale) ([website](https://www.quebec.ca/gouvernement/ministeres-organismes/conseil-gestion-assurance-parentale))
- [Société d'habitation du Québec](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/societe-dhabitation-du-quebec) ([website](http://www.habitation.gouv.qc.ca/))
- [Musée d'art contemporain de Montréal](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/musee-dart-contemporain-de-montreal) ([website](https://www.macm.org))
- [Administrative Labour Tribunal](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/administrative-labour-tribunal) ([website](https://www.tat.gouv.qc.ca/))
- [Administrative Tribunal of Québec](https://canadaservicemap.ca/bodies/administrative-tribunal-of-quebec) ([website](http://www.taq.gouv.qc.ca/))

104 provincial government bodies are on record in all.

## Other provinces and territories

- [British Columbia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/british-columbia)
- [Alberta](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/alberta)
- [Saskatchewan](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/saskatchewan)
- [Manitoba](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/manitoba)
- [Ontario](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/ontario)
- [New Brunswick](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/new-brunswick)
- [Nova Scotia](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/nova-scotia)
- [Prince Edward Island](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/prince-edward-island)
- [Newfoundland and Labrador](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/newfoundland-and-labrador)
- [Yukon](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/yukon)
- [Northwest Territories](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/northwest-territories)
- [Nunavut](https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/nunavut)

## Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Public services in Quebec: who handles what", checked 13 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/provinces/quebec