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Change of address in Quebec: health card, licence

Compiled by Mahmoud Halat, checked

Short answer

When you move in Québec, use the Service québécois de changement d'adresse (SQCA) online. One notice updates several Québec bodies at once, including RAMQ for your health card, the SAAQ for your driver's licence and vehicle registration, Revenu Québec, Retraite Québec and Élections Québec. The SAAQ must have your new address within 30 days of the move.

Who handles it

Service québécois de changement d'adresse (Services Québec)

Handles it in Quebec.

One notice updates several Québec departments and agencies at once.

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Steps

  1. Québec recommends using the Service québécois de changement d'adresse online whenever it is offered for a department or agency.

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Cost

  • Not telling the SAAQ about a new address within 30 days can lead to a fine of $95 to $154.

    Source: saaq.gouv.qc.cachecked #

How long it takes

  • You must give the SAAQ your new address within 30 days of moving. The SAAQ mails you a sticker to put on your driver's licence.

    Source: quebec.cachecked #

  • Students with government financial aid must tell Aide financière aux études within 30 days of moving so payments are not suspended.

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Where to go

  • An SQCA notice is forwarded to several departments and agencies, including RAMQ, which manages your health insurance card.

    Source: quebec.cachecked #

Good to know

  • For individuals, the SAAQ changes the address on your driver's licence and on vehicles registered in your name at the same time.

    Source: saaq.gouv.qc.cachecked #

  • Changing your address with the SQCA also updates your registration with the Québec Family Doctor Finder.

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  • The Québec service does not update federal records. Tell Canada Post and Government of Canada programs separately.

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Questions people ask

How do I change my address with the Québec government?

Use the Service québécois de changement d'adresse online. One notice reaches several bodies, such as RAMQ, the SAAQ, Revenu Québec, Retraite Québec and Élections Québec.

Source: quebec.cachecked #

How long do I have to change my address with the SAAQ?

30 days from your move. If you miss this, you could be fined $95 to $154.

Source: saaq.gouv.qc.cachecked #

What happens to my driver's licence when I move in Québec?

After you send the SAAQ your new address, it mails you a sticker to put on your driver's licence.

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Does a Québec change of address update Canada Revenue Agency or Canada Post?

No. Québec suggests you also update your address with Canada Post and Government of Canada programs.

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In every province and territory

The same service across Canada: who handles it and the official link. Quebec is marked.

Province or territoryWho handles itOfficial linkGood to know
British ColumbiaAddress Change BC (Government of British Columbia)Update your card detailschecked Updates your BC Services Card and B.C. driver's licence address; tell other programs separately.
AlbertaGovernment of AlbertaNone on recordNo single service: update your licence, ID card and vehicle registration at a registry agent within 14 days, and update your AHCIP record separately.
SaskatchewanExpressAddress (Government of Saskatchewan change-of-address service)Change your addresschecked One online form updates participating services such as health cards, driver's licences and vehicle registration.
ManitobaManitoba Address Change (Government of Manitoba)Update your addresschecked Covers Manitoba Health and some other programs; change your driver's licence and vehicle address with MPI separately.
OntarioServiceOntarioChange your address onlinechecked Update your address for your health card, driver's licence, vehicle permit and other Ontario services.
QuebecThis pageService québécois de changement d'adresse (Services Québec)Change your address oncechecked One notice updates several Québec departments and agencies at once.
New BrunswickService New BrunswickChange your addresschecked One request updates Medicare, driver's licence, vehicle registration and other provincial records.
Nova ScotiaGovernment of Nova ScotiaNone on recordThere is no single change of address service; update the Registry of Motor Vehicles and your Health Card separately.
Prince Edward IslandGovernment of Prince Edward IslandNone on recordNo single change-of-address service found; update your licence at Access PEI and your health card with PEI Medicare.
Newfoundland and LabradorGovernment of Newfoundland and LabradorNone on recordNo single address-change service; update Motor Registration on MyGovNL and MCP with its update form separately.
YukonGovernment of YukonNone on recordThere is no single change-of-address service; update your driver's licence and health care card separately.
Northwest TerritoriesGovernment of the Northwest TerritoriesNone on recordNo single territorial change of address service; update your driver's licence and health card separately.
NunavutGovernment of NunavutNone on recordThere is no single change-of-address service; update the Health Insurance Programs Office and Motor Vehicles separately.

Cite this page

Canada Service Map, "Change of address in Quebec: health card, licence", checked 13 October 2026, https://canadaservicemap.ca/services/change-address/quebec