Who needs to be notified of your change of address?

Are you moving into a private senior’s residence in the near future? Don’t forget that you need to notify a few different authorities of your change of address.

Report your change of address

You can call the Service québécois de changement d’adresse at 1 877 644-4545 and notify the following departments and agencies of your move in one phone call:

• Revenu Québec
  • Retraite Québec
  • Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec (RAMQ)
  • Directeur général des élections du Québec
  • Travail, Emploi et Solidarité sociale
  • Société de l’assurance automobile du Québec

Forward your mail

Call Canada Post at 1 866 607-6301 to forward your personal mail.

Any mail that is sent to your old address will be automatically forwarded to your new location.
Within the province, the mail forwarding service will cost a maximum of $83.15 for 12 months.

Don’t forget about…

• Newspaper and magazine subscriptions
  • Canada Revenue Agency and Elections Canada (1 800 959-7383)
  • Veterans Affairs Canada (1 866 522-2122)
  • Professional associations
  • Insurance (car, home, life, etc.)
  • Credit cards
  • Loyalty and store cards
  • Hunter’s or trapper’s license
  • Cemetery where you have a lot reserved
  • Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada
  • School boards (school taxes)
  • Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (formerly the CSST)
  • Commission de la construction du Québec (certificate of competence)
  • Companies responsible for renting appliances (central heating, hot water tanks, etc.)
  • Dentist
  • Employers and unions
  • Educational institutions
  • Hydro, gas and oil companies (Hydro-Québec, Gaz Métro, etc.)
  • Telecommunications service providers (telephone, cellular, cable TV and Internet)
  • Hospital, doctor and clinic (hospital card, visit follow-ups, etc.)
  • Financial institutions (bank account, RRSP, etc.)
  • Ministère de l’Éducation, du Loisir et du Sport du Québec (Financial aid: 1 877 643-3750)
  • Municipality
  • Canada Savings Bonds (1 800 575-5151 or 1 877 899-3599)
  • Québec Savings Bonds/Épargne Placements Québec (418 521-5229 or 1 800 463-5229)
  • Pharmacy
  • Canadian Firearms Program
  • Employment and Social Development Canada