Operating in Quebec

If you operate your business in Quebec, you will have to register your GST/HST account(s) with the Ministère du revenu du Québec. To register your payroll, import/export, or corporation income tax accounts you must still contact the CRA.

Register for GST/HST only

If you plan to register only for the GST/HST in Quebec, you do not need to register for a Business Number (BN) with us. For more information or to register, contact the MRQ at:

Ministère du Revenu du Québec
3800 Marly Street
Ste-Foy QC G1X 4A5

Telephone: 1-800-567-4692
Outside Canada: (514) 873-4692

Web site: Ministère du Revenue du Québec

Register for GST and other accounts

If you register for a GST/HST account with the MRQ before you contact us for other business accounts, we will use your GST/HST account number that you received from the MRQ as the base to create your 9-digit Business Number (BN).

If you already have a Business Number (BN) and you open a GST/HST account with MRQ, the MRQ will register the GST/HST account number using your exisiting BN.

In Quebec, GST/HST account numbers that the MRQ assigns will show the RT program identifier, but not the reference number. For example, the MRQ GST/HST account number will be 92345 6789 RT. They do not include the 0001 reference number after the RT.

Forms and publications

• MRQ publication - General Information concerning the QST and the GST/HST - Guide for Registrants
• RC2 The Business Number and Your Canada Customs and Revenue Agency Accounts
• RC1 Request for a Business Number

Related topics

• Business Registration On-line
• Canada Business
• Related provincial and territorial government sites
• Canada's Business and Consumer Site