About the enterprise registrar
The Enterprise Register and Its Contents
The register of sole proprietorships, partnerships and legal persons is a unique database.
The enterprise registrar maintains this public register to record, process, store and distribute the principal information concerning the identity of associations and enterprises incorporated or in operation in Québec. This information has legal force.
The register is also a universal system of legal publicity for all legal types of enterprises operating businesses in Québec and valid in all parts of Québec.
The public register was created by the Act Respecting the Legal Publicity of Sole Proprietorships, Partnerships and Legal Persons (RSQ c. P-45) in order to receive and publicize the information declared by enterprises. The law is intended to protect the citizens and enterprises of Québec in their business dealings.
Since January 1, 1994, every enterprise that does business in Québec is required to register.
Register contents:
NEQ (Québec Enterprise Number)
The NEQ is a 10-digit number assigned to an enterprise at the time of its registration. The first two digits designate an enterprise's legal form:
- 11XXXXXXXX: Legal person
- 22XXXXXXXX: Sole proprietorship
- 33XXXXXXXX: Partnership, association or other group
Information status
A snapshot of the information contained in the declarations produced by an enterprise.
Index of names
List of names an enterprise has already registered and current name of the enterprise.
Index of documents
List of documents produced by an enterprise and deposited in the register by the enterprise registrar.
Type of Information filed in the register
