Access to Information Requests
You can ask for access to your personal information or our administrative documents. We explain how to proceed, step by step.
Before making an access to information request
Before making a request, check whether the information you want is available online.
Getting your information
By logging in to My Account, you can quickly consult your or your business's tax file. You'll see your returns, notices of assessment, tax slips and account statements.
To see your personal information online, use your choice of My Account:
If you represent an individual and you have an authorization or power of attorney, you don't have to make an access request for copies of their tax returns, notices of assessment or tax slips. Simply email [email protected].
Viewing administrative documents
Check whether the information or documents you're looking for are available in these sections of our website:
If you want to get a balance statement or debt confirmation for a business for due diligence, see Requesting a Balance Statement or Debt Confirmation.
Making an access to information request
To process your request, we need to identify you and understand exactly what you want.
Gathering the necessary information
Information to identify yourself
You must provide the following information so we can access your file and identify you:
- your full name
- your address
- your identification number, which is shown on your notice of assessment
- the last three digits of your social insurance number
- a daytime phone number
- your email address, if you are mailing your request to us
- your Québec enterprise number, if your request concerns a business file
Documents covered by the request
Specify the document you want, such as:
- an audit file concerning consumption taxes, income tax or other obligations
- a collection file
- an objection file
- a support payment file
Specify the period covered by your request. For example:
- January 1 to December 31, 2024
- the last three fiscal periods
- the 2022 to 2025 taxation years
If you make a request for another person
Send us a copy of a valid power of attorney or authorization, such as an Authorization to Communicate Information or Power of Attorney (form MR-69-V).
If your request concerns a deceased person's file
Attach a copy of one of the following documents to your request:
- identification, such as your driver's licence, act of birth, health insurance card or passport
- the deceased's death certificate or act of death issued by the Directeur de l'état civil
- the will search certificate from the Chambre des notaires du Québec
- the will search certificate from the Barreau du Québec
You must also send the following documents, depending on your situation:
- a notarized copy of the deceased's will and any codicils (a will or codicil that has not been notarized must have been verified by the court or by a notary)
- if there is no will and you are the spouse or a child of the deceased, a marriage or civil union contract or a birth certificate or an act of birth, issued by the Directeur de l'état civil
- if there is no will and you are an heir or a successor, a notarized declaration of heredity or a declaration of right to inherit
- if there is no will and you are the designated liquidator of the succession, an official document confirming the designation, such as the Designation of a Liquidator by the Heirs (form LM-14.1-V)
- a copy of the deceased's marriage or civil union contract, unless it was revoked by a will
- a copy showing you are the beneficiary of a life insurance policy or a death benefit
A legatee by particular title can access the deceased's tax file if the bequest they're entitled to could result in tax liability. In such cases, the person is considered an heir within the meaning of the Tax Administration Act.
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If your request concerns an administrative document
You must make a separate request to get an administrative document. These requests cannot be processed together with requests concerning personal information.
Sending an access to information request
Address your access request to Mario Jean, the person in charge of access to information and the protection of confidential information at Revenu Québec.
You can send your request in one of two ways:
Email (recommended)
We recommend using email because it's the fastest method. Email your access request to [email protected].
You can mail your access request to:
Mario Jean
Responsable de l'accès à l'information et de la protection des renseignements confidentiels
Revenu Québec
3800, rue de Marly, secteur 5-2-3
Québec (Québec) G1X 4A5
You can ask to receive your personal information in a simple, user-friendly digital format. For more information, see Right to Data Portability.
Processing time
Once we receive a valid request, we have 20 days to respond. The time may be extended by 10 days if needed. The maximum time is therefore 30 days.
Recourse
If your written access request is denied in whole or in part or if you are not satisfied with the response you received, you can submit a request for review to the Commission d'accès à l'information du Québec.