Claiming a Financial Asset
If you are the owner of a financial asset, you can claim the asset by using our online service or by filing form BD-81.1-V, Claim of an Unclaimed Financial Asset by the Owner.
However, if you are the parent or tutor of an owner who is a minor, or the owner's representative, you must file form BD-81.1-V.
Online service
You can use the service in My Account for individuals for claiming financial assets as an owner only if the asset has been identified as belonging to you in the register of unclaimed property.
You can also access My Account to find out the status of the claims you made online.
Sending the form and required documents
You can also claim a financial asset by filing form BD-81.1-V.
So that we can process your claim as quickly as possible, make sure the form is duly completed and that all required documents are enclosed.
To send the form and documents by secure email, you will first need to register for our secure messaging service. Contact us at [email protected]. One of our employees will tell you how to register.
If you can't send the form and documents by secure email, you can mail them to the following address:
Direction principale des biens non réclamés
Revenu Québec
C. P. 6500, succursale Place-Desjardins
Montréal (Québec) H5B 0B6
If you are the parent or tutor of a minor who is the owner of a financial asset, or if you are the owner's agent, complete form BD-81.1-V.
So that we can process your claim as quickly as possible, make sure the form is duly completed and that all required documents are enclosed.
To send the form and documents by secure email, you will first need to register for our secure messaging service. Contact us at [email protected]. One of our employees will tell you how to register.
If you can't send the form and documents by secure email, you can mail them to the following address:
Direction principale des biens non réclamés
Revenu Québec
C. P. 6500, succursale Place-Desjardins
Montréal (Québec) H5B 0B6
If you are an agent or authorized representative of an organization or a business, you must complete form BD-81.2-V, Claim of an Unclaimed Financial Asset by the Authorized Representative of an Organization or a Business.
So that we can process your claim as quickly as possible, make sure the form is duly completed and that all required documents are enclosed.
To send the form and documents by secure email, you will first need to register for our secure messaging service. Contact us at [email protected]. One of our employees will tell you how to register.
If you can't send the form and documents by secure email, you can mail them to the following address:
Direction principale des biens non réclamés
Revenu Québec
C. P. 6500, succursale Place-Desjardins
Montréal (Québec) H5B 0B6
If you are an heir or a liquidator of a succession, you must complete form BD-81.3-V, Claim of a Financial Asset by an Heir or Liquidator of a Succession.
You must also complete form BD-81.7-V, Designation of a Liquidator, if there are several heirs and you must designate a liquidator of unclaimed financial assets to distribute the property of a deceased person.
So that we can process your claim as quickly as possible, make sure the forms are duly completed and that all required documents are enclosed.
To send the forms and documents by secure email, you will first need to register for our secure messaging service. Contact us at [email protected]. One of our employees will tell you how to register.
If you can't send the forms and documents by secure email, you can mail them to the following address:
Direction principale des biens non réclamés
Revenu Québec
C. P. 6500, succursale Place-Desjardins
Montréal (Québec) H5B 0B6
To make sure that you enclose all the required documents with your claim form, consult the table below.
| Required document | How to obtain the document? |
|---|---|
| Proof or attestation of death | Funeral home |
| Birth certificate | Directeur de l'état civil |
| Certificate or act of death | Directeur de l'état civil |
| Will search certificate from the Chambre des notaires | Chambre des notaires (you must have the original and a photocopy of the act or certificate of death issued by the Directeur de l'état civil) |
| Will search certificate from the Barreau du Québec | Barreau du Québec (you must have the original and a photocopy of the act or certificate of death issued by the Directeur de l'état civil) If you have a digital copy of the document, you can make your claim online. |
| Will | Notary |
| Judgment of homologation | Superior Court (district) |
| Notarized minutes of the probate of a holograph will | Notary |
| Marriage contract | Notary |
| The deceased's social insurance number (this number may be necessary for certain searches) | Service Canada |
Claim rights and fees
If the value of a financial asset is:
- less than $500, you must claim it within 10 years of the date the asset was remitted to the Minister of Finance;
- $500 or more, there is no time limit to claim the asset.
Consult the register of unclaimed property to find out whether you own any unclaimed financial assets.
Note that you must pay fees for services rendered in the provisional administration and remittance of unclaimed property. For more information, click Fees.
Right-holders
You may have received a message in My Account or an Unclaimed Property letter (BNR-5006-V) to inform you that, based on the information we found, we are holding one or more financial assets in your name or in the name of a person related to you. Note that the reference numbers for the financial assets are provided in the letter.
Enter the financial asset's reference number when you consult the register of unclaimed property for a description of the financial asset.
Authorization or power of attorney
You can give a designated person (spouse, family member, accountant) authorization or power of attorney for purposes of the Unclaimed Property Act so they can access the confidential information or documents we hold about you or act on your behalf.
Authorization and power of attorney differ:
- Authorization gives the designated person access to the confidential information we hold about you and the confidential documents that concern you.
- Power of attorney gives the designated person access to the information and documents and allows them to act on your behalf.
So we can send a designated person information about something like unclaimed property belonging to you, you can:
- complete form BNR-107-V, Authorization to Communicate Information or Power of Attorney – Unclaimed Property Act, and send it to the address shown on the form;
- write a letter telling us you are giving the designated person authorization or power of attorney for purposes of the Unclaimed Property Act, and send it to the following address:
Direction principale des biens non réclamés
Revenu Québec
C. P. 3000, succursale Place-Desjardins
Montréal (Québec) H5B 1A4