Practical guide · Recovery
How to recover unclaimed assets in Québec — Complete 2025 guide
A practical guide to searching Québec unclaimed property, understanding the official process and avoiding unnecessary fees before restitution.
Free public registry
Official Revenu Québec process
Success-based model: no fee before recovery
Unclaimed property can sit dormant for years
Unclaimed property may come from forgotten financial products, estates, amounts held by institutions or files where beneficiaries were not found.
The official registry enables a first free search. For balances held by federally regulated financial institutions, the Bank of Canada may also be relevant.
How a claim starts
The process begins with a registry search and then preparation of documents proving identity, the link to the owner or beneficiary status.
Timelines and forms depend on the type of property. Revenu Québec’s official sources should remain the reference for the applicable procedure.
Why the fee model matters
Revenu Québec warns that some owner-search firms may require high fees before sharing preliminary information.
AG Nexum Recovery positions its service on a success-based model: no fee before effective restitution. This distinction should be clear from the first contact.
Verified sources
Useful public sources for further reading:
Revenu Québec — Biens non réclamés
Page officielle principale sur les biens non réclamés.
Revenu Québec — Registre des biens non réclamés
Registre en ligne consultable gratuitement.
Juste pour tous — Chiffres clés
Données publiques : biens inscrits, valeur totale et montants remis.
Revenu Québec — S’informer
Rôle de Revenu Québec et avertissements sur les chercheurs de propriétaires.
Revenu Québec — Recherche et réclamation
Étapes officielles de recherche et de réclamation.