Terms of Use

Investissement Québec (“we”, “our”) welcomes you to its international website (international.investquebec.com). Be sure to carefully review these Terms of Use (the “Terms of Use”). This agreement creates legal obligations and is in effect indefinitely from the moment you access our site.

In using this website, you acknowledge and agree to all Terms of Use contained herein. We reserve the right to change these conditions at our sole discretion and without notice. If you do not agree with these Terms of Use, please do not visit our website. In addition, it is your responsibility to review the Terms of Use on a regular basis. Any major changes to the Terms of Use will be brought to your attention if you have a user account.

To review the full set of code of conduct and etiquette guidelines governing user behavior on social media, please visit our netiquette.

 

Site Content

Unless otherwise specified, the site content is for information purposes only and does not constitute an offer by Investissement Québec or any of its subsidiaries to enter into a contract. Summaries of the various financial products are not a substitute for legislation and regulations, nor to texts adopted by decree by the Gouvernement du Québec.

Data and information from Investissement Québec and other sources was considered reliable at the time of posting. Investissement Québec makes reasonable efforts in this regard but cannot guarantee that all information is accurate, complete, or up to date at all times.

 

Use of Site

You may visit this site and, subject to any restrictions or limitations specifically relating to any part of this site, make an electronic copy, download, or print parts of this site, but for your personal use only, not for commercial purposes.

Any form of harassment, including the use of obscene or abusive language in emails or other communication, is prohibited on this site. It is also prohibited to disrupt our employees, hosts, or representatives, or other members or visitors to the site, or to impersonate them by assuming their names or identities. It is further prohibited to upload, display, or post any document or message on this site that is defamatory, obscene, threatening or abusive, that infringes on the privacy or safety of others, that could constitute or encourage a criminal act, that violates the rights of anyone, or that holds a third party accountable or breaks the law. Posting commercial messages on the site or using the site to invite others to join another commercial service, whether online or not, or any other business or organization of any kind is prohibited.

 

Copyrights and Trademarks

All content on this site, including text, images, graphics, interfaces, codes, content selection, and layout (the “Content”), belongs to us and is copyrighted; it is strictly prohibited to reproduce, publish, repost, transmit, or use the content in any way without our prior written consent.

All trademarks, registered or unregistered, and all trade names (collectively the “Trademarks”) belong to us, or to the respective owners who have granted us the right and permission to use them. The Trademarks mentioned on this website and listed below belong to us without limitation: Investissement Québec, Invest Québec, IQ FIER, IQ Immigrants Investisseurs, Financement PME, SMB Financial, Financement UNIQ, UNIQ Financing, Financement écologique, Eco Financing, Solutions PME, SMB Solutions, and Financement IMPLIQ.

We reserve the right to add, delete, or modify all or part of the foregoing at any time without notice.

 

Communications

By posting content on this site, by completing an Investissement Québec form on this site, or by using interactive content, you authorize us to use and distribute this content, free of charge and for all purposes, excluding any personal information.

If you join our site to open a user account, you are required to complete all mandatory fields with accurate and complete information.

 

Links to Other Sites

We may provide links to other websites that are owned and operated by third parties. Because these are third parties and we have no affiliation with them, we have no control over these linked sites, whose data collection and privacy practices are separate and independent from ours. As a result, we cannot be held liable for, and offer no guarantee of the accuracy, currency, or completeness of, the information contained on these sites.

Adding links to our website should not imply that we are endorsing trademarks, trade names, service marks, images, logos, symbols, or other copyrighted material posted on or accessible through those sites, or that we have approved them, are affiliated or associated with them, or are legally authorized to use them.

However, you can provide your comments on the links on our site.

 

Confidentiality

The personal information we collect about you is governed by our privacy statement. Please refer to it for more information (in french only).

 

Waiver and Limitation of Liability

While we strive to provide up-to-date and accurate information on our site, errors or omissions can occur. For this reason, we make no representations or warranties as to the accuracy or reliability of the content of this website, or the content of any other or external website.

This website and the content, information, services, and products presented thereon, including but not limited to text, graphics, and links, are provided “as is,” and are not subject to any warranty, whether expressed or implied. To the extent permitted by applicable law, we disclaim all warranties, express or implied, including but not limited to implied warranties of quality, non-infringement, and absence of computer viruses, and all warranties regarding business practices or implementation terms. We make no representation or warranty as to the availability of the features and content on our site, or that any present or future defects will be corrected, or that our site or the server that provides access to it are free of viruses or other malware. We make no representation or warranty or with respect to site features in terms of their integrity, fidelity, accuracy, adequacy, usefulness, reliability or otherwise. You should not act on or rely on this content without first consulting an IQ Advisor.

We are not liable for any direct or indirect damages arising out of or relating to the use of, or inability to use, any content, information, message, or feature on this site.

 

Applicable Law

These Terms of Use are governed by the laws and regulations in force in the Province of Québec, and any litigation concerning them must be submitted to the courts of the Province of Québec in the judicial district of Montréal. If any provision of these Terms of Use is found by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, this will not render invalid all the other provisions; the invalid provision will be severed from the others, which will remain in force.

If you disagree in any way with these Terms of Use or deem their provisions to cause you any harm, you are asked to leave this website.

These Terms of Use and all other legal notices posted on our website constitute the entire agreement between us with respect to the use and content of this website.

Last updated: May 2026