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Business assistance services

Get legal information as well as professional support for organizing business events and meetings.

You must have business property and liability insurance with us to get these services.

Benefits

  • 24-hour phone service1
  • Toll-free number
  • Unlimited calls and no time limits

Legal assistance

Get information from lawyers and notaries on preventing and resolving conflicts with customers, suppliers and staff.2

You might want legal assistance if:

  • A client falls down the stairs at your place of business and threatens to sue
  • One of your employees is injured on the job
  • One of your customers refuses to pay

Areas of law covered

  • Administrative
  • Corporate, including shareholder agreements
  • Commercial, including sales contracts
  • Family
  • Estate
  • Bankruptcy and insolvency
  • Small claims
  • Consumer protection
  • Civil liability
  • Property and real estate

Business concierge

Leave the work to us when it comes to booking restaurants, hotels or meeting rooms for your business events.3 We can also recommend service providers, make reservations and find specialists in Canada, the US and abroad.4

Payments for reservations and recommended service providers are by credit card only.

Examples of reservations we can make

  • Restaurants
  • Meeting rooms
  • Hotel rooms
  • Tee time bookings (public golf courses only)
  • Show and event tickets
  • Vehicle rentals (car, minibus, limousine, etc.)
  • Flights

Examples of service providers

  • Accountants and tax specialists
  • Contractors and general contractors
  • IT specialists
  • Snow removers
  • Florists

How it works

If you have property and liability insurance for your business with us, call our 24-hour hotline. An agent will take note of your needs. You'll get a call from our legal assistance service or concierge specialist within 48 business hours (excluding holidays).

Callback hours

Legal assistance
Monday to Friday: 9 AM to 8 PM
Saturday: 9 AM to 5 PM

Business concierge
Monday to Friday: 9 AM to 5 PM

Damage insurance products are underwritten and distributed by Desjardins General Insurance Inc., provider of automobile, property and business insurance.

The information on this page is provided for informational purposes only. The terms and conditions of the coverages described are set out in the insurance policy, which always prevails. Certain conditions, limitations and exclusions may apply. Assistance services are available only in Quebec. Once a file has been opened in your name, a lawyer or notary will call you back within 48 hours, Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 8 PM and Saturday from 9 AM to 5 PM (excluding holidays). For the concierge service, our concierges will call you back Monday to Friday from 9 AM to 5 PM (excluding holidays).This service doesn't cover questions about tax law or matters not governed by provincial or federal law. The service doesn't include document analysis, in-person consultations or reimbursement of legal fees or extrajudicial costs.The concierge service is reserved for business and professional use only and doesn't apply to personal travel. Requests must be ethical and lawful in nature. This service does not assume financial liability or include reimbursement of expenses or custom trip planning. There is no guarantee of search results or cost or availability of products. All costs associated with specialists and suppliers are charged directly to the users. Rewards program points cannot be used for purchases or reservations.Outside Canada and the US, the service is available only in cities with at least 100,000 inhabitants.