About us

WE ARE THE REFERENCE IN QUEBEC

There is only one store in Quebec that offers as many cartographic products under one roof: Aux Quatre Points Cardinaux. Whether it’s for travel, outdoor activities, navigating on water, in the air, or for decoration, we have the product you need. Our range of custom maps is constantly growing.

Our Garmin GPS experts are also at your disposal to answer your technical questions. Do not rely on big box stores to advise you on the GPS model that best meets your needs. Choose impeccable and fair customer service.

Our wide range of educational products for children, in French, which we are continuously striving to improve, makes Aux Quatre Points Cardinaux a top choice for parents and grandparents wishing to offer their children and grandchildren smart and sustainable gifts. Every child should grow up with a globe or a world map in their home, and luckily, we have the largest selection in Quebec.

Many services offered in-store are not available on our website. If you would like information regarding these services, simply call us, write to us, or just come visit us at our location on Ontario Street in Montreal. Please visit the SERVICE section of our website for more information.

THE BACKSTORY

n 1988, a small shop opened in Montreal in the charming premises of a century-old building on Ontario Street. Its name, AUX QUATRE POINTS CARDINAUX, refers to the specialized services it offers to athletes, travelers, and students: the sale of maps and geographical guides.

On its tenth anniversary, Aux Quatre Points Cardinaux became the official distributor of federal topographic maps for the province of Quebec and also an authorized retailer for the Quebec Photocartothèque for topographic maps and aerial photographs. It is now possible to combine the most accurate topographic maps in Quebec with aerial photographs covering the entire Quebec territory. All this at one address!

In 2002, the shop’s floor space doubled. It would now offer a greater variety in the products already available: globes, travel guides, folded and wall maps, travel accessories, Swiss knives, and gift suggestions.

The dramatic reduction in the size of electronic devices, the development and democratization of global positioning systems (GPS) now provide new navigation tools for explorers of all kinds. Starting in 2004, Aux Quatre Points Cardinaux equipped itself with a new counter specialized in new technologies. It offers several cartographic software and devices.

For road navigation or outdoor activities. The store quickly became an unbeatable reference in GPS technology. Specialists recommend the devices best suited to their clients’ needs and can even offer a variety of maps and accessories.

In 2005, Aux Quatre Points Cardinaux became the official distributor of geomatic products for the Montreal Metropolitan Community (CMM), such as aerial photographs and orthophotography. Popular and essential for the work of engineers and urban planners, printed or digital aerial photographs of the greater Montreal area are freely available for sale, thus accessible to anyone who wants to obtain a clear, precise, and recent image of their property or neighborhood!

In 2021, the two founders of Aux Quatre Points Cardinaux decided to sell the shop to go on an adventure themselves, following in the footsteps of the thousands of customers they had served with passion, delicacy, and love for 33 years. A loyal employee then bought the company, continuing the work of his former bosses.