170. Every Québec trust company and, if its instrument of incorporation so authorizes, every extra-provincial trust company may, in addition to its activities as tutor or curator to property, liquidator, syndic, liquidator of a succession, sequestrator, adviser to a person of full age, trustee or fiduciary provided for in its instrument of incorporation, carry on any accessory activity or activity related to that of administrator of the property of others or of financial intermediary and, in particular,(1) act as mandatary and administer any movable or immovable property for the account of others;
(2) act as depositary for the safekeeping of securities, collection agent, real estate broker or agent for the registration or transfer of securities;
(3) offer and administer savings plans registered under the Taxation Act (chapter I-3) or the Income Tax Act (Revised Statutes of Canada, 1985, chapter 1, 5th Supplement);
(4) enter into contracts for the payment of fixed-term annuities;
(5) offer investment counselling services and portfolio management services and act as securities dealer, on such conditions as the Minister may impose;
(5.1) act as a firm or distributor or hold a restricted certificate in accordance with the Act respecting the distribution of financial products and services (chapter D-9.2);
(6) furnish judicial recognizances for the benefit of parties requiring them, and extra-judicial security for the performance of contracts;
(7) engage in leasing operations;
(8) issue debit or credit cards and assume the management thereof.