Imaginary country in Quebec: beware of this false king who sells bogus citizenships

Authorities are warning the public against a Quebecer who falsely claims to have created a country recognized by Canada, who convinced a hundred people to pay for citizenship in his bogus state.

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“We heard a bit about the so-called Tayos State. I immediately thought of the movement of sovereign citizens. […] What I often say is that if it’s too good to be true, it’s probably wrong,” warns Michael Kropveld, founder and CEO of Info-Secte.

Jean-Denis Boudreault, 43, created “the sovereign state of Tayos” from scratch during the pandemic. This fictional country, still under “construction”, will be mainly located near Lake McCracken in Abitibi-Témiscamingue or on Anticosti Island, according to the project’s website.

In the video below, Mr. Boudreault explains his motivation for creating a sovereign state:

His goal? “To offer new hope to those who still want truth and light to shine,” reads the same web page of the fictional country, whose post office box is in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts in the Laurentians.

“Excellent news! Canada has officially recognized the state of Tayos in law! The Federal Court of Canada has entered into a contractual relationship with the legal personality of Tayos”, Mr. Boudreault wrongly wrote on social networks last March to convince his followers.

Completely wrong

The newspaper therefore contacted the government to find out if it had indeed recognized the state of Tayos.

“The individual in question does not represent a legitimate government. His assertions are without foundation,” confirms Kevin McCaughey, of the Privy Council Office of Canada.

Jean-Denis Boudreault has not registered his organization in the Quebec enterprise register (REQ). The Québécois has also created another identity. He now poses as “Majesty King Regis Lucius I” in the kingdom of Tayos.

“If you wish to channel your own energy and help restore the Empire of Light, then join your King! Tayos State needs you,” he says on his blog.

$20 for a fake passport from Tayos

For $100, a “Tayen” can get all these phony papers: a driver’s license, passport, license plates, vehicle registration cards and a citizenship certificate.

Future citizens must also share several personal information with Jean-Denis Boudreault to obtain these documents, namely their address, their date of birth, a copy of their signature and even their Vehicle Identification Number (VIN).

The man also boasts on the Telegram platform, where he shares the details of his project, to have already convinced people to join.

“I no longer count at the moment, but we are well over 100, and it continues …”, he wrote on the social network.

The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) indicates that it has become aware of movements similar to that of the State of Tayos in the province. “In general, we invite people to be vigilant and to verify the legitimacy of groups like those with whom they do business”, specifies Ève Brochu-Joubert, spokesperson for the SQ.

Formerly in cryptocurrency

According to our verifications, Jean-Denis Boudreault was previously the head of a virtual currency company called “Neuralium Inc.” in Brossard.

The newspaper tried to contact the Quebecer who previously worked in cryptocurrency, but he claimed not to work in the sovereign state of Tayos.

False king’s ‘frivolous’ claims dismissed in court

Judges have repeatedly rejected “frivolous” requests made in court by the Quebecer who is trying to create a fake country to raise money by selling bogus citizenships online.

Jean-Denis Boudreault, alias the self-proclaimed king of the state of Tayos, has repeatedly tried to have judgments issued by a fictitious court he invented in his imaginary country recognized. He even went to the Court of Quebec in February 2023 to invalidate a decision rendered against him in civil proceedings.

“Jean-Denis Boudreault, who claims to constitute a sovereign state on the legal level, requires a procedure consisting of incomprehensible and irrational gibberish”, first notes Judge Gilles Lareau, in his minutes.

Without mincing words, the court quickly rejected the request of the forties.

“Mr. Boudreault therefore wishes to invalidate certain judgments of the Court of Quebec. On its face, the plaintiff’s procedure is without any foundation and manifestly frivolous”, criticizes the judge.

That’s enough, said another

According to court documents, Jean-Denis Boudreault tried to have decisions against him overturned on at least three other occasions thanks to the state of Tayos.

Last January, before the Court of Quebec in Laval, a judge called to order the Quebecer who again presented himself as a citizen of a sovereign state. He once again attempted to overturn court judgments implicating him.

The Honorable Louis-Joseph Gouin finally mentioned “that this saga has lasted long enough”.

“All the judgments already rendered are final, and there is no need, for any reason whatsoever, to proceed again to a new hearing of Mr. Boudreault’s claims and claims,” ​​he concludes.