1. Introduction
2. The CFHQSIR Observations
3. Data Processing
3.1. Need for a Custom Pipeline: Elixir-IR
3.2. Detector and Raw Data Properties
3.3. Inspection and Stacking
3.4. Photometric Calibration
3.5. Registration to the CFHTLS Format
4. Main Properties of the Survey
4.1. Image Quality
4.2. Sensitivity
5. The CFHQSIR Catalogue
5.1. Comparison with the VIDEO Survey
5.2. Photometric Redshifts
6. Conclusion