Statutes Canada — Quebec Code of Civil Procedure
Code of Civil Procedure, 2014 Show full title This provision sets out the Code’s purpose and says it must be read and applied as a whole, in keeping with civil law tradition.
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abuse of procedure account preparation acquisitive prescription adjournment administrative directives admissibility adoption adoption procedure adoption recognition affidavit evidence affidavits agreement review alternative dispute resolution annulment annulment application annulment applications appeal admissibility appeal briefs appeal dismissal appeal filing deadlines appeal process appeal record appeal timing appeals appeals procedure appellate practice appellate procedure application procedure applications arbitral awards arbitration arbitration agreement arbitration award correction arbitrator appointment arbitrator recusation asset disposal asset distribution asset protection asset sale valuation asset seizure assistance attorney general intervention auction sale auction sale challenges auctioneer authorization award challenge award enforcement award homologation award recognition award recognition and enforcement bailiff bailiff duties bailiff execution bailiff instructions bailiff interaction bailiff notice bailiff notices bailiff procedure bailiff procedures bailiff process bailiff trust account bailiffs bankruptcy bids boundary determination buyer notice cadastral plans capacity case management case protocol case scheduling case transfer certificate issuance certified copies certified translation chambers practice child custody child representation child support child support determination civil liability civil procedure civil status civil status registration civil union claim distribution claim recovery claims claims admissibility claims contestation claims filing claims priority class action class action distributions class action notice class action procedure class action recovery class action representation class actions collections collective recovery collocation collocation scheme commercial arbitration commission execution commissioner appointment communication methods compliance conciliation condominium governance confidential information confidentiality conflict of interest consolidation of proceedings consultation consultation process consumer contracts contestation contested application handling contested applications continuance of proceedings contract disclosure contract disputes contractual obligations copy issuance corporate constituting acts costs counterclaim counterclaims court administration court application court applications court approval court attendance court authorization court authorization review court bailiff fees court clerk certificate court clerk duties court clerk notice court commissions court costs court deadlines court decisions court deposits court enforcement court evidence court examination court examinations court exemptions court fees court files court filing court filing deadlines court filings court homologation court instruction court interpretation services court intervention court judgment effect court judgments court jurisdiction court notice court notices court notification court notifications court office formatting court operations court orders court powers court practice court procedure court procedures court proceedings court process court record court records court referral court representation court review court review procedure court safeguard order court scheduling court venue court-appointed expert court-appointed sale court-ordered deposit court-referred mediation process creditor claims creditor instructions creditor notification creditor payments creditor ranking creditor remedies creditor repayment cross-border dispute resolution cross-border document service cross-border service cross-examination cultural property transport custody custody obligations custody of property custody under warrant deadlines debt collection debt disclosure debt disputes debt enforcement debt recovery debtor examination debtor-creditor enforcement declaration deduction notice default default judgment default proceedings defence defence filing defence form defence 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Jurisdiction Canada — Quebec
Structure 878 provisions
Official identity Year 2014
Dates Enacted 2014 · Source version 10 Jun 2026 More statute details
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Type Act or statute
Language 🇬🇧 English
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