Civil Code of Québec, 1991 Show full title The Civil Code of Québec governs persons, their relations, and property, and is the foundation of other laws in matters within its scope.
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abandoned property abandonment abandonment notice absentee absentee property administration abuse of right acceptance acceptance of succession access control access to dwelling access to land access to records accessibility accession accessions accessions/additions accessories accident insurance account rendering accountability accounting accounting obligations accounting practices accounting records acquisition by prescription acquisition of property acquisition of rights acquisitive prescription acquittance actions additional damages additional premium address registration adhesion contracts adjournment administration administration closure administration costs administration expenses administration of ownerless things administration of proceeds administration of property administration termination administrative decision-making administrative duties administrative process administrator remuneration administrator replacement admissibility of evidence admissions adoption adoption procedure adoption records confidentiality adoption services adult assistance adult assistance application notice advance payments adverse claim adverse claims age condition agency agency authority agency powers agenda governance agenda management agreement agricultural operations alienability alienation alienation of property allotment of claims amalgamation amicable partition animal ownership annual accounts annual general meeting annual general meeting notice attachments annual meetings annual reporting annuitants annuities annuity annuity conversion annuity payment annuity registration annuity security annuity valuation annulment anonymity appeals applicable law application acceptance application documents application for registration application procedure application process application requirements application requirements for register entry application review apportionable contract apportionment appraisal arbitration arbitration agreement arbitration notice archival storage assessment asset administration asset alienation asset allocation asset disposal asset disposition asset listing asset management asset partition asset protection asset seizure asset transfer asset valuation assignment assignment of claims assignment of insurance contract assignment of insurance interest assignment of lease assignments assistance assistant recognition assisted decision-making association association contracts association debts association governance association property association rights associations attestation attestations auction auction sale auction sales auction terms audit authentic acts authenticity of documents authority authority of mandatary authority of partner authority of partners authorization authorization withdrawal autopsies average loss average sacrifice baggage loss bailment bank accounts bank deposits bankruptcy bare ownership bearer instruments beneficial shares beneficiaries beneficiary appointment beneficiary claims beneficiary communication beneficiary designation beneficiary designations beneficiary eligibility beneficiary enforcement beneficiary limits beneficiary notice beneficiary rights benefit adjustment benefits bequest bequests bill of lading bills of lading binding authority birth record notation birth registration board administration board decision-making board decisions board governance board meetings board/secretary duties bodily injury bodily injury compensation bodily injury damages bodily injury reparation bodily integrity bonds borrower liability borrowing boundary alteration boundary determination boundary discrepancy boundary marking boundary structures boundary-marking operations breach breach of warranty broker-insurer-insured relations brokerage budget forecast building building common elements building common property building repairs building standards burden of proof business names business records business transactions business transfer buyer default buyer in ordinary course buyer insolvency buyer notice buyer notification buyer reimbursement buyer remedies by-law regulation by-laws by-laws compliance cadastral amendment cadastral correction cadastral description cadastral numbering cadastral plan cadastral plans cadastral records cadastral registration cadastral survey cadastre cadastre administration cancellation cancellation application cancellation of registration cancellation of registrations capacity capacity assessment capacity of minors capacity to contract capital capital accounting capital contribution capital contribution reimbursement capital contributions capital expenditures capital increase capital maintenance capital repayments capital transfer care programs cargo cargo carriage cargo declarations cargo delivery cargo handling cargo loss cargo retention carriage carriage contracts carriage of goods carriage of property carriage remuneration carrier claims carrier delivery carrier instructions carrier liability carrier liability period carrier lien carrier obligations cash payment catastrophic loss certificates certification certified extracts certified summaries charges charges on property charitable transfer charter parties charter party charterparty child custody transfer child support child welfare choice of law civil law civil liability civil obligations civil procedure civil registration civil registry civil remedies civil rights civil status civil status acts civil status records civil status register civil status registration civil union civil union contract civil union regime civil union registration claim collection claim correction claim enforcement claims claims adjustment claims against heirs and creditors claims against heirs and legatees claims against third parties claims and debts claims assignment claims distribution claims enforcement claims handling claims management claims notice claims notification claims payment claims ranking claims reporting claims security claims settlement claims timing claims transmission class action classification of property clerical correction client reparation co-debtors co-emphyteusis co-owner contributions co-owner syndicate notice co-ownership co-ownership bylaws co-ownership compliance co-ownership declaration co-ownership declarations co-ownership expenses co-ownership governance co-ownership restrictions code replacement collection of revenues collections collective decision-making collocation collocation or distribution combination commencement common charges common expenses common portions common property expenses common property presumptions common services common wall communication methods communications community procedures compensation compensation set-off compensatory allowance competition concealment conditional obligations conditional rights conditional sale conditions conditions precedent condominium co-ownership condominium conversion condominium governance condominium records condominium reserve fund condominium/common portions condominium/immovable descriptions condominium/immovable governance condominium/syndicate condominium/syndicate administration condominiums confidential information confidentiality confinement confirmation confirmation of acts conflict of interest conflict of interest disclosure consent consent defects conservatory acts consideration constituting act construction construction contracts construction defects construction obligations construction services construction work construction/work claims constructive total loss consultation procedure consumer contract consumer contracts consumer goods consumer protection contact information contestations contesting inventory contingency fund contract contract administration contract amendment contract annulment contract cancellation contract capacity contract classification contract clauses contract confirmation contract drafting contract duration contract effects contract enforcement contract errors and deficiencies contract exclusions contract expenses contract failure contract form contract formation contract governing law contract interpretation contract invalidity contract law contract liability contract management contract modification contract nullification contract nullity contract obligations contract of insurance contract payment contract payment withholding contract performance contract performance timing contract presumption contract pricing contract remedies contract resiliation contract resolution contract revision contract rights and obligations transfer contract risk contract stipulation contract termination contract terms contract types contract validity contract valuation contract variation contract/writing validity contracting contractor liability contractors contracts contracts of adhesion contractual liability contractual performance contractual relations contractual rights contribution contribution among co-debtors contribution among debtors contribution among sureties contribution for child needs contributions contributions to partnership contributory value control agreement control of claim control of securities copy requests coroner procedure corporate administration corporate dissolution corporate governance corporate obligations corporate reorganization corporate status correction corrective partition correlative obligations costs council governance council membership court access court application court applications court appointment court appointment of trustee court authorization court authorization for minors court decision-making court declaration court deposit court designation court determination court determination of obligations court discretion court fallback court filing court inference court intervention court order court orders court powers court price fixing court procedure court proceedings court remedies court remittance court review court variation coverage allocation coverage decision coverage exclusion coverage exclusions coverage increase coverage limits coverage scope coverage suspension coverage terms credit credit agreements credit collection credit control credit enforcement credit risk creditor creditor and debtor status creditor autonomy creditor capacity creditor claims creditor enforcement creditor indemnification creditor intervention creditor liability creditor notice creditor obligations creditor participation creditor payment creditor payment priority creditor prior notice creditor priority creditor ranking creditor recovery creditor remedies creditor rights creditor-debtor relations creditors creditors' rights creditors' seizure cross-border conditions cross-border disputes cross-border proceedings cross-jurisdiction enforcement currency conversion custodianship custody damage claims damage compensation damage insurance damage liability damage to secured property damaged goods damages damages claims deadlines death death declaration death declarations death of client death of lessee death of party death registration debt debt allocation debt and legacy payments debt assumption debt collection debt compensation debt discharge debt enforcement debt instruments debt liability debt novation debt obligation debt obligations debt payment debt payment priority debt payment timing debt recovery debt release debt repayment debt return debt security debt settlement debt succession debt valuation debtor costs debtor default debtor notice debtor obligations debtor performance debtor solidarity debtor substitution debtor-creditor debtor-creditor relations debts debts and legacies deceitful representation decision review declaration of co-ownership declaration to syndicate declarations declared value deductibles default default judgments default notice default on payment default remedy defective property defects defence costs defences defenses delay in performance delegation delegation of functions deliberation period delivery delivery costs delivery obligations delivery of goods delivery of property delivery of property at lease expiry delivery terms demurrage deposit deposit contract deposit of disputed property deposit of proceeds depositary depositary duties depositary liability deposits depreciation designation and revocation destination detention developer reimbursement developer status developer voting rights deviation director disqualification director duties director liability director qualifications directors disability coverage disability income insurance disability insurance disbursements disclosure disclosure obligations discount rates discussion disinheritance disposal of unclaimed property disposition of collateral disposition of entrusted property disposition of property disposition of undelivered property dispute resolution dissolution dissolution notice distribution distribution among creditors distribution chain distribution of assets distribution of proceeds distribution on dissolution disturbance disturbance to enjoyment divided co-ownership divided ownership dividends document access document admission document authentication document certification document copies document drafting document formalities document forms document handling document integrity document interpretation document preparation document presentation document reproduction document retention document transfer documentary evidence documentary proof documents domicile donation donations double insurance drawing of lots duress duties duty of care duty to inform client dwelling access dwelling allocation dwelling classification dwelling repairs dwellings earned premium earnings partition easements educational institution housing electronic document transfer emergency consent emphyteusis employee duties employer obligations employment employment certificate employment contract employment contract continuity employment contract termination employment contracts employment duties employment termination enforceability enforcement enforcement of foreign decisions enrichment enterprise assets enterprise contracts enterprise income enterprise operations enterprise property enterprise purpose enterprise register enterprise sales equalization payment estate estate administration estate debts estate distribution estate planning estate settlement estate succession estate/property management ethics committee oversight eviction eviction compensation eviction notice eviction notices eviction/relocation evidence evidence admissibility evidence integrity evidentiary standard exchange exchange of property exclusions execution execution proceeds distribution executor/trustee remuneration exempt property exemption from seizure exemptions existence expenditure apportionment expense allocation expense reimbursement expenses expert designation explosion risk exposure to raw materials expropriation extinction of obligations extinctive prescription extinguishment extra-patrimonial rights and obligations extracontractual liability false bidding family enterprise family law family meeting family obligations family patrimony family property family property division family representation family residence family residence registration family responsibilities fault fiduciary administration fiduciary duties fiduciary use of property file corrections file creation file keeping file rectification filiation filing filing/submission to authority final account financial accounts financial assets financial institutions financial services financial statements fire insurance fire risk firm name disclosure first refusal force majeure forced sale forced sale notices foreign judgments foreign law application forest management forfeiture form information formal requirements formal validity formalities formation conditions foundation property foundations foundry of lost property fraction value determination fractional enjoyment rights fraud fraud liability fraudulent intent fraudulent transfers freight freight charges freight contracts freight insurance freight loss freight payment fruits fruits and revenues fuel supply funeral arrangements funeral expenses insurance funeral services gaming gaming contracts general average general average loss general meeting decisions general meetings general partnership gift gift charges gift transfer gifts good faith good faith third persons goods and services goods in transit goods insurance goods shipment goods valuation governance governing law government publication gratuitous carriage gratuitous contract group insurance guarantees guarantees and sureties guardianship guest deposits habitability habitation fitness health administration health insurance heir representation hire of ship hospitality hotel operations household property housing housing discrimination housing occupancy human research compliance human tissue use hypothec hypothec cancellation hypothec reduction hypothec registration hypothecary claims hypothecary creditors hypothecary delivery hypothecary right hypothecary rights hypothecated property hypothecation hypothecs identity disclosure identity records identity verification image and likeness immatriculation immediate action immovable immovable acquisition immovable by-laws immovable description immovable hypothec immovable lease immovable leasing immovable maintenance immovable parcelling immovable property immovable property leasing immovable property obligations immovable property registration immovable property sale immovable registration immovable repair or rebuild immovable sales immovable transfer immovable transfers immovables impossibility improvements inalienability incapacity income characterization income threshold incorporation indemnification indemnity indemnity adjustment indemnity calculation indemnity distribution indemnity forfeiture indemnity measure indemnity payment deadlines indeterminate term individual insurance indivision industrial property information access information deletion information disclosure information exchange information meeting information technology information transmission information use inheritance inheritance administration inheritance allocation inheritance debts inheritance distribution inheritance shares injunctions injury injury liability injury settlements innkeeper lien insolvency insolvency distribution inspection inspection visits institutional confinement instructions insurable interest insurable property insurable value insurance insurance age determination insurance annulment insurance application insurance assignment insurance beneficiaries insurance benefits insurance cancellation insurance claims insurance continuity insurance contract insurance contract cancellation insurance contract formation insurance contract interpretation insurance contract modification insurance contract reinstatement insurance contract terms insurance contracts insurance coverage insurance coverage exclusions insurance disclosure insurance evidence insurance indemnification insurance indemnities insurance indemnity insurance liability insurance litigation insurance policy insurance policy acknowledgements insurance premium insurance premium responsibility insurance premium setting insurance premiums insurance proceeds insurance reduction insurance requirements insured amount insured goods insured obligations insured parties insured property insured property valuation insured property value insured representations insured value insurer consent insurer liability intellectual property interest interest calculation interest on expenses interest on principal interest rate determination interest rate regulation intermediation intermingled property inventory inventory filing inventory formalities inventory of succession property inventory publication inventory review investment investment eligibility investment liability investment management investment of funds investment portfolio investments island formation issuer issuer duties issuer law joint appointment joint liability judgment judgment enforcement judgment registration judgment-based application judgments judicial action judicial authority judicial authorization judicial contestation judicial declaration judicial demand judicial determination of contractual term judicial establishment judicial liquidation judicial notice judicial proceedings judicial recognition judicial review judicial sale juridical acts jurisdiction land land boundaries land division land encroachment land file land file opening land files land lease land ownership land parcelling land records land register land register filing land register publication land registration land registry land registry filings land survey land use landlord access landlord obligations landlord-tenant landlord-tenant disputes language of agreement language requirements language/translation requirements latent defect latent defects lease lease administration lease applications lease assignment lease clauses lease compliance lease conditions lease continuation lease modification lease notice lease occupancy lease registration lease remedies lease renewal lease rent fixing lease repairs lease repossession lease resiliation lease security lease subletting lease succession lease term lease termination lease terms lease transfer leased land leases leasing legacies legacy lapse legacy reduction legal capacity legal costs legal hypothec legal person legal person governance legal person liquidation legal person patrimony legal personality legal persons legal publicity legatee payment legatees lending lessee protection lessee rights lessor consent lessor obligations lessor payment lessor recourse liabilities liability liability exclusion liability for damage liability for damages liability for injury liability for loss liability for succession debts liability insurance liability limitation liability to third parties liens life annuity life insurance life insurance policies limitation period limitation periods limitations limitations period liquidation liquidation of succession liquidator appointment liquidator removal liquidators litigation litigation authority litigation costs litigation deadlines litigation defenses litigation timing litigation venue livestock loading and discharge loan loan agreements loan authorization loan contracts loan documentation loan for use loan for use termination loan repayment loaned property loaned property use restrictions loans lodging operations lodging security loss loss adjustment loss allocation loss causation loss liability loss notification loss of loss benefits loss of property loss recovery loss sharing loss timing lost property lot numbering low-rental housing maintenance maintenance costs maintenance liability maintenance of indivision management authority management powers mandatary notice mandate mandate termination mandates mandatory rules manufacturer liability manufacturing liability marine adventure marine adventure insurance marine insurance marine losses marine transport marital expenses marital property marital regime marital regime dissolution marital relations marital status maritime law maritime perils market value offset marriage marriage agreements marriage contract marriage contracts marriage gifts marriage nullity marriage or civil union contracts marriage publication marriage registration marriage solemnization marriage timing marriage validity materials matrimonial property matrimonial regime matrimonial regimes medical aid medical care medical consent medical disclosure medical examination medical information access medical information disclosure meeting agenda meeting notice meeting procedure meeting records meetings member information rights membership membership exclusion membership fees membership obligations membership rights membership withdrawal memorandum limits mineral extraction mining operations ministerial administration ministerial authorization minor assistance minor capacity minor consent minor protection minor representation minor status minority misrepresentation misuse of information misuse of property mixture mobile home lease mobile home site maintenance mobile homes monetary claim monetary claims monetary contribution mortgage creditors movable and immovable property movable hypothec movable lease movable property movables multiple contracts multiple insurance municipal collection municipal notice mutual associations mutual insurance name name and sex designation changes name change name change application name change procedure name change registration name changes name registration name search restrictions name transcription names natural accession negotiable instruments negotiation neighboring land neighbouring land use network infrastructure newborn care non-compete clauses non-marine insurance non-marine insurance classification non-profit purpose notarial act notarial acts notarial attestation notarial certification notarial declarations notarial form notarial formalities notarial practice notarial services notarial wills notary certification notice notice filing notice of loss notice of sale notice periods notice registration notice requirement notice requirements notice service notice to lessee notice to lessor notices notices to registrar notification notifications novation nullity nullity of acts nullity of marriage objection obligation obligation guarantee obligation reduction obligations occupancy occupancy rights occupants occupation offer offer and acceptance offer evaluation offers and acceptance options organ and tissue removal organ donation over-insurance owner ownership ownership of movables ownership reservation ownership rights ownership risk ownership shares ownership status ownership transfer parent-child relationship parentage parental authority parental contribution parental project parental union partial loss claim particular average partition partition of property partition of shares partition proposal partner authority partner expulsion partner information rights partner rights partner status change partner withdrawal partnership partnership administration partnership agreements partnership authority partnership books and records partnership claims partnership debts partnership declarations partnership dissolution partnership duties partnership form partnership formation partnership governance partnership interests partnership liability partnership liquidation partnership management partnership obligations partnership profits and losses partnership shares partnership termination partnerships party needs and means passenger safety patient care information patrimonial situation patrimony patrimony management payment payment allocation payment appropriation payment choice payment default payment discharge payment for work payment in kind payment irregularity payment methods payment obligation payment obligations payment on delivery payment terms payment timing payments pecuniary consequences penal clauses penalties pension benefit partition pension plan valuation performance performance of obligations performance timing perils periodic payments perpetual existence person records personal and movable real rights personal and movable real rights register personal data personal effects personal information handling personal integrity personal property registration personal protection personal status personal status changes place of performance placement orders plan administration plan amendment pleading policy cancellation policy clauses policy conditions policy content policy contents policy continuation policy declarations policy delivery policy designation policy disclosure policy dividends policy forfeiture policy issuance policy notice requirements policy overlap policy proceeds policy riders policy termination policy validity policyholder liability policyholder succession pollution control port logistics port services possession possession disturbance possession of dwelling possession termination possessor possessory rights post-termination obligations post-termination restrictions postdated cheques power of attorney powers of attorney pre-contract disclosure preliminary contract preliminary contracts premises posting premium premium adjustment premium arrangement premium fixing premium non-payment premium payment premium rate change premium receipt premium recovery premium refund premium return premium setting premium substitution premium terms premiums prescription prescription periods prescription suspension preservation preservation costs preservation duties preservation measures preservation of assets presumptions price in money price increases pricing principal liability prior claims prior notice priority priority against buyer priority of rank priority of rights priority ranking priority ranking of movable hypothecs priority rules privacy private agreement private international law private law private trust private trust purpose private writings probate proceeds procurement product safety professional attestation professional competency records professional liability professional regulation profit allocation profit apportionment profit sharing profits promises proof proof burden proof by testimony proof of civil union proof of compliance proof of condition proof of content proof of death proof of facts and juridical acts proof of fault proof of loss proof of recorded statements proof of sale proof of statements proof of status proof of value property property access property acquisition property administration property allocation property allotment property apportionment property assessment property charged after crystallization property classification property co-ownership property condition property custody property damage property damage exclusions property delivery property description property development property devolution property disposal property disposition restrictions property disputes property division property gift formalities property handover property in transit property inspection property insurance property law property liability property loss property maintenance property management property ownership property partition property possession property preservation property protection property regime property registration property renunciation property repair property restoration property restrictions property return property revenues property rights property rights registry property sale property sale administration property substitution property succession property taxes property term property titles property transactions property transfer property transfer in trust property transfers property use property valuation protection mandate protective regimes provisional application provisional liquidator prudence psychiatric assessment public acts public administration public authentic acts public curator public notice public order public records public register public registers public registry public registry management publication publication against third persons publication dispensation publication in register publication notice publication of application publication of documents publication of rights publication of security publication renewal publication/registration punitive damages purchase quality warranty quorum railway networks ranking ranking of claims ratification real estate real estate transactions real property real property registration real property restrictions real property rights real property sale real property security real right real rights real rights register real rights registration real rights registry reciprocal obligations recognition recognition in Québec recognition of legal status reconstitution of documents record-keeping recording applications recording of designation or replacement recordkeeping records access records management records retention recourse action recovery cost recovery costs recovery of funds recovery of price recovery of value redelivery redelivery obligations redelivery of ship redemption redemption premiums redemption right redemption rights reduction of obligation reduction of obligations refunds register administration register alteration register corrections register inspection register maintenance register use restrictions registrar access restrictions registrar filings registrar records registration registration application registration applications registration cancellation registration declaration registration declarations registration documentation registration filing registration of rights registration process registration timing registrations registry administration registry cancellation registry filing registry filings registry notice registry procedure regulation-making regulatory exemption regulatory exemptions regulatory filings regulatory standards reimbursement reimbursement of expenses reinvestment relations with third parties release release from obligation release of obligation relocation remedies remedy remittance removal costs removal of constructions removal of property remuneration renewal renewal modifications renewal obligations renewal of term renovation rent rent adjustment rent allocation rent apportionment rent default rent deposit rent fixation rent fixing rent increase rent modification rent notice rent payment rent payments rent reduction rent withholding rental housing rental housing administration rental restrictions rents renunciation repair cost repair costs repair obligations repair of injury repairs repairs and maintenance repairs/work on leased property reparation reparation claims reparation for injury repayment obligations replacement replacement costs replacement of animals reporting repossession repossession notices repossession of dwelling representation representations representations and disclosures reproductive material resale research consent research governance reservation of ownership reserve price residence residence occupancy residential immovable residential immovable sale residential immovables residential lease residential leasing residential tenancy residual distribution resignation resignation notice resiliation resolutory clause resource use restitution restitution costs restoration of property restoration/restitution restrictions retention for defects retention right retirement benefit retirement plans retroactive support return obligation return of deposited property return of property revendication revenue allocation revenue expenditures revenues revocability revocation revocation of stipulation rewards right of use right of way right of withdrawal rights publication riparian rights risk risk allocation risk appraisal risk assessment risk change risk coverage risk disclosure risk notification risk of loss royalties safe arrival safety sale sale annulment sale by auction sale by representative sale conditions sale costs sale expenses sale for tax non-payment sale notice sale of charged property sale of encumbered property sale of found property sale of goods sale of immovable property sale of movable property sale of property sale of rights sale price review sale proceeds sale publication sale resolution sale terms sale under judicial authority sale-like contract sale/transfer sales certificates salvage salvage charges sanitation seals seaworthiness secured lending secured obligations secured transactions securities securities account securities accounts securities rights security security against third persons security certificates security deposits security entitlements security for obligations security for payment security interest security interest priority security interests security realization security substitution security transfer security validity seizure seizure and sale seizure and sale of rights seizure by creditors seizure enforcement seizure exemption seizure of property self-insurance fund seller identity disclosure seller liability seller remedies seller warranties sequestration service contracts service of process services services contracts servitude servitudes set-off setback-related restrictions sex designation share capital share composition share redemption share valuation shared ownership shareholder consent shareholder/member rights shareholding shares ship financing ship insurance ship maintenance shipment disclosure shipment indemnity shipment valuation shipper charges shipper declarations shipping shipping contracts shipping costs shipping documents sickness insurance signatures social trust solidary claim solidary creditors solidary debt solidary debtors solidary liability solidary obligation solidary obligations special contributions specific performance spousal acceptance spousal benefit spousal compensation settlement spousal consent spousal effects spousal enrichment spousal mandate spousal property spousal rights and obligations spouses state claims state property status stipulation stock exchange storage storage charges storage of valuables student housing leases student occupancy student status subcharter subcontractor liability sublease sublease termination sublease termination notice subleasing subletting subrogation subrogation limits subscription rights subsidy substantial alterations substitute substitution succession succession acceptance succession administration succession costs succession debts succession expenses succession of contractual rights succession partition succession terminology successions suicide exclusion suing and labouring clause sum insured superficies superficies termination superior force supervision supplementary partition supplier property use supply of property support support awards support claims support contribution support contributions support debt support enforcement support obligations support payments surety suretyship surface rights surplus remittance surrender surrender value surrogacy surrogacy agreement surrogacy agreement termination surrogacy records surrogacy-related compensation survivorship sylvicultural operations syndicate administration syndicate decisions syndicate management syndicate of co-owners tax characterization tax claims tax enforcement tax obligations taxation technology-based documents temporary representation temporary vacation temporary vacation indemnity tenancy tenancy renewal tenant application timing tenant consent tenant harassment tenant notice tenant notice requirements tenant obligations tenant remedies tenant rights tenant safety tender tender and deposit tenders term term extension term forfeiture term limit termination termination of duties termination of rights testamentary dispositions testamentary trust testaments testimony third parties third persons in good faith third-party beneficiary third-party claim third-party contracts third-party defences third-party direct action third-party effectiveness third-party enforceability third-party evidence third-party good faith third-party liability third-party obligations third-party opposability third-party payment third-party relations third-party reliance third-party rights time computation time for payment time insurance time limits time-based contracts titles titles to property tort liability tort reparation total loss trade secrets transaction transaction enforceability transaction nullity transactions transfer transfer of ownership transfer of rights transfer price transfer restrictions transferability transport transport documents transport liability transport of persons transport of property transport risk transport services transportation tree management trees trust trust account trust administration trust constitution trust naming trust patrimony trust publication trust purpose trust supervision trustee acceptance trustee administration trustee substitution trusts trusts and administration tutorship tutorship council meeting procedure tutorship remuneration tutorship review undeclared partnership undisclosed goods undivided ownership undivided property unfair terms uninsured balance unjust enrichment unseizability unvalued contract updating declaration urgent medical operation use of property use of raw materials use of register information use rights usufruct usufruct charges usufruct duration usufruct-like use rights utility networks vacancy validation validity valuation valued contract verification vessel management vessel seaworthiness views vital records void/without effect voluntary surrender votes of co-owners voting procedure voting requirements voting rights voting thresholds voyage completion voyage contracts voyage delay voyage deviation voyage insurance voyage interruption voyage performance voyage preparedness voyages wagering wagering contracts waiver wall maintenance walls war risk warranties warranty warranty breach water carriage water flow water law watercourse waterfront ownership will will execution will formalities wills wills and bequests withdrawal withdrawal from partnership withdrawal indemnity withdrawal of consent withdrawal right witness formalities witness requirements witnesses witnessing work acceptance work conditions work income work loss liability work on private portion work relationship workplace health and safety writing requirements written evidence written notice
Jurisdiction Canada — Quebec
Structure 3,525 provisions
Official identity Year 1991
Dates Enacted 1991 · Source version 10 Jun 2026 More statute details
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Structure 3,525 provisions · 18 parts
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