Probate in Canada: What It Is and How It Works
What probate means in Canada, when an estate needs it, how long it takes, and how fees compare by province, from Ontario's EAT to Quebec's notarial exception.
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Property Lines and Fence Laws in Canada
How Canadian property boundaries are actually set by survey, Ontario's Line Fences Act, boundary trees, fence cost-sharing, and what to do about encroachment.
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Quebec Car Seat Laws: Booster Rules Under Article 397 (2026)
Quebec requires a child restraint or booster until 145 cm or age 9 under CSR article 397. What the law sets, what SAAQ recommends, and what could not be verified on penalties.
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Quebec Child Support Laws: The Quebec Model Explained
Quebec uses its own child support model, not the federal tables. Learn how both parents' incomes, disposable income, and custody time determine amounts, plus Revenu Québec enforcement.
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Quebec Consumer Protection and Vehicle Defects
Quebec's legal warranty, anti-lemon rules, and vice cache protections for vehicle defects, plus why Quebec drivers rarely need CAMVAP.
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Quebec Court Records: How to Search Court Files, Plumitifs, and Decisions
Quebec court records: the free courthouse plumitif, $3.85/$0.60 per-page copies (SJ-1079, current Jan 2026), the paid SOQUIJ Portail, and the free citoyens.soquij.qc.ca decision search.
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Quebec Demerit Points (Points d'Inaptitude) Guide
How Quebec's SAAQ demerit-point system works: thresholds by age and licence class, speeding penalties, grand excès de vitesse rules, and licence revocation.
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Quebec E-Scooter Laws: The ATPM Pilot, Extended to 2028
Quebec's e-scooter pilot was extended to July 2028 just weeks before it would have expired. Age, helmet, no-fault insurance gap and enforcement, explained.
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Quebec Estate Settlement: How a Succession Is Settled
How a Quebec succession is settled: the liquidateur's role, notarial wills that skip probate, the RDPRM, tax clearance certificates, and family patrimony rules.
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Quebec Hit-and-Run Laws: Criminal Code & SAAQ Rights
Quebec hit-and-run laws: Criminal Code s. 320.16 penalties, Highway Safety Code duties, and SAAQ's no-fault bodily injury cover for victims of fleeing drivers.
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Quebec Law 25 Explained: Canada's Strictest Privacy Law
Quebec's Law 25 phased in from 2022 to 2024 and is now the strictest private-sector privacy law in Canada. See the three-phase rollout, penalties, and enforcement.
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Quebec Recording Laws: One-Party Consent & Civil Code
Quebec uses Canada's one-party consent rule. The Civil Code (arts. 35-41), Quebec Charter s. 5, and Law 25 add the broadest civil privacy layer in Canada.
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Quebec Slip and Fall Laws: Civil Code Liability Guide
Quebec slip and fall law uses the Civil Code, not an Occupiers' Liability Act. Learn article 1457 fault rules, the 3-year prescriptive period, and the Dorval SCC ruling on municipal notice.
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Quebec Small Claims: The Petites Créances Division
How Quebec's Small Claims Division works: the $15,000 limit, why lawyers can't appear at the hearing, the mise en demeure, fees, and the 3-year deadline.
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Quebec Vital Records: Certificat, Copie d'Acte, and Attestation
How Quebec's Directeur de l'état civil issues birth, death, and marriage records: certificat vs copie d'acte vs attestation fees, DEClic! ordering, and BAnQ genealogy access.
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Reasonable Notice and the Bardal Factors in Canada
How Canadian courts calculate reasonable notice using the Bardal factors, why employment standards minimums are only a floor, and what can raise or lower it.
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Record of Employment (ROE) in Canada: Deadlines, Codes, and What Employees Need to Know
How fast an employer must issue a Record of Employment in Canada, the paper versus electronic deadline split, what counts as an interruption of earnings, and what the codes mean.
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Record Suspension (Pardon) in Canada: Cost & Eligibility
A Canadian record suspension now costs $50, cut from $657.77 in 2022. Learn eligibility waits, what it does and doesn't erase, and why US entry can still be refused.
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Recording Phone Calls in Canada: One-Party Consent Rule
Canada is a one-party consent country: if you are a party to a phone call, you can record it without telling the other person. Criminal Code s 184 explained.
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Recording Your Boss or a Workplace Meeting in Canada
Recording a work meeting you're part of is legal under Canada's one-party consent rule, but it can still cost you your job. Here is the two-track answer.
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Renovictions and Bad-Faith Evictions in Canada
How renoviction rules work in Ontario and BC: notice periods, right of first refusal, compensation, and penalties when a landlord acts in bad faith.
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Rent Increase Rules in Canada (2026) by Province
2026 rent increase caps by Canadian province and territory: Ontario 2.1%, BC 2.3%, Manitoba 1.8%, Nova Scotia 5%, verified against official government sources.
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Repairs and Maintenance: A Renter's Rights in Canada
How Canadian tenancy law makes landlords keep a rental fit to live in, how to document a repair request, and what to do if your landlord will not fix it.
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Restraining Orders and Emergency Protection Orders in Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador's Family Violence Protection Act creates a single emergency protection order, capped at 90 days and explicitly non-renewable. How it works and where to get help.
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Restraining Orders and Emergency Protection Orders in Prince Edward Island
PEI's Victims of Family Violence Act creates an emergency protection order (90-day cap, free to apply) and a longer victim assistance order with no fixed limit. How each works.
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Restraining Orders and Protection Orders in Yukon, the Northwest Territories, and Nunavut
Yukon, NWT, and Nunavut each run their own family violence law with different order types, timelines, and penalties. NWT was overhauled for July 2026; Nunavut's consolidation dates to 2013.
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Restraining Orders in Canada: The Provincial, Territorial, and Federal Ladder Explained
Canada has no single restraining order law. See the 13-jurisdiction ladder of provincial, territorial, and federal tools, from emergency orders to peace bonds. If you're in danger, call 911.
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Restraining Orders in Manitoba: Protection Orders and Prevention Orders
Manitoba's Domestic Violence and Stalking Act creates two orders: a free, same-day protection order from a Judicial Justice of the Peace, and a broader prevention order from King's Bench.
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Restraining Orders in New Brunswick: The Emergency Intervention Order Explained
New Brunswick's emergency intervention order under the Intimate Partner Violence Intervention Act is granted by an adjudicator within 24 hours and can last up to 180 days.
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Restraining Orders in Nova Scotia: The Emergency Protection Order Explained
Nova Scotia's only civil family-violence order is the emergency protection order under the Domestic Violence Intervention Act, now valid for up to one year after a 2026 change from 30 days.
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Restraining Orders in Quebec: Civil Protection Orders and Peace Bonds
Quebec's civil protection order (CCP arts. 515.1 to 515.4) took effect June 4, 2025, not December 2024. Up to 5 years, a 10 day ex parte route, and breach handled as a criminal matter.
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Restraining Orders in Saskatchewan: Emergency Intervention and Victim's Assistance Orders
Saskatchewan has no single 'restraining order.' The Victims of Interpersonal Violence Act creates an emergency intervention order (justice of the peace) and a victim's assistance order (King's Bench).
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Retroactive Child Support in Canada: How Far Back Can It Go?
Canadian courts can order retroactive child support. Learn the D.B.S. v. S.R.G. four-factor test, the three-year rule, and Michel v. Graydon.
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Right of First Refusal in Canada: ROFR vs. Option
How a right of first refusal works in Canada, how it differs from an option to purchase and a right of first offer, and how to register it on title.
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Saskatchewan Car Seat Laws: Booster Rules, Fines, and SGI's Monthly Ticket Data
Saskatchewan's Traffic Safety Act s.248(4) booster and child restraint thresholds, the $175 fine and 3 demerit points, the taxi liability shift, and SGI's dated monthly enforcement figures.
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Saskatchewan Child Support Laws 2025 | Guidelines & Enforcement
Saskatchewan child support follows the Federal Child Support Guidelines. Learn how table amounts are set, what special expenses are covered, and how the MEO enforces orders.
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Saskatchewan E-Scooter Laws: Where They're Legal and What the Rules Require
Saskatchewan's e-scooter regulation only takes effect where a municipality passes its own bylaw. See the provincial rules, Saskatoon and Regina's local rules, penalties, and insurance exposure.
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Saskatchewan Hit-and-Run Laws: Penalties and SGI Claims
Saskatchewan hit-and-run laws: Criminal Code s. 320.16 penalties, Traffic Safety Act duties, and how to file an SGI unidentified-driver claim.
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Saskatchewan Probate Fees: How Much Does Probate Cost?
Saskatchewan probate fees explained: $7 per $1,000 of estate value plus a $200 court filing fee, with worked examples and the formula.
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Saskatchewan Recording Laws: One-Party Consent Guide
Saskatchewan follows Canada's one-party consent rule under Criminal Code s. 184(2)(a). Learn what you can record, how the Saskatchewan Privacy Act creates civil liability, and when PIPEDA applies.
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Saskatchewan Slip and Fall Laws: Common-Law Guide
Saskatchewan has no Occupiers' Liability Act. Learn how the common-law invitee, licensee, and trespasser categories determine your rights, plus the 2-year limitation period.
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Section 7 Expenses: Special and Extraordinary Costs
How section 7 of Canada's Federal Child Support Guidelines splits special and extraordinary costs like child care, health expenses, and activities.
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Security Camera & Doorbell Camera Laws in Canada
Home security cameras and video doorbells are legal across Canada. Learn when audio recording triggers the Criminal Code and the privacy rules that apply.
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Security Deposits for Renters in Canada by Province
How much can a landlord charge for a security deposit in Canada? Compare provincial rules on deposit limits, interest, and getting your money back.
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Self-Defence Laws in Canada: Sections 34 and 35 Explained
Canada has no stand your ground or castle doctrine. Self-defence turns on Criminal Code s 34, defence of property on s 35. Here is the current test.
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Separation Agreements in Canada: Requirements & Enforceability
How separation agreements work across Canada: formal requirements, financial disclosure, independent legal advice, and when a court can set one aside.
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Serving and Collecting a Small Claims Judgment in Canada
How to serve a small claims defendant properly, then collect if you win: garnishment, seizure and sale, land liens, and examination hearings across Canada.
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Severance and Termination Pay in Alberta
Alberta has no separate severance pay law. See the Employment Standards Code termination notice schedule, exceptions, layoffs, and common-law reasonable notice.
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Severance and Termination Pay in Ontario
Ontario law requires ESA termination pay and separate severance pay, up to 34 weeks combined. See the notice table, severance formula, and common law notice.
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Severance Pay and Notice of Termination in Quebec
Quebec has no separate severance pay. See the CNESST notice schedule under the ARLS, the section 124 reinstatement recourse, and Civil Code reasonable notice.
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Severance Pay in Canada: Ontario, Federal & Common Law
Is severance pay mandatory in Canada? See how Ontario's ESA severance and federal Canada Labour Code rules differ from termination pay and common law notice.
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Shared Custody and the 40% Rule in Child Support
How the 40% shared custody rule under section 9 of Canada's Federal Child Support Guidelines works, and why courts reject an automatic set-off between parents.
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Sick Leave and Medical Notes in Canada: Rules by Province
Sick leave in Canada varies by province. See Ontario's unpaid ESA days and sick-note ban, BC and Quebec's paid days, federal medical leave, and EI sickness benefits.
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Small Claims Court BC and the Civil Resolution Tribunal
BC splits small claims by amount: the Civil Resolution Tribunal handles claims up to $5,000 online, while Provincial Court hears $5,001 to $35,000 claims.
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Small Claims Court in Canada: Limits by Province
How to sue in small claims court in Canada. Compare the money limits by province, from $15,000 in Quebec to $100,000 in Alberta, plus how to file and collect.
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Spousal Support in Canada and the SSAG
How spousal support works in Canada: entitlement under the Divorce Act, the SSAG formulas for amount and duration, tax rules, and how to estimate a range.
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Squatters Rights and Adverse Possession in Canada
Squatters rights in Canada usually means adverse possession, abolished in most provinces under land titles systems. See what survives, province by province.
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Squatters Rights in Newfoundland and Labrador: A 2024 Law Change and a Running Deadline
Newfoundland and Labrador cut its Crown-land qualifying period from 20 years to 10 in December 2024 and started a 5-year filing deadline that is already running.
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Squatters Rights in Ontario: The Land Titles Conversion Freeze
Ontario's Land Titles conversion freezes new adverse possession claims, but a claim that had already matured can still be perfected under LTA s.36, and Crown land has been fully barred since 2021.
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Squatters Rights in Prince Edward Island: The 20-Year Rule and Its Open Questions
PEI bars a landowner from suing to recover land after 20 years of possession, with no registration cutoff like NS or NB, but whether that period applies to Crown land is unresolved.
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