STATUTES

• TERMINOLOGY
  • Bijural Terminology Records
    
• INTERPRETATION ACT
  • Interpretation Act ( R.S. 1985, c. I-21 )
    
• HARMONIZATION ACT, NO. 1 (S-4)
  • Enacted Statute (S.C. 2001, c. 4)   »» LEGISinfo
    
• HARMONIZATION ACT, NO. 2 (S-10)
  • Enacted Statute (S.C. 2004, c. 25) »» LEGISinfo
    
• PRESS RELEASES
  • Minister of Justice Announces Harmonization of Federal Legislation with Quebec Civil Law,
    November 24, 1997. (copy available by contacting bijurilex@justice.gc.ca)
  • The Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, the Honourable Anne McLellan, is pleased to announce the coming into force of the Federal Law-Civil Law Harmonization Act, No. 1, June 1, 2001. (copy available by contacting bijurilex@justice.gc.ca)
  • Legislation to Improve Federal Legislation by Harmonizing it with Civil Law,
    October 19, 2004.
  • Legislation to Harmonize Federal Legislation with Civil Law receives Royal Assent,
    December 16, 2004.
• BACKGROUNDERS
  • Bill to harmonize federal laws with Quebec civil law, January 31, 2001. (copy available by contacting bijurilex@justice.gc.ca)
  • A Second Bill to Harmonize Federal Law with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec, October 2004.
    
• PUBLIC CONSULTATIONS 
  • Second series of proposals to harmonize the federal law with the civil law of the Province of Quebec, January 2003.
    
• SPEECHES
  • The Honourable Anne McLellan, Minister of Justice, November 24, 1997. (copy available by contacting bijurilex@justice.gc.ca)
  • S-4 – A First Act to harmonize federal law with the civil law of the Province of Quebec and to amend certain Acts in order to ensure that each language version takes into account the common law and the civil law:
  • Sponsor's Speech at Second Reading,
    Senate, February 7, 2001.
  • Minister's Speech at Second Reading,
    House of Commons, May 7, 2001.
  • S-10 - A second Act to harmonize federal law with the civil law of the Province of Quebec and to amend certain Acts in order to ensure that each language version takes into account the common law and the civil law
  • Sponsor's Speech at Second Reading,
    Senate, October 21, 2004.
  • Speech in response at Second Reading,
    Senate, October 26, 2004.
  • Minister’s Speech – Proceedings of the Standing Senate Committee on
    Legal and Constitutional Affairs, Senate, November 3, 2004