Studies and Publications

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• Allard, France , "The Supreme Court of Canada and its Impact on the Expression of Bijuralism", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Second Publication, Booklet 3, Ottawa (On), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 2001, p. 1-26. (PDF version - 230 kb, PDF Help)

• Allard, Marie-Pierre, "The Retroactive Effect of Conditional Obligations in Tax Law", in (*) The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with Quebec Civil Law and Canadian Bijuralism —Collection of Studies in Tax Law, Montreal (QC), Association de planification fiscale et financière and Department of Justice Canada, 2002, p. 2:1-138. (PDF version - 230 kb, PDF Help)

• Archambault, Pierre , "Contract of Employment: Why Wiebe Door Services Ltd. Does Not Apply in Quebec and What Should Replace It", in (*) The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with Quebec Civil Law and Canadian Bijuralism —Collection of Studies in Tax Law (2005), Montreal (QC), Association de planification fiscale et financière and Department of Justice Canada, p. 2:1-86. (PDF version - 230 kb, PDF Help)

• Auger, François:

  • "Employee and Self-Employed Worker", in (*) The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with Quebec Civil Law and Canadian Bijuralism —Collection of Studies in Tax Law, Montreal (QC), Association de planification fiscale et financière and Department of Justice Canada, 2002, p. 3:1-82. (PDF version - 288 kb, PDF Help)

  • "Analysis of the Notion of Business", in (*) The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with Quebec Civil Law and Canadian Bijuralism —Collection of Studies in Tax Law, Montreal (QC), Association de planification fiscale et financière and Department of Justice Canada, 2002, p. 4:1-48. (PDF version - 288 kb, PDF Help)

  • "Study of the Dissociation Between Federal Tax Legislation and Quebec Civil Law — Residence", in (*) The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with Quebec Civil Law and Canadian Bijuralism —Collection of Studies in Tax Law, Montreal (QC), Association de planification fiscale et financière and Department of Justice Canada, 2002, p. 5:1-38. (PDF version - 288 kb, PDF Help)

• Auger, Jacques:

  • "Claims of the Crown", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Collection of Studies, Ottawa (On), Department of Justice Canada, 1999, p. 481-525. (copy available at bijurilex@justice.gc.ca)

  • "The treatment of Creditors in the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and Security Mechanisms in the Civil Law of Quebec — Summary", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Collection of Studies, Ottawa (On), Department of Justice Canada, 1999, p. 967-986. (copy available at bijurilex@justice.gc.ca)

• Auger, Jacques and Albert Bohémier, "The Status of the Trustee in Bankruptcy", in (*) Harmonization of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act with Quebec Civil Law — Revision Proposal, Revue juridique Thémis, Volume 37, Nos. 1 and 2, 2003, Les Éditions Thémis, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal (QC), p. 57-112. (PDF version - 279 kb, PDF Help)

• Auger, Jacques, Albert Bohémier and Roderick A. MacDonald, "The Treatment of Creditors in the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and Security Mechanisms in the Civil Law of Quebec", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Collection of Studies, Ottawa (On), Department of Justice Canada, 1999, p. 887-965. (copy available at bijurilex@justice.gc.ca)

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• Bastarache, Michel, "Bijuralism in Canada", Notes for address at the Lunch and Learn Workshop on Bijuralism and the Judicial Function organized by the Department of Justice, Ottawa (On), February 4, 2000, in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Second Publication, Booklet 1, Ottawa (On), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 2001, p.19-26. (PDF version - 230 kb, PDF Help)

• Bijuralism and Drafting Support Services Group, Legislative Services Branch, Department of Justice Canada, "Proposols for Harmonizing the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act with Quebec Civil Law", in (*) Harmonization of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act with Quebec Civil Law — Revision Proposal, Revue juridique Thémis, Vol. 37, Nos. 1 and 2, 2003, Les Éditions Thémis, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal (QC), p. 19-55. (PDF version - 800 kb, PDF Help)

• Bijuralism and Drafting Support Services Group, Legislative Services Branch, Department of Justice Canada and Corporate and Insolvency Law Policy Directorate, Industry Canada," Some Legislative Policy Issues", in (*) Harmonization of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act with Quebec Civil Law — Revision Proposal, Revue juridique Thémis, Volume 37, Nos. 1 and 2, 2003, Les Éditions Thémis, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal (QC), p. 145-180. (PDF version - 795 kb, PDF Help)

• Bohémier, Albert:

  • "Application of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act to the Trust of the Civil Code of Québec", in (*) Harmonization of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act with Quebec Civil Law — Revision Proposal, Revue juridique Thémis, Volume 37, Nos. 1 and 2, 2003, Les Éditions Thémis, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal (QC), p. 113-146. (PDF version - 727 kb, PDF Help)

  • "Bankruptcy and Insolvency", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism.Collection of Studies, Ottawa (On), Department of Justice Canada, 1999, p. 527-611. (copy available at bijurilex@justice.gc.ca)

  • "Research in Bijuralism: Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act" in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Collection of Studies, Ottawa (On), Department of Justice Canada, 1999, p. 841-886.

• Bohémier, Albert and Jacques Auger, "The Status of the Trustee in Bankruptcy", in (*) Harmonization of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act with Quebec Civil Law — Revision Proposal, Revue juridique Thémis, Volume 37, Nos. 1 and 2, 2003, Les Éditions Thémis, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal (QC), p. 57-112. (PDF version - 279 kb, PDF Help)

• Bohémier, Albert, Jacques Auger and Roderick A. MacDonald, "The Treatment of Creditors in the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and Security Mechanisms in the Civil Law of Quebec", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Collection of Studies, Ottawa (On), Department of Justice Canada, 1999, p. 887-965. (copy available at bijurilex@justice.gc.ca)

• Bouchard, Charlaine:

  • "Report on the Legal Nature of Partnerships: Comparative Law Study", in (*) The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with Quebec Civil Law and Canadian Bijuralism — Collection of Studies in Tax Law, Montreal (QC), Association de planification fiscale et financière and Department of Justice Canada, 2002, p. 6:1-64. (PDF version - 345 kb, PDF Help)

  • "The Issue of Collection from a Partnership as a Function of the Permeability of its Patrimony", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with Quebec Civil Law and Canadian Bijuralism — Collection of Studies in Tax Law (2005), Montreal (QC), Association de planification fiscale et financière and Department of Justice Canada, 2002, p. 3:1-74. (PDF version - 345 kb, PDF Help)

• Braën, André, "The Maritime Provisions of the Civil Code of Lower Canada" in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Collection of Studies, Ottawa (On), Department of Justice Canada, 1999, p. 715-745. (copy available at bijurilex@justice.gc.ca)

• Brender, Mark D. "Symposium: Beneficial Ownership in Canadian Income Tax Law: Required Reform and Impact on Harmonization of Quebec Civil Law and Federal Legislation", Canadian Tax Journal, 2003, Volume 51, No. 1, Toronto (On), Canadian Tax Foundation, p. 311-354. (PDF version - 196 kb, PDF Help)

• Brierley, John E.C. and Nicholas Kasirer:

  • "Document I — Review of the Federal Real Property Act — Loi sur les immeubles fédéraux — in Light of the Coming Into Force of the Civil Code of Quebec", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with Quebec Civil Law. Collection of Studies, Ottawa (On), Department of Justice Canada, 1999, p. 773-830. (copy available at bijurilex@justice.gc.ca)

  • "Document II - Review of Proposals to Amend the Federal Real Property Act —Loi sur les immeubles fédéraux — in Light of the Bijural and Bilingual Character of Federal Statutory Instruments", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with Quebec Civil Law. Collection of Studies, Ottawa (On), Department of Justice Canada, 1999, p. 831-840. (copy available at bijurilex@justice.gc.ca)

• Brisson, Jean-Maurice and André Morel:

  • "Federal Law and Civil Law: Complementarity, Dissociation", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Collection of Studies, Ottawa (On), Department of Justice Canada, 1999, p. 215-264. (copy available at bijurilex@justice.gc.ca)

  • "The Languages of the Bills of Exchange Act and the Common Law in Quebec as Seen by the Courts", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Collection of Studies, Ottawa (On), Department of Justice Canada, 1999, p. 747-771. (copy available at bijurilex@justice.gc.ca)

• Brown, Catherine, "Symposium: Beneficial Ownership and the Income Tax Law" (*), Canadian Tax Journal, 2003, Volume 51, No. 1, Toronto (On), Canadian Tax Foundation, p. 401-453. (PDF version - 229 kb, PDF Help)

• Bruneau, Diane, "Symposium: Problems in the Application of Tax Law to Civil Law Trusts", (*) Canadian Tax Journal, 2003, Volume 51, No. 1, Toronto (On), Canadian Tax Foundation, p. 252-310.s (PDF version - 254 kb, PDF Help)

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• Cauchon, Martin, "Foreword by the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada", in (*) Harmonization of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act with Quebec Civil Law — Revision Proposal, Revue juridique Thémis, Volume 37, Nos. 1 and 2, 2003, Les Éditions Thémis, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal (QC), p. 3-4. (PDF version - 62 kb, PDF Help)

• Côté, Gaspard, "Pre-Confederation Provisions of the Civil Code of Lower Canada Affecting the Crown and their Possible Repeal Insofar as they Deal with Matters Falling Within the Legislative Jurisdiction of the Federal Parliament", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Collection of Studies, Ottawa (On), Department of Justice Canada, 1999, p. 449-479. (copy available at bijurilex@justice.gc.ca)

• Côté, Pierre-André, "Survival of Pre-confederation Law: Provisions on the Interpretation and Application of Statutes in the Civil Code of Lower Canada", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Collection of Studies, Ottawa (On), Department of Justice Canada, 1999, p. 395-428.

• Cuerrier, Marc, "The Harmonization of Federal Tax Legislation", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Second Publication, Booklet 7, Ottawa (On), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 2001, p. 1-21. (PDF Version - 108 kb, PDF Help)

• Cuerrier, Marc, Sandra Hassan and Marie-Claude Gaudreault, "Symposium: Canadian Bijuralism and Harmonization of Federal Tax Legislation", Canadian Tax Journal, 2003, Volume 51, No. 1, Toronto (On), Canadian Tax Foundation, p. 133-159. (PDF Version - 155 kb, PDF Help)

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• Denault, Philippe, Achieving Unity in the Interpretation of Federal Private Law: Legal Framework and Fragments of Judicial Discourse. (Translation of: La recherche d'unité dans l'interprétation du droit privé fédéral : cadre juridique et fragments du discours judiciaires, Montréal, Éditions Thémis, 2008, 211 pages).

• Denault, Philippe, "D.I.M.S. Construction inc. (Trustee of) v. Quebec (Attorney General) Ending a Debate: Application of the Principle of Complementarity by the Supreme Court of Canada", English version of the text published in Chronique sur l’harmonisation de la législation fiscale fédérale, Revue de planification fiscale et successorale, 2003, Volume 51, No 1, Toronto (On), Association canadienne d’études fiscales, p. 235-247.

• Denys, Véronique, "Indefeasible Vesting" (*) The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with Quebec Civil Law and Canadian Bijuralism — Collection of Studies in Tax Law (2005), Montreal (QC), Association de planification fiscale et financière and Department of Justice Canada, p. 4:1-188. (PDF version - 288 kb, PDF Help)

• Desrosiers, Michelle, "Part I - Recent Case Law - Principles of Interpretation in Canadian Bijuralism as Applied in the Tax Context: What is the Current State of Affairs?", English version of the text published in Chronique sur l’harmonisation de la législation fiscale fédérale, Revue de planification fiscale et successorale, 2006, Volume 27, No. 1, Montreal (QC), Association de planification fiscale et financière, p. 213-234.

• Dion, Mario:

  • "Preface", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Second Publication, Booklet 1, Ottawa (On), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 2001, p. v-viii. (PDF Version - 230 kb, PDF Help)

  • "Legal Perspectives of the New Millennium — International Meeting of Francophone Legal Experts — Harmonization of Federal Law with Quebec Civil Law: Canadian Bijuralism and its Actualization" in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Second Publication, Booklet 1, Ottawa (On), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 2001, p. 27-32. (PDF Version - 230 kb, PDF Help)

  • "Evolution of Judicial Systems, Bijuralism and International Trade, Canadian Bijuralism and Harmonization of the Law" in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Second Publication, Booklet 1, Ottawa (On), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 2001, p. 38-45. (PDF Version - 230 kb, PDF Help)

• Dion, Stéphane, "Symposium on the Harmonization of Federal Legislation with Quebec Civil Law", Notes for an Address, in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Second Publication, Booklet 1, Ottawa (On), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 2001, p. 1-4. (PDF Version - 226 kb, PDF Help)

• Duff, David G., "The Federal Income Tax Act and Private Law in Canada: Complementarity, Dissociation, and Canadian Bijuralism", (*), Canadian Tax Journal, 2003, Volume 51, No. 1, Toronto (On), Canadian Tax Foundation, p. 1-63. (PDF Version - 284 kb, PDF Help)

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• Garon, Alban, "The Civil Law’s Place in Federal Tax legislation", in (*) The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with Quebec Civil Law and Canadian Bijuralism —Collection of Studies in Tax Law, Montreal (QC), Association de planification fiscale et financière and Department of Justice Canada, 2002, p. 1:1-8. (PDF Version - 288 kb, PDF Help)

• Gaudreault, Marie-Claude, "Canadian Legislative Bijuralism: An expression of Legal Duality", English version of text was first published in the Commonwealth Law Bulletin, Vol. 32, No. 2, 205-219, June 2006 (Online sources have been updated as of January 2011).

• Gaudreault, Marie-Claude, "Federal Legislation and the Private Law of the Canadian Territories: An Argument for Complementarity"

• Gaudreault, Marie-Claude, "Legislative Bijuralism: Its Foundations and its Application", English version of the text published in Chronique sur l’harmonisation de la législation fiscale fédérale, Revue de planification fiscale et successorale, 2006, Volume 24, No. 3, Montreal (QC), Association de planification fiscale et financière, pp. 759-779.

• Gaudreault, Marie-Claude, Marc Cuerrier and Sandra Hassan, "Symposium: Canadian Bijuralism and Harmonization of Federal Tax Legislation", Canadian Tax Journal, 2003, Volume 51, No. 1, Toronto (On), Canadian Tax Foundation, p. 133-159. (PDF Version - 155 kb, PDF Help)

• Gervais, Marie-Claude, "Harmonization and Dissonance: Language and Law in Canada and Europe — Program to Harmonize Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec, Assumption of Complementary and Methodological Issues" Introductory Notes, in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Second Publication, Booklet 1, Ottawa (On), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 2001, p. 10-18. (PDF Version - 230 kb, PDF Help)

• Gervais, Marie-Claude and Marie-France Séguin, "Some Thoughts on Bijuralism in Canada and the World", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Second Publication, Booklet 2, Ottawa (On), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 2001, p. 1-20. (PDF Version - 230 kb, PDF Help)

• Grenon, Aline, "Reflections on the Civil Law and Common Law Concepts of Ownership, in the Context of Harmonization and of Integrated Economies" in (*) The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with Quebec Civil Law and Canadian Bijuralism — Collection of Studies in Tax Law (2005), Montreal (QC), Association de planification fiscale et financière and Department of Justice Canada, 2002, p. 1:1-10. (PDF version - 288 kb, PDF Help)

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• Hassan, Sandra:

  • "Comments on Fiducie Sylvie Vallée v. Canada and Hewlett Packard Ltd. v. Canada", English version of the text published in Chronique sur l’harmonisation de la législation fiscale fédérale, Revue de planification fiscale et successorale, 2004, Vol. 25, No. 3, Montreal (QC), Association de planification fiscale et financière, p. 533-550.

  • "Impact of Canadian Bijuralism on the Taxation of Certain Types of Trusts" in (*) The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with Quebec Civil Law and Canadian Bijuralism — Collection of Studies in Tax Law (2005), Montreal (QC), Association de planification fiscale et financière and Department of Justice Canada, 2002, p. 5:1-30. (PDF version - 288 kb, PDF Help)

• Hassan, Sandra, Marc Cuerrier and Marie-Claude Gaudreault, "Symposium: Canadian Bijuralism and Harmonization of Federal Tax Legislation", (*) Canadian Tax Journal, 2003, Volume 51, No. 1, Toronto (On), Canadian Tax Foundation, p. 133-159 (PDF version - 158 kb, PDF Help)

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• Jutras, Daniel, "Crown Liability and Proceedings Act", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Collection of Studies, Ottawa (On), Department of Justice Canada, 1999, p. 987-1036.

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• Kasirer, Nicholas and John E.C. Brierley:

  • "Document I - Review of the Federal Real Property Act — Loi sur les immeubles fédéraux — in light of the coming into force of the Civil Code of Québec", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with Quebec Civil Law. Collection of Studies, Ottawa (On), Department of Justice Canada, 1999, p. 773-830. (copy available at bijurilex@justice.gc.ca)

  • "Document II - Review of Proposols to Amend the Federal Real Property Act — Loi sur les immeubles fédéraux — in Light of the Bijural and Bilingual Character of Federal Statutory Instruments", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with Quebec Civil Law. Collection of Studies, Ottawa (On), Department of Justice Canada, 1999, p. 831-840. (copy available at bijurilex@justice.gc.ca)

• Keyes, John Mark, "Foreword by the Chief Legislative Counsel of the Department of Justice Canada" (*), in Harmonization of the Canada Business Corporations Act with Quebec Civil Law — Revision Proposal, Revue juridique Thémis, Volume 42, Nos. 1 and 2, 2008, Les Éditions Thémis, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal (QC), p. 3-4. (PDF version - 155 kb, PDF Help)

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• Lamoureux, Martin:

  • "The Harmonization of Tax Legislation — Dissociation: A Mechanism of Exception — Part III", English version of the text published in Chronique sur l’harmonisation de la législation fiscale fédérale, Revue de planification fiscale et successorale, 2002, Vol. 23, No. 4, Montreal (QC), Association de planification fiscale et financière, p. 735-747.

  • "The Income Tax Act, the Excise Tax Act and the Term Interest: An Interesting Case for Harmonization", in (*) The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with Quebec Civil Law and Canadian Bijuralism — Collection of Studies in Tax Law, Montreal (QC), Association de planification fiscale et financière and Department of Justice Canada, 2002, p. 7:1-38. (PDF version - 288 kb, PDF Help)

  • "The Harmonization of Tax Legislation Analysis of the Concept of "Acquisition" in the Case Law", English version of the text published in Chronique sur l’harmonisation de la législation fiscale fédérale, Revue de planification fiscale et successorale, 2003, Vol. 24, No. 1, Montreal (QC), Association de planification fiscale et successorale, p. 239-255.

  • "The Option in a Bijural Context", English version of the text published in Chronique sur l’harmonisation de la législation fiscale fédérale, Revue de planification fiscale et successorale, 2004, Vol. 25, No. 1, Montreal (QC), Association de planification fiscale et financière, p. 171-180.

• Laroche, Pascale, "The Excise Tax Act and the Application of the Common Law Concept of Licence in a Quebec Civil Law Context", in (*) The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with Quebec Civil Law and Canadian Bijuralism — Collection of Studies in Tax Law, Montreal (QC), Association de planification fiscale et financière and Department of Justice Canada, 2002, p. 8:1-122. (PDF version - 288 kb, PDF Help)

• Lavallée, Louise, "Bijuralism in Supreme Court of Canada Judgments since the Enactment of the Civil Code of Quebec", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Second Publication, Booklet 3, Ottawa (On), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 2001, p. 1-30. (PDF Version - 230 kb, PDF Help)

• Leclair, Jean:

  • "Study of the Constitutional Legality of the Repeal by the Quebec Legislature of Pre-Confederation Provisions of the Civil Code of Lower Canada Relating to Bills of Exchange and Interest", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Collection of Studies, Ottawa (On), Department of Justice Canada, 1999, p. 613-713. (copy available at bijurilex@justice.gc.ca)

  • "Thoughts on the Constitutional Problems Raised by the Repeal of the Civil Code of Lower Canada", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Collection of Studies, Ottawa (On), Department of Justice Canada, 1999, p. 347-394. (copy available at bijurilex@justice.gc.ca)

• Legris, Mathieu and André Ouellette, "The Place of Private Law In Federal Legislation: The St-Hilaire Case and Bijural Terminology Records", English version of the text published in Chronique sur l’harmonisation de la législation fiscale fédérale, Revue de planification fiscale et successorale, 2002, Vol. 23, No. 1, Montreal (QC), Association de planification fiscale et financière, p. 197-216.

• Lionel A. Levert, "Harmonization and Dissonance: Language and Law in Canada and Europe — The Cohabitation of Bilingualism and Bijuralism in Federal Legislation in Canada: Myth or Reality?", Notes for an Address, Moncton,, (NB), may 7, 1999, in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Second Publication, Booklet 1, Ottawa (On), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 2001, p. 5-9. (PDF Version - 230 kb, PDF Help)

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• Macdonald, Roderick A.:

  • "Encoding Canadian Civil Law", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Collection of Studies", Ottawa (On), Department of Justice Canada, 1999, p. 135-213. (copy available at bijurilex@justice.gc.ca)

  • "Harmonizing the Concepts and Vocabulary of Federal and Provincial Law: The Unique Situation of Quebec Civil Law" in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Collection of Studies, Ottawa (On), Department of Justice Canada, 1999, p. 27-69. (copy available at bijurilex@justice.gc.ca)

• Macdonald, Roderick A., Jacques Auger and Albert Bohémier, "The Treatment of Creditors in the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act and Security Mechanisms in the Civil Law of Quebec", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism.Collection of Studies, Ottawa (On), Department of Justice Canada, 1999, p. 887-965. (copy available at bijurilex@justice.gc.ca)

• Maguire Wellington, Louise, "Bijuralism in Canada: Harmonization Methodology and Terminology", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Second Publication, Booklet 4, Ottawa (On), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 2001, p. 1-25. (PDF Version - 108 kb, PDF Help)

• Mandeville, Benoit:

  • "The Harmonization of Tax Legislation: Asymmetry versus Uniformity — Part I", English version of the text published in Chronique sur l’harmonisation de la legislation fiscale fédérale, Revue de planification fiscale et successorale, 2002, Vol. 23, No. 2, Montreal (QC), Association de planification fiscale et financière, p. 393-405.

  • "The Harmonization of Tax Legislation — Case of Complementarity — Part II", English version of the text published in Chronique sur l’harmonisation de la legislation fiscale fédérale, Revue de planification fiscale et successorale, 2002, Vol. 23, No. 3, Montreal (QC), Association de planification fiscale et financière, p. 545-561.  

• Martel, Paul:

  • "Pre-Incorporation Contracts", in (*) Harmonization of the Canada Business Corporations Act with Quebec Civil Law — Revision Proposal, Revue juridique Thémis, Vol. 42, Nos. 1 and 2, 2008, Les Éditions Thémis, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal (QC), p. 13-42. (PDF Version - 600 kb, PDF Help)

  • "The Duties of Loyalty of Directors of Federal Business Corporations: Impact of the Civil Code of Québec" in (*) Harmonization of the Canada Business Corporations Act with Quebec Civil Law — Revision Proposal, Revue juridique Thémis, Vol. 42, Nos. 1 and 2, 2008, Les Éditions Thémis, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal (QC), p. 147-232. (PDF Version - 230 kb, PDF Help)

  • "The Duties of Care, Diligence and Skill Owned by Directors of Federal Business Corporations — Impact of the Civil Code of Québec" in (*) Harmonization of the Canada Business Corporations Act with Quebec Civil Law — Revision Proposal, Revue juridique Thémis, Vol. 42, Nos. 1 and 2, 2008, Les Éditions Thémis, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal (QC), p. 233-305. (PDF Version - 1,412 kb, PDF Help)

• Molot, Henry, "Clause 8 of Bill S-4: Amending the Interpretation Act" in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Second Publication, Booklet 6, Ottawa (On), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 2001, p. 1-19. (PDF Version - 101 kb, PDF Help)

• Morel, André:

  • "Harmonizing Federal Legislation with the Civil Code of Québec: Why? and Wherefore?" in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Collection of Studies, Ottawa (On), Department of Justice Canada, 1999, p. 1-25. (copy available at bijurilex@justice.gc.ca)

  • "Pre-Confederation Civil Law and the Role of Parliament after the New Civil Code"  in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Collection of Studies, Ottawa (On), Department of Justice Canada, 1999, p. 71-133. (copy available at bijurilex@justice.gc.ca)

  • "The Revision of Federal Legislation in Light of the Civil Code of Québec: Methodology and Work Plan" in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Collection of Studies, Ottawa (On), Department of Justice Canada, 1999, p. 265-304. (copy available at bijurilex@justice.gc.ca)

  • "Drafting Bilingual Statutes Harmonized with the Civil Law", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Collection of Studies, Ottawa (On), Department of Justice Canada, 1999, p. 305-345. (copy available at bijurilex@justice.gc.ca)

  • "Pre-Confederation Provisions on Marriage in the Civil Code of Lower Canada" in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Collection of Studies, Ottawa (On), Department of Justice Canada, 1999, p. 429-448. (copy available at bijurilex@justice.gc.ca)

• Morel, André and Jean-Maurice Brisson:

  • "Federal law and Civil Law: Complementarity, Dissociation", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Collection of Studies, Ottawa (On), Department of Justice Canada, 1999, p. 215-264.  (copy available at bijurilex@justice.gc.ca)

  • "The Languages of the Bills of Exchange Act and the Common Law in Quebec as Seen by the Courts", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Collection of Studies, Ottawa (On), Department of Justice Canada, 1999, p. 741-771. (copy available at bijurilex@justice.gc.ca)

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• Ouellette, André:

  • "Bijuralism and Taxation: International Aspects", English version of the text published in Chronique sur l’harmonisation de la législation fiscale fédérale, Revue de planification fiscale et successorale, 2003, Vol. 24, No. 4, Montreal (QC), Association de planification fiscale et financière, p. 1051-1068.

  • "Bijuralism and International Commercial Transactions: The Case of Trade between Canada and Costa Rica", in (*) The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with Quebec Civil Law and Canadian Bijuralism — Collection of Studies in Tax Law (2005), Montreal (QC), Association de planification fiscale et financière and Department of Justice Canada, p. 6:1-46.  (PDF version - 288 kb, PDF Help)

• Ouellette, André and Mathieu Legris, "The Place of Private Law In Federal Legislation: The St-Hilaire Case and Bijural Terminology Records", English version of the text published in Chronique sur l’harmonisation de la législation fiscale fédérale, Revue de planification fiscale et successorale, 2002, Vol. 23, No. 1, Montreal (QC), Association de planification fiscale et financière, p. 197-216.

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• Parent, Martin-François:

  • "Portrait of a Legal Harmonizer", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Second Publication, Booklet 5, Ottawa (On), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 2001, p. 1-8. (PDF Version - 109 kb, PDF Help)

  • "The Creation by the Federal Parliament of Security Mechanisms in the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Second Publication, Booklet 8, Ottawa (On), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 2001, p. 1-17. (PDF Version - 109 kb, PDF Help)

• Parent, Martin-François and Alain Vauclair, "Harmonization of Federal Legislation with Quebec Civil Law: Some Examples from the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Second Publication, Booklet 8, Ottawa (On), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 2001, p. 1-38. (PDF Version - 109 kb, PDF Help)

• Payette, Louis, "Part VIII of the Canada Business Corporations Act in the Civil Law Context" in (*) Harmonization of the Canada Business Corporations Act with Quebec Civil Law — Revision Proposal, Revue juridique Thémis, Volume 42, Nos. 1 and 2, 2008, Les Éditions Thémis, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal (QC), p. 43-104. (PDF Version - 1,046 kb, PDF Help)

• Pourbaix, Marie-Noëlle, "S-4: A First Harmonization Bill", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Second Publication, Booklet 6, Ottawa (On), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 2001, p. 1-12. (PDF Version - 230 kb, PDF Help)

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• Rosenberg, Morris, "Evolution of Legal Systems, Bijuralism and International Trade (University of Ottawa)", Notes for an Address, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, (ON), October 20, 2000, in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Second Publication, Booklet 1, Ottawa (On), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 2001, p. 33-37. (PDF Version - 230 kb, PDF Help)

• Rousseau, Stéphane, "The Concept of Receiver in Part IX of the Canada Business Corporations Act", in (*) Harmonization of the Canada Business Corporations Act with Quebec Civil Law — Revision Proposal, Revue juridique Thémis, Volume 42, Nos. 1 and 2, 2008, Les Éditions Thémis, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal (QC), p. 105-146. (PDF Version - 743 kb, PDF Help)

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• Séguin, Marie-France and Marie-Claude Gervais, "Some Thoughts on Bijuralism in Canada and the World", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Second Publication, Booklet 2, Ottawa (On), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 2001, p. 1-20. (PDF Version - 230 kb, PDF Help)

• Sirois, Joseph, "The Concept of a Gift/Don Comparative Study — Civil Law Common Law — Tax Law", English version of the text published in Chronique sur l’harmonisation de la législation fiscale fédérale, Revue de planification fiscale et successorale, 2003, Vol. 24, No. 2, Montreal (QC), Association de planification fiscale et financière, p. 381-422

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• Tassé, Lyne and Alain Vauclair:

  • "Civil Law and Common Law Balanced on the Scales of Thémis: The Example of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act", (*) Harmonization of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act with Quebec Civil Law — Revision Proposal, Revue juridique Thémis, Volume 37, Nos. 1 and 2, 2003, Les Éditions Thémis, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal (QC), p. 5-17. (PDF Version - 312 kb, PDF Help)

  • "Harmonization of the Canada Business Corporations Act: Laying the Bijural Foundations of Federal Corporate Law", (*) Harmonization of the Canada Business Corporations Act with Quebec Civil Law — Revision Proposal, Revue juridique Thémis, Volume 42, Nos. 1 and 2, 2008, Les Éditions Thémis, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal (QC), p. 5-11. (PDF Version - 280 kb, PDF Help)

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• Vauclair, Alain and Martin-François Parent, "Harmonization of Federal Legislation with Quebec Civil Law: Some Examples from the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act", in The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with the Civil Law of the Province of Quebec and Canadian Bijuralism. Second Publication, Booklet 8, Ottawa (On), Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, 2001, p. 1-38. (PDF Version - 230 kb, PDF Help)

• Vauclair, Alain and Lyne Tassé:

  • "Civil Law and Common Law Balanced on the Scales of Thémis: The Example of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act", in (*) Harmonization of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act with Quebec Civil Law — Revision Proposal, Revue juridique Thémis, Volume 37, Nos. 1 and 2, 2003, Les Éditions Thémis, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal (QC), p. 5-17. (PDF Version - 312 kb, PDF Help)

  • "Harmonization of the Canada Business Corporations Act: Laying the Bijural Foundations of Federal Corporate Law", in (*) Harmonization of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act with Quebec Civil Law — Revision Proposal, Revue juridique Thémis, Volume 42, Nos. 1 and 2, 2008, Les Éditions Thémis, Faculty of Law, Université de Montréal (QC), p. 5-11. (PDF Version - 280 kb, PDF Help)

• Vigeant, Josée, "Tax Debt: O Time! Stop your Flight no More!", in (*) The Harmonization of Federal Legislation with Quebec Civil Law and Canadian Bijuralism — Collection of Studies in Tax Law (2005), Montreal (QC), Association de planification fiscale et financière and Department of Justice Canada, p. 7:1-90. (PDF Version, 423 kb, PDF Help)