2. For the purposes of this Tariff, applications are classed as follows:(1) Class I: applications in which the value of the right in dispute or the amount claimed is from $0.01 to $15,000 inclusively;
(2) Class II: applications in which the value of the right in dispute or the amount claimed is from $15,000.01 to $85,000 inclusively;
(3) Class III: applications in which the value of the right in dispute or the amount claimed is from $85,000.01 to $300,000 inclusively;
(4) Class IV: applications in which the value of the right in dispute or the amount claimed is $300,000.01 or more;
(5) Class V: applications for separation from bed and board, for divorce, for annulment of a marriage or civil union or for dissolution of a civil union.
When, pursuant to article 35 of the Code of Civil Procedure (chapter 25.01), the monetary jurisdiction limit of the Court of Québec is increased by $5,000, the upper limit of Class II and the lower limit of Class III are increased by the same amount.
The Minister of Justice informs the public of these increases by publishing a notice in the Gazette officielle du Québec not later than 1 August of the year in which they take effect.