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C-25 - Code of Civil Procedure

Section 953
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953. The money claimed in an action involving a small claim, that is,
(a)  a claim not exceeding $15,000, exclusive of interest,
(b)  for a debt owed to a person, partnership or association in the name of and for the account of that person, partnership or association, to a tutor, a curator or a mandatary in the execution of a mandate given in anticipation of the mandator’s incapacity or to any other administrator of the property of another,
may only be recovered before the courts pursuant to this Book.
The same applies to any action which seeks the dissolution, resiliation or cancellation of a contract where neither the value of the contract or, where applicable, the amount claimed exceeds $15,000.
A legal person, partnership or association may, as creditor, avail itself of the provisions of this Book only if, at all times during the 12-month period preceding the application, not more than five persons bound to it by contract of employment were under its direction or control.
1971, c. 86, s. 1; 1975, c. 83, s. 57; 1977, c. 73, s. 36; 1982, c. 32, s. 53; 1984, c. 26, s. 23; 1984, c. 46, s. 7; 1992, c. 63, s. 1; 1992, c. 57, s. 412; 1999, c. 40, s. 56; 2002, c. 7, s. 178; 2002, c. 7, s. 148; 2002, c. 54, s. 5; 2014, c. 10, s. 2.
953. The money claimed in an action involving a small claim, that is,
(a)  a claim not exceeding $7,000, exclusive of interest,
(b)  for a debt owed to a person, partnership or association in the name of and for the account of that person, partnership or association, to a tutor, a curator or a mandatary in the execution of a mandate given in anticipation of the mandator’s incapacity or to any other administrator of the property of another,
may only be recovered before the courts pursuant to this Book.
The same applies to any action which seeks the dissolution, resiliation or cancellation of a contract where neither the value of the contract or, where applicable, the amount claimed exceeds $7,000.
A legal person, partnership or association may, as creditor, avail itself of the provisions of this Book only if, at all times during the 12-month period preceding the application, not more than five persons bound to it by contract of employment were under its direction or control.
1971, c. 86, s. 1; 1975, c. 83, s. 57; 1977, c. 73, s. 36; 1982, c. 32, s. 53; 1984, c. 26, s. 23; 1984, c. 46, s. 7; 1992, c. 63, s. 1; 1992, c. 57, s. 412; 1999, c. 40, s. 56; 2002, c. 7, s. 178; 2002, c. 7, s. 148; 2002, c. 54, s. 5.
953. A small claim, namely,
(a)  a claim not exceeding $7 000;
(b)  one resulting from a contractual or extra-contractual obligation only;
(c)  one exigible from a debtor residing or having a business establishment in Québec;
(d)  one exigible by any natural person in his name and on his behalf, by a tutor or curator in his official capacity or by a mandatary in the execution of a mandate given by a person in anticipation of his incapacity,
is recovered before the courts only in accordance with this Book.
The same applies to any motion for the dissolution, rescission or cancellation of a contract where the value of the contract and, as the case may be, the amount claimed do not exceed $7 000 each.
A legal person may, as creditor, avail itself of the provisions of this Book only if, at all times during the 12-month period preceding the application, not more than five persons bound to it by contract of employment were under its direction or control.
1971, c. 86, s. 1; 1975, c. 83, s. 57; 1977, c. 73, s. 36; 1982, c. 32, s. 53; 1984, c. 26, s. 23; 1984, c. 46, s. 7; 1992, c. 63, s. 1; 1992, c. 57, s. 412; 1999, c. 40, s. 56; 2002, c. 7, s. 178.
953. A small claim, namely,
(a)  a claim not exceeding $3 000;
(b)  one resulting from a contractual or extra-contractual obligation only;
(c)  one exigible from a debtor residing or having a business establishment in Québec;
(d)  one exigible by any natural person in his name and on his behalf, by a tutor or curator in his official capacity or by a mandatary in the execution of a mandate given by a person in anticipation of his incapacity,
is recovered before the courts only in accordance with this Book.
The same applies to any motion for the dissolution, rescission or cancellation of a contract where the value of the contract and, as the case may be, the amount claimed do not exceed $3 000 each.
A legal person may, as creditor, avail itself of the provisions of this Book only if, at all times during the 12-month period preceding the application, not more than five persons bound to it by contract of employment were under its direction or control.
1971, c. 86, s. 1; 1975, c. 83, s. 57; 1977, c. 73, s. 36; 1982, c. 32, s. 53; 1984, c. 26, s. 23; 1984, c. 46, s. 7; 1992, c. 63, s. 1; 1992, c. 57, s. 412; 1999, c. 40, s. 56.
953. A small claim, namely,
(a)  a claim not exceeding $3 000;
(b)  one resulting from a contractual or extra-contractual obligation only;
(c)  one exigible from a debtor residing or having a place of business in Québec;
(d)  one exigible by any natural person in his name and on his behalf, by a tutor or curator in his official capacity or by a mandatary in the execution of a mandate given by a person in anticipation of his incapacity,
is recovered before the courts only in accordance with this Book.
The same applies to any motion for the dissolution, rescission or cancellation of a contract where the value of the contract and, as the case may be, the amount claimed do not exceed $3 000 each.
A legal person may, as creditor, avail itself of the provisions of this Book only if, at all times during the 12-month period preceding the application, not more than five persons bound to it by contract of employment were under its direction or control.
1971, c. 86, s. 1; 1975, c. 83, s. 57; 1977, c. 73, s. 36; 1982, c. 32, s. 53; 1984, c. 26, s. 23; 1984, c. 46, s. 7; 1992, c. 63, s. 1; 1992, c. 57, s. 412.
953. A small claim, namely,
(a)  a claim not exceeding $3 000;
(b)  one having as its cause a contract, quasi-contract, offence or quasi-offence;
(c)  one exigible from a debtor residing or having a place of business in Québec;
(d)  one exigible by any natural or legal person in his or its own name and on his or its own behalf or by a tutor or curator in his official capacity,
is recovered before the courts only in accordance with this book.
The same applies to any motion for the dissolution, rescission or cancellation of a contract where the value of the contract and, as the case may be, the amount claimed do not exceed $3 000 each.
A legal person may, as creditor, avail itself of the provisions of this book only if, at all times during the 12-month period preceding the application, not more than five persons bound to it by contract of employment were under its direction or control.
1971, c. 86, s. 1; 1975, c. 83, s. 57; 1977, c. 73, s. 36; 1982, c. 32, s. 53; 1984, c. 26, s. 23; 1984, c. 46, s. 7; 1992, c. 63, s. 1.
953. A small claim, namely,
(a)  a claim not exceeding $1 000;
(b)  one having as its cause a contract, quasi-contract, offence or quasi-offence;
(c)  one exigible from a debtor residing or having a place of business in Québec;
(d)  one exigible by any physical person in his own name and on his own behalf or by a tutor or curator in his official capacity,
is recovered before the courts only in accordance with this book.
The same applies to any motion for the dissolution, rescission or cancellation of a contract where the value of the contract and, as the case may be, the amount claimed do not exceed $1 000 each.
1971, c. 86, s. 1; 1975, c. 83, s. 57; 1977, c. 73, s. 36; 1982, c. 32, s. 53; 1984, c. 26, s. 23; 1984, c. 46, s. 7.
953. A small claim, namely,
(a)  a claim not exceeding $1 000;
(b)  one having as its cause a contract, quasi-contract, offence or quasi-offence;
(c)  one exigible from a debtor residing in Québec and
(d)  one exigible by any physical person in his own name and on his own behalf or by a tutor or curator in his official capacity,
is recovered before the courts only in accordance with this book.
1971, c. 86, s. 1; 1975, c. 83, s. 57; 1977, c. 73, s. 36; 1982, c. 32, s. 53; 1984, c. 26, s. 23.
953. A small claim, namely,
(a)  a claim not exceeding $800;
(b)  one having as its cause a contract, quasi-contract, offence or quasi-offence;
(c)  one exigible from a debtor residing in Québec and
(d)  one exigible by any physical person in his own name and on his own behalf or by a tutor or curator in his official capacity,
is recovered before the courts only in accordance with this book.
1971, c. 86, s. 1; 1975, c. 83, s. 57; 1977, c. 73, s. 36; 1982, c. 32, s. 53.
953. A small claim, namely,
(a)  a claim not exceeding five hundred dollars;
(b)  one having as its cause a contract, quasi-contract, offence or quasi-offence;
(c)  one exigible from a debtor residing in Québec and
(d)  one exigible by any physical person in his own name and on his own behalf or by a tutor or curator in his official capacity,
is recovered before the courts only in accordance with this book.
1971, c. 86, s. 1; 1975, c. 83, s. 57; 1977, c. 73, s. 36.
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