As per the announcement that had been made over the summer, the Minister of Justice and the Chief Justice of Quebec signed an order1 on August 31, 2020, confirming that the suspension of time limits for civil matters2 would be lifted as of September 1, 2020. However, the terms applicable to the calculation of various time limits are subject to vary from what had been announced earlier. Therefore, we will need to refer to the Order in question to calculate the time limits in civil matters, in addition to the FAQ3 published by the Minister of Justice, which provides more details on how to apply this Order. Let’s take a look at how the lifting of this suspension will be implemented.
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