Bill S-4 (Historical)

Federal Law--Civil Law Harmonization Act No. 1

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

This bill is from the 37th Parliament, 1st session, which ended in September 2002.

Status

This bill has received Royal Assent and is now law.

Summary

The Library of Parliament has written a full legislative summary of the bill.

Elsewhere

All sorts of information on this bill is available at LEGISinfo, an excellent resource from the Library of Parliament. You can also read the full text of the bill.

Bill numbers are reused for different bills each new session. Perhaps you were looking for one of these other S-4s:

S-4 (2022) Law An Act to amend the Criminal Code and the Identification of Criminals Act and to make related amendments to other Acts (COVID-19 response and other measures)

S-4 (2021) An Act to amend the Parliament of Canada Act and to make consequential and related amendments to other Acts

S-4 (2016) Law Tax Convention and Arrangement Implementation Act, 2016

S-4 (2014) Law Digital Privacy Act

S-4 (2011) Law Safer Railways Act

S-4 (2010) Family Homes on Reserves and Matrimonial Interests or Rights Act