Originating application (Québec, C.C.P., arts. 99-100, 141)

Category and limits

Complete template to fill in yourself · category A · practice area : Civil litigation · offered in case files of type : Other (small claims, neighbours…), Business, Claim against a municipality, Civil litigation, Consumer & small claims

Complete template that you fill in for your own file. The fixed text only carries the mentions the cited provisions require; the facts, choices and requests are yours. The tool does not file, serve, swear or send anything, does not choose a remedy or a deadline for you, and guarantees no outcome (Act respecting the Barreau du Québec, s. 128: “to prepare and draw up a notice, motion, proceeding or other similar document intended for use in a case before the courts”, “performed for others”, is the exclusive prerogative of the practising advocate or solicitor).

What the provisions read require

• C.C.P., art. 99 — French text: the act “doit indiquer sa nature, exposer son objet, énoncer les faits qui le justifient, ainsi que les conclusions recherchées”; statements “numérotés consécutivement”; it indicates “le tribunal saisi, le district judiciaire dans lequel il est porté, le numéro du dossier auquel il se rattache, le nom des parties et la date”; it identifies its author by signature. (LégisQuébec — Code de procédure civile, C-25.01, read on 2026-10-21)
• C.C.P., art. 100 — French text: the application indicates “leur domicile ou, selon le cas, leur résidence”. (LégisQuébec — Code de procédure civile, C-25.01, read on 2026-10-21)
• C.C.P., art. 107 — French text: the originating application “doit être déposée au greffe avant sa notification”; if not notified within three months of filing “elle est périmée”. (LégisQuébec — Code de procédure civile, C-25.01, read on 2026-10-21)
• C.C.P., arts. 139-140 — The originating application is served by a bailiff (art. 139), with a copy “certifiée conforme” (art. 140, 13-02). (LégisQuébec — Code de procédure civile, C-25.01, read on 2026-10-21)
• C.C.P., art. 535.3 — Simplified procedure: the application has “au plus cinq pages” (French text). (LégisQuébec — Code de procédure civile, C-25.01, read on 2026-10-21)
• Court of Québec rules, arts. 9-10; Superior Court civil rules, art. 3 — Letter format, Arial 12 (C.Q., art. 9); backing (C.Q., art. 10); backing and name, address and postal code of the parties (Superior Court, art. 3) — 13-02. (LégisQuébec — Règlement de la Cour du Québec, C-25.01, r. 9, read on 2026-10-21)
• C.C.Q., art. 2892 — “The filing of a judicial application before the expiry of the prescriptive period constitutes a civil interruption, provided the demand is served on the person to be prevented from prescribing not later than 60 days following the expiry of the prescriptive period.” The application is filed before the period expires; the 60 days are for service (LégisQuébec, up to date as of 15 October 2026, read on 2026-11-03). (LégisQuébec — Code civil du Québec, read on 2026-10-21)
• Act respecting the Barreau du Québec, s. 128 — Reserved to lawyers when done for another person: “préparer et rédiger un avis, une requête, une procédure et tout autre document de même nature destiné à servir dans une affaire devant les tribunaux”. (LégisQuébec — Loi sur le Barreau, B-1, read on 2026-10-15)

Time limits read

• Filed before notification; void if not notified within three months of filing (art. 107).

Exhibits and documents

• Exhibits P-1, P-2… from the case vault.
• Summons in the form of the Minister’s model (see civ-avis-assignation-qc).
• Proof of service (bailiff’s minutes).

To verify (not read or not settled)

• Court costs and the GNJQ page: NOT READ (13-02).
• Exact wording of art. 35 (jurisdiction by amount): summarized by 13-02.
• A claim of $15,000 or less may go to small claims (see pc-demande-preparation).

Complete template (category A) for your own case. C.C.P. arts. 99, 100, 107, 139, 145 and 535.3 are quoted as read by reports 06 and 13-02 (LégisQuébec, current to 12 August 2026). Preparation only: filing, service by a bailiff and the decision remain with the office, the bailiff and the court. Québec statutes and most Québec sources linked here were read in French; English wording in this guide is an unofficial summary unless an official English text is linked.

Preuve en main is a preparation and legal-information tool. It gives no legal advice, replaces neither a lawyer nor the official form, and guarantees no outcome.