The Library
General information, clear and linked to its official sources, on processes and documentation, to find your bearings when you are defending yourself alone. Every guide carries its verification date; when the rules change, we update it and we say so. Never legal advice: for advice on your situation, see the resources in the FAQ.
Family
The other parent isn't following the judgment: what to document, and in what form
Late pickups, cancellations, denied access: what Quebec law provides, what the court requires as evidence, and what to write down tonight, date by date.
Verified July 30, 2026 · v1.0
A DPJ file: your rights, and what is worth writing down
The DPJ has decided to act on a report? What Quebec law says: your rights, the time limits (48 h, 30 days, 60 days, 12 months) and what to prepare before the meeting.
Verified July 30, 2026 · v1.0
Parental alienation: what a court looks at, and how to record the facts
In Quebec, a court does not judge a label: it judges facts and the child's interest. What the law says, the deadlines, and what to note before the hearing.
Verified July 30, 2026 · v1.0
Family law in Quebec: the essentials
The full, sourced overview: married / common-law / the new parental union (June 30, 2025), family patrimony, custody and parenting time, parental authority, support, mediation, family violence, relocation, the Tribunal unifié de la famille. The starting point.
Verified July 22, 2026 · v1.0
TUF or Superior Court: where does your case go?
Since June 30, 2025, the parental union regime and the Tribunal unifié de la famille have come into force at the same time, and almost everyone confuses them. The general picture, sourced.
Verified July 18, 2026 · v1.1
Custody log: what to write down
A log that is useful in court records facts, not interpretations. The method, with before/after examples.
Verified July 18, 2026 · v1.0
Proving a late pickup or a cancellation
An undocumented late pickup never happened, as far as a court is concerned. How to record a gap so that it holds up.
Verified July 18, 2026 · v1.0
Family mediation
A way out of a trial that many people do not know about: what family mediation is in Quebec, and the fact that it is partly subsidized for parents.
Verified July 18, 2026 · v1.0
Documenting support payments: instalments, arrears, records
What the judgment sets, the automatic January 1 indexation (art. 590 C.C.Q.), collection by Revenu Québec, and what to keep · statements, transfers, dated receipts.
Verified on August 2, 2026 · v1.0
What a court may be asked for while a family case is under way
Safeguard orders, provisional measures, urgency: what the Code of Civil Procedure provides, quoted word for word, with the article.
Verified on 9 August 2026 · v1.0
The other parent isn't following the judgment: what to document, and in what form
Retards, annulations, accès refusés : ce que prévoit la loi québécoise, ce que le tribunal exige comme preuve, et quoi noter dès ce soir, date par date.
Verified July 30, 2026
A DPJ file: your rights, and what is worth writing down
The DPJ retained a report? What Quebec law says: your rights, the deadlines (48 h, 30 days, 60 days, 12 months) and what to prepare before the meeting.
Verified July 30, 2026
Parental alienation: what a court looks at, and how to record the facts
In Quebec, a court does not judge a label: it judges facts and the child's interest. What the law says, the deadlines, and what to note before the hearing.
Verified July 30, 2026
Housing (TAL)
Housing law in Quebec, the essentials
The full, sourced overview: the lease and the mandatory form, the ban on security deposits, each side's obligations, the rent increase and how to refuse it, the right to stay in the dwelling, repossession, eviction, termination and remedies at the TAL. The starting point.
Verified July 30, 2026 · v1.0
Proof of notification at the TAL
Every year, close to 7,000 cases are closed at the Tribunal administratif du logement for lack of proof of notification. What it is, and how not to lose your case at that step.
Verified July 18, 2026 · v1.0
Documenting unsanitary conditions
Mould, vermin, water infiltration: a single photo can be contested, a series is understood. The method for documenting a dwelling.
Verified July 18, 2026 · v1.0
Tenant and landlord: the obligations
A lease creates obligations on both sides. The general picture, with the official sources, and why documenting helps everyone.
Verified July 18, 2026 · v1.0
After a TAL decision: revocation, review, leave to appeal
Ten days, one month, thirty days: the time limits the Act itself sets, quoted from the English text, and what each one suspends.
Verified on 10 August 2026 · v1.1
Work (CNESST)
Unpaid hours: how to keep an hours log that holds up
Shaved hours, overtime paid without the premium, cash pay: what the law says in Quebec, the deadlines already running and how to document your hours.
Verified July 30, 2026 · v1.0
Constructive dismissal: what to record while it's happening
Demotion, hours cut, a job hollowed out: what Quebec law calls a constructive dismissal, the deadlines to know and what to document.
Verified July 30, 2026 · v1.0
Labour law and the CNESST, the essentials
The full, sourced overview: labour standards (wages, leave, notice), employment injury and benefits, the path of a claim, contesting before the Tribunal administratif du travail, harassment and dismissal. The starting point.
Verified July 30, 2026 · v1.0
The path of a CNESST claim
From the claim to contesting it before the Tribunal administratif du travail: the main steps, in plain language, and why continuous medical documentation is decisive.
Verified July 18, 2026 · v1.0
Documenting symptoms and appointments
In a CNESST file, the case is won or lost on continuous documentation. How to keep a symptom log and a medical record that are actually useful.
Verified July 18, 2026 · v1.0
Constructive dismissal: what to record while it's happening
Rétrogradation, heures coupées, poste vidé de son sens : ce que la loi québécoise appelle un congédiement déguisé, les délais à connaître et quoi documenter.
Verified July 30, 2026
Unpaid hours: how to keep an hours log that holds up
Shaved hours, unpaid overtime premiums, cash pay: what the law says in Quebec, the deadlines that run, and how to document your hours.
Verified July 30, 2026
Small claims
Small claims in Quebec, the essentials
The full, sourced overview: who can sue and for how much ($15,000 limit), the demand letter, filing the application, mediation, the hearing where you represent yourself, the judgment and its enforcement. The starting point.
Verified July 30, 2026 · v1.0
Small claims: building your case file · Small claims time limits: the table
At the Small Claims Division, you represent yourself by design. The picture of the process and, above all, how to organize your evidence for the hearing.
Verified July 18, 2026 · v1.0
Small claims time limits in Quebec: the table
Every small claims time limit in one table, in the order you meet them. Each row links to the answer that cites its source.
Verified 9 August 2026
Criminal: information only
These pages explain what the law says in general. They never say how to plead, what to tell the judge, or what will happen in a specific case: in criminal matters, that is the work of a defence lawyer, and legal aid covers it broadly.
Criminal law, the essentials · from arrest to sentence
The full, sourced overview: presumption of innocence, rights on arrest, release, disclosure, trial, common offences, defences, sentencing, criminal record, youth justice. The starting point before the detailed guides.
Verified July 20, 2026 · v1.0
The discharge: what it is
General information on the discharge provided for in section 730 of the Criminal Code: what it is, the difference between a conditional and an absolute discharge, and the effect on the criminal record. Not advice, not a recipe.
Verified July 18, 2026 · v1.0
Assault: the categories
General information on assault under sections 265 to 268 of the Criminal Code: the definition, and the general distinction between simple assault, assault causing bodily harm and aggravated assault. Not advice on a case.
Verified July 18, 2026 · v1.0
The criminal record and record suspension
General information: what a criminal record is, who sees it, and the administrative process for a record suspension at the Parole Board of Canada.
Verified July 18, 2026 · v1.0
Record suspension (pardon): how to apply yourself
The practical, sourced guide: eligibility (5/10-year waiting periods), the cannabis case (free), the documents to gather, the Board's official forms, the $50 fee, where to submit. You can do it yourself.
Verified July 22, 2026 · v1.0
Preparing to meet your lawyer
In criminal matters, the case is handled with a lawyer (legal aid covers defence broadly). How to gather and organize the facts so the lawyer can work efficiently. Documentation, never coaching.
Verified July 18, 2026 · v1.0
Criminal cases: the time limits the law sets itself, and what they change
Twenty-four hours, ninety days, the victim statement, the IVAC limit: each passage quoted word for word from its own source.
Verified on 10 August 2026 · v1.1
Immigration: information only
Which process fits your situation?
The sourced guide to the pathways: visiting, studying, working, settling (permanent residence, Express Entry, Quebec selection CSQ/Arrima/PEQ), sponsoring a relative, becoming a citizen, claiming asylum. Official IRCC + Quebec links, processing times, and who can represent you (CRIC).
Verified July 22, 2026 · v1.0
Appeals and the hearing, in plain terms
Sourced general information on immigration remedies: IRCC, the CISR (SPR, SAR, SI, SAI), the Federal Court, the very short deadlines, and the role of a regulated consultant (CRIC). Never advice.
Verified July 20, 2026 · v1.0
Consumer law
Consumer law: what the Act imposes on merchants, and a contract cannot set aside
Legal warranty of fitness and durability, seven days to cancel at a distance, false representation: each provision quoted word for word, with its section.
Verified 10 August 2026 · v1.0
Warranty of good working order: what changes on 5 October 2026
Fourteen new goods · range, television, cellphone, heat pump… · covered for parts and labour, a warranty that follows the goods even when resold. Sections 38.1 to 38.9 of the Consumer Protection Act, quoted word for word, before they come into force.
Verified 13 August 2026 · v1.0
Representing yourself (cross-cutting)
Recording a conversation in Quebec: what the law says, and what a court does with it
In Quebec, recording a conversation you are part of is not a crime. But a court can refuse the file. The two rules, explained.
Verified July 30, 2026 · v1.0
What happens in court, by area of law
What really happens before the court: the steps, the testimony and the possible outcomes, from family to criminal, including the TAL, the CNESST, immigration and small claims. General information, sourced.
Verified July 20, 2026 · v1.0
The basic vocabulary
Court clerk's office, serve, notify, exhibit, bailiff, demand letter: the minimum vocabulary so you are not lost, in plain language.
Verified July 18, 2026 · v1.0
Digital evidence that holds up
Screenshots, photos, PDFs: lawyers attack digital evidence from eight angles. The method for closing each one, in advance.
Verified July 18, 2026 · v1.0
Recording a conversation in Quebec: what the law says, and what a court does with it
In Quebec, recording a conversation you take part in is not a crime. But a court can refuse the file. The two rules, explained.
Verified July 30, 2026
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