Canadian Legislative Bijuralism Site
At the Crossroads of our Legal Diversity

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Canadian Legislative Bijuralism Website!

"Bijuralism in Canada is more than the mere 'co-existence' of the two legal traditions. It involves the sharing of values and traditions."
The Honourable Mr. Justice Michel Bastarache, "Bijuralism in Canada",
Ottawa, February 4, 2000 (Second Publication)

The purpose of this website is to provide information about the implications and challenges of bijuralism in the federal legislation of Canada. It is a complete source for documents and other resources on the subject of legislative bijuralism. It was also intended as a place to share and promote knowledge of this subject.

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News

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Second Special Issue of the Revue juridique Thémis

A second special issue of the Revue juridique Thémis produced in collaboration with the Department of Justice of Canada under the initiative to harmonize federal legislation with the civil law of the Province of Quebec was launched on February 20, 2008. This special issue (RJT, 42-1 et 2 (2008)) is devoted to harmonization and bijuralism questions related to the Canada Business Corporations Act. You will find papers written by experts in corporate law, discussing in depth some harmonization proposals included in the Consultation Document published for the consultation held from February 1 to April 30, 2008, the object of which was the Third series of proposals 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 special issue of the Revue juridique Thémis is now available in electronic format (RJT, 42-1 et 2 (2008)).