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PEI's Victims of Family Violence Act creates an emergency protection order (90-day cap, free to apply) and a longer victim assistance order with no fixed limit. How each works.
Ontario has no emergency protection order law. Restraining orders come from FLA s.46 (spouses and partners) or CLRA s.35 (anyone), are free to file, and breach is a criminal offence.
Nova Scotia's only civil family-violence order is the emergency protection order under the Domestic Violence Intervention Act, now valid for up to one year after a 2026 change from 30 days.
Newfoundland and Labrador's Family Violence Protection Act creates a single emergency protection order, capped at 90 days and explicitly non-renewable. How it works and where to get help.
New Brunswick's emergency intervention order under the Intimate Partner Violence Intervention Act is granted by an adjudicator within 24 hours and can last up to 180 days.
Manitoba's Domestic Violence and Stalking Act creates two orders: a free, same-day protection order from a Judicial Justice of the Peace, and a broader prevention order from King's Bench.
BC's civil protection order comes from the Family Law Act, free in Provincial Court or $80 to $280 in Supreme Court, and lasts one year by default. If you're in danger, call 911.
Alberta's Protection Against Family Violence Act creates an Emergency Protection Order and King's Bench protection order. Breach is an offence up to $5,000 and 90 days. Call 911 if in danger.
Accès aux dossiers judiciaires au Yukon, dans les Territoires du Nord-Ouest et au Nunavut : les TNO et le Nunavut offrent des recherches publiques de rôles en ligne; l'outil de rôles du Yukon est protégé par une connexion.
La Saskatchewan n'a aucun portail en ligne de dossiers judiciaires. Comment rechercher les dossiers de la Court of Appeal, de la King's Bench et de la Provincial Court en personne, par la poste ou par télécopieur, avec les frais officiels et les restrictions.
Dossiers judiciaires au Québec : le plumitif gratuit au palais de justice, les copies à 3,85 $/0,60 $ la page (SJ-1079, en vigueur depuis janvier 2026), le Portail SOQUIJ payant et la recherche gratuite de décisions sur citoyens.soquij.qc.ca.
L'Île-du-Prince-Édouard n'offre aucune recherche publique en ligne des dossiers judiciaires. Découvrez le fonctionnement du terminal en personne du Register of Actions à Charlottetown, ainsi que les frais et restrictions.