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PEI bars a landowner from suing to recover land after 20 years of possession, with no registration cutoff like NS or NB, but whether that period applies to Crown land is unresolved.
Yukon abolished adverse possession by statute, the NWT blocks it through land-titles indefeasibility, and Nunavut has not yet taken over its Crown land from the federal government.
Alberta was the last Torrens province with a live 10-year adverse possession route, until the Property Rights Statutes Amendment Act, 2022 abolished it effective December 15, 2022.
British Columbia abolished adverse possession decades ago under the Land Title Act and a July 1, 1975 cutoff in the Limitation Act, with only one narrow historical exception left.
Manitoba abolished adverse possession and states its Crown-land bar in plain language. Prescriptive easements are only partly abolished, and the current Trespass Act sets no penalty amount.
New Brunswick cut adverse possession from 20 to 15 years in 2011, and the Land Titles Act now closes new claims entirely on registered parcels, an outlier among Atlantic provinces.
Nova Scotia still allows adverse possession on unmigrated land, 20 years private and 40 Crown, but Land Registration Act migration closes new claims with two narrow exceptions.
Quebec's acquisitive prescription can transfer land after 10 years of possession, but never automatically. A judgment is always required, and Crown land is off limits with only a narrow exception.
Saskatchewan ended adverse possession in 2001. Its trespass law now makes the person on the land prove they had permission, and a mistaken improver can sometimes keep the land outright.
How long you have to sue in Canada, by province: basic and ultimate limitation periods, the discoverability rule, and key exceptions.
Debt limitation periods across Canada run 2 to 6 years, and a single small payment can restart the clock in most provinces. See the province by province table.
Compare minimum statutory notice of termination by province, from Ontario to Quebec to Alberta, and learn why common law notice is often far higher.
How defamation works in every Canadian province except Quebec: the three-part common-law test, why falsity and damage are presumed, and each province's own Libel and Slander or Defamation Act.
A plain-language guide to tenant rights in Alberta: rent increases, security deposits, eviction notice, landlord entry, and the RTDRS, per alberta.ca.
BC tenant rights explained: the 2026 rent increase cap, security and pet deposit limits, landlord entry rules, and eviction notice periods under the RTA.
Renting laws differ by province in Canada. Compare 2026 rent caps, deposits, eviction rules, and tribunals for Ontario, BC, Alberta, Quebec and more.
A plain-language guide to tenant rights in Manitoba: rent increases, security deposits, eviction notice, landlord entry, and the RTB, per gov.mb.ca.
Nova Scotia tenant rights explained: the 5% rent cap through 2027, security deposit limits, landlord entry notice, security of tenure, and renovictions.
How Quebec tenant rights work under the Civil Code: no security deposits, TAL rent-increase rules, automatic lease renewal, repossession, and lease assignment.
A plain-language guide to tenant rights in Saskatchewan: rent increases, security deposits, eviction notice, landlord entry, and the ORT, per saskatchewan.ca.
Manitoba has no separate severance pay law. See the Employment Standards Code notice of termination schedule, exceptions, and common-law reasonable notice.
New Brunswick has no separate severance pay law. Learn the Employment Standards Act notice of termination rules, pay in lieu, and common law notice.
Nova Scotia has no separate severance pay law. See the Labour Standards Code notice schedule, the 10-year just cause rule, and common-law reasonable notice.
Saskatchewan has no separate severance pay law, only notice of termination under The Saskatchewan Employment Act. See the notice schedule and rules.
Ontario's ESA treats termination pay and severance pay as two separate tests with two different formulas, and sets one deadline for when final wages must land.
How termination without cause works in Canada: what employers can and can't do, the notice and severance that may be owed, and when it's actually unlawful.
How Ontario's N12 notice works when a landlord, family member, or purchaser wants to move in: the 60-day notice, compensation, and the good faith test.
How Ontario's Consumer Protection Act works: cooling-off and cancellation rights, unfair practices, contract rules, and the status of the 2023 update.
The Privacy Act, RSC 1985, c P-21, governs federal government institutions and your personal information. Learn your access rights and how it differs from PIPEDA.
How Quebec calculates child support under its own model, not the federal tables, including both parents' income, custody time, and when federal rules apply.
How the Tribunal administratif du logement handles Quebec rent disputes, repossessions and evictions, and how to file an application, step by step.
Canadian law does not stop felons from getting a passport, but entering another country with a criminal record depends on its own rules and screening.
A Canadian record suspension does not bind US border officials. What to know about US entry waivers, the petty offence exception, and other countries.
Trespass in Canada is mostly provincial, not federal. See each province's trespass act, fines, notice rules and when trespassing becomes a criminal matter.
How Alberta's Unclaimed Personal Property program works: what it holds, dormancy periods by property type, the 10% regulated finder-fee cap, and how to search for free.
How BC Unclaimed works: what BC Unclaimed Property Society holds, dormancy periods by holder type, how to search for free, and what happens to money nobody claims.
How unclaimed money works in Canada: the free Bank of Canada registry, CRA uncashed cheques, and the four provincial programs in British Columbia, Alberta, Quebec, and New Brunswick.
How New Brunswick's Unclaimed Property Act and FundsFinderNB registry work: what it covers, dormancy periods, and how to search for free since the program began in 2022.
Ontario has no unclaimed-property registry. What happened to the 1989 law that never took effect, what Ontario has instead, and where an Ontario resident's unclaimed money actually sits.
How Revenu Quebec's unclaimed property register works: financial assets, safety deposit box contents, and unclaimed successions, retention periods, and the 10% retrieval fee, exact and dated.
A vulnerable sector check can flag a record-suspended sexual offence under Criminal Records Act s.6.3. How the flag works, who can require one, and why online brokers cannot issue one.
How wage garnishment works in Canada: the judgment requirement, provincial exemption limits from Ontario to Quebec, and requesting a hardship variance.
Ontario's Wages Act s. 7 exempts 80% of wages, but FRO support orders, CRA, and bank garnishment work differently. The full procedure and exemption stack.
Manufacturer warranty, dealer implied warranty, or CAMVAP arbitration: a plain-language guide to which one applies to your Canadian vehicle problem.
Practical sequencing for a defamation claim or defence in Canada: notice deadlines, evidence preservation, defences, anti-SLAPP protection, and realistic damages expectations.
Compare wills, probate, intestacy, and executor rules across Canadian provinces, with a probate-fee comparison table for a $500,000 estate.
Alberta bans aftermarket tint on the windshield and front windows outright, no percentage and no strip allowance, but offers a real Registrar medical exemption permit.
British Columbia bans aftermarket tint on front side windows outright, no percentage exists, allows a 75mm windshield strip, and has no medical exemption for darker tint.
Window tint rules in Canada by province: Ontario, BC, Alberta and Quebec VLT percentages, windshield strips, penalties and medical exemptions explained.
Manitoba sets a 50% VLT floor and 35% reflectivity cap on front windows, not the outright ban some tint-shop sites claim, plus a 127mm windshield strip and a dual-mirror rear exemption.
New Brunswick sets a 30 percent light-blocked cap on the entire windshield and front side windows, the only province permitting aftermarket tint across the full windshield.
NL's tint rule does not set its own VLT percentage. It requires continued conformance with the federal CMVSS 205 glazing standard, and demerit points do not apply.
Nova Scotia bans any light-reducing film on the windshield or front side windows outright, with no percentage threshold, under a regulation most tint guides misidentify.
Ontario's Highway Traffic Act sets no tint percentage; the 70% figure lives in the MTO inspection standard, and the real fine ceiling is $1,000, not the circulating $500.
PEI's Highway Traffic Act bans any material, even transparent film, on the windshield and front side windows, with no VLT percentage and no medical exemption.
Quebec sets a 70% light-transmittance floor for front side windows under Regulation 32, enforced roadside by photometer. Rear windows are exempt and no medical exemption exists.
Saskatchewan bans aftermarket tint outright on front windows and below a 75mm windshield strip, with no percentage figure, while rear windows carry no darkness limit at all.
Yukon enforces a 70% tint standard with no law behind it, while the Northwest Territories and Nunavut both codify an outright ban on front-window coatings.
How WCB-Alberta claims work: coverage, filing deadlines, the 90% wage-loss rate, the 2026 $110,900 maximum, and the two 1-year appeal deadlines to DRDRB and the Appeals Commission.
How WorkSafeBC claims work in British Columbia: coverage, the 1-year filing deadline, the 90% wage-loss rate, the 2026 $127,500 maximum, and the 90-day and 30-day appeal deadlines.