Acts and Regulations

L-8.5 - Limitation of Actions Act

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Wilful concealment
16If a defendant wilfully conceals from a claimant the existence of a claim, the following rules apply:
(a) the defendant cannot rely on the expiry of a limitation period referred to in paragraph 5(1)(b), subparagraph 9(1)(b)(ii) or paragraph 11(b), 14(1)(b) or 14(2)(b) as a defence to the claim, and
(b) in the case of a claim referred to in section 8, subsection 8.1(2), (3) or (4), subsection 12(2) or (4) or section 13, the claim shall not be brought after the later of
(i) two years from the day the claimant first knows or ought reasonably to know that the claim exists, and
(ii) the period described in section 8, subsection 8.1(2), (3) or (4), subsection 12(2) or (4) or section 13, as the case may be.
2011, c.17, s.3
Wilful concealment
16If a defendant wilfully conceals from a claimant the existence of a claim, the following rules apply:
(a) the defendant cannot rely on the expiry of a limitation period referred to in paragraph 5(1)(b), subparagraph 9(1)(b)(ii) or paragraph 11(b), 14(1)(b) or 14(2)(b)as a defence to the claim, and
(b) in the case of a claim referred to in section 8, subsection 8.1(2), (3) or (4), subsection 12(2) or (4) or section 13, the claim shall not be brought after the later of
(i) two years from the day the claimant first knows or ought reasonably to know that the claim exists, and
(ii) the period described in section 8, subsection 8.1(2), (3) or (4), subsection 12(2) or (4) or section 13, as the case may be.
2011, c.17, s.3
Wilful concealment
16If a defendant wilfully conceals from a claimant the existence of a claim, the following rules apply:
(a) the defendant cannot rely on the expiry of a limitation period referred to in paragraph 5(1)(b), subparagraph 9(1)(b)(ii) or paragraph 11(b), 14(1)(b) or 14(2)(b)as a defence to the claim, and
(b) in the case of a claim referred to in section 8, subsection 12(2) or (4) or section 13, the claim shall not be brought after the later of
(i) two years from the day the claimant first knows or ought reasonably to know that the claim exists, and
(ii) the period described in section 8, subsection 12(2) or (4) or section 13, as the case may be.
Wilful concealment
16If a defendant wilfully conceals from a claimant the existence of a claim, the following rules apply:
(a) the defendant cannot rely on the expiry of a limitation period referred to in paragraph 5(1)(b), subparagraph 9(1)(b)(ii) or paragraph 11(b), 14(1)(b) or 14(2)(b)as a defence to the claim, and
(b) in the case of a claim referred to in section 8, subsection 12(2) or (4) or section 13, the claim shall not be brought after the later of
(i) two years from the day the claimant first knows or ought reasonably to know that the claim exists, and
(ii) the period described in section 8, subsection 12(2) or (4) or section 13, as the case may be.