Acts and Regulations

L-8.5 - Limitation of Actions Act

Section 19
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Acknowledgment
19(1)If, before the expiry of the relevant limitation period established by this Act, a defendant gives an acknowledgment of the right, title, liability or obligation to which the claim relates, the operation of the limitation period begins again at the time of the acknowledgment.
19(2)An acknowledgment
(a) must be in writing, and
(b) must be made by the defendant or the defendant’s agent to the claimant, the claimant’s agent or an official receiver or trustee acting under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada).
19(3)An admission or statement made in correspondence relating to the resolution of a claim is not an acknowledgment for the purposes of this section if
(a) the correspondence indicates that the admission or statement is made without prejudice, or
(b) the correspondence reserves the defendant’s right to rely on the expiry of a limitation period as a defence to the claim.
Acknowledgment
19(1)If, before the expiry of the relevant limitation period established by this Act, a defendant gives an acknowledgment of the right, title, liability or obligation to which the claim relates, the operation of the limitation period begins again at the time of the acknowledgment.
19(2)An acknowledgment
(a) must be in writing, and
(b) must be made by the defendant or the defendant’s agent to the claimant, the claimant’s agent or an official receiver or trustee acting under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada).
19(3)An admission or statement made in correspondence relating to the resolution of a claim is not an acknowledgment for the purposes of this section if
(a) the correspondence indicates that the admission or statement is made without prejudice, or
(b) the correspondence reserves the defendant’s right to rely on the expiry of a limitation period as a defence to the claim.
Acknowledgment
19(1)If, before the expiry of the relevant limitation period established by this Act, a defendant gives an acknowledgment of the right, title, liability or obligation to which the claim relates, the operation of the limitation period begins again at the time of the acknowledgment.
19(2)An acknowledgment
(a) must be in writing, and
(b) must be made by the defendant or the defendant’s agent to the claimant, the claimant’s agent or an official receiver or trustee acting under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act (Canada).
19(3)An admission or statement made in correspondence relating to the resolution of a claim is not an acknowledgment for the purposes of this section if
(a) the correspondence indicates that the admission or statement is made without prejudice, or
(b) the correspondence reserves the defendant’s right to rely on the expiry of a limitation period as a defence to the claim.