Federal Courts Rules

Notice of Application for Registration of a Foreign Judgment

A LEGAL PROCEEDING HAS BEEN COMMENCED by the applicant for registration in Canada of a foreign judgment granted against (name of respondent) by (name of court or tribunal) in (name of country or state) on (date). The claim made by the applicant appears on the following pages.

(Include the following paragraph if the application is brought ex parte)

THIS APPLICATION is brought ex parte under rule 328 of the Federal Courts Rules and, unless the Court orders otherwise, will be decided on the basis of written representations and without notice to the respondent.

(Date)

Issued by: (Registry Officer)

Address of local office:

Application

• 1 The applicant applies for registration of a foreign judgment granted against (name of respondent) by (name of court or tribunal) in (name of country or state) on (date) under

  (Select one of the following options.)

  • □ sections 80 to 89 of the Marine Liability Act

  • □ the Canada-United Kingdom Civil and Commercial Judgments Convention Act

• 2 The grounds for the application are

  (Select applicable options and provide information indicated.)

  • □ the judgment is one to which (specify the statute or statutory provisions selected above) applies

  • □ (specify the statute or statutory provisions selected above) does not preclude registration of the judgment

  • □ the respondent appeared (or did not appear) before the (name of court or tribunal) that granted the judgment (If the respondent did not appear, explain why the registration is nevertheless permitted.)

• 3 The following documentary evidence is relied on in support of this application:

  (Select applicable options and provide documents indicated.)

  • □ an exemplified or certified copy of the foreign judgment and any reasons, including dissenting reasons, given in respect of that judgment

  • □ the affidavit of (name)(see requirements set out in rule 329 of the Federal Courts Rules)

• 4 The respondent in this application resides at (address).

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