Civil Code of Lower Canada

The Civil Code of Lower Canada (French: Code civil du Bas-Canada) came into force in Lower Canada on 1 August 1866 and continued to be in effect in Quebec until its repeal on 1 January 1994. The Code was based on the Napoleonic code and replaced a mixture of French law and English law which had arisen in Lower Canada since the creation of the Province of Quebec in 1763.

Civil Code of Lower Canada

The Civil Code of Lower Canada (French: Code civil du Bas-Canada) came into force in Lower Canada on 1 August 1866 and continued to be in effect in Quebec until its repeal on 1 January 1994. The Code was based on the Napoleonic code and replaced a mixture of French law and English law which had arisen in Lower Canada since the creation of the Province of Quebec in 1763.