or (v) the decision enforces obligations arising from the taxation laws of the foreign country (unless that country has agreed to enforce obligations arising from the taxation laws of Québec). Furthermore, a foreign judgment rendered by default will not be recognized by a Québec court unless the plaintiff demonstrates that the document initiating the foreign proceeding was duly served on the defaulting party under the laws of the foreign jurisdiction. Therefore, in practice, a plaintiff can usually readily enforce in Ontario or Québec a judgment for the payment of money that was rendered by a court in another province or territory in Canada or by a court in any other developed country.
A plaintiff can usually readily enforce in Ontario or Québec a judgment for the payment of money that was rendered
by a court in another province or territory in
Canada or by a court in any other developed country.
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