A fourth Act to harmonize federal law with the civil law of Quebec and to amend certain Acts in order to ensure that each language version takes into account the common law and the civil law

Short title: Federal Law–Civil Law Harmonization Act, No. 4 Bill S-6 (45-1) Status: Senate bill awaiting first reading in the House of Commons Type: Senate Government Bill Sponsor: Pierre Moreau, Senator Latest stage: Third reading Legislative

summary <div>A legislative

summary is currently being prepared for this bill by the Parliamentary Information and Research Service of the Library of Parliament. Meanwhile, the following executive

summary is available.<br/><br/>On February 2026, Sen.

Pierre Moreau introduced Bill S-6, A fourth Act to harmonize federal law with the civil law of Quebec and to amend certain Acts in order to ensure that each language version takes into account the common law and the civil law (Federal Law–Civil Law Harmonization Act, No. 4) in the Senate and it was given first reading. <br/><br/>Bill S-6 is the fourth in a series of enactments drafted in the course of the harmonization of federal statutes by the Department of Justice of Canada as a result of the coming into force of the Civil Code of Québec in 1994, which substantially changed the concepts, institutions and terminology of civil law.

It amends statutes, including the Acts governing financial institutions — the Bank Act, the Cooperative Credit Associations Act, the Insurance Companies Act and the Trust and Loan Companies Act — and other Acts including the Access to Information Act, the Financial Administration Act, the

Interpretation Act and the Official Languages Act, in order to ensure that each language version takes into account the common law and the civil law.</div> Senate — First reading: Completed (2026-02-24) Senate — Second reading: Completed (2026-04-16) Senate — Consideration in committee: Completed (2026-06-04) Senate — Third reading: Completed (2026-06-17) LEGISinfo: https://www.parl.ca/legisinfo/en/bill/45-1/s-6