Secured Transactions Law in Canada - Significant Achievements, Unfinished Business and Ongoing Challenges

Canadian Business Law Journal, Vol. 50, p. 156, 2011

30 Pages Posted: 18 May 2011 Last revised: 4 May 2017

See all articles by Ronald C.C. Cuming

Ronald C.C. Cuming

University of Saskatchewan - College of Law

Catherine Walsh

McGill University; McGill University - Faculty of Law

Roderick J. Wood

University of Alberta - Faculty of Law

Date Written: December 1, 2010

Abstract

Secured transactions law in all of Canada’s provinces and territories is today consolidated in a modern statutory framework: the Personal Property Security Act (PPSA) in the common law provinces and territories, and the Civil Code regime in Quebec. The road to reform was a long one, spanning a twenty five year period. This paper examines both the past and the future – what has worked, what unfinished business remains, and what lies on the horizon. In doing so it will draw comparisons with the experience in the United States, examine the intersection between the PPSA and other areas of private and commercial law, and discuss the current efforts at harmonization.

Keywords: Secured Transactions

Suggested Citation

Cuming, Ronald C.C. and Walsh, Catherine and Walsh, Catherine and Wood, Roderick J., Secured Transactions Law in Canada - Significant Achievements, Unfinished Business and Ongoing Challenges (December 1, 2010). Canadian Business Law Journal, Vol. 50, p. 156, 2011, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1839004

Ronald C.C. Cuming

University of Saskatchewan - College of Law ( email )

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Canada

Catherine Walsh

McGill University ( email )

1001 Sherbrooke St. W
Montreal, Quebec H3A 1G5
Canada

McGill University - Faculty of Law ( email )

3644 Peel Street
Montreal H3A 1W9, Quebec H3A 1W9
Canada

Roderick J. Wood (Contact Author)

University of Alberta - Faculty of Law ( email )

Law Centre (111 - 89 Ave)
Edmonton, Alberta T6G 2H5
Canada

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