Foreign Publication

"2822. An act purporting to be issued by a competent foreign public officer makes proof of its content against all persons and neither the quality nor the signature of the officer need be proved. Similarly, a copy of a document of which the foreign public officer is the depositary makes proof of its conformity to the original against all persons and substitutes for the original, if it purports to be issued by that officer. 1991, c. 64, a. 2822; I.N. 2014-05-01.

3155. A decision rendered outside Québec is recognized and, where applicable, declared enforceable by the Québec authority, except in the following cases: (1) the authority of the State where the decision was rendered had no jurisdiction under the provisions of this Title;
(2) the decision, at the place where it was rendered, is subject to an ordinary remedy or is not final or enforceable;
(3) the decision was rendered in contravention of the fundamental principles of procedure;
(4) a dispute between the same parties, based on the same facts and having the same subject has given rise to a decision rendered in Québec, whether or not it has become final, is pending before a Québec authority, first seized of the dispute, or has been decided in a third State and the decision meets the conditions necessary for it to be recognized in Québec;
(5) the outcome of a foreign decision is manifestly inconsistent with public order as understood in international relations;
(6) the decision enforces obligations arising from the taxation laws of a foreign State.
1991, c. 64, a. 3155; I.N. 2014-05-01; I.N. 2015-11-01; 2016, c. 4, s. 366."

Quebec authorities will recognize and enforce a moveable security that is valid and has been published in accordance with the laws of the jurisdiction in which the property was situated at the time of creation of the security [article 3102]. If the property is subsequently transferred to Quebec, the security interest will be deemed to have been published in Quebec, as of the date of the first foreign publication, if it is subsequently published in Quebec before the occurrence of certain specified events [article 3104].