Executive Summary: Key Legal and Evidentiary Issues

• The parties settled their small claims dispute through the Small Claims Division's remote mediation project.
   
• Both sides asked the Court to homologate the settlement agreement they reached on August 13, 2026.
   
• Confidentiality was requested, and the agreement was filed in the Court record under sealed cover.
   
• Article 556 of the Code of Civil Procedure was the provision the Court relied on in granting homologation.
   
• Settlement terms, including any amount payable, are not disclosed in the judgment.
   
• No legal costs were awarded.
   

Facts of the case

Simon Huard, as plaintiff, and 9252-1087 Québec inc., as defendant, were parties to a matter before the Small Claims Division of the Court of Québec, District of Québec. The judgment does not describe the nature of the dispute, the amount claimed, or the relationship between the parties. Both parties took part in the Small Claims Division's remote mediation project and reached an agreement during that mediation on August 13, 2026. According to the Court, this agreement ends the dispute. The parties asked that the agreement remain confidential and that the Court homologate it.

Policy and legislative provisions at issue

The Court relied on article 556 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The judgment cites the provision without quoting or summarizing its wording. No contractual clauses are reproduced, since the settlement agreement itself was filed under sealed cover.

Reasoning and analysis

Judge Hélène Carrier, Associate Coordinating Judge of the Civil Division, sitting in chambers, set out the grounds for the order in a series of recitals. She noted that the parties had participated in the remote mediation project, that they had concluded an agreement in the course of it, and that the agreement resolved the litigation. The Court also took into account the parties' joint requests for confidentiality and for homologation. No further analysis appears in the judgment, and the Court did not discuss the settlement terms.

Ruling and overall outcome

The Court homologated the August 13, 2026 agreement between Simon Huard and 9252-1087 Québec inc. and declared it enforceable, noting that the original is filed in the Court record under sealed cover. Because the matter was resolved by a confidential consent settlement, the judgment does not identify a successful party. No amount can be determined from the decision, as any payment terms are contained in the sealed agreement. The judgment was rendered without legal costs.