Executive Summary: Key Legal and Evidentiary Issues

• Parties to a Small Claims Division file in the District of Québec took part in the division's remote mediation project and reached an agreement.
   
• According to the court, that agreement puts an end to the dispute.
   
• At the parties' request, the agreement remains confidential and is filed under sealed cover.
   
• Judge Hélène Carrier relied on article 556 of the Code of Civil Procedure to homologate the agreement.
   
• Homologation made the agreement of September 3, 2026, enforceable.
   
• No legal costs were awarded, and the decision discloses no monetary terms.
   

Facts of the case

Maxime Savard brought a claim in the Small Claims Division of the Court of Québec, District of Québec, against Robko inc. and Déneigement Capital BL inc. (file no. 200-32-709095-235). Promutuel Port-Neuf Champlain, société mutuelle d'assurance générale, was brought into the proceedings as a forced intervenor. The decision does not describe the nature of the claim, the amount sought, or why Promutuel was impleaded. All parties took part in the Small Claims Division's remote mediation project and reached an agreement, entered into on September 3, 2026.

Policy and legislative provisions at issue

Article 556 of the Code of Civil Procedure is the only legislative provision cited. Judge Carrier invoked it as the basis for the order but did not reproduce or paraphrase its wording. No contractual or insurance policy clauses are discussed, and the terms of the settlement itself are not disclosed.

Reasoning and analysis

The court's reasons consist of a series of recitals rather than a substantive analysis. According to those recitals, the parties participated in the mediation, concluded an agreement, and that agreement ends the dispute. Two requests came from the parties: that the agreement remain confidential under sealed cover, and that the court homologate it. Nothing in the decision indicates that the court reviewed or commented on the agreement's content.

Ruling and overall outcome

Judge Carrier homologated the agreement entered into on September 3, 2026, the original of which is filed in the court record under sealed cover, and declared it enforceable, without legal costs. Because the matter ended in a negotiated settlement, no party prevailed on the merits. Any payment or other obligation under the agreement remains undisclosed, so an exact monetary amount cannot be determined from the decision.