Executive Summary: Key Legal and Evidentiary Issues

• Exact Air inc. and Services Aeropur inc. settled their Small Claims Division dispute through the court's remote mediation project.
   
• Confidentiality of the settlement was requested by both parties, and the original agreement was filed in the court record under sealed cover.
   
• Homologation of the agreement was sought by the parties, and the court cited article 556 of the Code of Civil Procedure in its order.
   
• Judge Dominic Roux homologated the August 5, 2026 agreement and declared it enforceable.
   
• No details of the underlying claim, the settlement terms, or any amount payable appear in the judgment.
   
• Legal costs were not awarded to either party.
   

Facts of the case

Exact Air inc., the plaintiff, brought a claim against Services Aeropur inc. [sic: the citation line of the judgment spells the defendant's name "Services Aeroput inc."] before the Small Claims Division of the Court of Québec, district of Québec (file no. 200-32-072014-235). The judgment does not describe the nature of the claim, the amount sought, or the events that gave rise to it. Both parties took part in the Small Claims Division's "remote mediation project," where they reached an agreement on August 5, 2026. According to the judgment, that agreement ends the dispute. They asked that it remain confidential and requested that the court homologate it.

Policy and legislative provisions at issue

Article 556 of the Code of Civil Procedure is the only provision cited, and the court referred to it in making its order. The judgment does not quote or paraphrase that article. No contractual clauses are discussed, since the settlement terms were filed under sealed cover and are not disclosed in the decision.

Reasoning and analysis

Judge Dominic Roux, J.C.Q., issued the judgment in chambers on September 24, 2026. Its reasoning consists of a series of recitals: the parties participated in mediation, reached an agreement that ends the dispute, asked that the agreement remain confidential, and asked the court to homologate it. The judgment contains no analysis of the merits and no findings of fact or liability. In keeping with the parties' request, the original agreement is filed in the court record under sealed cover, and its terms are not set out in the judgment.

Ruling and overall outcome

The court homologated the August 5, 2026 agreement between Exact Air inc. and Services Aeropur inc., declared it enforceable, and made no award of legal costs. Because the matter ended by consent, neither party prevailed on the merits. No amount can be determined from the judgment, as the settlement terms, including any sum payable, remain under seal.