Federal Courts Rules

Marginal note:Definitions

326 The following definitions apply to rules 327 to 334.

arbitral award

arbitral award means

• (a) an arbitral award to which subsection 5(2) of the Commercial Arbitration Act applies; or

• (b) a foreign arbitral award that may be recognized and enforced by a court in Canada in accordance with the United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act, or articles 35 and 36 of the Commercial Arbitration Code, set out in Schedule 1 to the Commercial Arbitration Act. (sentence arbitrale)

arbitration agreement

arbitration agreement means an agreement in writing as defined in article II of the convention set out in the schedule to the United Nations Foreign Arbitral Awards Convention Act or an arbitration agreement as defined in Article 7 of the Commercial Arbitration Code, set out in Schedule 1 to the Commercial Arbitration Act. (convention d’arbitrage)

creditor

creditor means the person in whose favour a foreign judgment is rendered or an arbitral award is made. (créancier)

debtor

debtor means the person against whom a foreign judgment is rendered or an arbitral award is made. (débiteur)

foreign judgment

foreign judgment means a judgment that may be registered in a court in Canada in accordance with

• (a) sections 80 to 89 of the Marine Liability Act; or

• (b) the Canada-United Kingdom Civil and Commercial Judgments Convention Act. (jugement étranger)