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A limitation period is a deadline by which a claim must be made and a court action started. If a limitation period applies to a claim, and that period has expired, you cannot make that claim anymore. For many torts, including assaults involving people who are strangers, the limitation period is generally two years after the incident. Where assault involves people in an intimate relationship, or where the victim was in a relationship of dependency with the attacker, there is no limitation period. There is also no limitation period for claims relating to sexual assault, regardless of the relationship between the attacker and the victim. | A limitation period is a deadline by which a claim must be made and a court action started. If a limitation period applies to a claim, and that period has expired, you cannot make that claim anymore. For many torts, including assaults involving people who are strangers, the limitation period is generally two years after the incident. Where assault involves people in an intimate relationship, or where the victim was in a relationship of dependency with the attacker, there is no limitation period. There is also no limitation period for claims relating to sexual assault, regardless of the relationship between the attacker and the victim. | ||
Under section 3(1) of the provincial ''[ | Under section 3(1) of the provincial ''[https://canlii.ca/t/8qx3 Limitation Act]'', there is no limitation period for: | ||
* claims relating to sexual assault, | * claims relating to sexual assault, | ||
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===Legislation=== | ===Legislation=== | ||
* ''[ | * ''[https://canlii.ca/t/8qx3 Limitation Act]'' | ||
* ''[https://canlii.ca/t/849p Privacy Act]'' | * ''[https://canlii.ca/t/849p Privacy Act]'' | ||
