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A Minor in Ontario is anyone below 18. They can sign contracts, but they lack the capacity, which makes the contract voidable if they back out. However, there are exceptions such as a contract for necessities, bank accounts, beneficial contracts, and contracts co-signed by adults such as parents. Although the age of the majority in Ontario is ...
Micah B Rankin, 2015 93-1 Canadian Bar Review 277, 2015 CanLIIDocs 191
- Micah B Rankin
- Canadian Bar Foundation (cbr.cba.org)
- 2020-12-24
In the past, the common law held that minors, infants, and children could not be a party to a legally enforceable contract. In many provinces, however, there is recognition in legislation that children do form contracts that must be enforced for their benefit or that of others. Contracts entered into by a minor (anyone under the age of 18 in ...
The study discusses how the issues are dealt with in Quebec, Canada and elsewhere in the world regarding the ability of minors to enter into contracts, and compares those approaches in an attempt to determine if there are areas where minors are insufficiently protected and, if so, what can be done to better protect them.
Nov 12, 2023 · Provincial Differences. In Alberta, under the Minors’ Property Act, a minor who is 16 or 17 years old can enter into a contract without parental consent, and the contract will be binding. In Ontario, under the common law, a minor can enter into a contract, but it is voidable at the minor’s option, unless it is for necessities or beneficial ...
May 3, 2014 · In Ontario law, this involves what is known as an issue of “capacity”: For any contract to be valid, it must be entered into by two or more people who have legal capacity to do so. Conversely, certain people are automatically deemed in law not to have legal capacity, namely: minors (i.e. under age 18), people who are mentally incapable (i.e ...
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The definition of minor depends on the Age of Majority Act in each province, and is usually 18 (see e.g. Age of Majority and Accountability Act RSO 1990 c A.7, s 1; Age of Majority Act RSA 2000 c A-6, s 1) or 19 (see e.g. Age of Majority Act RSBC 1996 c 7, s 1(1)(a)). This paper will focus on minors participating in the television and film ...
