Newfoundland and Labrador promissory note template

Newfoundland and Labrador rules for this report

These rules are about how and when you report, not the template's fields. Check them before you deliver.

• An action to recover a debt may not be brought after 6 years from the date the right to bring it arose (unlike the 2 years most provinces use)Limitations Act, s. 6 (1) (h)
• A Provincial Court judge hears small claims for debt or damages of up to 25,000 dollarsSmall Claims Act, s. 3 (1) · Small Claims Regulations, s. 2
• Except where the Act says otherwise, the common law rules on when a cause of action arises still apply; the Act has no special rule for loans payable on demandLimitations Act, s. 13 (1)
• Despite any confirmation or postponement, no action may be brought more than 30 years after the event that gave rise to the cause of action last occurredLimitations Act, s. 22
• A confirmation of the cause of action, by acknowledging it or making a payment, given before the limitation period expires means the time before the confirmation does not count; an acknowledgement must be in writing and signed, and need not include a promise to payLimitations Act, s. 16 (1) to (5)

What is in it

• Promise to payThe promise to pay, in the standard wording filled in with your entries.
• Other termsAnything else the lender and borrower agree: security given, where payments are sent.

Rules last reviewed November 3, 2026. Read the full Newfoundland and Labrador promissory note requirements.