421. The court may stay the proceeding or adjourn the trial for not more than three months. On or before the expiry of that time, if mediation has not begun or if it has been ended, the proceeding is continued unless the court extends the stay or adjournment, with the parties’ consent, for the time it specifies.
The judge who stays the proceeding or adjourns the trial remains seized of the matter, unless the chief justice decides otherwise.