Versions of s. 205(1)

A seaman or apprentice or a person duly authorized on his behalf may, as soon as any wages due to him not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars become payable, sue for them, in a summary manner before any judge of the Court of Quebec or Superior Court of the Province of Quebec, any judge of the Superior Court of Justice in and for the Province of Ontario, any judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia or British Columbia, any judge of the Trial Division of the Supreme Court of Prince Edward Island or Newfoundland, any judge of the Court of Queen’s Bench of New Brunswick, Manitoba, Saskatchewan or Alberta, any provincial court judge, or any two justices of the peace acting in or near the place at which his service has terminated, or at which he has been discharged, or at which any master or owner or other person on whom the claim is made is or resides, and the order made by the court in the matter is final.