本文首先回顾了在加拿大联邦法院进行对物优先权利诉讼的程序,并将该程序与破产程序进行简要比较。随后,本文回顾了加拿大海商法下优先权的通常顺序。最后,本文对加拿大最高法院在“布鲁塞尔号案”中作出的裁决进行评论,并探讨了那些裁决对未来案件的启示。 This paper begins with a review of the proceedings before the federal court in Canada on litigation of priority rights, and compares the procedure with a brief comparison of bankruptcy proceedings. Subsequently, the article reviews the usual sequence of priorities under Canadian Maritime law. Finally, the article reviews the rulings made by the Supreme Court of Canada in the Brussels case and explores the implications of those rulings on future cases.