On June 17, the Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (“MGCS”) released a white paper outlining a series of proposals to modernize privacy protection for Ontarians with respect to the private sector, which is currently governed by the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (the “PIPEDA”).
While several bills contemplate the introduction of a right to de-indexation/removal into applicable privacy legislation at both the federal and provincial levels, the Federal Court, in a recent reference (2021 FC 723 – July 8, 2021) regarding the application of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (the “PIPEDA”), appears to be opening the door to recognizing this “right to be forgotten.”
On June 28, 2021, the Minister of the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change announced in a press release the adoption of the Regulation respecting the traceability of excavated contaminated soils (the “Regulation”), which was subsequently published in the Gazette officielle du Québec on July 7.
We are proud to announce that Katherine Loranger and Elisabeth Neelin, lawyers and partners at our Montréal office, have been recognized, for the second year in a row, in Benchmark 40 & Under Hot List 2021. The extensive peer review process and career profile assessment acknowledge the outstanding achievement of North American partners aged 40 or younger, whose talent and adaptability have made them leading practitioners in their respective litigation fields.
We are pleased to announce that three newly called lawyers are joining the firm: Catherine Duguay-Blackburn, Marie-Laurence Goyette and Catherine MacLean. After successfully completing their six-month internship, these three talented lawyers have chosen to pursue their careers at Langlois.
We are pleased to welcome William Gagné to the labour and employment group in Montréal. William has a keen interest in all areas of labour and employment law, focusing his practice specifically on occupational health and safety matters, including compensation and cost allocation in matters involving workplace incidents and occupational hazard as well as offences occurring under the Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST) jurisdiction.
On July 28th, Langlois’ Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer, Marie Rémillard, will take part in a discussion co-hosted by Alexa Translations and the Legal Marketing Association (LMA). The webinar will focus on how law firms are updating their business development strategies as we begin to exit the pandemic.
On June 29, Langlois Employment and Labour lawyer and partner Sarto Veilleux and lawyer Raphaëlle Renzo-Gaudet presented a webinar on the challenges of remote work after the pandemic.
On June 17, lawyer Guillaume François Larouche will present an overview of the legal framework and business opportunities linked to public procurement in Canada and Quebec for companies who are part of the 2021 French Tourism Days trade delegation.
