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January 24th, 2023

The importance of board chair succession planning: the board chairs of professional bodies are guardians of the legitimacy and credibility of their boards

Chairing the board of directors (“BOD”) of a professional body (also known as a “professional order” in Quebec) entails much more than just directing its work. Board chairs exercise legal, strategic and political roles and responsibilities. They embody the professional order’s mission and vision. They must exhibit leadership and anticipate change to inspire board members […]

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January 19th, 2023

Municipalities’ pre-emptive rights

Did you know that the city or municipality in which your property is located could have what the law calls a “pre-emptive right” on your immovable property, i.e. a right to purchase it in priority to any other person? The adoption on June 9, 2022 of the Act to amend various legislative provisions mainly with […]

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January 11th, 2023

The Court of Appeal rules: employers cannot deduct disability insurance benefits from pay in lieu of notice

On September 1, 2022, the Quebec Court of Appeal handed down an important decision in Caisse populaire Desjardins de Saint-Raymond–Sainte-Catherine c. Girard.1 In a unanimous decision, the Court ruled that disability benefits received by an employee and paid by an insurer cannot be deducted from pay in lieu of notice, regardless of whether the employer pays […]

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October 31st, 2022

Modernization of the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector: What employers need to know

Employers are subject to a number of new obligations as a result of the modernization of the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector (the “Act”), the new provisions of which will come into force over a three-year period (from September 2022 to September 2024). Below are some of the amendments […]

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October 26th, 2022

BIM: a tool for substantiating a claim

This article first appeared in French on the Corporation des entrepreneurs généraux du Québec website and was written in collaboration with Geoffroy Bertrand, Eng., MBA, PMP, of FTI Consulting. The use of Building Information Modelling, commonly known as BIM, is becoming increasingly widespread in both public and private construction projects. BIM is traditionally seen as […]

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October 21st, 2022

Letters of intent for the acquisition of an enterprise: their purpose and the obligations they create

This article appeared in French in the October 2022 issue of the Journal des Parcs industriels published by the Corporation des parcs industriels du Québec. A letter of intent is the generally recommended formal first step in transactions involving the acquisition of one or more businesses. Although the content may vary depending on what the […]