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April 17th, 2023

Child labour in Quebec: The dawn of a new legal era

On March 28, a few months after receiving the latest opinion from the Comité consultatif du travail et de la main-d'œuvre (CCTM) on child labour in Quebec, the Minister of Labour, Jean Boulet, introduced Bill 19, An Act respecting the regulation of child labour, which aims to reform the current legislation governing child labour in […]

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April 6th, 2023

Trademark owners: Get ready for the changes to the Charter of the French language

Amendments to the Charter of the French language (the “Charter”) slated to come into force on June 1, 2025 will have major repercussions on trademark owners doing business in Quebec. The Charter requires all product labelling and commercial signs in Quebec to be in French, other than certain exceptions for trademarks. Those requirements will be […]

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April 6th, 2023

Crown immunity for the enactment of legislation later declared unconstitutional before the Supreme Court of Canada

Introduction On April 21, 2022, the Court of Appeal of New Brunswick rendered its decision in the case of Attorney General of Canada v. Power1 as it pertains to the limits to Crown immunity in the context of a claim for damages for the enactment of legislation later declared unconstitutional. In the decision under appeal, […]

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March 27th, 2023

How the Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec, has affected businesses and what’s in store for employers

June 1, 2023, will mark the first anniversary of An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec (the “Official and Common Language Act”), better known as Bill 96. On that date, new provisions amending the Charter of the French language (the “Charter”) will come into force, resulting in new requirements for employers operating […]

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March 17th, 2023

Immunity of syndic experts

Did you know that experts whose services are retained by a syndic for a disciplinary complaint enjoy immunity under the Professional Code? The decision in Touchette v. Ordre des psychologues 2022 QCCA 1498 handed down by the Court of Appeal in November 2022 is a good example of just that. In the case at hand, […]

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March 16th, 2023

Québec government tables bill to streamline access to justice in civil cases (and amend civil procedure)

On February 1st, 2023, the Government of Québec tabled Bill 8, An Act to improve justice efficiency and accessibility, in particular by promoting mediation and arbitration and by simplifying civil procedure in the Court of Québec (the “Bill”). Its aim, according to the Minister of Justice, is to provide efficient, accessible, faster and less expensive […]