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May 29th, 2023

Insurance in the era of climate change

Starting in the 2000s, the Actuaries Climate Index began to trend upward in Canada, reflecting the increasing probability of extreme weather events.1 More recently, a single event resulted in massive insurance claims. The 2016 fires in Fort McMurray caused nearly $10 billion in damage, a third of which was insured. It was the country’s biggest […]

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May 19th, 2023

Exemption from the requirement to establish a committee on access to information and the protection of personal information – Regulation

Since September 22, 2022, all public bodies subject to the Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information (CQLR c. A-2.1) were required to establish a committee on access to information and the protection of personal information (an “AIPPI Committee”) (s. 8.1). The AIPPI Committee’s purpose is to […]

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April 28th, 2023

Recent developments in workplace health and safety

Conflicting case law on the retroactive effect of An Act to modernize the occupational health and safety regime Since the Act to modernize the occupational health and safety regime (SQ 2021, c. 27) (the “MOHSA”) came into force on October 6, 2021, the Administrative Labour Tribunal (the “ALT”) has adjudicated several cases where it had […]

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April 26th, 2023

Litigation and the risks of media coverage

All large manufacturers know that trademark protection means navigating a minefield of issues. Receiving protection in your local market is no guarantee of protection in neighbouring countries. Every jurisdiction has its nuances, including the prior rights of small local businesses. A frequent blind spot when designing strategies to best protect a company’s flagship marks is […]

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April 18th, 2023

The policyholder’s life insurance positive reporting obligation

This article appeared in the Winter 2023 issue of the Montréal Association of Insurance Women (MAIW) newsletter. The authors comment on the decision in Croteau (succession De Roy) v. TD Compagnie d’assurance-vie, and the recent Superior Court decision in Kabeya v. Compagnie d’assurance-vie RBC, both of which addressed the principles of misrepresentation analysis in life […]

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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 […]