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August 23rd, 2022

B.C. Court of Appeal affirms constitutionality of ban on private insurance for provincially covered healthcare

On July 15 of this year, in Cambie Surgeries Corporation v. British Columbia (Attorney General), the British Columbia Court of Appeal affirmed a decision of the British Columbia Supreme Court recognizing the constitutionality of legislation banning private insurance for healthcare covered by the public plan under section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. […]

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August 18th, 2022

Qualified immunity in professional law: a strong ground for dismissal

Protecting the public is the principal mission of Québec’s professional orders1 and is the very cornerstone of professional law. Section 193 of the Professional Code (CQLR c C‑26) enables these bodies to fulfil this role by conferring on the various players in the professional law system, such as syndics, professional orders, inspectors and the Professions Tribunal, a […]

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August 17th, 2022

The Superior Court of Quebec temporarily suspends certain provisions of the Charter of the French Language introduced by Bill 96

Bill 96, now officially An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec (“Bill 96”),1 was presented as a major reform of the Charter of the French Language2 (the “Charter”). It has received considerable attention since it was passed in May of this year and is already being challenged before the courts. On Friday, August 12, […]

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August 2nd, 2022

Changes to the Competition Act: What employers need to know

On June 23, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022, and other measures (the “BIA”) received Royal Assent. The BIA was the subject of Bill C-19, which was introduced on April 7, 2022, and contains a series of amendments to the Competition Act (the “Act”). While those […]

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August 2nd, 2022

A job for life: Not just for laughs!

This article was updated on August 23, 2022. In a decision dated July 13 of this year, Justice Marc Saint-Pierre of the Quebec Superior Court ordered that an employee who had been guaranteed a job “for life” by his employer be reinstated (Gloutnay v. Rozon, 2022 QCCS 2578). This judgment creates a precedent in Quebec civil […]

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July 22nd, 2022

Personal information protection: a busy summer

Summer generally means fine weather, festivals, and vacations. This year more than any before, it also means protecting personal information. Some of the reasons for this are outlined below. 1. In Quebec i. A number of requirements in the Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information (“Act 25”) come […]