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June 27th, 2022

Bilingualism required? The New Brunswick Court of Queen’s Bench considers the appointment of a unilingual English speaking Lieutenant-Governor

On April 14, 2022, the Chief Justice of the New Brunswick Court of Queen’s Bench (the “Court”), Tracey K. DeWare, answered an important language rights question in Acadian Society of New Brunswick v. The Right Honourable Prime Minister of Canada:1 must the person who holds the office of Lieutenant-Governor of New Brunswick be bilingual? Background […]

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June 23rd, 2022

Bill 96 amending the Charter of the French Language: What employers need to know

On June 1, 2022, in its drive to strengthen the status of the French language in Québec, the Government of Québec received royal assent to its Bill 96, the Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec. This statute, which amends the Charter of the French Language, imposes new obligations on employers and most […]

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June 22nd, 2022

The Charter of the French Language and commercial display of your trademarks: major changes ahead

On June 1, 2022 the Government of Québec formally enacted the bill entitled An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec, (“Bill 96”), which amends the Charter of the French Language (the “Charter”), commonly known as Bill 101. This reform covers many aspects of society, and the area of trademarks is no exception. […]

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June 21st, 2022

Are documents prepared during an internal investigation always protected by litigation privilege?

This article is a modified version of a case comment originally published by Éditions Yvon Blais in June 2022 (EYB2022REP3463). Litigation privilege is an exception to complete disclosure of the relevant facts in a pre-trial examination and may be invoked in respect of documents drawn up in preparation for litigation, including during an internal investigation. […]

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June 9th, 2022

Reform to the Charter of the French Language: an overview of the main amendments

With thanks to lawyers Félix Bernard, Yann Canneva, Catherine Cayer, Simon Chénard, Tina Hobday, Guillaume François Larouche and Meena Mrakade. On May 24, 2022, the Quebec government adopted the Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec (the “Act”). The Act received Royal Assent on June 1st, 2022 and can now be found […]

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June 7th, 2022

Language of commerce and business: your obligations following the adoption of Bill 96 amending the Charter of the French language

On May 24, the Quebec government adopted the Act respecting French, the official and common language of Quebec (the “Act”). The Act received royal assent on June 1st, 2022 and can now be found in Chapter 14 of the 2022 Annual Volume of the Statutes of Quebec (SQ 2022, c. 14). The Act introduces a […]