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December 15th, 2021

Quebec returns to remote work to combat the Omicron variant: what employers need to know

At a press conference on December 14, 2021, the Minister of Health and Social Services, Christian Dubé, announced new public health guidelines in response to the rise in COVID-19 cases in Quebec and the arrival of the Omicron variant—a variant two to three times more contagious than the earlier Delta variant— in Ontario. Among other […]

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December 14th, 2021

Overview of the recent decision involving Gaspé Énergies

In a voluminous 87-page decision, the Court of Quebec recently overturned a review decision by the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources (hereinafter the Minister). The Court returned the case to the Minister to decide on Gaspé Énergies’ application for authorization to conduct exploratory drilling, taking into account the Court’s reasons for judgment, which found […]

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December 1st, 2021

Human Rights: Commission or Arbitrator?

Published by our Labour and Employment Law team. On October 22, 2021, the Supreme Court issued a decision in the Horrocks case1 regarding the respective jurisdictions of labour arbitrators and human rights tribunals. Although the original decision was handed down in Manitoba, the Horrocks ruling is of some interest to Quebec employers. Facts Linda Horrocks, an […]

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November 29th, 2021

Recent decisions regarding mandatory vaccination policies

Published by our Labour and Employment Law team. In October, the Quebec government announced that vaccination would be mandatory for health care workers but did not provide guidance for other economic sectors. In the absence of provincial government directives on mandatory vaccination in the workplace, employers must justify this measure based on the specifics of each […]

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November 24th, 2021

The importance of the mandatory annual declaration for professionals

All professionals know that when they renew their accreditation with their professional order, they must carefully complete the annual declaration form specifically prepared by that order. Among other things, the document is used by the professional order to identify the member, their field of practice, and any situations experienced in the course of their work […]

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November 4th, 2021

The coming into force of An Act to modernize the occupational health and safety regime: What you need to know

Bill 59, An Act to modernize the occupational health and safety regime (the “Bill”), was passed on September 30 and assented to on October 6. This is the first major revision in this field in decades. The Bill makes significant amendments to both the Act respecting occupational health and safety (hereafter the “OHSA”) (R.S.Q., c. […]