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September 13th, 2021

Time to vote: how employers can prepare for the upcoming federal election

On Monday, September 20, Canadian voters will cast their ballots in the federal election. In Quebec, polling stations will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. In other parts of the country, the opening hours may vary slightly. It is important to note that under the Canada Elections Act, every employee who is eligible […]

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August 19th, 2021

Lessons in evidence, procedure and natural justice from the Financial Markets Administrative Tribunal

On June 4, 2021, the Financial Markets Administrative Tribunal (“FMAT”) rendered a judgment on the merits in Autorité des marchés financiers c. Hudson, 2021 QCTMF 33. The FMAT was asked to rule on a public offering to invest in an Iraqi dinar and railway bond operation without an approved prospectus and registration with the Autorité […]

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August 9th, 2021

Impacts of the new Pay Equity Act on the public service and federally regulated companies

On August 31, 2021, the Pay Equity Act, which applies to the federal public service and to federally regulated companies with ten (10) or more employees, will come into force. Adopted in December 2018, it has taken over two years for the regulatory framework necessary for its deployment to be put in place. As a […]

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August 4th, 2021

Potential impacts of the proposed amendments to the Regulation respecting compensation for adverse effects on wetlands and bodies of water on real estate developers

The purpose of the Regulation respecting the regulatory scheme applying to activities on the basis of their environmental impact is to identify activities that are considered to be of moderate, low or negligible risk. Moderate risk activities that result in environmental impacts and require mitigation measures must be submitted for ministerial authorization. The Environment Quality […]

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August 3rd, 2021

Amendments to article 2503 C.C.Q.: revolutionizing insurance in Quebec

Introduction The Quebec insurance industry has always been distinct from other Canadian provinces because Quebec insurers are legally required to take up the defence of their insureds and to cover the entire cost of their defence, even in excess of policy limits. These principles set out in arts. 2500 and 2503 of the Civil Code […]

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July 27th, 2021

White paper on modernizing privacy protection in Ontario

On June 17, the Ontario Ministry of Government and Consumer Services (“MGCS”) released a white paper outlining a series of proposals to modernize privacy protection for Ontarians with respect to the private sector, which is currently governed by the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (the “PIPEDA”). The MGCS invites organizations, impacted stakeholders […]