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Publications

March 27th, 2025

Law 5: A new paradigm in health and social services information governance (part II)

When Law 5, the Act respecting health and social services information, came into force, we outlined its scope in our first article. In this second article, we will examine the similarities between Law 5 and the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector and the Act respecting Access to documents held by public bodies and the Protection of personal information, as well as the new requirements introduced by Law 5.

Publications

March 24th, 2025

Bill 89: balancing the right to strike or lock-out with the needs of the population

In February, the Minister of Labour tabled Bill 89, An Act to give greater consideration to the needs of the population in the event of a strike or lock-out, in the Québec National Assembly. The bill aims to mitigate the repercussions of labour disputes on the Québec economy by amending the Labour Code, among other things.

Workshops and conferences

March 19th, 2025

The separation of powers: Drawing boundaries between the Judicial and Political spheres

Presented by the National School of Public Administration (ENAP)

Publications

March 14th, 2025

Workplace accommodation: not just a one-way obligation for employers

Recently, in Syndicat des professionnelles et professionnels en milieu scolaire du Nord-Ouest (SPPMSNO) et Commission scolaire crie (L. O.), arbitrator Éric-Jan Zubrzycki rendered an interesting ruling on the employer’s duty to accommodate for medical reasons and the worker’s duty to cooperate in the process.

Publications

March 11th, 2025

Update on low-wage LMIA applications in Québec and the list of occupations eligible for the facilitated process

The Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration recently announced the extension until November 30, 2025, of the measure to stop processing certain low-wage (less than $32.96/hr) Labour Market Impact Assessment (LMIA) applications under the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP)

Publications

March 6th, 2025

New U.S. tariffs: Key legal and business considerations for Québec businesses

On March 4, 2025, the U.S. government reaffirmed the enforcement of tariffs on Canadian exports, tough with some subsequent temporary exceptions. This is an evolving situation. February 1, 2025, U.S. President Donald Trump officially signed an executive order imposing new tariffs on Canada, Mexico, and China. These protectionist measures include a 25% tariff on most Canadian goods and a 10% tariff on Canadian energy imports. Originally set to come into effect on February 4, 2025, the implementation of these new tariffs was delayed by 30 days. In response, the Canadian government has announced retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods.