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Publications

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 […]

Publications

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 […]

Publications

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 […]

Workshops and conferences

July 26th, 2021

Marie Rémillard to speak about Post-COVID business development and strategies for success

On July 28th, Langlois’ Chief Marketing and Business Development Officer, Marie Rémillard, will take part in a discussion co-hosted by Alexa Translations and the Legal Marketing Association (LMA). The webinar will focus on how law firms are updating their business development strategies as we begin to exit the pandemic. During this 60-minute session, we’ll hear […]

Publications

July 22nd, 2021

A step towards the right to be forgotten: a developing story

While several bills contemplate the introduction of a right to de-indexation/removal into applicable privacy legislation at both the federal and provincial levels, the Federal Court, in a recent reference (2021 FC 723 – July 8, 2021) regarding the application of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (the “PIPEDA”), appears to be opening the […]

Publications

July 22nd, 2021

Adoption of the Regulation respecting the traceability of excavated contaminated soils

On June 28, 2021, the Minister of the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change announced in a press release the adoption of the Regulation respecting the traceability of excavated contaminated soils (the “Regulation”), which was subsequently published in the Gazette officielle du Québec on July 7. The establishment of a traceability system is aligned […]