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Publications

July 21st, 2021

The mobility, use and protection of government digital data

On May 5, 2021, the Quebec government took another step towards its goal of making public services faster, more intuitive, and powered by digital technology, as envisioned in its 2019-2023 Government Digital Transformation Strategy. To this end, the Minister for Government Digital Transformation tabled Bill 95 (“Bill 95”) amending the Act respecting the governance and […]

Publications

July 15th, 2021

Developments regarding Hydro-Québec’s upcoming calls for tenders to supply 780 MW of renewable energy

On July 14, 2021, the Quebec government published, in the Gazette officielle du Québec, the draft Regulation respecting a 480-megawatt block of renewable energy (“Regulation 480”) and the draft Regulation respecting a 300-megawatt block of wind energy (“Regulation 300” and, collectively with Regulation 480, the “Regulations”), as well as the Décret 906-2021 concernant les préoccupations […]

Publications

July 13th, 2021

Regulatory framework for the reclamation of slightly contaminated soil

In August 2019, several amendments to the Land Protection and Rehabilitation Regulation (“LPRR”) and the Regulation respecting contaminated soil storage and contaminated soil transfer stations (“CSSTS”) came into force to guide and further promote the reclamation of slightly contaminated soil. Several of these new provisions were then repealed and integrated, on December 31, 2020, into […]

Publications

July 8th, 2021

Protection of personal information: main takeaways one year later

Almost one year ago, two bills were introduced: one in the National Assembly of Quebec, Bill 64, An Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information (“Bill 64”) in June 2020, and another in the House of Commons, Bill C-11, An Act to enact the Consumer Privacy Protection Act and the […]

Workshops and conferences

June 29th, 2021

Langlois Knowledge | The challenges of remote work after the pandemic

On June 29, Langlois Employment and Labour lawyer and partner Sarto Veilleux and lawyer Raphaëlle Renzo-Gaudet presented a webinar on the challenges of remote work after the pandemic. If you weren’t able to attend this or previous events and would like to know more about upcoming workshops, click here. Read more in this article:The challenges of […]

Publications

June 22nd, 2021

Recognition of the validity of legal fee reimbursement clauses in a loan contract: principles to keep in mind

Context On April 6, 2021, in its decision in Bank of Nova Scotia v. Davidovit,1 the Quebec Court of Appeal had the opportunity to rule on the validity of a legal fee reimbursement clause contained in a term loan and suretyship contract. In addition to clearly summarizing the law applicable to this type of provision, the […]