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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 Several of these new provisions were then repealed and integrated, on December 31, 2020, into […]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 […]

Publications

June 16th, 2021

The challenges of remote work after the pandemic

This article first appeared in French in the June 2021 issue of the Journal des Parcs industriels of the Corporation des parcs industriels du Québec. At the current vaccination rate, the imminent lifting of restrictions, including those requiring remote work, is a real possibility. Several legitimate questions will then arise for employers. Here are some […]