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Publications

April 16th, 2021

Peace, order, good government and... climate change: the Supreme Court articulates the constitutional doctrine of the national concern

In 2018, in accordance with its international commitments, including the Paris Agreement, Parliament passed the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (the “GGPPA”). This legislative scheme has two components: (1) the creation of a fuel charge payable by certain producers, distributors and importers of various types of carbon-based fuels, and (2) the establishment of an output-based […]

Publications

April 15th, 2021

New ban on reimbursements affecting patient support programs

As of April 15, 2021, manufacturers, wholesalers and other intermediaries in the drug supply chain are subject to a new prohibition as a result of the enactment of the Regulation respecting exceptions to the prohibition against paying or reimbursing the price of a medication or supply covered by the basic prescription drug insurance plan1 (the “Regulation”). […]

Workshops and conferences

April 14th, 2021

Professionals and professional bodies in the 21st Century: what challenges must they face and what are the main issues arising from a professional inspection?

On May 7, focus will be given to recent developments in ethics, professional and disciplinary law, as part of an online training event presented by the Québec Bar. Langlois lawyers Christiane Brizard, Guillaume François Larouche, Victoria Lemieux-Brown and Tina Hobday will present two webinars on professional inspection and conflicts of interest.

Publications

April 8th, 2021

Businesses must now disclose who are their true owners

This article first appeared in French in the April 2021 issue of the Journal des Parcs industriels of the Corporation des parcs industriels du Québec. An international movement pushing for greater transparency in the corporate world has sparked reform initiatives across Canada. In this context, the Quebec government introduced a bill in December 2020 to […]

Publications

April 8th, 2021

Medical masks are now mandatory at all times in all Quebec workplaces

The Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (“CNESST”) has decided to make it mandatory, as of April 8, 2021, to wear a medical mask or a mask certified by the Bureau de normalisation du Québec (BNQ), at all times in all workplaces in Quebec. A mask will […]

Workshops and conferences

March 31st, 2021

Class Actions and Securities transactions

On March 31, Langlois partner and head of litigation team, Sean Griffin and partner Catherine Martel, presented a webinar giving a jurisprudential overview of class actions based on the statutory civil liability regime provided for in the Quebec Securities Act. If you haven’t been able to attend this or previous events and would like […]