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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 […]

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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”). […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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March 16th, 2021

The third week of vacation and the amendments to the Act respecting labour standards: The end of a case law saga

At the beginning of 2021, Arbitrator Nathalie Massicotte rendered a decision1 that takes a firm position in the jurisprudential debate surrounding vacation pay in the wake of the most recent amendment to the Act respecting Labour Standards (the “LSA”). On June 12, 2018, the National Assembly of Quebec passed Bill 176 amending the LSA, which […]

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March 15th, 2021

Court of Appeal sets the record straight on constructive dismissal and employer immunity from employee lawsuits

A recent decision1 of the Court of Appeal has clarified the principle of immunity from civil proceedings enjoyed by employers under the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases (hereafter the “AIAOD”). This decision is also interesting in that it sets the record straight as to what does and does not qualify as constructive dismissal. […]