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June 15th, 2021

Privacy rights at the frontier of the burden of proof of injury

Background On March 26, 2021, the Superior Court ruled on Lamoureux c. Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC), 2021 QCCS 1093,1 a landmark loss of personal information decision in which the Court dismissed the class action brought by plaintiff Danny Lamoureux. This decision is the first judgment in Canada on the merits of a class […]

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May 31st, 2021

CUSMA: A wind of change in copyright

Following the official signing of the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA) during the G20 Leaders’ Summit in Buenos Aires in November 2018, the new agreement came into force on July 1, 2020. The CUSMA now replaces the North American Free Trade Agreement, which had been in place since 1994. At the time, NAFTA created the largest […]

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May 27th, 2021

Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Quebec (“Bill 96”) and professional bodies

On May 13, 2021, the Minister of Justice and Minister Responsible for the French Language, Simon Jolin-Barrette, tabled Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Quebec (“Bill 96”). The purpose of this bill is to affirm that the only official language of Quebec is French and that French is the […]

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May 27th, 2021

The bill to amend the Charter of the French Language: expected impacts for employers in Quebec

On May 13, 2021, the Quebec government tabled Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Quebec,1 which proposes various amendments to the Charter of the French Language.2 Once adopted and in force, this bill will impact several areas. We will focus here on the main changes affecting employers and their […]

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May 27th, 2021

Amendments to the Charter of the French Language: have you registered your commercial signage?

On May 13, the Government of Quebec unveiled its proposed reform of the Charter of the French Language (the “Charter”), also known as Bill 101. This reform covers many spheres of society and the area of trademarks is no exception. Indeed, the bill entitled An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Quebec […]

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May 26th, 2021

The impact of COVID-19 on notice periods awarded by civil courts

Since the beginning of the health crisis in March 2020, workplaces have undergone many changes in response to the spread of the COVID-19 virus. Government restrictions and the pausing of Quebec society have forced many companies to reassess and adjust their needs in order to cope with this new reality. In these circumstances, many companies […]