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June 26th, 2023

Bill C-13: The Official Languages Act gets a revamp
On May 15, 2023, the House of Commons passed Bill C-13, An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada’s Official Languages, which amends various federal laws, including the Official Languages Act, and creates new rights for French-speaking communities across the country. This important legislation modernizes the Official Languages Act, which last underwent major reform more […]
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June 20th, 2023

Passage of An Act respecting the regulation of work by children: What employers need to know
Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic, combined with an aging population, left Québec struggling with a labour shortage—a gap that was filled by young, unskilled workers. In the process, the significant increase in the number of workplace accidents involving workers under the age 16 prompted social reflection and highlighted the lack of any protective framework for work […]
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June 13th, 2023

Bill 29: New obligations to consumers regarding the quality, durability and repairability of goods and amendments to the Consumer Protection Act. Manufacturers and merchants, get ready...
On June 1, 2023, the Quebec Minister of Justice introduced Bill 29, An Act to protect consumers from planned obsolescence and to promote the durability, repairability and maintenance of goods (the “Bill”), amending the Consumer Protection Act,1 in the National Assembly with the stated aim of strengthening the legal warranty of quality and ensuring the repairability […]
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May 30th, 2023

The Ontario Court of Appeal reaffirms that only a clear, explicit and unequivocal statutory provision can abrogate solicitor-client and litigation privilege
On May 1, 2023, in Ontario (Auditor General) v. Laurentian University,1 the Ontario Court of Appeal followed the teachings of the Supreme Court of Canada set out in Blood Tribe2 and Lizotte3 to conclude that the Auditor General Act4 (the “Act”) does not contain sufficiently clear, explicit and unequivocal language to abrogate solicitor-client, litigation and settlement privilege.   Background […]
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