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November 27th, 2020

Digital Charter Implementation Act, 2020 (Bill C-11) – Overview of changes to the applicable regime

In recent years, technological advances have led to a sudden digitization of daily life and, consequently, of personal information. More than ever, data, including personal information, has become a commodity used to predict individuals' behaviour. “[I]n an era in which data is constantly flowing across borders and geographic boundaries and significant economic activity relies on […]
Workshops and conferences
November 25th, 2020

Marie-Hélène Jetté to speak about the impacts of cannabis legalization on the labour law practice

On December 2nd, Marie-Hélène Jetté, lawyer, partner and head of the labour and employment law group at Langlois, will co-host a webinar, with Erin Sandberg from MMGS, about the impacts of cannabis legalization on the labour law practice. This workshop from the Barreau du Québec is available in French only. For further details, click here.
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November 20th, 2020

Education Law – Review of the 2019 Case Law

Lawyers Yann Bernard, Catherine Galardo, Jonathan Garneau, Pierre-Olivier Lessard, René Paquette, Geneviève Plante and Paule Veilleux presented a webinar on November 20, in which they reviewed this year’s case law and legislation to an audience of education professionals. The Web conference aimed to raise awareness in terms of common trends and key factors affecting the […]
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November 19th, 2020

Langlois Workshop | Preparing for the reform of the law governing personal data protection in Quebec

Last November 19, Langlois partner and lawyer Caroline Deschênes and lawyer Pascal Archambault presented an online workshop to Québec entrepreneurs and managers whose role it is to safeguard personal data, in anticipation of Bill 64 and a major overhaul of the Act respecting the protection of personal information in the private sector. Read more in […]
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November 9th, 2020

Langlois Lawyers and Québec International join forces to broach access to Québec’s public procurement contracts with European investors

On November 26, Langlois Lawyers Sébastien Laprise, Jean-Benoît Pouliot and Guillaume François Larouche will join Québec International to present a webinar. The conference will showcase the City of Québec’s business and economic environment, as well as provincial public procurement potential. Ms Michèle Boisvert, Québec’s Delegate General in Paris will deliver the welcome and opening remarks. […]
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November 5th, 2020

Introduction of Bill 59, An Act to modernize the occupational health and safety regime: Major changes expected

On October 27, 2020, Quebec’s Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Solidarity, Jean Boulet, introduced Bill 59, An Act to modernize the occupational health and safety regime (“Bill 59”).  The main purpose of this bill, which has been awaited by stakeholders in the field for several years, is to modernize the occupational health and safety […]