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July 8th, 2019

Did You Know That Anxiety Could Soon Be Recognized as an Occupational Illness?

Quebec’s Minister of Labour, Mr. Jean Boulet, recently announced his intention to launch a wide-ranging workshop aimed at the modernization of the entirety of the province’s occupational health and safety regime. Beginning this fall, numerous aspects of Quebec’s laws on prevention and indemnification of workers will be overhauled. This is promising news, as several processes, […]

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June 20th, 2019

New Court of Appeal Construction Law Judgment: Is Learning of the Conclusions of the Plaintiff’s Expert’s Report the New Starting Point of the Prescription Period?

In its June 2019 decision in Lacour v. Construction D.M. Turcotte T.R.O. Inc.1, the Quebec Court of Appeal appears to have revised the state of the law on prescription (limitation of actions) by deciding that in the case of a latent defect that manifests itself gradually over time, the property owner can wait several years […]

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June 20th, 2019

Bill 29: Overview of Proposed Amendments to the Professional Code

On June 5, the Minister of Justice and minister responsible for the application of legislation concerning professionals, Sonia LeBel, tabled in the National Assembly Bill 29, entitled An Act to amend the Professional Code and other provisions in the oral health and the applied sciences sectors. The bill is aimed at modernizing several aspects of […]

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June 19th, 2019

Half-Baked: Edibles, Beverages and New Cannabis Products to Be Legalized and Regulated in 2019

On June 14, 2019, Health Canada released the final regulations (the “Regulations”) that will govern the production and sale of additional classes of cannabis products including edibles, beverages, concentrates and cannabis-infused topical creams and lotions. Deloitte published a report earlier this month which valued the market for these new forms of cannabis products at $2.7 […]

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June 13th, 2019

Modifications to the Canada Labour Code: Overview of the Amendments on Harassment and Violence in the Workplace

1. Introduction After several drafts, the Canada Labour Code (the “Code”) has undergone a number of amendments, reflecting in particular the Federal Legislature’s intention to eradicate harassment and violence in the workplace, promote improved work-family balance, and protect workers in precarious situations. This article is dedicated to outlining the recent amendments to the provisions of […]

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June 10th, 2019

Conflicts of Interest and Confidentiality: Directors Beware!

This article is part of a series of bulletins on governance published in 2018, one of which dealing with the duties and obligations of directors.1 Two concepts flowing from the duty of loyalty of directors are conflicts of interest and confidentiality. It is useful to begin with a review of the relevant provisions of the Civil […]