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December 17th, 2018

Quebec’s National Assembly Is Already Debating a Draft Bill to Tighten the Cannabis Regulation Act

During the brief parliamentary session that ended on December 7, the Minister for Health and Social Services, Mr. Lionel Carmant, tabled a bill before the National Assembly entitled An Act to tighten the regulation of cannabis. It should be noted that this bill, tabled December 5, is Bill no. 2 of the 1st Session of […]

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December 14th, 2018

Implementation of an IT Solution: Intensity and Scope of the Obligations of the Service Provider

This is the latest in a series of bulletins on the contractual framework for IT Solutions projects for the implementation of information technology solutions. Procuring effective IT solutions and ensuring they are properly deployed and successfully implemented is now a necessity for any organization seeking to maintain or optimize the effectiveness of its business processes. […]

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December 14th, 2018

The Die Is Cast Regarding the Freedom of Association of Management Personnel of the Société des Casinos du Québec

On November 5, 2018 the Quebec Superior Court decided that the exclusion of management personnel from the Labour Code (the “Code”) pursuant to section 1(l)1o thereof does not unduly infringe the freedom of association guaranteed by the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the “Canadian Charter”) and the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms (the […]

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December 5th, 2018

Wearing a Hijab in Quebec Courtrooms

The Quebec Court of Appeal recently reminded us, in the matter of El-Alloul v. Procureure générale du Québec1, that the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms (the “Charter”) protects the right to freedom of religion to the extent that the exercise of that right does not conflict with or harm an overriding public interest, including […]

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December 4th, 2018

The Quebec Court of Appeal Confirms the Power of the Administrative Labour Tribunal to Determine a Worker’s Capacity to Return to Pre-Injury Employment on a Case-By-Case Basis

On November 29, the Quebec Court of Appeal rendered a decision of major importance for Quebec employers, in what has come to be known as the Steamatic1 case. This matter involved the policy of the Commission des normes, de l’équité et de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (the “CNESST”), adopted in April 2015 […]

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December 3rd, 2018

The Supreme Court Rules on the Duty to Consult First Nations During the Legislative Process

On October 11, 2018, in a highly anticipated decision1, the Supreme Court of Canada unanimously dismissed an appeal brought by the Mikisew Cree First Nation (the “Mikisew”), concluding that the Federal Court did not have jurisdiction to hear the application for judicial review of measures taken by ministers exercising legislative powers, as they are not […]