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March 2nd, 2018

Worker Safety on Construction Sites: a Contractor Found Guilty of Manslaughter

On March 1, 2018, the Court of Québec’s Criminal and Penal Division rendered a highly anticipated judgment on charges of manslaughter and criminal negligence laid against an employer following a work-related accident resulting in a fatality. The Honourable Pierre Dupras found contractor Sylvain Fournier, owner of Excavation S. Fournier inc., guilty of manslaughter in the […]

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February 26th, 2018

The Importance of Intellectual Property (IP) Rights in the Emerging Cannabis Industry in Canada

Key contacts: Mylany David and Yann Canneva The medical and recreational cannabis industry in Canada is an emerging and fast growing business sector. Competition in this field should be fierce. As with most commercial endeavours, success will largely depend on the ability to distinguish one’s products and services from others, as well as the ability […]

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February 23rd, 2018

A Parliamentary Committee Makes Recommendations Regarding Canada’s Anti-Spam Legislation

Following the suspension of the coming into force of the provisions creating a private right of action under Canada’s anti-spam legislation1 (“CASL”) in June 2017, the Standing Committee on Industry, Science and Technology (the “Committee”) was mandated by the House of Commons to undertake the triennial review of CASL, pursuant to section 65 of that statute. […]

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February 23rd, 2018

The Court of Appeal Clarifies the Rules for Transferring Benefit Costs

On January 24, 2018 the Quebec Court of Appeal, in the matter of Commission de la santé et de la sécurité du travail v. 9069-4654 Québec inc., 2018 QCCA 95, rendered a highly anticipated decision on the interpretation of section 326 of the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases (the “Act”). This decision was […]

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February 16th, 2018

Loyalty Programs, Consumer Credit and Advertising to Consumers: New Rules for Quebec Merchants

This article first appeared in French in the January 2018 newsletter of the Quebec retailers association (Conseil québécois du commerce de détail). 1. Introduction On November 15, 2017, the Consumer Protection Act (the “CPA”) was amended by An Act mainly to modernize rules relating to consumer credit and to regulate debt settlement service contracts, high-cost credit […]

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February 9th, 2018

Employer Ordered by Ontario Superior Court to Pay $2.6 Million for OHS-Related Criminal Negligence

Published by our Labour and Employment Law team. In August 2017 the Ontario Superior Court of Justice ordered Detour Gold Corp. (the “Corporation”) to pay a fine of $1.4 million after it pleaded guilty to a charge of criminal negligence causing the death of an employee1. A surcharge of $420,000 was added to the amount […]