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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 […]

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February 9th, 2018

Revisiting the Dunkin’ Brands Decision in Light of Ontario’s Minimum Wage Increase

Following the recent increase in Ontario’s minimum wage from $11.60 to $14.00, the decision by a Tim Horton’s franchisee to reduce employee benefits to compensate for such increase caused an international uproar. While no such increase has been made in Quebec thus far, the debate remains current and has the potential to impact any franchise […]

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February 8th, 2018

The Court of Appeal Limits the Disclosure of Documents Prior to the Authorization of a Class Action Instituted Under the Securities Act

On January 29th, in the course of interlocutory proceedings in connection with a class action filed against Amaya for making false or misleading statements on the secondary market, contrary to Quebec’s Securities Act (the “Act”)1, the Court of Appeal ruled on a request for disclosure of documents prior to the authorization (certification) of the class […]

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January 31st, 2018

Dawn of the ‘Super Contract’

This article first appeared on the Construction Canada website. Reducing the number of standard construction contracts Over the years, the Canadian Construction Documents Committee (CCDC) has developed and kept current a series of standard construction contracts for use across the country. Among the many such contracts standardized by CCDC, seven govern the relations between owners and prime […]