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November 13th, 2025

Recent legislative developments in Québec labour law

This fall, Québec labour law has been the focus of several legislative and regulatory initiatives. Here are the main features regarding the Act to improve certain labour laws, Bill 3, modernizing the union system and the draft regulation to prevent or put a stop to sexual violence.

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October 24th, 2025

Update on the Act to give greater consideration to the needs of the population in the event of a strike or a lock-out

The Act to give greater consideration to the needs of the population in the event of a strike or a lock-out will come into effect on November 30, 2025. We’d like to take this opportunity to clarify two points that have changed between the bill’s first draft and its final version.

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October 24th, 2025

New provisions of the Act to modernize the occupational health and safety regime come into force as implementation enters its final phase

The reform of the occupational health and safety regime has entered its final stages with the entry into force of a new regulation. Employers and workers are seeing their roles evolve within a framework that fosters greater collaboration and participation. We provide an overview of the key changes.

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October 1st, 2025

The TMF draws the line: Not all cryptoassets qualify as securities

A recent decision by the Tribunal administratif des marchés financiers in a case involving alleged manipulation of crypto-token prices may temper how Canadian securities regulators approach cryptoassets.

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September 29th, 2025

Judicial treatment of apologies: A strategic tool?

Uncertainty around the treatment of apologies at civil law was recently spotlighted in a high-profile defamation case between two Québec public figures. The scope of an apology is important, since it can have both symbolic and legal effects. This article offers an overview of the applicable regime and examines the practical effects of apologies in the workplace context.

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September 23rd, 2025

Public contract debarment: AMP can’t throw reformable companies out with the bathwater

In a rare decision unfavourable to the Autorité des marchés publics (AMP), the Québec Superior Court annulled a contractor’s registration in the Register of Enterprises Ineligible for Public Contracts (RENA), finding the AMP had not sufficiently assessed the opportunity to impose corrective measures before resorting to the ultimate sanction, namely, ineligibility for public contracts.