Pérès, Jeanne | Langlois Lawyers

Key practice areas

Labour and Employment Law, Aboriginal Law, Public and Administrative Law, Employment Law

Québec Bar 2023

Montréal

Jeanne Pérès practises in Indigenous law and in labour and employment law. Her hybrid, diversified practice enables her to address a variety of labour relations issues and to offer a wide range of legal advice and solutions tailored to the specific needs and realities of Indigenous entities.

Jeanne stands out for her integrated approach to Indigenous legal issues, especially her way of articulating Indigenous legal orders and the body of Canadian legislation, doctrine and case law developed around Aboriginal law. Her Master’s degree in Indigenous Law at McGill University gave her a keen understanding of the issues facing Indigenous peoples today. Similarly, her experience as a research assistant, combined with her participation in writing academic articles on labour law, gave her a solid foundation for tackling complex and novel legal issues. This experience also gave her the tools she needed to face up to the reality of a rapidly changing labour market.

Jeanne received several awards throughout her university studies. She was awarded the Joseph-Armand Bombardier Graduate Fellowship (SSHRC) and the O’Brien Graduate Fellowship for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism in recognition of her excellent academic record and the potential of her Master’s research project.

She practises law in French and English.

Energy and Natural Resources

Employment law

Assisting employers with labour standards, individual actions, employment contract drafting, non-compete and loyalty obligations, dismissal, disciplinary measures, human rights in the workplace, and drafting of workplace policies.

Aboriginal law

Assisting Indigenous clients in matters involving treaty rights, Aboriginal rights, land claims, right of self-government, the Indian Act, the duty to consult, the drafting and implementation of legislation, regulations and governance mechanisms, and any matter involving mining, energy, the environment or economic development, including the negotiation and drafting of impact and benefit agreements.

Academic Achievement Price, McGill University, 2022
Joseph-Armand Bombardier Graduate Scholarship (SSHRC), McGill University, 2021
O’Brien Graduate Fellowship for Human Rights and Legal Pluralism, McGill University, 2021
Dean's Honour List, Université de Montréal Faculty of Law, 2017-2020

Co-author: “Commentaire sur le Renvoi relatif à la Loi concernant les enfants, les jeunes et les familles des Premières Nations, des Inuits et des Métis – L’autonomie gouvernementale des peuples autochtones en matière de services à l’enfance et à la famille à la lumière de l’arrêt de la Cour suprême” [Case comment on Reference re An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families – Indigenous peoples’ right of self government in light of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision], Repères, Éditions Yvon Blais, April 2024, EYB2024REP3735.
Co-author: “Indigenous peoples’ right of self government in light of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in the Reference on Bill C-92”, March 20, 2024.
Co-author: “R. v. Montour: a drastic shift in Indigenous rights jurisprudence”, January 11, 2024.
Co-author: “Commentaire sur la décision U.T. c. Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de Lanaudière – Les défis que pose une action collective fondée sur le vice de consentement et la discrimination systémique au stade de l’autorisation” [Case comment on U.T. c. Centre intégré de santé et de services sociaux de Lanaudière – The challenges of class actions based on lack of consent and systemic discrimination at the authorization stage], Repères, Éditions Yvon Blais, December 2023, EYB2023REP3691.
Co-author: “Amendments to the Competition Act regarding the legality of wage-fixing and no-poaching agreements”, July 12, 2023.
Co-author: “Passage of An Act respecting the regulation of work by children: What employers need to know”, June 20, 2023.
Co-author: “The Superior Court of Quebec temporarily suspends certain provisions of the Charter of the French Language introduced by Bill 96”, August 17, 2022.
Co-author: “Pistes de réflexion républicaines sur le travail en contexte pandémique et postpandémique” [Work in the pandemic and post-pandemic context from a republican perspective], Revue générale de droit, Vol. 53, No. 1, 2023, p. 177-206.
Co-author: “The whistleblower employee in Québec”, Revue de droit comparé du travail et de la sécurité sociale, 2022/2, p. 10-19.

LL.M., Aboriginal and Indigenous Law (with thesis), McGill University, 2023

LL.B., Université de Montréal, 2020

International Exchange Program in Milan, Università degli Studi di Milano Statale, Fall 2019

International Summer Program in San José, Universidad de San José, Summer 2018

Featured Articles

Publications

March 20th, 2024

Indigenous peoples’ right of self government in light of the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision in the Reference on Bill C-92

On February 28, 2019, Parliament tabled Bill C-92, An Act respecting First Nations, Inuit and Métis children, youth and families (the “Act”). Its purpose is to recognize and implement Indigenous peoples’ right to use their own child and family services, based on the principles of cultural continuity, substantive equality and the best interests of the […]

Publications

January 11th, 2024

R. v. Montour: a drastic shift in Indigenous rights jurisprudence

On November 1, the Honourable Sophie Bourque of the Superior Court of Québec handed down a decision that will have a huge impact on Indigenous law in the case of R. c. Montour. This decision marks a major paradigm shift in how the relationship between the Crown and Indigenous peoples is conceived; it has also […]

Firm news

August 15th, 2023

From articling students to lawyers: Langlois welcomes five new lawyers

We are delighted to be welcoming them to our team

Publications

July 12th, 2023

Amendments to the Competition Act regarding the legality of wage-fixing and no-poaching agreements

Introduction In a previous article, we reported on amendments to the Competition Act (the “Act”)1 pursuant to the Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022, and other measures (the “BIA”).2 These amendments attest to the Canadian government’s intention to modernize Canada’s competition regime and foster a competitive market, […]

Publications

June 20th, 2023

Passage of An Act respecting the regulation of work by children: What employers need to know

Introduction The COVID-19 pandemic, combined with an aging population, left Québec struggling with a labour shortage—a gap that was filled by young, unskilled workers. In the process, the significant increase in the number of workplace accidents involving workers under the age 16 prompted social reflection and highlighted the lack of any protective framework for work […]

Publications

August 17th, 2022

The Superior Court of Quebec temporarily suspends certain provisions of the Charter of the French Language introduced by Bill 96

Bill 96, now officially An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec (“Bill 96”),1 was presented as a major reform of the Charter of the French Language2 (the “Charter”). It has received considerable attention since it was passed in May of this year and is already being challenged before the courts. On Friday, August 12, […]