Quebec Unveils Draft Regulations, Proposes New Changes To Further Strengthen Consumer Protections

In OSSTF v Ontario,[1] the Ontario Labour Relations Board ("OLRB") offered helpful insight into the education sector's two-tiered collective bargaining regime.

Quebec has recently adopted a series of significant consumer protection reforms that will impact how businesses design, market, and sell products and services, and provide after-sales service in the province.

Health Canada's recent enforcement action against unauthorized injectable peptides signals a regulatory shift that wellness companies cannot afford to ignore. While peptides dominate influencer marketing and online wellness spaces, their legal status in Canada depends on factors far more complex than social media trends suggest. Understanding how route of administration, therapeutic claims, and market authorization intersect is now critical for compliance.

Starting October 5, 2026, Québec will introduce a new statutory warranty of good working order for consumer goods such as appliances and electronics, with minimum warranty periods ranging from 3 to 6 years. The legislation imposes disclosure obligations on manufacturers and merchants while prohibiting any attempts to exclude or limit this warranty. Businesses operating in Québec must adapt their practices to comply with these consumer protection requirements or face potential compliance issues.

Consumer protection reforms in Québec, Ontario, British Columbia, and New Brunswick will require many suppliers to update online sales practices in 2026.

À compter du 5 octobre 2026, une nouvelle garantie légale de bon fonctionnement s'appliquera aux électroménagers et appareils électroniques neufs vendus ou loués à long terme au Québec. Cette garantie, découlant de la Loi 29, impose de nouvelles obligations aux commerçants et fabricants, de l'affichage des prix au traitement des réclamations. Découvrez les biens visés, les durées applicables et les étapes concrètes pour assurer

On April 17, 2012, the Ontario Secondary School Teachers’ Federation (the "OSSTF") filed an unfair labour practice complaint against the Crown in Right of Ontario.

Starting October 5, 2026, Quebec will implement a new legal warranty of good working order for household appliances and electronic devices, requiring merchants and manufacturers to adapt their practices from price display to claims handling. What obligations will businesses face under Bill 29's amendments to the Consumer Protection Act, and how can they prepare for compliance before the deadline?

Ontario's Bill 97 has fundamentally altered the ticket resale landscape by capping secondary market prices at original purchase cost plus fees, specifically impacting FIFA World Cup 2026 games at Toronto's BMO Field.

Since the enactment of the School Boards Collective Bargaining Act , S.O. 2014 c.5, (the "SBCBA"), which governs the current round of collective bargaining in the education sector, the Ontario Labour Relations Board ("the Board"), has made a number of decisions on whether certain teacher and education worker unions should bargain issues with school boards centrally or locally.

The eighth annual Blakes Canadian Public M&A Deal Study focuses on recurring and emerging issues in the structuring and negotiation of Target-supported public company acquisitions in Canada.

On October 7, the Government of British Columbia introduced Bill 20 in the B.C. legislature. Bill 20 implements long-anticipated reforms aimed at providing greater payment and cash-flow certainty for stakeholders...

Canada has announced C$27.6-billion in counter-tariffs on U.S. imports, effective September 8, 2026, targeting over 700 product classifications across steel, aluminum, dairy, electronics, and other sectors. The measures represent a dollar-for-dollar response to U.S. Section 338 tariffs, with rates ranging from 15% to 50% depending on the product category. The government has also introduced a C$7.5-billion support package for affected Canadian workers and businesses.

On December 11, 2025, Hydro-Québec announced that a new call for tenders for wind power projects will be launched in spring 2026 to meet Quebec's growing demand for electricity.

The Government of Canada has introduced new regulations aimed at further reducing the presence of certain...

On October 20, 2026, Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED) published its Consultation on Legislative and Regulatory Modernization for Space Activities (Consultation), which seeks input on the potential modernization of Canada’s legislative framework for space activities through the creation of a new Space Act.

On November 5, 2026 (Budget Day), the Government of Canada released its 2026 federal budget (Budget 2026). Budget 2026 announces tax simplification as a core priority of the government, and this theme runs through many of the tax measures proposed. A second tranche of simplification measures is slated to be announced in the 2027 Spring Economic Update.

Welcome to the October issue of Blakes Competitive Edge, a monthly publication of the Blakes Competition, Antitrust & Foreign Investment group. Blakes Competitive Edge provides an overview of recent developments in Canadian competition and foreign investment law, including updates on enforcement activity by the Canadian Competition Bureau (Bureau), recent initiatives and key trends.

Effective January 1, 2027, Manitoba is expanding its land transfer tax regime to apply to beneficial (unregistered) transfers of land, even where legal (registered) title is not being transferred. The amendments bring Manitoba’s regime more closely in line with Ontario’s and Quebec’s current regimes and will affect transactions involving bare trusts, nominees and other ownership structures that separate legal and beneficial ownership of land.

Canada’s mining sector is at an important inflection point. Against a backdrop of growing global demand for critical minerals and increased competition for investment capital, the Canadian federal government has recently introduced a series of tax measures designed to encourage investment and strengthen the competitiveness of Canada’s mining industry. For investors, these measures may meaningfully influence the after-tax economics of projects and financing structures across the mining value chain.