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ARTICLE · 07 APRIL 2022

About The New Rights Granted To Trainees In The Workplace

On February 24, 2022, the National Assembly of Québec adopted and assented to Bill 14, An Act to ensure the protection of trainees in the workplace (the Act), which aims to provide better protection to...

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On February 24, 2022, the National Assembly of Québec adopted and assented to Bill 14, An Act to ensure the protection of trainees in the workplace (the Act), which aims to provide better protection to trainees who carry out training in the workplace as part of their program of studies, by granting them certain rights and protections with respect to short-term leaves as well as with regard to psychological or sexual harassment. 

This new Act, which will come into force on August 24, 2022, will apply to any person, whether an employee or not, who performs a "training" in Québec or outside Québec for a Québec employer, provided that the trainee's residence or domicile is in the province. The Act defines "training" as:

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