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ARTICLE · 17 JULY 2012

Quebec Construction Industry Sees Major Changes: What You Should Know About Bill 35 And Other Recent Legislative Amendments

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An Act to prevent, combat and punish certain fraudulent practices in the construction industry and make other amendments to the Building Act1 (Bill 35) received unanimous consent in the Quebec legislature on December 9, 2011

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Jean-Sébastien Cloutier
Jean-Sébastien Cloutier
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An Act to prevent, combat and punish certain fraudulent practices in the construction industry and make other amendments to the Building Act1 (Bill 35) received unanimous consent in the Quebec legislature on December 9, 2011.

Bill  35 results in significant changes within the construction industry to prevent, combat and punish fraudulent practices. It also increases the fines assessed under certain legislation and introduces significant amendments to the Building Act and An Act respecting contracting by public bodies as regards the register of enterprises ineligible for public contracts.

Most provisions of Bill 35 came into force on the day the bill was passed; others, in particular those amending An Act respecting contracting by public bodies, came into effect on June 1, 2012.

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