Did some people go all-in? Absolutely! Leggings, bodysuit, baggy t-shirt, wide belt—all neon. Ski slopes and gyms that transformed into dance floors on Saturday night were the perfect backdrop.

All large manufacturers know that trademark protection means navigating a minefield of issues. Receiving protection in your local market is no guarantee of protection in neighbouring countries.

All large manufacturers know that trademark protection means navigating a minefield of issues. Receiving protection in your local market is no guarantee of protection in neighbouring countries.

In Canada, trademark rights are acquired first and foremost through use. So what are the benefits of applying to register each of your trademarks?

For some time now the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreementbetween Canada and the European Union has felt somewhat like a mirage:

The Supreme Court of Canada rendered its decision in R. v. Jordan, [2016] SCC 27, which discussed issues regarding the right to be tried within a reasonable time in criminal and penal matters.

This article is a modified version of a commentary originally published by Éditions Yvon Blais in May 2025 (EYB2025REP3843).

This case is an instructive example.

This coming January 28, Quebec, like many other jurisdictions around the world, will be celebrating Data Protection Day.

On May 30th, Quebec's National Assembly adopted Bill 142, putting an end to a construction workers' strike that had been ongoing for seven days and decreeing a wage increase of 1.8% for the workers concerned.

Mayor Valérie Plante announced in February that the city of Montréal will claim its right of first refusal on 300 lots located in central areas...

Stakeholders interested in Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) can explore collaborative contracting principles through a modified CCDC-5B Construction Management Contract.

Les 13 et 14 avril prochains, nos collègues Marie-Douce Huard et René-Martin Langlois, associés, participeront aux Journées stratégiques sur la construction avec un donneur d’ouvrage public et parapublic au Québec, présentées par Open Forum Ouvert.

In its June 2019 decision in Lacour v. Construction D.M. Turcotte T.R.O. Inc.1, the Quebec Court of Appeal appears to have revised the state of the law

The project owner may generally, through the intermediary of its professionals, make changes to the contracted work.

On September 4, the Building Act became much stricter regarding the conditions for obtaining and retaining a contractor's licence.

Following a preliminary inquiry last April, a Montreal-area construction contractor was committed for trial on charges of manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death.

All municipalities in Quebec impose a transfer duty, commonly referred to as the "Welcome Tax", on real estate acquisitions (subject to certain exemptions and exclusions).

A Quebec company sells goods to a buyer in the U.S. The contract stipulates that Quebec law applies.

The Court of Québec has clarified the interpretation of section 22 of Quebec's Access to Information Act, determining that public bodies need not prove "economic loss" when refusing document disclosure. The ruling addresses whether universities and other public institutions can withhold pedagogical materials and technical information when disclosure might cause losses or benefit third parties, establishing a new standard for applying access to information exceptions.