Inspectors of the Ministry of Sustainable Development, the Environment and the Fight against Climate Change (the "MSDEFCC") have broad general powers of inspection.

Two recent developments portend a rapidly changing environment for Canadian companies doing business abroad.

The coming of spring is often accompanied by meteorological cocktails that can cause roofs to leak or even collapse

The Canadian government describes the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement ("CETA") as a "landmark trade agreement" that is more ambitious and broader in scope than NAFTA.

Litigation privilege is an exception to complete disclosure of the relevant facts in a pre-trial examination and may be invoked in respect of documents drawn up in preparation for litigation, including during an internal investigation.

On September 4, 2025, the Honourable Étienne Parent, before the Superior court, rendered a decision addressing the confidentiality of disciplinary investigations conducted by the syndic...

In a unanimous decision rendered on December 4, 2018, the Quebec Court of Appeal dismissed the appeal filed by the municipality of Dollard-des-Ormeaux of a judgment rendered by Superior Court Justice Pepita G. Capriolo on July 19, 2016.

A contract of enterprise or a contract for services is an agreement whereby a contractor or service provider undertakes to perform physical or intellectual work or to provide one or more services...

Si les marques mots comme les slogans, les noms de produits ou les noms commerciaux de même que les marques dessins comme les logos sont considérés comme des marques traditionnelles, alors en quoi consistent exactement ...

Un courant mondial préconisant une plus grande transparence du monde des affaires suscite au Canada la mise en œuvre de réformes du cadre réglementaire.

Le 1er décembre 2022 entraient en vigueur les nouvelles dispositions du Code canadien du travail (le « Code »), accordant dix journées de congé de maladie payé pour les travailleurs...

In Quebec there are two evolving and parallel legal regimes for the awarding of public contracts. One pertains to government-sector "public bodies" within the meaning of the Act...

Embarking on the journey of going public on the TSX Venture Exchange (the "TSXV") or the Canadian Securities Exchange (the "CSE") in Canada is a momentous step for emerging companies...

A study published in 2015 revealed that 44% of the time spent by employees on the internet is for personal reasons, which represents 50 minutes per day per employee.

On June 23, An Act to implement certain provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament on April 7, 2022, and other measures (the "BIA") received Royal Assent.

Annoncé depuis près d'un an, le projet de Loi modernisant des dispositions législatives en matière de protection des renseignements personnels (le « projet de loi » ou « PL 64 ») a été présenté à...

Diversity on corporate boards of directors are of increasing interest to investors, Canadian financial-market regulators and the general population.

On August 9, 2016, the Tribunal administratif des marchés financiers formerly known as the BDRVM, rendered a two-part decision, the second part of which involved what is known as "spring loading"...

You are a director of a private corporation, and one of the shareholders has asked you to provide him with the minutes of the last meeting of the board of directors. Are you legally obliged to provide this document to him?

On April 4, 2019, the Quebec Court of Appeal rendered its judgment in the matter of 2915499 Canada Inc. v. Commission des normes, de l'équité, de la santé et de la sécurité au travail ...