With a view to making workplaces healthier and safer, the Quebec National Assembly has passed An Act to Modernize the Occupational Health and Safety Regime (Act), which introduces a series of amendments to Occupational Health...more
Afin de rendre les milieux de travail plus sains et plus sécuritaires, le législateur a adopté la Loi modernisant le régime de santé et de sécurité du travail (la « Loi »), laquelle introduit une série de modifications à la...more
On September 6, 2021, the Act to modernize the occupational health and safety regime (Bill 59) received Royal Assent after being passed by the Quebec National Assembly. This lengthy bill, introduced by Jean Boulet, Quebec’s...more
Le 6 septembre 2021, la Loi modernisant le régime de santé et de sécurité du travail (le « Projet de loi »), qui avait été adoptée par l’Assemblée nationale du Québec, a reçu la sanction royale. Le volumineux Projet de loi a...more
Le 27 octobre 2020, le ministre du Travail, de l’Emploi et de la Solidarité sociale, M. Jean Boulet, a présenté à l’Assemblée nationale du Québec le projet de loi n°59, intitulé Loi modernisant le régime de santé et de...more
During his press conference on October 26, 2020, Quebec Premier François Legault announced that the additional health measures, which came into effect on October 1, 2020 and were expected to end on October 28, 2020, will be...more
Lors de la conférence de presse du 26 octobre 2020, le premier ministre François Legault a annoncé que les mesures sanitaires supplémentaires entrées en vigueur le 1er octobre 2020, et qui devaient prendre fin le 28 octobre...more
The Government of Quebec has announced the lifting of restrictions for retail businesses within the Montréal Metropolitan Community that are not considered essential. Businesses falling within this category may reopen as of...more
On April 28, 2020, Quebec’s Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail (CNESST) released a virtual toolkit for Quebec employers and workers, with the purpose of ensuring the successful...more
On April 28, 2020, the Government of Quebec (Quebec Government) unveiled its economic recovery plan following confinement measures put in place at the end of March 2020. For the time being, this plan covers only the retail,...more
From occupational health challenges to cyber risks, privacy and work-from-home policies, Blakes Employment & Labour lawyers Daryl Cukierman (Toronto), Natalie Bussière (Montréal), Birch Miller (Calgary) and Michael Howcroft...more
While gradual “deconfinement” measures are currently being discussed, new information has been published with respect to worker health and safety in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. Employers are advised to adopt a...more