On December 11, 2020, Quebec’s National Assembly adopted Bill 68, with certain amendments made to its original text, thereby enacting An Act mainly to allow the establishment of target benefit pension plans (Act).
The...more
L’Assemblée nationale du Québec a récemment adopté le projet de loi no 51, Loi visant principalement à améliorer la flexibilité du régime d'assurance parentale afin de favoriser la conciliation famille-travail (la « Loi »)....more
Le 11 décembre dernier, le projet de loi n° 68, Loi visant principalement à permettre l’établissement de régimes de retraite à prestations cibles (la « Loi 68 »), a été adopté par l’Assemblée nationale avec certaines...more
Quebec’s National Assembly recently enacted Bill 51, An Act mainly to improve the flexibility of the parental insurance plan in order to promote family-work balance (Act). The Act promotes family-work balance and the sharing...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
At a press conference on September 28, 2020, Quebec Premier François Legault announced the measures, which came into effect at 12 a.m. (EDT) on September 30, 2020, for a period of 28 days in regions categorized as “red...more
De nombreux employeurs ont adopté le télétravail depuis le début de la pandémie. Que faut-il garder à l’esprit lorsque cette solution d’urgence devient un mode de travail permanent? Les avocates Natalie Bussière et Sarah...more
Le projet de règlement concernant les mesures relatives aux régimes complémentaires de retraite destinées à atténuer les conséquences de l’état d’urgence sanitaire déclaré le 13 mars 2020 en raison de la pandémie de COVID-19...more
L’Entente de 2020 sur les régimes de retraite relevant de plus d’une autorité gouvernementale (l’« Entente de 2020 ») intervenue entre les gouvernements indiqués ci-après est entrée en vigueur le 1er juillet 2020. Elle régit...more
Le 29 mai 2020, le gouvernement de l’Ontario a adopté le Règlement de l’Ontario 228/20 (le « Règlement »), qui élargit la portée du congé spécial en raison d’une maladie infectieuse prévu aux termes de la Loi de 2000 sur les...more
La Prestation canadienne d’urgence (la « PCU ») offre un soutien financier apprécié aux travailleurs canadiens qui ont dû arrêter de travailler en raison de la pandémie de COVID-19. Les travailleurs admissibles ont ainsi...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
At a press conference on April 27, 2020, Quebec Premier François Legault announced the gradual reopening of elementary schools and daycares in Quebec. A few hours later, Minister of Education and Higher Education...more
In early April 2020, Retraite Québec indicated that it was examining various scenarios to assist administrators of supplemental pension plans in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the intention of implementing...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
In its recent decision in Godin c. Aréna des Canadiens inc. (Decision), the Québec Superior Court (Court) refused to authorize an employment class action against Aréna des Canadiens inc. and Aréna du Rocket inc....more
The Quebec Court of Appeal (Court of Appeal) recently addressed the timely and important issue of the scope of the defences available to corporate directors being sued under section 119(2) of the Canada Business Corporations...more
January 1, 2019 marks the coming into force of new amendments to Quebec’s Act respecting labour standards (Act).
The Quebec National Assembly adopted Bill 176, An Act to amend the Act respecting labour standards and other...more
The Quebec Court of Appeal (Court) has established that employees who terminate their employment relationship without notice may work for a competitor without necessarily violating their duty of loyalty. However, resigning...more
The Administrative Labour Tribunal (ALT) clarified the terms under the Act respecting labour standards (Act) that provide the new time limit for filing a psychological harassment complaint with the Commission des normes, de...more