July 1, 2025 — Under the Act respecting parental union, adopted in 2024 and in force since June 30, 2025, a new legal regime now applies to de facto spouses who become parents on or after that date.

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This regime, incorporated into the Civil Code of Québec, establishes the rights and responsibilities of de facto spouses who become parents. Inspired by the family patrimony regime applicable to married couples, the parental union nevertheless provides for a distinct framework tailored to unmarried couples.

June 1, 2025 — Under the Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec, adopted on June 1, 2022, several amendments were made to the Charter of the French Language.

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One of these amendments requires businesses employing between 25 and 49 people in Québec to register with the Office québécois de la langue française (Québec Office of the French Language) in order to obtain a francization certificate, effective June 1, 2025.

February 26, 2025 — How does this new legislation, certain provisions of which came into force on September 28, 2024, affect the management of your business?

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By adopting Bill 42, entitled An Act to Prevent and Combat Psychological Harassment and Sexual Violence in the Workplace (the “Bill”), on March 27, 2024, the Government of Québec sent a clear message to employers, managers, executives, employees, unions, and even third parties.

February 17, 2025 — From a legal perspective, can Québec restrict access to its public procurement markets for U.S. companies under the intergovernmental trade agreements to which Québec is a party or has declared itself bound?

Our Public Law team has examined the issue.

January 23, 2025 — Our colleague Me Charlotte Reid draws on her expertise in civil procedure to provide a comprehensive analysis of the trends emerging from all decisions rendered by the Court of Québec since June 30, 2023, and published in legal research databases. This review offers an essential resource for lawyers and litigants seeking to understand how the courts have applied and interpreted the new Simplified Rules since the coming into force of Bill 8.

January 22, 2025 — Since January 1, 2025, employers may no longer require employees to provide a medical certificate to justify a sick leave of three days or less.

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This change is one of the key amendments introduced by the Act mainly to reduce the administrative burden on physicians (Bill 68).

November 22, 2024 — On October 9, 2024, Bill 62, entitled An Act mainly to diversify the procurement strategies of public bodies and to provide them with greater flexibility in carrying out infrastructure projects (the “Bill”), received Royal Assent from the National Assembly of Québec.

October 29, 2024 — A panel of five judges of the Québec Court of Appeal heard the appeal of a judgment ordering a stay of the application of certain provisions of the Act to Terminate Hydrocarbon Exploration and the Exploration of Underground Reservoirs, Hydrocarbon Production and Brine Exploitation.

April 3, 2024 — The Abondance d’abus ? column, published in the Repères collection by Yvon Blais, highlights the key developments in the recent application of sections 51 and following of the Code of Civil Procedure. It examines the case law in two parts: first, preliminary motions seeking the dismissal of proceedings on the grounds of abuse of process; and second, cases addressing abuse of process in the context of hearings on the merits.

February 21, 2024 — The National Assembly has adopted Bill 31, introduced by the Minister Responsible for Housing, France-Élaine Duranceau. The Act to amend various legislative provisions respecting housing (the “Act”) amends several Québec statutes, including the Civil Code of Québec.

February 8, 2024 — The Québec Superior Court ordered a stay of the application of certain provisions of the Act to Terminate Hydrocarbon Exploration and the Exploration of Underground Reservoirs, Hydrocarbon Production and Brine Exploitation.

December 1, 2023 — The purpose of this volume is to provide a comprehensive overview of the law governing labour standards by compiling the most significant published decisions concerning the application of the Labour Standards Act (CQLR, c. N-1.1) and the Regulation respecting Labour Standards (CQLR, c. N-1.1, r. 3). In addition, selected unpublished decisions have been included, and a review of the relevant legal doctrine has been conducted.

December 1, 2023 — Constitutional Law is an authoritative reference and an essential resource on the subject.