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Businesses: Four tips to avoid dependency or vulnerability in your use of AI
While the world is focused on how the tariff war is affecting various products, it may be overlooking the risks the war is posing to information technology. Yet, many businesses rely on artificial intelligence to provide their services, and many of these technologies are powered by large language (…)
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2025-2026 Quebec Budget: A review of Quebec mining taxation - Challenges to be met, opportunities to be seized
On March 25 last, the Quebec Minister of Finance unveiled his 2025-2026 budget, which significantly transforms the tax landscape of the mining sector in Quebec. This budget introduces major changes to the flow-through share regime and to the tax credit relating to resources, which will have (…)
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Breaking China’s Grip: U.S. and Canada’s Next Steps in Mining
In a strategic move to bolster domestic production of critical minerals, President Donald Trump has invoked the Defense Production Act (DPA). He signed an executive order aiming to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign sources, particularly China, which dominates the global rare earth minerals market. (…)
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Important changes in trademark law in Canada
Amendments to the Trademarks Act (“Act”) and the Trademarks Regulations (“Regulations”) will come into force on April 1, 2025. These amendments are aimed at preventing abusive practices, improving efficiency in trademark proceedings and clarifying certain practices. The main amendments are as (…)
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Dealing with U.S. Tariffs: Measures and Support for Your Business
In an already troubled global economic context, the Trump administration’s reimposition of additional tariffs on Canadian exports to the United States has shaken the foundations of international trade for Canadian and Quebec companies. These protectionist measures, intended to limit access to the (…)
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Strikes and lockouts: a bill to give greater consideration to the needs of the population
On February 19, 2025, the government introduced Bill 89, a piece of legislation that is essentially designed to regulate strikes and lockouts to limit their impact on the population. The Bill proposes major changes to the QuebecLabour Code,1 including granting special powers to the Minister of (…)
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The Government of Canada extends the Mineral Exploration Tax Credit for an additional Two years
On March 3rd, 2025, the Department of Finance Canada announced a two-year extension to the 15% Mineral Exploration Tax Credit (“METC”) available to investors in flow-through shares. The extension means that the METC will be effective until March 31, 2027. This announcement came at a time when (…)
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Charting Your Course: Navigating Quebec’s Language Landscape in Business Transactions
This article is part of our two-part series on what foreign buyers of, and investors in, business ventures need to know about the Charter of the French language (the “Charter”) in the context of a cross-border transaction involving operations and employees in Quebec. This first instalment will focus (…)
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New developments in mental health diagnostics: what employers need to know
Employers are regularly faced with complex mental health situations, particularly when their employees are absent due to illness or injury, or when accommodation measures need to be considered. In such cases, they usually request supporting documentation specifying the diagnosis in question. (…)
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A judge grants application to dismiss medical resident’s recourse for a second time and, of his own motion, considers declaring her quarrelsome
On November 15, 2024,1 in Bouchelaghem v. Université Laval,2 Superior Court Mr. Robert Dufresne granted an application for dismissal on the grounds of res judicata and abuse. His judgment is a reminder of the importance of the presumption of judgments’ validity and stability, principles linked to (…)
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Canada’s New Patent Term Adjustment Regime Comes Into Force
As we reported previously, changes were introduced into Canadian patent practice in October 2022 to further streamline Canadian patent examination, to pave the way for a patent term adjustment (PTA) system in Canada as per the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement (CUSMA). The PTA system is set (…)
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2024 Review of Real Estate Law Highlights in Quebec
As we keenly usher in 2025, we thought we would have a quick recap on changes affecting real estate law in Quebec in 2024. Let’s have a look back on the past year and on news deserving some attention and follow-up in 2025. This is not a comprehensive list, but a reminder that much has happened in (…)
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Hiring Process: Can Knowledge of a Language Other Than French Be Required by an Employer?
In a decision rendered on September 16, 2024,1 the Administrative Labour Tribunal (the “ALT”) found that a company (the “employer”) had violated the Charter of the French language2 (the “CFL”) by requiring knowledge of languages other than French as part of a hiring process. This is one of the first (…)