-
Quebec law limits employers to request medical notes
About one-third of working Canadians were asked by their employers to produce a sick note for a short-term absence at least once in the last year. That will largely be a thing of the past. Continue reading
-
Holding states to account
Bernard Duhaime used to chase ghosts, and help find thousands who fell victim to state-sponsored disappearances. Now the human rights law professor at the Université du Québec à Montréal will be monitoring hotspots around the world where there have been gross violations of humans rights and international humanitarian law following the end of conflict or the demise of authoritarian rule. Continue reading
-
Quebec discreetly issues directive that favours non-judicial treatment of simple drug possession
Quebec criminal lawyers have welcomed a discreet directive issued without fanfare by the provincial Minister of Justice calling on Quebec’s Crown prosecutors to weigh public interest and the risk to public safety before prosecuting people suspected of simple drug possession for personal consumption. Continue reading
Tags: drugs -
Method used to conduct pay equity audit is invalid, rules Labour Tribunal
A method used to estimate wage differentials during pay equity evaluations cannot be validly used as it contravenes the Quebec Pay Equity Act, ruled the Administrative Labour Tribunal in a decision widely expected by labour lawyers to have a significant impact on estimating and assessing public sector pay equity. Continue reading
-
Right to data portability in effect in Quebec
Organizations doing business in Quebec face new compliance obligations as the right to data portability came into force at the tail end of September, spelling the end of a one-year leniency period following the entry into force of Quebec’s sweeping overhaul of its privacy regime. Continue reading
-
Supreme Court will hear Quebec’s challenge to daycare access for asylum seekers
The nation’s highest court agreed to hear a challenge from the Quebec government that granted asylum seekers access to subsidized daycare spaces. Continue reading
-
In about-turn, Quebec introduces bill that imposes moratorium on certain types of evictions
Facing growing pressure, Quebec tabled a bill that would impose a three-year moratorium on certain types of evictions and increase protections for low-income senior renters. Continue reading
