Publications

October 21, 2025

Data Anonymization: Not as Simple as It Seems

Blind spots to watch for when anonymizing data Anonymization has become a crucial step in unlocking the value of data for innovation, particularly in artificial intelligence. But without a properly executed anonymization process, organizations risk financial penalties, legal action and serious (…)

May 5, 2025

Reminder: Canada’s Modern Slavery Act Report Due by May 31, 2025

Many Canadian entities and other entities conducting business in Canada have reporting obligations under the Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act (the “Modern Slavery Act”), which came into effect on January 1, 2024. These obligations include completing an online (…)

March 13, 2025

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 (…)

July 3, 2024

Environmental claims about a product, a service or business activities: stricter rules to combat greenwashing

Greenwashing is a form of marketing that misrepresents a product, service or practice as having positive environmental effects,1 thereby misleading consumers and preventing them from making an informed purchasing decision.2 Several initiatives have been launched around the world to counter this (…)

June 9, 2023

Competition Act amendments are about to come into force – What businesses need to know following the release of the official Enforcement Guidelines

On June 23, 2023, major amendments to section 45 of the Competition Act1 (the “Act”) are set to come into force. Adopted in 2022 by the Parliament of Canada, these amendments are primarily designed to harmonize Canadian non-competition law with legislation in various other countries, particularly (…)

October 31, 2022

Cybersecurity and the dangers of the Internet of Things

While the Canadian government has said it intends to pass legislation dealing with cybersecurity (see Bill C-26 to enact the Critical Cyber Systems Protection Act), many companies have already taken significant steps to protect their IT infrastructure. However, the Internet of Things is too often (…)

September 7, 2022

Ten things you should know about the amendments to Quebec’s Charter of the French language

Quebec recently enacted Bill 96, entitled An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec, which aims to overhaul the Charter of the French language. Here are 10 key changes in this law that will impose significant obligations on businesses: As of June 1, 2025, businesses (…)

April 26, 2022

Bill C-18 (Online News Act): Canada looking to create a level playing field for news media

Earlier this month, Canadian Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez introduced Bill C-18 (Online News Act) in Parliament. This bill, which was largely inspired by similar legislation in Australia, aims to reduce bargaining imbalances between online platforms and Canadian news outlets in terms of how (…)

December 15, 2021

Why draw up a shareholders’ agreement?

Shareholders’ agreements set out shareholders’ rights and obligations in various situations that may occur during a corporation’s existence. While it is true that corporate laws generally establish a common structure for all business corporations, they don’t do so in great detail. A shareholders’ (…)

December 8, 2021

A False Sense of Cybersecurity?

Ransomware has wreaked so much havoc in recent years that many people forget about other cybersecurity risks. For some, not storing personal information makes them feeling immune to hackers and cyber incidents. For others, as long as their computers are working, they do not feel exposed to no (…)

October 6, 2021

Adoption of Bill 64: what do public bodies need to know?

Bill 64, also known as the Act to modernize legislative provisions as regards the protection of personal information, was adopted on September 21, 2021, by the National Assembly of Québec. This new bill amends some 20 laws relating to the protection of personal information, including the Act (…)

October 4, 2021

Amendments to Privacy Laws: What Businesses Need to Know

Bill 64, also known as the Act to modernize legislative provisions respecting the protection of personal information, was adopted on September 21, 2021, by the National Assembly of Québec. It amends some 20 laws relating to the protection of personal information, including the Act respecting access (…)

July 19, 2021

Bill 78 and the notion of ultimate beneficiary

Bill 78 was introduced in December 2020 by Minister Jean Boulet and given assent on June 8, 2021. It amends the Act respecting the legal publicity of enterprises (the “Act”) and its regulation, the Regulation respecting the application of the Act respecting the legal publicity of enterprises (the (…)