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December 8, 2020

Update on the Requirement to Disclose Your Prête-Nom or Nominee Agreements to Revenu Québec

As previously explained in our August 15, 2019 newsletter, Revenu Québec announced new rules on May 17, 2019 requiring the disclosure of all nominee agreements. The application of those rules was suspended until regulations could be adopted. Bill 42 implementing these rules was made final on September 24, 2020, and those rules are now in […]
Business Law / Newsletters

April 15, 2020

COVID-19 and Force Majeure: Navigating Exceptional Times as a Business

Everything has changed since the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic on March 11, 2020, and it has since become increasingly clear that its impact will be felt across every level of society and industry. Businesses and individuals, reeling from the economic impacts of COVID-19, are wondering how it will impact their various contracts, […]
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August 15, 2019

New requirement to disclose your prête-nom or nominee agreements to Revenu Québec

Are you a party to a “prête-nom” or nominee agreement? These are commonly used in real estate transactions to register property in the name of a nominee corporation, which holds legal title only, with the beneficial ownership retained by the true owner(s). Nominee corporations are often used to collect rent and pay expenses, or to […]
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November 11, 2016

Commercial signs, trademarks, and French generic terms: Need a road map?

Over the past couple of years, the language of commercial signs has been a recurring theme in the media. In April of 2014, the Superior Court rendered its decision in the Best Buy case, ruling that businesses with English-language trademarks could not be compelled to change their signs to add a French generic term — for […]