We would like to inform you that the Regulation to amend the Règlement modifiant le Règlement concernant la déclaration de l'employeur en matière d'équité salariale  was published on October 9th. It will come into force on Thursday, October 24, 2019. The changes concern mainly the frequency of production of the Employer's Statement on Pay Equity ("DEMES"):

Près d’un an s’est écoulé depuis la légalisation, le 17 octobre 2018, du cannabis au Canada. Ce virage législatif avait fait beaucoup de vagues à l’époque, et ce, dans plusieurs secteurs et industries. Maintenant que la poussière est retombée, nous vous présentons un bref survol de l’état du droit en la matière en date d’aujourd’hui dans le monde du transport.

Under the Regulation respecting the procedure of the Commission des transports du Québec ("Regulation"), any person may, on request, have access to and obtain a copy of any document of a public nature held by the CTQ.

Did you know that the Loi sur les normes du travail ("LNT") protects the majority of Québec employees during absences in the event of illness, accident, organ or tissue donation, domestic violence or whether they are full-time or part-time, and that means, among other things, that vacation pay must be calculated on the first 26 weeks of sick leave?

As part of Ontario's first Digital Agenda, Ontario's International Registration Program ("IRP") will stop sending renewal packages to registered fleets before they expire. 

Current state of the law regarding cellphones while driving

Since the replacement of section 439.1 of the Highway Safety Code by section 443.1, we have seen the important concern of the Quebec legislature to overcome the problem of distracted driving, particularly with regard to the use of cell phones. Indeed, this new article is more restrictive than its predecessor and its non-compliance leads to more severe penalties.

The Canadian federal election of 2019 will be held on October 21 to elect members of the Parliament of Canada. The date of October 21 is determined by the Canada Elections Act ("Act") which provides for fixed election dates. 

Under section 2 of the Tobacco Control Act ("Act"), no person shall smoke or use an electronic cigarette and any other device of that nature in, without limitation, the following indoor locations:

Transition énergétique Québec launched the Transportez vert Program in 2019 to help businesses, municipalities and public bodies implement actions that reduce the fuel consumption of their vehicles and, consequently, their GHG emissions.

The objective of this component is to promote the use of technologies to improve energy efficiency while reducing GHG emissions in the transportation of people (long distance and school) and goods. As part of the program, the term "technology" includes vehicles, conversion sets, antirust or any other relevant technology.

Last July, the Société de l 'assurance automobile du Québec ("SAAQ") informed us, in a Relayeur publication, that it was now possible for owners and operators of heavy Quebec vehicles, doing business outside of the province of Quebec, to obtain upon request their PEVL file status in English.

During the month of April 2019, the Federation of Bus Transporters (FTA) and the school transportation sector of the Federation of Public Service Employees of the CSN (FEESP-CSN) decided to engage in a to act on violence in the school bus sector.
 

Reminder of your rights and obligations in a chartered transport

Me Sarah Routhier • Me Pierre-Olivier Ménard Dumas

Some weeks have already passed since the end of the classes and the beginning of the summer period. And who says summer, says charter transport! It is therefore a good time to review its main rights and obligations under the Bus Transportation Regulations ("Regulations") as a carrier or bus driver for this type of movement.

In the middle of the summer, demand for shuttle services is increasing and, as a result, requests for subscription licenses. In fact, the Regulation respecting bus transportation states that:

Ms. Lydia Massimiani, project manager at Camo-route, recently presented the Guide INTERNATIONAL RECRUIT - EMPLOYER ROADMAP developed by Camo-route. The guide, which will be regularly updated, is available on the website (French only).

(LCP) The provisions of the Act to introduce a single rate of school taxation applicable to all school boards will come into force in less than two weeks, July 1, with some exceptions.