Co-Chair, Strategic Day on Real Estate and Urban Development; Montréal, QC

Sept. 23, 2024

Strategic Day on Real Estate and Urban Development, “Décortiquer une offre d’achat d’un immeuble commercial à l’aide d’une étude de cas (avec documents à l’appui)”; Montréal, QC

Sept. 23, 2024

Co-president, Journée stratégique sur le développement immobilier et urbain; Montréal, QC

Sept. 11, 2023

Journée stratégique sur le développement immobilier et urbain, “L’impartition de la gestion immobilière”; Montréal, QC

Sept. 11, 2023

Co-Chair, Strategic Day on Real Estate and Urban Development Conference; Webcast; Montréal, QC

Sept. 12, 2022

Co-Chair, Strategic Day on Real Estate and Urban Development Conference; Webcast

Oct. 13, 2021

Strategic Day on Real Estate and Urban Development Conference, “Mixed-Use Development in Québec: How They Have Been Reviewed, Adjusted and Evolved”; Webcast

Oct. 13, 2021

Moderator, Strategic Days on Commercial Leasing, “Réexaminer les clauses de bail essentielles du point de vue du propriétaire et du locataire”; November 9-11, 2020; Montréal, QC

Nov. 09, 2020

Moderator, Montréal Real Estate & Urban Development Conference, “Food Halls as Stimulus: A Year Later”; Montréal, QC

Sept. 14, 2020

Québec Superior Court Renders First Decision on the Impact of COVID-19 on Commercial Leasing

July 22, 2020 - The Québec Superior Court recently handed down a decision stating that the mandatory closure of businesses ordered by the Québec government on March 24, 2020, due to the COVID-19 pandemic constitutes force majeure. The Court also interpreted a clause of the lease providing that the tenant must pay...

Strategic Day on Real Estate and Urban Development Conference, “Multiphase Development Projects – Development of the Tours des Canadiens”; Montréal, QC

Sept. 17, 2019

Strategic Days on Commercial Leasing, “Stratégies lorsque vous perdez un locataire d’ancrage”; Montréal, QC

May 07, 2019

Disclosure of Details About Purchasers of Real Property in Québec

Feb. 14, 2019 - The Québec government plans to require disclosure of the country of residence, citizenship and other information about purchasers of real property in Québec. On February 13, 2019 the draft Regulation respecting the form for presenting an application for registration of a transfer of an...

12th Annual Montréal Real Estate Strategy & Leasing Conference, “Commercial Leasing”; Montréal, QC

Oct. 30, 2018

Moderator, Montréal Real Estate & Urban Development Conference, “Operational Aspects of Mixed-Use Developments”; Montréal, QC

Sept. 17, 2018

Adoption of Bylaw Dealing with Transportation Dues Regarding the REM

Apr. 05, 2018 - The Minister of Transport, Sustainable Mobility and Transport Electrification adopted on April 4, 2018, the By-law respecting transportation dues regarding the Réseau express métropolitain (Bylaw) and Ministerial Order number 2018-03 (Order) concerning the zones under the jurisdiction of...

Partnership Exemption from Québec Transfer Duties

Dec. 21, 2017 - Québec’s Minister of Finance has published Information Bulletin 2017-14 (Bulletin), which addresses the legislative gaps in the Act respecting duties on transfers of immovables (Act) – namely, the absence of an exemption from transfer duties when partnerships take part in transfers of...

Act Respecting the Réseau Électrique Métropolitain Now Passed

Sept. 28, 2017 - Québec’s National Assembly has passed Bill 137, titled An Act respecting the Réseau électrique métropolitain (Act). The purpose of the Act, passed on September 27, 2017, is to facilitate the construction and operation of a new shared transportation infrastructure that was publicly...

“Mixed-use real estate developments and joint ventures”, Journée stratégique sur le développement immobilier et urbain

Sept. 27, 2017

Adoption of Bill 122 and Its Impact on Real Estate Developments in Québec

June 19, 2017 - On June 15, the Québec National Assembly adopted Bill 122, An Act mainly to recognize that municipalities are local governments and to increase their autonomy and powers (the “Act”). The government of Québec has described this omnibus law as “the greatest decentralization of powers to the...

By-law Adopted for the Harmonization of the Contribution for Parks for All Montréal’s Boroughs

June 14, 2017 - On June 13, 2017, the Municipal Council of the City of Montréal (City) adopted the By-law concerning the transfer for the purposes of establishing, maintaining and improving parks and playgrounds, and preserving natural areas on the territory of the City of Montréal [our translation] (the...

Harmonization of the Park Tax for All Montréal’s Boroughs

May 04, 2017 - The City of Montréal (City) recently published a draft bylaw titled By-law concerning the transfer for the purposes of establishing, maintaining and improving parks and playgrounds, and of preserving natural areas, on the territory of the City of Montréal [our translation] (draft bylaw)...

Québec Bill 112: Significant Changes to Duties on Transfers of Immovables

Nov. 22, 2016 - The Québec 2016-2017 Budget tabled by Finance Minister Carlos Leitão on March 17, 2016, announced significant changes to the Act respecting duties on transfers of immovables applicable to all transfers of immovables in the province of Québec as of March 18, 2016. On November 15, 2016,...

Québec Budget 2016-2017: Significant Changes to Duties on Transfers of Immovables

Mar. 18, 2016 - The 2016-2017 Budget tabled by Finance Minister Carlos Leitão on March 17, 2016, announced significant changes to the Act respecting duties on transfers of immovables (the Act). Although these changes apply to the transfer of an immovable in Québec as of March 18, 2016, no bill has yet...

Recent Developments in Ontario Real Estate

Feb. 26, 2016 - Ontario Court of Appeal Rules on Assignment of Lease by Tenant The Ontario Court of Appeal recently released its decision in Hudson’s Bay Company v. OMERS Realty Corporation, a case that involved the assignment and sublease of the tenant’s interest in anchor tenant...