Expropriation and real estate law in Quebec: A paradigm shift
The Act respecting expropriation (ARE) and the Act to amend the Act respecting municipal taxation and other legislative provisions (AARMT) were both passed by the Quebec National Assembly at the end of 2023 and mark a significant paradigm shift in expropriation and real […]
Adina Georgescu and Roxane Nadeau write an article for Water Canada
Water Canada
Adina Georgescu and Roxane Nadeau write an article for Water Canada July/August 2024 Edition, entitle ”Quebec: Protection of Water Resources and Urban Development”. The Quebec Legislature and municipalities regularly adopt legislative amendments and new regulations to tighten the environmental legal […]
Adina Georgescu donne une entrevue à Premières en affaire
(Available in French only) Adina Georgescu donne une entrevue au magazine Premières en affaire sur le projet de loi 22 Le projet de loi 22 fait suite à des demandes médiatisées de municipalités qui souhaitent acquérir des propriétés en milieux […]
Reminder to real estate owners and tenants in Quebec: 2024 Property Assessment Appeals – Deadline APRIL 30, 2024
Are you a property owner or tenant? Is your property located in one of these regional county municipalities (MRC)*? Aston Baie-Saint-Paul Baie-Sainte-Catherine Berthierville Chelsea Clermont Cowansville Drummondville Gaspé Gatineau La Tuque Lavaltrie MRC Montmagny Neuville Portneuf Rawdon Rosemère Rougemont Sainte-Adèle […]
Environmental Law 2023 – Canada: Trends & Developments
Chambers Global Practice Guides, p. 2-11
Bryan Buttigieg, Adina Georgescu, Selina Lee-Andersen and Christie McLeod are contributors for the 2023 edition of Chambers Global Practice Guides: Environmental Law. Their chapter highlights trends and developments across Canada including challenges to federal jurisdiction, an updated climate change plan, […]
Adina Georgescu a participé au Balado IDU : une conversation qui porte sur les changements majeurs apportés à la Loi sur l’expropriation
( Disponible en français seulement ) Adina Georgescu, associée et responsable des groupes de pratique de droit administratif, droit municipal et de l’urbanisme, droit de l’environnement et de l’énergie au bureau de Montréal de Miller Thomson, a participé au côté […]
Quebec publishes a second environmental regulatory omnibus
On February 22, 2023, building on a series of legislative and regulatory changes that have been enacted over the past two years, the Government of Quebec (“Government”) proposed amendments to 24 regulations covering a wide range of activities with potential […]
Environmental Law 2022 – Canada: Trends & Developments
Chambers Global Practice Guides, p. 52-63
Bryan Buttigieg, Adina Georgescu, Darin Hannaford and Christie McLeod are contributors for the 2022 edition of Chambers Global Practice Guides: Environmental Law. Their chapter highlights trends and developments across Canada including COVID-19 adaptations, the increased focus on ESG, the response […]
Property assessments in Quebec: Deadline to challenge assessed value is April 30, 2023
Are you an owner or tenant of a commercial, industrial or institutional building and feel that the assessment of your property is too high? April 30, 2023 is the deadline to challenge this assessment. Property values in Quebec have increased […]
Net zero greenhouse gas (GHG) buildings in Quebec in record time
(Special thanks to Feriel Fatiha Djemame) On April 7, 2016, the Government of Quebec (the “Government”) released the 2030 Energy Policy (the “Policy”)[1], which sets out Quebec’s goal of becoming a North American leader in energy efficiency and renewable energy […]
