QUEBEC LAW
FOR QUEBEC BUSINESSES

Your obligations as an employer. One document for each.

Documents dated and in your name, citing the section of law behind each one - ready to hand to your insurer, a client or the CNESST. The tools and the documents themselves are in French.

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Find out which obligations apply to you

Here is the map of the main obligations for Quebec employers and websites: who is covered and what you need to have. The questionnaire that sorts them for you is available in French only; each tool below starts with a free assessment (in French).

The obligationWho is coveredWhat you need to have
Obligations toward your employees
Harassment preventionLaw 42 · Labour Standards Act s. 81.19
From 1 employeeno exception
A written policy, adopted and distributed, covering the seven prescribed elements
Psychosocial risksLaw 27 · Occupational Health and Safety Act ss. 59 and 61.2
Every employera program from 20 workers, an action plan below that
A written document: identified risks, prioritized measures, deadlines
Child labourLabour Standards Act s. 84.2
If you hire minors
Parental consent on the prescribed form, and compliant work schedules
Pay equityPay Equity Act · s. 4
From 10 employeeson average - and for good once reached
Postings and adjustments, reassessed every five years
Environmental claimsCompetition Act · s. 74.01
If you publish “green” claimswebsite, packaging, advertising
Evidence gathered BEFORE each claim - testing or corroborating evidence
Selective collection (EPR)Environment Quality Act · Q-2, r. 46.01
If you sell packaged productsor distribute printed matter
Registration with ÉEQ and an annual declaration of quantities - the declaration is due whatever your volume
Retirement savings (VRSP)Voluntary Retirement Savings Plans Act · s. 45
Explanation page, nothing to sell
From 10 eligible employeeson December 31
Offer a plan. One signature with an authorized administrator is all it takes
Obligations for your website
Personal informationLaw 25 · P-39.1
With us: Law 25 audit
Every businessno size threshold
A designated person in charge of personal information, a published policy, managed cookies
French on your websiteLaw 96 · Charter of the French Language
With us: Law 96 scan
Anyone doing business in Quebec
A site available in French: content, purchase, documentation
Also applies to you - no tool from us
Health and safety committee
OHSA s. 68
Handled with your team and the CNESST
From 20 workersper establishment
A formed committee, which sets certain elements of your prevention program
Registration with the OQLF
Charter of the French Language · s. 139
Done directly with the OQLF
From 25 employeesover a six-month period
A registration filed within six months. A firm deadline, and the obligation most often overlooked at this size
Francization committee
Charter of the French Language · s. 136
Handled with your team and the OQLF
From 100 employees
A committee of at least six people, half of whom represent the workers

Every section can be checked for free on LégisQuébec. We do not certify anyone: no one in Quebec issues compliance certifications in this area.

How it works

From the question to the filed document, the same day

Every tool follows the same path - here it is, step by step.

1ABOUT 5 MINUTES
You answer

A questionnaire about your actual situation, or your site’s address for the two web tools. No installation, no credit card.

2IMMEDIATE, NO ACCOUNT
You see where you stand

An overall score, what the law requires of you, the state of each component and the deadlines already running.

3THE SAME DAY
You file the document

The document is ready the same day - this is what it looks like.

Free- steps 1 and 2, no account, as many times as you like
Step 3 - with your planone payment, every tool →
See a sample report (PDF, in French)

What you get

The document, the updates, the proof

Every obligation has its tool, and each one starts with a free assessment.

THE DOCUMENT

We produce your documents for you.

Drafted from your answers - dated, in your name, with their legal references. Ready to hand to whoever asks for them.

THE UPDATES

We tell you when they expire.

Laws change. When an obligation changes, we warn you - and your document is regenerated at no charge, as often as needed.

THE PROOF

We keep the proof that you applied them.

Delivery to staff is recorded: who received the document, who read it, with a dated acknowledgement. It is what you will be asked for.

Choose your tool →

Verifiable, not promised

Official sources
Law 25 · P-39.1 Charter of the French Language · C-11 Labour Standards Act · N-1.1 Occupational Health and Safety Act · S-2.1 Pay equity · E-12.001 Competition Act · C-34 Selective collection · Q-2, r. 46.01 LégisQuébec CNESST CAI OQLF