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Most of my career has been spent working in Ontario, in structural design. Somewhat recently I switched to a job in Montreal which has required a couple of weeks where I worked more than 40 hours. when I approached my employer about being compensated for the overtime worked, my employer claimed it is "industry norm" that overtime is not paid.

I have been researching the labour standards here and reading up on the CNESST website. my interpretation is that I should have been compensated for hours worked over 40 at 1.5x my regular wage. I have found nothing to indicate that as a regular employee (ie not management) there are exemptions for engineers, etc.

Before I file a complaint with CNESS

I work at a start-up engineering firm in Quebec, Canada. There are only two of us, myself (employee) and my boss (owner). I worked over 40 hours a few times, which I thought meant that I was entitled to overtime pay at 1.5x my regular wage. My boss is really pushing back and says he doesn't have to pay me overtime, it's industry standard not to. I reached out to the CNESST and they would not give me a clear answer one way or the other. So I am turning to the internet professionals - anyone know if in Quebec there are any exemptions to overtime pay at 1.5x for engineers? (Non-management role, regular work week 37.5hours)

This is a long shot... I am shopping for holiday gifts for my father, who is a congenital amputee and has only his left hand. It's a waste to purchase pairs of gloves and toss away the right hand glove. Looking to connect with someone who would be able to use right hand men's x-large gloves and would want to split the cost & gloves for a couple pairs of insulated driving or work gloves.

I have a small claims court ongoing in small claims court. I finally received an update from the court that the defendent is going to fight the case, but has agreed to mediation. Anyone have insight on how long it takes for the case to be assigned to a mediator and for the mediator to reach out to schedule the mediation session?

I have an early flight out of YUL airport tomorrow. From what I read, traffic is awful, but is that at all times or just more in the middle of the day?

Trying to decide if I should drive in (more comfortable) or take the bus... I would be aiming to arrive at the airport around 6:30am....

Merci

Looking for feedback from folks who have filed a lawsuit through the small claims court of Quebec, specifically at the courthouse in Montreal. How long did it take from the time of filing/submitting exhibits to hear back with the defendant's response?

From what I understand, the courthouse will send a copy of the lawsuit to the defendant, after which they have 20 days to respond. But I haven't seen or heard any info about the timeline to send out the lawsuit... so should I be expecting a response in 21 days from filing, or like 6 months?
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I live in Quebec, bought a condo in summer 2022. The seller did not disclose that the property had a history of soil contamination; it used to be a gas station so the soil had to be remediated prior to building a residential condo building.

Some time after we moved in, our condo association got pulled into a lawsuit between our neighbouring building & the gas station company, because the gas station had leeched contaminants onto their property over the time it was in operation, and the contaminated soil caused the sale of the property to fall through. My condo association got roped in just because we live on this parcel of land, not because we did anything to contribute -- but we still had

I recently got a paddleboard and with the Canada Strong Pass, the permit fees for paddleboarding in Lachine Canal are waived this year until September! I would love to paddle board along the canal as a way to explore the city, but not sure where the publicly accessible docks are located along the canal. I also need to launch from a location with parking nearby (free or paid) to inflate my paddleboard with my electric pump. I'm not down to portage 1km with my board inflated.

Camping noob here - I havr a camp site booked in the Tremblant SEPAQ park this month. Wondering if I need to take any precuations when camping to avoid attracting wildlife like bears. Do I need to hang food, or get a bear cannister?

I haven't seen any specific info on the Sepaq website, so I am thinking it is not necessary, but I am anxious and don't want to have an unexpected encounters while camping...

Located in Montreal, Quebec

About a year after my partner and I purchased our condo in a small self-governed condo building, our condo syndicate got pulled into a lawsuit between the owner of the neighbouring property & a gas station company. We learned that the property our condo building is built on used to be a gas station, and the neighbour is suing the gas station company because their soil is contaminated. As part of our condo's involvement, we had soil testing done to prove contmainants didnt travel from our property onto the neighbour's property during the period after the lot was decontaminated and rezoned for residential use and the conso was built in 2002. We hoped that would be

Je cherche des recommandations pour entrepreneur/entreprise pour nettoyer mon climatiseur murale! Qu'est-ce qu'un prix raisonnable pour ce service?