Quebec bills

This Quebec bill establishes a regulatory framework for monitoring and controlling PFAS ('forever chemicals') in drinking water, wastewater sludge, and landfill leachates, requiring a government-led assessment followed by enforceable concentration limits and periodic testing standards.

This Quebec bill establishes a Free Access to Contraception Program covering a wide range of contraceptive methods at no cost to eligible individuals, and expands who can prescribe and dispense contraception — including midwives and pharmacists — while also mandating condom distribution in schools and integrating sexual health education into curricula.

This Quebec bill amends the Labour Code to strengthen union democracy and financial transparency by requiring secret ballot votes for union certification and recertification, eliminating mandatory union membership as a hiring condition (closed shop clauses), and requiring unions to publish audited financial statements publicly.

This Quebec bill requires the Minister Responsible for Housing to establish a parity committee at least every five years to make recommendations on the criteria and percentages used for setting or adjusting residential rents, with equal representation from landlords and tenants.

This Quebec bill establishes a standardized, politically independent process for selecting, appointing, and reappointing members of 15 administrative tribunals and regulatory bodies in Quebec, creating a new Secretary for the Selection of Independent Administrative Decision-makers and a remuneration committee to oversee compensation for these decision-makers.

This Quebec bill amends labour standards to give employees the right to work from home for up to 40% of their hours (where the job allows it), sets rules for employer-required telework, mandates expense reimbursement, bans remote monitoring software for control purposes, and requires employers to create a formal telework policy.

This Quebec bill prohibits the sale of energy drinks (beverages with 150mg/L or more of caffeine plus other ingredients like taurine) to anyone under 16 years of age, and bans online or vending machine sales except where permitted by future regulation.

This bill requires the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) to formally enter into data-sharing or cooperation agreements with Quebec government departments and bodies responsible for enforcing tax, immigration, labour standards, occupational health and safety, and transport laws.

This Quebec bill tightens rent increase rules by requiring landlords to get the Administrative Housing Tribunal to set the rent whenever a proposed increase exceeds a set percentage threshold, and by reducing the exemption period for newly built or converted rental buildings from five years to three years.

This Quebec bill requires the Société de l'assurance automobile du Québec (SAAQ) to send payment reminder notices to vehicle owners and driver's licence holders 30 days before their registration or licence renewal fees are due, and protects them from conviction if no notice was sent.

This Quebec bill requires the provincial government to compensate local municipalities when they are forced to transfer land (free of charge) to school service centres for building or expanding schools. It also requires school service centres to prioritize higher-density land use in their space plans, extends the municipal review period from 45 to 60 days, and gives the Minister power to cancel mandatory land transfers if density principles aren't followed.

This Quebec bill creates a 'common school network' combining public schools and willing private schools, banning student selection processes and ending public subsidies for private schools that choose not to join the network.

This Quebec bill extends eligibility for the provincial health insurance plan (RAMQ) and basic prescription drug insurance to all pregnant women and persons living in Quebec, regardless of their immigration or migratory status, eliminating the usual waiting period and residency requirements during and shortly after pregnancy.

This Quebec bill requires that vocational training and adult general education programs be delivered in French, with limited exceptions for students already deemed eligible for English-language instruction under the Charter of the French language. It comes into force July 1, 2028, with transitional protections for students already enrolled in English-language programs as of June 30, 2028.

This Quebec bill amends the Consumer Protection Act to ban children under 16 from signing up for social media platforms and to prohibit paid loot boxes, microtransactions, and certain engagement mechanisms in video games targeting minors. It also requires platforms to provide screen time tracking tools and inform users of the risks associated with screen use.

This bill amends Quebec's Environment Quality Act to formally enshrine a net-zero greenhouse gas emissions target by 2050, requiring the provincial government to set mandatory, escalating reduction targets every five years using 1990 emissions as a baseline, with a minimum reduction floor of 37.5%.

This Quebec bill expands where the Quebec flag must be flown (including federal buildings, national parks, municipal parks, and MPs' offices in Quebec), sets rules for flag positioning when multiple flags are displayed together, creates a system of government inspectors to enforce compliance, and establishes protocols for the ceremonial disposal of worn flags.

This Quebec bill extends existing rules about monitoring devices (like cameras) in long-term care centres to also cover rehabilitation centres serving people with mental impairments, physical disabilities, addictions, or youth adjustment problems.

This bill authorizes the Quebec government to spend up to approximately $81.7 billion from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, covering departmental budgets across all government portfolios, and also approves special fund expenditures and ratifies excess spending from the 2024-2025 fiscal year.

This Quebec bill amends the Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms to formally recognize that every person has a right to decent housing, defined as housing that is safe, available, affordable, habitable, and accessible.