Overview

Jacques Cantin is a lawyer in TCJ's Québec office. He focuses on civil litigation, real-estate law and commercial law, and represents individuals and businesses in civil-liability proceedings. He co-founded the Joli-Cœur Lacasse office in Québec in 1983 and served as its vice-president for several years. He focused much of his career on construction law and represented construction contractors before the Court of Québec, the Superior Court and the Court of Appeal. He represents a parity committee responsible for applying a decree adopted under the Act respecting collective agreement decrees. The profile notes that he won an important case before the Supreme Court of Canada in May 2019 concerning the meaning of employee under that Act. He advises clients about their rights and prospects of success before proceedings and recommends settlement offers when that is in their interests.

Practice Areas

• Droit de la construction
• Droit immobilier
• Droit commercial
• Litige civil
• Responsabilité civile et professionnelle

Bar Information

Called to the bar: 1972 (QC)