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Differences between Doing Business in Ontario and in Québec
September 01, 2023
Fiona Brown and Felix Ng
Many companies expanding into Canada are often surprised to learn that there are two vastly different legal systems in Canada. Unlike the rest of country, civil law predominately applies in the province of Québec, the second most populous province in Canada, while common law applies in all other provinces and territories of Canada. This means that companies looking into a Canadian expansion must be mindful of the differences in culture, language and legal systems when choosing whether to start their Canadian expansion in Québec or in any of the other provinces. In this article, we have set out some significant differences between those companies operating in the provinces of Ontario and Québec.
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