Recent Quebec Decisions on Reasonable Accommodation Limits in the Workplace

Pursuant to section 10 of Quebec’s Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms (Charter), employers in the province have a duty to provide reasonable accommodation. This requires adapting certain rules, practices and workplace requirements to ensure that a seemingly neutral standard does not exclude or disadvantage an employee on the basis of a Charter-protected ground. However, while important, this duty is not unlimited. Assessing the limits of the duty must take into account the specific... By: Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP