In the province of Québec, which is a civil law rather than a common law jurisdiction, the Civil Code of Québec (CCQ) provides underlying rules which are. The Act respecting labour standards sets out the minimum standards for conditions of employment in. Québec.The last amendments came into force on June 20, 2024. Any amendments that were not in force as of November 26,. The Act Respecting Labour Standards ("Labour Standards Act") sets out the minimum working conditions in Québec. In this Part I of our series on crossborder hiring, we discuss governing law, termination, and classification issues. Information on rights, termination and severance pay, minimum wage, hours of work, vacation and leave and pay equity. The province of Quebec differs in this respect. Quebec doesn't require a longer notice period in a collective layoff. Hence, severance packages in Canada are often much higher than in the United States.