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This bulletin provides an overview of the current framework governing spirit-based RTD beverages in Quebec, along with the proposed changes and their potential impact on producers and distributors of spirit‑based RTD beverages in Quebec.

A recent Canadian case serves as an important reminder that title‑retention or reservation‑of‑title clauses – commonly found in conditional sales contracts – constitute security interests that must be registered under the applicable Personal Property Security Act (PPSA). Failure to register and perfect such a security interest exposes a financier to the risk that the financed goods will be subject to the claims of the purchaser’s prior secured creditors.

Effective April 1, 2026, British Columbia’s Health Professions Act (HPA) was repealed and replaced by the Health Professions and Occupations Act (HPOA). The HPOA is the culmination of several years of consultation and reform beginning with the 2019 Cayton Report and the subsequent Steering Committee recommendations. The new framework is intended to create greater consistency, transparency and public protection across regulated health professions and their respective regulatory colleges (each a “College”).