Martine
Tremblay

Hotline: 581 216-2902

Originally from Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean, M^e Martine Tremblay obtained her law degree from the University of Ottawa in 2002. Since joining Cain Lamarre in 2004, M^e Tremblay has acquired experience in municipal law. She has had the opportunity to deepen this expertise by collaborating on several diversified files and by giving conferences and training sessions to stakeholders in the field.

In addition to her expertise in various facets of municipal law, including planning and development, calls for tenders, ethics, expropriation, access to information, regulations and other legal aspects of municipal governance, she has developed special skills in files under the jurisdiction of the Commission de la protection du territoire agricole du Québec and the Commission d'accès à l'information. She acts as prosecuting attorney in criminal matters for several municipalities and has been a lecturer in the Techniques d'aménagement et d'urbanisme program at the Cégep de Jonquière.

Faced with a growing need in regional settings, she has developed over time a specialty in immigration law as an advisor, particularly in the area of business immigration by offering assistance in various federal and provincial government programs such as: the Temporary Foreign Worker Program; the International Mobility Program; the Quebec Experience Program; and the Regular Skilled Worker Program.

She also offers a variety of immigration services including applications for temporary residence and work permits, compliance audits, permanent residence and family sponsorship.

M^e Tremblay is proactive, tenacious, organized, and loves to work in a team. She likes to get to know her clients in order to offer them solutions adapted to their needs, as well as accompany them in their projects and help them realize their dreams. For her, communication is key. She keeps the client informed at every step of the way.

In addition to law, M^e Tremblay is interested in photography, ornithology, hiking, kayaking, camping and travel. Having adopted a sibling from Thailand, the cause of international adoption and everything related to the needs of these children is particularly close to her heart. Her favourite saying is one of Buddha's: “There is nothing constant except change.”

Assistant: Andréanne P. Girard

Expertise

• Municipal law (access to municipal documents, land use and urban planning, municipal jurisdiction and regulatory powers, right of expropriation for public purposes, elections, ethics and professional conduct, municipal taxation, functioning of municipal councils, elections, ethics, and professional conduct , contract management, preservation of agricultural land and activities, extra-contractual liability, remuneration of elected municipal officers)
• Immigration law (québec acceptance certificates, advice on integrating and retaining foreign workers, labor market impact studies, family sponsorship, and citizenship, work permits, study permits, permanent residence, compliance audits, visas)
• Real estate law
• Access, protection of personal information and privacy

Education

• LL.B., University of Ottawa (2002)

Professional experience

• Cain Lamarre, Alma (2008 to present)
• Cain Lamarre, Saguenay (2006 to 2007)
• Cain Lamarre, Jonquière (2003 to 2006)
• Industry Canada, Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy, Ottawa
• Mantha Phillips, Gatineau

Lecturing, conferences, publications

Municipal law:

Municipal and environmental law conferences for the Québec municipalities federation (FQM) on:

• Provincial agricultural zoning
• Unsanitary buildings
• Keeping municipal business in order
• The roles and responsibilities of elected officials
• Municipal financial management
• Vested rights and discretionary settlements in land use and urban planning

Lectures for the Québec corporation of certified municipal officers (COMAQ) on:

• Developing fair municipal rate schedules
• Using construction bonds effectively
• The information available to the public during a call for tenders
• Calls for tenders

Lectures for the Québec association of municipal managers (ADMQ) on:

• The day-to-day roles and responsibilities of municipal building inspectors, environmental inspectors, and city managers
• How managers and executors can successfully wear multiple hats
• Municipal financial management
• What’s new with calls for tenders
• Bill 122: Impacts on municipal powers, taxation, municipal finances, and economic development (2018)
• Bill 122: Impacts on land use, urban planning, and public accountability (2018)
• Project management, kick-off meetings, and follow-ups (2019)
• Understanding access to information and privacy protection in a municipal context

Article on theQuébec municipalportal:“Bris d’auto-patrouille : les municipalités n’obtiendront pas de condamnation solidaire contre les émeutiers sauf exception”

Articles in COMBEQ’sBâtivertmagazine:“La Loi sur les compétences municipales : Impacts en matière d’environnement et d’urbanisme” and “La gestion des odeurs dans les milieux agricoles depuis le projet de Loi 184”

Articles in Le Quotidien:“Un intrus sur mon terrain”,“Vous aimez les maisons avec un cachet patrimonial ?”, “L’adoption d’un règlement prévoyant la prescription d’un an à compter de la connaissance de la perpétration de l’infraction en matière pénale est-elle possible ?”, “Terrains contaminés : Pollueurs-payeurs et gardiens fautifs; prudence et diligence sont de mise”, “Propriété en zone agricole ? Soyez diligent !”, “Propriétaires de piscines résidentielles : soyez vigilants, des changements législatifs sont à venir !”, “Avez-vous accès aux documents détenus par les organismes publics ?”, “Quoi de neuf en matière de gestion contractuelle depuis l’entrée en vigueur du projet de loi 122 ?”, and “L’adoption d’un règlement prévoyant la prescription de un an à compter de la connaissance de la perpétration de l’infraction en matière pénale est-elle possible ?”

Articles for JuriClip: “Le refoulement des eaux d’égout : la municipalité peut-elle être tenue responsable ?” and “Protection du public : le pouvoir d’une municipalité de forcer l’exécution de travaux sur un immeuble et l’éviction de ses occupants”

Provincial regulations on dog control: when and how to have a dog euthanized? Le Magazine Scribe, ADMQ, November 2022;

Notice of compliance with municipal regulations for an authorization from the CPTAQ, Le Magazine Bâtivert, COMBEQ, fall 2022;

The law on tourist accommodation and the Regulation on tourist accommodation: new rules for principal residence establishments, Legal bulletin, Le Verdict, September 2022;

Lecturer - Land use and urban planning techniques program:“Real estate law,” “Municipal inspection: the legal framework for land use,” and “Legislation and regulations”

Immigration law:

• Foreign Workers: The ABCs of Work Permits, Webinar offered at the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie Saguenay-Le Fjord (2022)
• Demystifying the process of hiring foreign workers, Conference offered to the Chambre de commerce et d'industrie Lac-Saint-Jean-Est (2021)
• COVID-19 and Immigration: Havoc in the Labor Market, Virtual Cain Lamarre Labor and Employment Symposium (2020)
• Legal article in ADMQ’sScribemagazine: “Les pouvoirs des municipalités en matière d'intégration des personnes immigrantes” (2019)
• Cain Lamarre labor and employment seminar: “Foreign Workers: Obligations, Management, and Integration”, Saguenay and Rouyn-Noranda (2019)
• Lecture given at CIDAL (Colloque en ressources humaines de la Corporation d'innovation et développement Alma - Lac-Saint-Jean-Est): “The Legal Impacts of Labor Scarcity and the ABCs of Immigration” (2018)
• Article inLe Quotidien: “L’intégration d’un travailleur immigrant”

Other:

• “Photography and the law,” lecture given on several occasions at Club Photofocus d’Alma and Centre de formation professionnelle d’Alma
• Articles in Le Quotidien: “Administrateur d’une personne morale sans but lucratif, vous avez des obligations !”, “C’est le temps de prendre des résolutions : signez, vous êtes protégés”, “À quoi bon être original lorsqu’il y a les cartes cadeaux !”, “Un, deux, trois, go ! Signez, vous êtes protégés”, “Les vices cachés : quelle est votre responsabilité?”, “Administrateur d’un organisme sans but lucratif (O.S.B.L.), vous avez des obligations !”, and “Comment se prévaloir des contrats de cautionnement dans le domaine de la construction?”

Associations, committees, boards

• Volunteer adoptive parent for the international adoption organization Enfants d'Orient et d'Occident
• Secretary of the Municipal and Environment Practice Group at Cain Lamarre
• Ethics and deontology advisor, Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l’Occupation du territoire
• Member of the Québec association of municipal court prosecutors (APCMQ)
• Member of the Canadian Bar Association,Immigration Law Section
• Member of the Québec association of immigration lawyers (AQAADI)
• Chair, Association des Femmes en Affaires Lac-St-Jean-Est
• Volunteer director of training and human resources for the organizing committee of the 52nd Jeux du Quebec finals in Alma
• Member, beautification committee, City of Alma
• Former secretary, board of directors, Association des Femmes en Affaires Lac-St-Jean-Est
• Former member of committees, Table agroalimentaire, Saguenay / Lac-Saint-Jean (previously)
• Former chair, board of directors, Groupe Naïades (previously)
• Former director, Club Photofocus, Alma (previously)
• Former chair, executive committee, Alma-Jonquière ZIP, Zones d’intervention prioritaires (previously)
• Former secretary, Réseau environnement, Saguenay / Lac-Saint-Jean (previously)
• Former chair, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean Junior Bar Association (previously)
• Member, organizing committee, lecture day, Réseau environnement, Saguenay/Lac-Saint-Jean (2006-2007 edition)
• Former senior vice chair, executive committee, Alma-Jonquière ZIP (Zones d’intervention prioritaires)(previously)

Distinctions

• University of Ottawa scholarship for academic excellence