Protection of Heritage Buildings: Victory of the City of Laval in Courts

Lachapelle v. Ville de Laval, 2025 QCCA 312; Lachapelle v. Ville de Laval, 2024 QCCS 3653 The Court of Appeal refused a few days ago to hear an appeal from an owner who had his residence added to the City of Laval's heritage inventory. This confirmed the original judgment of the Superior Court and, from the same breath, the process in place to protect heritage buildings. History began in 2021, as legislators passed the Act to amend the Cultural …