Bill 101

• Lost in translation: Ye Olde Orchard sign targeted by language watchdog

  The owner says he was told by an OQLF agent that new legislation coming into force in 2025 will make their current name illegal and they'll be forced to translate it to French.

  Canada

  May 9
  
• Quebec election: Parti Québécois pledges new Bill 101 to fight ‘steep decline’ of French

  Paul St-Pierre Plamondon made the vow Monday on the election campaign trail for a revamped and stronger Bill 101 if the PQ forms the next Quebec government.

  Politics

  Aug 29, 2022
  
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• Quebec towns protecting right to serve residents in English after new language law

  Almost 90 cities, towns or boroughs in Quebec are considered officially bilingual, a designation allowing them to offer services, mail communications and more in both languages.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2022
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• Use of French at home is only one indicator of language health: Quebec demographers

  Legault declared this week that French is in decline, saying fewer Quebecers are speaking the language at home and at work. Demographers agree, but say the portrait is complex.

  Politics

  Jun 5, 2022
• English school boards in Quebec accepting Ukrainian students who receive language exception

  The Quebec English School Boards Association has been encouraging the government to 'show compassion' and consider giving exemptions to Ukrainian families arriving in the province.

  Canada

  May 20, 2022
• Quebec doctors warn language Bill 96 could hurt patient care

  Bill 96 would require public service providers to communicate exclusively in French with new immigrants beginning six months after their arrival.

  Canada

  Apr 14, 2022
• Quebec’s English colleges say they are being targeted by government for their success

  The Quebec government's Bill 96 would also force English CEGEPs to prioritize students who did their primary and secondary education in English.

  Politics

  Apr 11, 2022
• Parti Québécois amendment to extend Bill 101 to CEGEPs defeated in committee

  The CAQ government has reasserted its position that it will not apply Bill 101 to CEGEPs.

  Politics

  Feb 23, 2022
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• English CEGEPs voice concerns over Quebec’s Bill 96

  A group representing six English colleges in Quebec voiced its concerns over Bill 96 on Tuesday, presenting a 14-page brief and seeking to 'preserve that right to choose.'

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2021
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• Quebec’s overhaul of its strict French language law under microscope at Bill 96 hearings

  Tabled in May, Bill 96 is Quebec's plan to upgrade Bill 101, the province's French-language charter first adopted in 1977 by the government of René Lévesque.

  Canada

  Oct 1, 2021