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Quebec election: Immigration becomes political fodder as parties spar over ‘capacity’The debate over immigration during the election campaign has also focused on whether more newcomers would help solve the labour shortages plaguing the province.CanadaSep 19
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B.C. leads provinces for residents whose primary language at home isn’t English or FrenchThe 2021 census found that 17.1 per cent of British Columbians predominantly speak a language that is not English or French within their household.CanadaAug 17
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Proportion of French speakers declines in Quebec and nearly everywhere in CanadaThe number of Quebecers who reported English as their first official language topped one million, while one in 10 report speaking predominantly English at home.CanadaAug 17
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Judge suspends two articles of Quebec’s new language law regarding legal translationsJustice Corriveau ruled that the sections of Bill 96 that require corporations to pay a certified translator to produce French versions of legal documents should be suspended.CanadaAug 12
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Quebec’s new language law faces one of its first challenges in front of a judgeA coalition wants a judicial stay of the application of two sections of Bill 96 requiring corporations or legal persons to have all their court documents translated into French.CanadaAug 5
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Quebec group goes to court over Gov. Gen. Mary Simon’s lack of FrenchA former Parti Québécois leadership candidate says choosing a governor general who doesn't speak French is an insult to francophones and a signal that bilingualism doesn't matter.CanadaJun 30
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Not just an ‘anecdote’: Quebecers take offence to premier’s commentsQuebec immigrants are taking offence to comments madeCanadaJun 9
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Use of French at home is only one indicator of language health: Quebec demographersLegault 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.PoliticsJun 5
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Quebec’s use of notwithstanding clause in language law opens constitutional debateFederal Justice Minister David Lametti and other critics of Bill 96 say Quebec's use of that clause shuts down debate and prevents a proper judicial review of the legislation.PoliticsMay 29
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English school boards in Quebec accepting Ukrainian students who receive language exceptionThe Quebec English School Boards Association has been encouraging the government to 'show compassion' and consider giving exemptions to Ukrainian families arriving in the province.CanadaMay 20
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