Office québécois de la langue française

• 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
  
• Quebec woman raises alarm after region’s only vet forced to quit over language laws

  Quebec's language bureau says that while licensing is up to professional orders, there is no provision that allows a candidate to be exempted from passing the French-language exam.

  Canada

  May 11
  
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• Quebec language police tells Montreal bar to change English-only Facebook posts

  Montreal businesses are again speaking out against the actions of the Quebec language police saying the government should be helping, not hindering amid ongoing COVID challenges.

  Jan 26
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• Provincial Liberals unveil plan to protect and promote French in Quebec

  The provincial Quebec liberals unveil a sweeping plan to protect and promote the French language in Quebec.

  Politics

  Apr 23, 2021
• 40% of Quebec companies want their employees to have English language skills: poll

  The data which was unveiled this week was deemed "very worrying" by the minister responsible for the Charter of the French language, Simon Jolin-Barrette.

  Canada

  Aug 12, 2020
• Quebec’s language watchdog criticized after visit to Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue library

  A Sainte-Anne-de-Bellevue book club member is calling the OQLF "petty."

  Politics

  Dec 19, 2019
• Quebec won’t legislate a ban on ‘bonjour-hi’ greeting

  This comes after Quebec’s minister responsible for the French language revealed that the province was looking for a way to ban popular greeting, "bonjour-hi."

  Politics

  Oct 7, 2019
• Most Montrealers believe they live in a bilingual city: survey

  The majority of Montrealers — as well as Quebecers living in other parts of the province — believe Montreal is a bilingual city, according to a recent survey.

  Politics

  Oct 7, 2019
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• Cafe Bonjour/Hi to open as Quebec government mulls ways to ban greeting

  On Friday, the minister responsible for the French language said the province was looking for a way to ban the greeting.

  Canada

  Oct 6, 2019
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• Former Quebec premier Pauline Marois worried about future of French language

  Marois noted that 80 per cent of Quebecers said French was the language they used most often at work in 2016, which was two per cent lower than in 2011.

  Politics

  Sep 1, 2019