OQLF

• 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
  
• Visit from language watchdog leaves Montreal restaurant owner furious

  A Montreal restaurant owner is up in arms after receiving a visit from the language watchdog.

  Canada

  Oct 23, 2020
  
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• Quebec government’s moves to protect French language spark debate amid pandemic

  Quebec's national assembly has passed a motion to affirm the importance of protecting the French language amid backlash over a big investment in the 'language police.'

  Canada

  Sep 23, 2020
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• Quebec Edible Arrangements franchisees sue company over claims of lack of French and marketing

  Edible Arrangements franchisees in Quebec are suing the American company for close to $3 million over alleged breaches of Quebec's language laws among other issues.

  Consumer

  Sep 9, 2020
• 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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• 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
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• French language use in the workplace is on the decline: OQLF report

  The report's findings show there have been gains and setbacks when it comes to the French language in Quebec.

  Canada

  Apr 12, 2019