Protecting The French Language
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All bilingual towns in Quebec choose to keep right to serve people in English and FrenchUnder Quebec's Bill 96, municipalities in which fewer than 50 per cent of citizens have English as a mother tongue could lose the right to communicate with residents in English.CanadaMay 16, 2023
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Canada developing new immigration policy to attract French-speaking people, workersThe plan says Canada aims to recruit from Africa, Europe, the Middle East and the Americas and attract bilingual workers to francophone minority communities.PoliticsApr 26, 2023
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Quebec’s Bill 96 officially becomes law, French language minister namedThe latest step for the legislation in Quebec also means that Simon Jolin-Barrette officially has a new role as the province's first minister of the French language.CanadaJun 1, 2022
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Bloc Québécois tables motion on Quebec nationhood, constitutional change againThe Bloc Québécois is taking a second stab at getting MPs to recognize Quebec's right to unilaterally change the Constitution.CanadaJun 15, 2021
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Quebec can modify part of the Canadian Constitution unilaterally, Trudeau saysThe province's proposed language law reform seeks to change part of the Constitution to affirm that Quebec is a nation and that its official language is French.CanadaMay 18, 2021
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Quebec tables sweeping bill to reinforce and protect French languageThe long-awaited bill clad with extensive measures to strengthen and protect the role of the French language in Quebec is finally being unveiled after months of discussions.CanadaMay 13, 2021
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Legault government looks to strengthen French language in QuebecThe reforms to bolster the province's language law have been in the works for months.CanadaMay 12, 2021
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Ottawa wants to guarantee right to work in French in federally regulated companiesOttawa says it intends to guarantee the right to work in French within all federally regulated private businesses with more than 50 employees in Quebec.CanadaFeb 19, 2021
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