Quebec Bill 96

• U.S. lists Quebec’s language law as ‘trade barrier’, Legault has ‘no intention of softening’

  Quebec has no intention of softening its language laws, Premier François Legault said Tuesday after the U.S. listed his government's French-language reform as a barrier to trade.

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  Apr 1, 2025
  
• Protesters, advocates worry Quebec is complicating access to healthcare in English

  Several dozen protesters gathered in front of a Montreal hospital on Saturday to protest Quebec’s French language laws on Saturday.

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  Jul 27, 2024
  
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• Bill 96: New language rules requires Quebec store signs to be two-thirds in French

  The new rules are part of Bill 96, which overhauled Quebec's language laws in 2022 in an attempt to protect the French language.

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  Jun 26, 2024
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• Indigenous students say Quebec’s language law sets them up for ‘failure’

  Quebec cabinet ministers defended Bill 96, saying the government has eased some of the French-language requirements for Indigenous students.

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  Jun 5, 2024
• Quebec judge limits language law requiring English decisions be translated

  A modification to the Quebec language charter scheduled to come into effect on June 1 states that a French translation must be provided "immediately and without delay."

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  May 21, 2024
• English Montreal School Board sues after being forced to communicate in French

  The EMSB has also brought one of several constitutional challenges to numerous other provisions of Bill 96.

  Canada

  Nov 8, 2023
• Want English services in Quebec? Prepare to attest in ‘good faith’ that you qualify

  New provisions under Quebec's language law reform are now in effect. But one of the new changes -- and how it's being enforced -- has left many people scratching their heads.

  Canada

  Jun 3, 2023
• Bill 96: Here’s what to expect when trying to access English services in Quebec

  The Quebec government has described the law as a moderate response to what it says is the declining use of French, but others are worried about its far-reaching impacts.

  Politics

  Jun 1, 2023
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• All bilingual towns in Quebec choose to keep right to serve people in English and French

  Under 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.

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  May 16, 2023
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• Indigenous groups going to court over changes to Quebec’s French-language law

  The groups accuse the government of failing to consult them before adopting the law, saying it infringes on their rights to self-determination.

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  Apr 20, 2023