Quebec French Language

• No more ‘bonjour-hi’? Montreal mayor calls for French only greetings

  The Montreal mayor's remarks came on the heels of a new study by the Office Québécois de la Langue Française on how shoppers are welcomed by merchants.

  Canada

  Apr 24
  
• Quebec invests $1.5 million to promote French language in Montreal

  Although the metropolis is officially a French-speaking city, it's where English is used the most in Quebec and officials want to change that.

  Politics

  Sep 1, 2023
  
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• Hoping to immigrate to Quebec? You’ll have to know French, premier says

  Quebec Premier François Legault says the province will require that the vast majority of economic immigrants to Quebec speak French before they arrive.

  Economy

  May 25, 2023
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• Quebec government rejects Trudeau plan, seeks full control of immigration

  Provincial legislature members adopted a motion on Wednesday declaring Canada's plan incompatible with the protection of French in Quebec.

  Politics

  May 10, 2023
• New federal funding for Quebec’s anglophone community creates controversy

  The federal government announced new money to support Quebec's minority anglophone community, but opinions differ on how it should be used.

  Politics

  Apr 27, 2023
• Montreal municipalities take action to keep bilingual status under Quebec’s Bill 96

  Bilingual designation in Quebec allows municipalities to offer services, signage and communications in Canada's two official languages, but several areas are at risk of losing it.

  Canada

  Jan 9, 2023
• Quebec language law could push young Jews to leave Quebec, B’nai Brith says

  B'nai Brith is concerned that many Jewish immigrants, including elderly people from Ukraine and the former Soviet Union, will no longer be able to access services in English.

  Canada

  Jun 13, 2022
• Air Canada CEO apologizes to Quebecers, pledges to improve his French

  His statement Thursday comes after Quebec Premier François Legault demanded he apologize for saying he had not learned how to speak French despite living in Quebec for 14 years.

  Canada

  Nov 4, 2021
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• COVID-19: Quebec to lift state of emergency when kids are vaccinated, Legault says

  The premier, who led his party to power for the first time with a clear majority in 2018, says his government's priorities are still similar to those before the health crisis.

  Politics

  Oct 19, 2021
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• Liberals table bill to safeguard French in sweeping update to Official Languages Act

  Official Languages Minister Mélanie Joly introduced the bill, which proposes reforms that range from federal workplaces to immigration to the selection of Supreme Court judges.

  Canada

  Jun 15, 2021