Alexandre Fallon News Today

Quebec consumers will have fewer choices and be paying more for everything from coffee makers to washing machines if the government follows through with its revisions to the province’s French language charter, legal and industry experts say.

Quebec predicts it will cost businesses provincewide $7 million to $15 million, but there is a long list of big box storefronts with dozens of locations that appear to be non-compliant and in need of either retrofitting or all new signs by June 1, 2025.

'The law is to ensure that employees can carry out their work and can be supervised in French'

'The law is to ensure that employees can carry out their work and can be supervised in French'

In a message at the top of OtterBox’s home page, the Colorado-based accessory manufacturer says, that "due to the French language requirements of Bill 96, we have temporarily suspended shipments to Quebec, Canada."

With a federal law to modernize the Official Languages Act still being debated in Parliament, Quebec has acted to shore up French in federally regulated businesses on its territory.

Larger firms have 6 months to finalize process

"Quebec companies have to be able to hire bilingual employees and offer services in English to clients outside Quebec."

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Legislation would impose tougher language requirements on small businesses