Proposed Changes Mean News Today

The Québec government recently proposed changes to the Charter of the French Language (also known as “Bill 101”) by presenting Bill 96, An Act Respecting French, the Official and Common...

, on May 12, 2021. The new bill notably aims to increase the use of French in workplaces and public spaces. As a reminder, currently, Bill 101 declares that French is the official language of Québec. French is therefore to be “the normal and everyday language of work, instruction, communication, commerce and business.” Bill 101 currently applies only to provincial jurisdiction businesses operating within Québec. With respect to the workplace, Bill 101 requires that an employer address wr...