En français s’il vous plaît: Amendments to the Charter of the French Language

With the assent of Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec, Antoine Aylwin and Iara Griffith discuss the new Bill’s impact on the use of French in Quebec. In this episode of Perspectives, they review the main changes that will affect companies located in or doing business in Quebec in their day-to-day. They tackle the following themes: scope, the language of work, francization, the language of commerce, public signage, and finally, penalties and effective dates.For more information, we invite you to consult our Resource Center and our Annotated Charter of the French Language as amended by the Bill; this will help you identify the changes and the various effective dates. Take our test now and get an idea of your company’s compliance with the changes.