Bill 96 seeks to bolster the French language in Quebec by increasing its use in shops and workplaces.
Federally regulated sectors include banking, telecommunications and transportation, which were not under the legal purview of the Quebec government until the recent adoption of a new language law known as Bill 96. Simon Jolin-Barrette, the Quebec minister responsible for the French language, says the province has a responsibility to protect employees' right to work in French.Office québécois de la langue française
Companies with 25 to 49 employees have three years to finalize the process, while those with 50 or more employees are given six months. Smaller companies will not have to develop a plan.The Quebec government extended the scope of its language laws to companies under federal jurisdiction with the reform of the Charter of the French language, which came into effect last month.
"There is clearly scope for some conflict with federal legislation in the employment sphere, and one would expect that the federal Justice department could intervene in such cases to preserve federal jurisdiction," said Alexandre Fallon, a lawyer at Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt.
One reason I would never live or visit Quebec.
French and English
Move those companies back to Canada!
Still remember the last time when many simply moved their operations out of Quebec.
They could just move from Quebec and take all those jobs away!
STU with the language BS most people don't even care. Stop catering to the radical 1%
Companies need to start moving out of Quebec. The Federal Government needs to stand up against these bigots in Quebec.
Pull them out!! Enough!!
Country within country, what a f*in bad luck of Canada 🍁.
French culture can only be protected by force of law. Perhaps it is time to let it die or better to put it down like a sick dog.
So can other provinces mandate English only in the workplace?
I know so many people are getting out.this will make Quebec can’t venerable
Get ready Ontario and Albert. H your going to get companies moving in for Quebec
Quebec needs to get the fuck out of Canada, it's beyond pathetic at this point.
Ah Quebec. Demands what they want and provides only what they want. Rest of the country must be bilingual, not Quebec. Denounces energy production while importing energy. Demands more fed programs while always benefiting from economic equalization. Also disproportionate MPs.
Ffs they already do' good grief.
Kebec telling Trudeau to obey and Trudeau saying ' Yes Sir, Yes Ma'am, right away Sir.'
The Fed's will no doubt cave as they always do.