French-language requirements

Slaw: Amending the Charter of the French Language and other laws

December 6, 2012 Yosie Saint-Cyr, LL.B. Managing Editor Corporate Immigration, Employee Relations, Employment/Labour Standards, HR Policies and Procedures, HRMS, Human Resources, Training and Development, Union Relations

The preamble of the Charter of the French language makes it clear that everyone has the right to live and work using the French language, and that it is the official language of Quebec in government, law, work, education, commerce and business. This preamble is now elaborated to acknowledge that,

Charter of Rights and Freedoms, Charter of the French Language, commerce and business, education, employment law, French in the workplace, French-language requirements, job applications, job offers and employment contracts must be written in French, Language policy, law, official language of Quebec in government, right to live and work using the French language, work, written communication to staff, •The requirement of the use of French in collective agreements and communications with members