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By Occasional Contributors | 4 Minutes Read July 10, 2018

Québec Court of Appeal confirms application of French language requirements for websites

The Quebec Court of Appeal reaffirmed the jurisprudence as to the constitutional validity of provisions requiring the joint or predominant use of French in Québec in respect of commercial advertising, packaging and publications, including websites.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business, Information Technology, Privacy / Charter of French Language, French language, French language laws, language requirements

By Occasional Contributors | 2 Minutes Read August 7, 2015

Government of Québec proposes new regulation for retail signage

As a response to the decision of Québec (Procureure générale) v. Magasins Best Buy ltée, 2015 QCCA 747, the Government of Québec recently announced that it intends to bring forward a new regulation requiring companies with non-French names to add wording in French to their exterior signs.

Article by Occasional Contributors / Business / Charter of French Language, Doing business in Quebec, French language, language of commerce and business, Loi 101, retail signage, trade-mark

By Occasional Contributors | 4 Minutes Read July 10, 2015

Size does matter: Quebec court weighs in on French language laws

While 2014 brought a new liberal government to the province of Quebec, it did not bring any respite from the enforcement of the Charter of the French Language . We should expect the Charter to remain relevant to businesses operating in the province for the foreseeable future.

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