Undercover language inspectors are heading back into Quebec stores, bars and restaurants to check if customers are being greeted and served in French.

On June 20, 2023, Bill C-13 received royal assent. Its full title is An Act to amend the Official Languages Act, to enact the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act and to make ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The classic "bonjour, hi" greeting in Montreal is known by many Vermonters who venture up to the multi-lingual city. A new ...

French-language requirements when contracting with the Québec civil administration: the rule and the exceptions Adhesion contracts and related documents: new rules Registration filings: a new ...

In Saint-Lazare, a leafy suburb west of Montréal known for its equestrian trails, there are French speakers and English speakers, but many residents are fluent in both languages. Respect for ...

Lahmajoune Villeray was surprised to receive a complaint from Quebec’s language watchdog, the OQLF. In a letter, the bakery was told it is against the Charter of the French Language to make ...

The new federal official languages commissioner, set to take office next month, is well-positioned to safeguard Canadian ...

The Montreal Biodôme's scarlet macaw named Bouton "will be deported to the Toronto Zoo next Friday after she only spoke English during a government inspection," The Beaverton reported in July 2013.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Santa Cabrini Hospital workers said representatives of the Office québécois de la langue française visited the hospital on Tuesday ...

To live in Quebec is to become accustomed to daily reminders that French in the Canadian province is the most regulated language in the world. Try, as I did recently, to shop at Anthropologie online ...

The classic "bonjour, hi" greeting in Montreal is known by many Vermonters who venture up to the multi-lingual city. A new language bill that recently went into effect in Quebec aims to strengthen the ...