On January 10, 2024, the Quebec government unveiled the draft Regulation to amend mainly the Regulation respecting the language of commerce and business (“Draft Regulation”). The Draft Regulation is meant to provide further guidance on the amendments to the Charter of the French language (“French Charter”) introduced by An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec (“Bill 96”) on June 1, 2022. The Draft Regulation is subject to a 45-day consultation period and is expected to pass by the summer of 2024, with most of the provisions coming into force by June 1, 2025.
While the amendments to the French Charter brought forward by Bill 96 resulted in many substantive changes pertaining to public signage and inscriptions on products, the precise impact of these changes remained unclear for many stakeholders. This article is meant to provide a brief summary of some of the updates introduced by the Draft Regulation.
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