Diamond Member Pelican Press 0 Posted June 26, 2024 Diamond Member Share Posted June 26, 2024 Bill 96: New language rules requires Quebec store signs to be two-thirds in French By Staff The ********* Press Posted June 26, 2024 1:50 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Quebec government has published new rules requiring French to take up most of the space on storefronts and outdoor commercial signs. The province wants French to be the dominant language on commercial signs, even where the business name is in English. Stores like ********* Tire will have to include generic terms or descriptions in French on their storefronts that take up twice as much space as the English brand name. The email you need for the day’s top news stories from Canada and around the world. The regulations also strengthen French language requirements on product packaging. The new rules are part of Bill 96, which overhauled Quebec’s language laws in 2022 in an attempt to protect the French language. The regulations were published Wednesday and will come into force in June 2025. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up /applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> 2:12 Is French on the decline in Quebec? © 2024 The ********* Press This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up Quebec language laws, French, Quebec Bill 96, Canada, Politics #Bill #language #rules #requires #Quebec #store #signs #twothirds #French This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up 0 Quote Link to comment https://hopzone.eu/forums/topic/52495-bill-96-new-language-rules-requires-quebec-store-signs-to-be-two-thirds-in-french/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Quebec government has published new rules requiring French to take up most of the space on storefronts and outdoor commercial signs. The province wants French to be the dominant language on commercial signs, even where the business name is in English. Stores like ********* Tire will have to include generic terms or descriptions in French on their storefronts that take up twice as much space as the English brand name. The email you need for the day’s top news stories from Canada and around the world. The regulations also strengthen French language requirements on product packaging. The new rules are part of Bill 96, which overhauled Quebec’s language laws in 2022 in an attempt to protect the French language. The regulations were published Wednesday and will come into force in June 2025. This is the hidden content, please Sign In or Sign Up /applications/core/interface/js/spacer.png"> 2:12 Is French on the decline in Quebec?
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