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 ...

The French Charter was adopted in 1977 by the Quebec government to protect the French language. Through the French Charter, the French language holds status as the official language in the province of ...

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 ...

In May 2022, Quebec’s National Assembly passed Bill 96– An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Quebec – which amends the Charter of the French Language from 1977. Bill 96 makes ...

On June 26, 2024, the Province of Québec released the long-awaited final amendments to the Regulation respecting the language of commerce and business (Regulation), which amend multiple ...

What keeps Vermonters from venturing to Québec more often? Whether they admit it or not, for most Anglophones, it’s the official language of: French, aka français — and not the kind you learned in ...

Quebec is spending millions to subsidize hundreds of foreign, English-speaking students through a tuition discount program meant to strengthen francophone ties and potentially attract French-speaking ...

French has the reputation of being a monocentric language, in contradistinction to languages such as English and Spanish, which are polycentric (i.e., they have several standard varieties). Throughout ...

MONTREAL (Reuters) - Quebec is fretting about the future of its dominant French language and culture in a debate that some people worry has veered into a public backlash against minorities, immigrants ...