Québec Publishes Final Regulation Modifying The Regulation Respecting The Language Of Commerce And Business

In January 2024, the Québec government proposed extensive amendments to the Regulation respecting the language of commerce and business (the Proposal). In our earlier Update, we reviewed this Proposal and the potential impact on businesses in Québec. On June 26, 2024, the Québec government published the final regulation amending the Regulation respecting the language of commerce and business (the Final Regulation), in which many of the measures contained in the Proposal were either withdrawn, reduced in scope or clarified.

For greater context on the evolution of Québec's language laws in recent years, please see our earlier Update on Québec's 2022 changes to the Charter of the French Language (the Charter), and our subsequent Update on the corresponding Regulation respecting the language of the civil administration.