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ARTICLE · 28 NOVEMBER 2016

New Signage Laws Coming Into Force In Quebec

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On November 3, 2016, the Quebec government declared the coming into force of changes to signage laws under the Charter of the French Language and its Regulation respecting the language of commerce...

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Lonnie Brodkin-Schneider
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On November 3, 2016, the Quebec government declared the coming into force of changes to signage laws under the Charter of the French Language and its Regulation respecting the language of commerce and business that had been announced last spring.  The amendments still permit the use of non-French trade-marks that are registered in Canada to be displayed on signs in Quebec, but these must now be accompanied by generic or descriptive terms or slogans in French.  Family names are not subject to these rules and may be used on their own.

The government had previously announced its intention to make such changes following the 2015 Quebec Court of Appeal decision relating to the language of signs, which confirmed the right of Quebec businesses to display non-French trade-marks that are registered in Canada without any obligation to include French language descriptive terms or other French wording on signs. The new rules come into effect on November 24, 2016.  Any new signs

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