商工会では、Fasken Martineau Dumoulin LLPのご協力をいただき、2024年2月13日（火）午前9時に「Doing Business in Quebec: Overview of French Language Requirements」セミナーを開催いたします。
尚、本セミナーは英語で行われますので、各関係部署の皆様にも是非お声掛け下さいます様、お願い致します。
詳細は以下をご参照下さい。
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Please join us Tuesday, February 13th, 2024, at 9:00 am, virtually, for the Fasken Asia Series – Doing Business in Quebec: Overview of French Language Requirements.
The seminar will shed light on the significant changes brought about by Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Québec, whose main provisions took effect on June 1, 2022, and in 2023. In addition to a major reform of the Charter of the French Language, Bill 96 also amended Quebec’s Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms, and Civil Code.
This session, hosted by Steven F. Rosenhek featuring Antoine Aylwin and Iara Griffith from Fasken’s Montreal office, will provide an in-depth overview of the scope of Bill 96 and highlight its implications in the following areas:
Language of Labour Relations:
- Employment contracts
- Written communications
- Documentation to be made available in French.
- Analysis of language requirements and the need for proficiency in another language
- Prohibited practices and remedies.
Language of Commerce and Business:
- Commercial advertising, marketing, product labeling, and regulatory exemptions
- New requirements for trademarks and public signage
- Contracts
Francization:
- Francization scope of application and process
- Role of a company’s representative with the Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF)
- Expanded functions of a francization committee
- Best practices for maintaining a francization certificate.
Enhanced Powers of the OQLF and Consequences of Non-Compliance:
- Enforcement powers
- Civil remedies
- Offenses and penal sanctions
- Administrative penalties
This free informative session will be hosted in a webinar format where users can join us via Zoom.
Please RSVP by filling the form below by Monday Feb 12.
https://forms.gle/fHxXprBVyf4ZQjTM8
We look forward to welcoming you to this special occasion.