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Our extensive expertise and unique tools can help your linguistic situation!

Are you one of the exceptions? Get a quick overview of your situation!

It takes just five minutes to answer this series of questions* that can help you quickly assess your situation. What’s more, these questions will help you clarify the prerequisites for complying with the overriding and enforceable sections of the Charter of the French Language.

The following considerations can make an enormous difference in preparing your compliance file with the OQLF.

Section 144 has a specific function in the Charter of the French Language, as it permits consideration of companies that cannot generalize the use of French because the nature of their activities requires them to generally use a language other than French as their language of operations. This section establishes a framework for exception to the generalization of French and this exception is governed by two regulations that explain which companies are eligible and for whom, how and within which limits the exception might apply.

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Company Name*

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Question 1 — Does your company have a matrix management structure, making the generalization of French nearly impossible?

Question 2 — Have you received a Francization program template? And do you understand how it’s organized and what it says?

Question 3 — Are Sections 46 and 46.1 part of the Francization program template sent by the OQLF?

Requirement to know a language other than French (sections 46 and 46.1) Do not require the knowledge of a language other than French to stay in a position or to access a position unless this knowledge is necessary to perform the duties, after having first taken all reasonable means to avoid imposing such a requirement.

Question 4 — Do you know the enforceable sections of the Charter of the French Language such as communication with employees, training and written documentation, such as pay stubs?

Question 5 — Do you know the generalization sections of the Charter of the French Language, for example, how the performance evaluation process works?

Question 6 — Are most of your clients outside Quebec?

Question 7 — Is more than 55% of the gross income of your entity registered in Quebec generated from activities outside Quebec?

Question 8 — Do you conduct research and development (R&D)? Does the Canada Revenue Agency recognize your R&D activities as eligible for tax credits (SR&ED, other)?

Question 9 — Are your employees in Quebec required to work daily in a language other than French to successfully carry out their projects?

Question 10 — Are you required to follow mandatory regulatory procedures or standards originating outside Quebec for the certification of your products?

Question 11 — Are you facing any challenges in adapting your website, social media and extranet to Charter requirements in a reasonable and cost-effective way?

Question 12 — Are you facing any challenges in adapting your job postings to Charter requirements in a reasonable and cost-effective way?

Question 13 — Do you need advice on adapting your intranet sites to Charter of the French Language requirements in a reasonable and cost-effective way?

Question 14 — Do you need advice on the use of software and computer tools by your employees in Quebec?

Question 15 — Do you need advice concerning the creation of a Francization committee?

*The tool is not an official assessment of your situation. Your answers will reveal some non-compliances to work on and aspects that you didn’t think were related to preparing your file. Answer based on your company’s overall situation in Quebec.

If you answered yes to one or more of these questions, you may be eligible for a special agreement. Contact us to find out how to benefit from the flexibility of the Charter!

Clarifying these considerations has enabled our clients to assert their rights with the OQLF. Remember that the Charter is not designed to prevent a company from working, even in English, or to hinder its operations.