Cabinet will decide by executive order which federally regulated businesses in the private sector must provide services to customers in both French and English as a result of recently passed legislation, according to an internal briefing note.
The Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada’s Official Languages, formerly known as Bill C-13, amends Canada’s Official Languages Act to mandate the use of both French and English by private airlines, railways, banks, and other workplaces under federal regulation in regions that the government believes to have a “strong francophone presence.”
