Quebec Towns Protecting Right to Serve Residents in English After New Language Law

Quebec Towns Protecting Right to Serve Residents in English After New Language Law
A bilingual sign for City Hall is shown in the city of Westmount, on the island of Montreal, Aug. 5, 2022. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes.
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Quebec’s new language law has dozens of municipalities in the province shoring up their bilingual status, with few considering giving up the right to serve their citizens in both English and French.

Almost 90 cities, towns or boroughs in Quebec are considered officially bilingual, a designation allowing them to offer services, post signage and mail communications in the country’s two official languages. Jurisdictions without this status must communicate only in French, with few exceptions.