Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Benoît Dubreuil, Quebec's French language commissioner, is warning of a growing separation between immigrants and French-speaking ...

MONTREAL, May 27 (Reuters) - Backers of Quebec's sweeping new law to promote French usage in the Canadian province hail it as the most important measure in nearly half a century to protect the ...

A new law recently passed in Quebec, Canada designed to force immigrants to learn and use French in a short amount of time has many game developers in the area worried. The new bill could make it ...

MONTREAL, May 25 (Reuters) - A sweeping law adopted by Quebec on Tuesday to promote French usage is elevating already simmering tensions with indigenous groups, who see the move as an imposition and ...

In Saint-Lazare, a leafy suburb west of Montréal known for its equestrian trails, there are French speakers and English speakers, but many residents are fluent in both languages. Respect for ...

The French Charter was adopted in 1977 by the Quebec government to protect the French language. Through the French Charter, the French language holds status as the official language in the province of ...

Across Canada, French is slowly vanishing from daily life in communities beyond Quebec’s borders. Despite federal policies promoting bilingualism, the practical reality shows English dominating ...

Quebec should impose a mandatory, locally based integration pathway for immigrants to ensure they participate fully in French-language life, the province’s language commissioner says. In a report ...