US EditionFrench language complaints and inspections surge in Quebec
- This past year, enforcement activity by Quebec's office for the protection of the French language surged, carrying out close to 10,000 inspections to crack down on language law violations.
- Between April 1, 2024 and March 31, 2025, the office recorded 9,813 inspections, a 47 per cent increase from 2022–2023.
- The inspections were prompted by a record number of complaints alongside surveillance efforts carried out at the office's own initiative.
- Over last April and this March, a total of 9,813 complaints were brought to the office, mainly about customers not being served in French and signage and website non-compliance.
- The figures were revealed in the office's most recent annual report made public on Thursday, and this report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 12, 2025.
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The Office québécois de la langue française (OQLF) received 10,371 complaints from April 2024 to March 2025, an increase of almost 14% over 2023-2024.
The province has stepped up its fight against businesses that do not comply with its language law.
French Language Complaints and Inspections Surge in Quebec
Quebec’s office for the protection of the French language carried out close to 10,000 inspections this past year as the province ramped up its crack down on businesses that fail to comply with its language law. A total of 9,813 inspections were carried out between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025, representing a 47 percent increase from the 2022 and 2023 period. The figures were revealed in the office’s most recent annual report made public thi…
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