C-11, r. 9 - Regulation respecting the language of commerce and business

Section 27.3 Disposition versions

2024-07-11

27.3. For the purposes of section 55 of the Charter of the French language (chapter C-11),

(1)  a document related to a contract of adhesion includes a document

(a)  attesting to the existence of the contract, such as an insurance certificate;

(b)  whose attachment to the contract is required by law, such as a resiliation or resolution form;

(c)  that otherwise constitutes an ancillary document;

(2)  the requirement to issue a French version of a contract of adhesion that is entered into by telephone is met if the adhering party has stated the express wish to enter into the contract in a language other than French, provided that

(a)  the adhering party was explicitly invited to consult the applicable standard clauses in French using a technological means; or

(b)  the contract is to take effect immediately and the adhering party does not have the technological means to access the applicable standard clauses in the contract;

(3)  the requirement to issue a French version of a contract of adhesion entered into using a technological means is met by giving the adhering party the applicable standard clauses in French.

Despite subparagraphs 2 and 3 of the first paragraph, if the adhering party notes discrepancies between the French-language contract and the version in another language they were given or subsequently consulted, the adhering party may, under the third paragraph of section 91 of the Charter of the French language, invoke either version, according to their interests.

O.C. 1000-2024, s. 6.