C-11 - Charter of the French language

Section 22.5 Disposition versions

2023-06-01

22.5. The provisions of this division do not prevent the use of a language other than French

(1)  in communications intended for news media that disseminate in a language other than French and the publicity they carry;

(2)  in communications of a minister or the holder of an elective public office within an agency of the civil administration, other than those intended for such an agency or the members of its personnel;

(3)  in documents drawn up or used in research and determined by regulation of the Minister, in the cases and on the conditions prescribed in the regulation, other than

(a)  a contract referred to in section 21; and

(b)  a written document drawn up to obtain an authorization or financial assistance, excluding the documents attached to it;

(4)  in documents used in relations with persons outside Québec, excluding the documents referred to in sections 16 and 16.1 as well as the agreements referred to in sections 21.1 and 21.2 and the documents referred to in section 21.3 relating to such agreements;

(5)  in oral communications with persons from outside Québec, where they are necessary for the deployment of Québec’s international action;

(6)  where an agency of the civil administration must use that other language to comply with the law or the practices of a State other than Québec;

(7)  where, except in documents referred to in sections 16, 16.1 and 21 to 21.3, the use of that other language is necessary for implementing measures for cooperation between the competent authorities in Québec and those of another State, including the drafting of documents necessary for the application, in Québec, of standards to be harmonized with those of such other State; or

(8)  for the purposes of section 15 of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2).

The provisions of section 21.7 apply, with the necessary modifications, to the documents referred to in subparagraph 4 of the first paragraph.

2022, c. 14, s. 15.

Not in force

In force: 2023-06-01

22.5. The provisions of this division do not prevent the use of a language other than French

(1)  in communications intended for news media that disseminate in a language other than French and the publicity they carry;

(2)  in communications of a minister or the holder of an elective public office within an agency of the civil administration, other than those intended for such an agency or the members of its personnel;

(3)  in documents drawn up or used in research and determined by regulation of the Minister, in the cases and on the conditions prescribed in the regulation, other than

(a)  a contract referred to in section 21; and

(b)  a written document drawn up to obtain an authorization or financial assistance, excluding the documents attached to it;

(4)  in documents used in relations with persons outside Québec, excluding the documents referred to in sections 16 and 16.1 as well as the agreements referred to in sections 21.1 and 21.2 and the documents referred to in section 21.3 relating to such agreements;

(5)  in oral communications with persons from outside Québec, where they are necessary for the deployment of Québec’s international action;

(6)  where an agency of the civil administration must use that other language to comply with the law or the practices of a State other than Québec;

(7)  where, except in documents referred to in sections 16, 16.1 and 21 to 21.3, the use of that other language is necessary for implementing measures for cooperation between the competent authorities in Québec and those of another State, including the drafting of documents necessary for the application, in Québec, of standards to be harmonized with those of such other State; or

(8)  for the purposes of section 15 of the Act respecting health services and social services (chapter S-4.2).

The provisions of section 21.7 apply, with the necessary modifications, to the documents referred to in subparagraph 4 of the first paragraph.

2022, c. 14, s. 15.