Montreal municipalities take action to keep bilingual status under Quebec’s Bill 96
The designation allows jurisdictions like Kirkland to offer services, post signage and mail communications in Canada’s two official languages. Meanwhile, municipalities without that status must only communicate in French, with few exceptions.
The City of Dorval is in the same boat. Mayor Marc Doret issued a note on his Facebook page last week to say 47.2 per cent of the city’s families identified English as their mother tongue, just shy of the required 50 per cent in Quebec.Canada inks multibillion-dollar deal for F-35 fighter jets. Here’s how much it will cost
“In order to maintain its bilingual status, the municipality must pass a council resolution within 120 days of receiving the notice, which will be done at our municipal council meeting to be held on Jan. 23, 2023,” he wrote. Dorval isn’t the only on-island area to receive the notice. The City of Dollard-des-Ormeaux told Global News in a statement it will also pass a resolution in mid-January to keep its bilingual status.Story continues below advertisement
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