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 per cent increase from the 2022 and 2023 period.
The figures were revealed in the office’s most recent annual report made public on Thursday.
The inspections came in response to a record number of complaints as well as surveillance efforts taken by the office at its own initiative.
Over last April and this March, a total of 10,371 complaints were brought to the office.
Those complaints primarily came in response not being served in the French language, in stores or elsewhere, and commercial business’s failure to use the province’s official language on their websites and signage.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 12, 2025.
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