Bill 96
Is Your Business Ready for Québec French?
10/15/20262 min read
Your website is available in French. But what about your employee portal, software interface, training videos, or customer support documents?
Bill 96 strengthened Québec’s French-language requirements, bringing renewed attention to how businesses communicate with customers and employees. Depending on your organization and activities, your obligations may extend well beyond your public website.
The practical challenge is identifying the content that needs attention—and keeping the French version current.
Look beyond individual documents
Business content is spread across departments and platforms. A French onboarding guide may link to an English-only training course. A translated application may have help articles that no longer match its interface.
Start by reviewing the complete customer and employee experience, including:
Websites and customer communications: pages, forms, downloadable documents, and automated emails.
Software and HR systems: interfaces, employee portals, policies, and onboarding.
Training: e-learning, videos, captions, quizzes, and software simulations.
Commercial and product content: contracts, manuals, packaging, and marketing materials.
Your legal or compliance team determines which requirements apply. A localization partner helps put those requirements into practice.
Already have French? Check whether it fits Québec
Existing French translations can provide a strong starting point, but they may be incomplete, outdated, or written for France.
A Canadian French review helps identify terminology and conventions that need adapting for Québec audiences. It also checks consistency: the same feature should have the same name in your software, documentation, and training.
Having a French version is only useful if people can find current, clear information throughout their experience.
Make localization part of your workflow
EzGlobe helps organizations manage connected content across software, HR, websites, documentation, and e-learning—including Moodle, Articulate Storyline/Rise, and multimedia.
That means looking beyond words to layouts, screenshots, audio, captions, timing, and interactive elements. Translation memories, shared glossaries, and structured update workflows help keep English and French aligned as content changes.
Start with a Québec French Localization Audit
Not sure where the gaps are? EzGlobe can review your existing English and French content, identify missing or outdated translations, assess Canadian French adaptation needs, and build a prioritized localization plan.
Request a Québec French Localization Audit to understand the scope before starting your next translation project.
EzGlobe provides language and localization services, not legal advice. Our audit reviews content and language; it does not certify legal compliance. We work with your legal or compliance team to implement the requirements identified for your organization.
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