We're staying!

[HotelSecurity]

We had a provinical election yesterday in Québec. The separatist Parti Québecois did not win. (In fact they came in 3rd). This means no referendum on separation for at least the next 5 years. We stay in Canada!!!!!

[N. A. Corbier]

Someone told me something interesting, btw, Neil. If you have to take the security guard registration test or otherwise receive a service from the province, they must provide it in English under Federal laws.

[HotelSecurity]

Someone told me something interesting, btw, Neil. If you have to take the security guard registration test or otherwise receive a service from the province, they must provide it in English under Federal laws.

Not true. The Charter of the French Language was passed "not withstanding" the Canadian Constitution.
Our constitution allows for provinces to pass laws that would not be upheld under the constitution. They have to be renwed every x number of years. Plus labour is a provincial jurisdiction. The Quebec government has to provide English education in public schools to people whose parents went to English school in Canada. If you come here from the uS or Britian & your parent did not go to public school in Canada you must go to French school.
The Quebec government will communicate with an individual in English but not a non person. For example I can speak to someone from the tax department & get information from the tax department about my income tax in English. But as one of 3 owners of a condo (all of us English speakers) all communication to & from the government concerning the condo has to be in French.

Profesionals (Doctors, Nurses, Engineers etc) who were educated in English have to pass a profeciency exam in French in order to get their license to practise in Quebec. This is what I am worried about. Is this new law concerning private security in Quebec (which will also cover In-House) make us a profession, thus subject to the Language Law?

[Mr. Security]

Not true. The Charter of the French Language was passed "not withstanding" the Canadian Constitution.
Our constitution allows for provinces to pass laws that would not be upheld under the constitution. They have to be renwed every x number of years. Plus labour is a provincial jurisdiction. The Quebec government has to provide English education in public schools to people whose parents went to English school in Canada. If you come here from the uS or Britian & your parent did not go to public school in Canada you must go to French school.
The Quebec government will communicate with an individual in English but not a non person. For example I can speak to someone from the tax department & get information from the tax department about my income tax in English. But as one of 3 owners of a condo (all of us English speakers) all communication to & from the government concerning the condo has to be in French.

Profesionals (Doctors, Nurses, Engineers etc) who were educated in English have to pass a profeciency exam in French in order to get their license to practise in Quebec. This is what I am worried about. Is this new law concerning private security in Quebec (which will also cover In-House) make us a profession, thus subject to the Language Law?

Just have them go with you on a "tag-along" when you handle all those non-security duties that you end up doing. That will take care of any ideas of your occupation being a profession.

[Chucky]

We had a provinical election yesterday in Québec. The separatist Parti Québecois did not win. (In fact they came in 3rd). This means no referendum on separation for at least the next 5 years. We stay in Canada!!!!!

Think of the ramifications had they won. You would have to pay duty taxes on stuff shipped in and out. You may have to show a passport when entering or leaving. So many more things to list. Since you would not be a colony of France you would be on your own have to form an internal revenue dept. The rest of Canada could isolate you from the socialised country wide medical program. Why did they even want to separate?