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<strong>Information</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Communication</strong> <strong>Technologies</strong><br />
Click <strong>in</strong> <strong>French</strong><br />
The Charter of the <strong>French</strong> language applies to <strong>in</strong>formation <strong>and</strong> communication<br />
technologies. Sections 52.1 <strong>and</strong> 205.1 of the Charter protect consumers’<br />
rights by oblig<strong>in</strong>g designers, manufacturers, distributors <strong>and</strong> merchants to<br />
offer the <strong>French</strong>-language version of software if such version exists, <strong>and</strong> subparagraph<br />
9 of section 141 protects workers’ rights by oblig<strong>in</strong>g enterprises<br />
that employ 50 or more people to generalize the use of <strong>French</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>formation<br />
technologies.<br />
Québec government departments <strong>and</strong> agencies apply a policy govern<strong>in</strong>g the<br />
use of <strong>French</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>formation <strong>and</strong> communication technologies.<br />
What is the scope of the word<strong>in</strong>g “<strong>in</strong>formation <strong>and</strong><br />
communication technologies <strong>in</strong> <strong>French</strong>”?<br />
The word<strong>in</strong>g “<strong>in</strong>formation <strong>and</strong> communication technologies <strong>in</strong> <strong>French</strong>” applies<br />
to all hardware, software <strong>and</strong> services used to gather, process <strong>and</strong> transmit<br />
<strong>in</strong>formation. The term “<strong>in</strong>formation technology” generally refers to electronic<br />
data process<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>and</strong> “multimedia” def<strong>in</strong>es the <strong>in</strong>formation technology sector<br />
compris<strong>in</strong>g communications <strong>and</strong> <strong>in</strong>teractive media.<br />
Hardware <strong>in</strong>cludes keyboards, pr<strong>in</strong>ters, fax mach<strong>in</strong>es, smart devices <strong>and</strong><br />
other data-<strong>in</strong>put <strong>and</strong> output peripherals. Indications on comm<strong>and</strong> buttons <strong>and</strong><br />
keyboards must be <strong>in</strong> <strong>French</strong>. If applicable, an electronic display <strong>in</strong> <strong>French</strong><br />
may reproduce or generate <strong>French</strong> diacritical marks (acute <strong>and</strong> grave accents,<br />
cedilla, diaeresis).<br />
Software <strong>in</strong>cludes software applications (for word process<strong>in</strong>g, etc.), operat<strong>in</strong>g<br />
systems, software packages, network management systems, development<br />
tools, courseware <strong>and</strong> peripheral drivers. Software must <strong>in</strong>clude <strong>French</strong>language<br />
user <strong>in</strong>terfaces, i.e., menus, comm<strong>and</strong>s, dialogue boxes, help <strong>and</strong><br />
messages <strong>in</strong> <strong>French</strong>.<br />
In this context, the word “services” generally applies to website <strong>in</strong>terfaces that<br />
allow users to access databases, carry out commercial transactions, exchange<br />
various types of documents or obta<strong>in</strong> technical support. Services of this type<br />
must be <strong>in</strong> <strong>French</strong>. They may <strong>in</strong>volve forms, voice recognition, video animation<br />
or touch screens.