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Originally Posted by Acajack
I think it might only be the case in Quebec, and here it's quite circumscribed. Generally it's to prevent employers from requiring English for all positions across the board. Often historically that's been done in some workplaces in Quebec simply because the boss wants everyone to speak English to him and between themselves. So in Quebec at least, if someone protests that English or another language is required for a job, an employer may have to "prove" that it's necessary. AFAIK it's rarely contested and usually common sense prevails.
There was this case recently where the union for Gatineau city employees contested the bilingualism requirement for a job or jobs.
http://ici.radio-canada.ca/nouvelle/1021290/bilinguisme-gatineau-syndicat-cour-supreme |
You still have to serve the English minority as it's included in the Chart. (many nuances but still is the main objective).
In BC, nothing prevents a company to hire hundreds of Chinese-only speakers. If you don't think that it's discrimination fine, like I said we'll just disagree on that.