Downtown condos: English or French?
A lot of the owners of new downtown condos are Chinese or anglo, so what language do you use for notices and condo meetings? It has become an issue especially with Bill 96 mandating that all business has to be done in French.
Josh 11:37 on 2022-10-24 Permalink
This issue was the subject of a human rights complaint (eventually settled) in Richmond, BC some years back.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/richmond-condo-strata-language-1.4865044
azrhey 11:43 on 2022-10-24 Permalink
They can always take the example of my condo association in VSL, French, English, Hebrew, Arabic, Two types of Indic, Hangul and Hanzi. Used to have Thai as well, but not anymore. I find the lack of Cyrillic and Spanish sad really. Part of our condo fees goes in translation fees and everyone is happy with that really.
Legault would have a fit in my building, but that’s just a bonus 🙂
Ephraim 13:47 on 2022-10-24 Permalink
Ah, but does the language have to be decided by square footage, as voting on condo decisions is supposed to be done? Just to through a wrench into the works
Ian 19:06 on 2022-10-24 Permalink
Sadly no, the rule is as simple as simple blood quantum: a little bit French means all French.
jeather 20:34 on 2022-10-24 Permalink
What languages do you do notices in is an easy solution unless people are trying to cause problems (see: people talk on facebook in English). The AGMs are twice as long because they are bilingual, or some people can’t understand half of it, is not an easily solved problem.