{"id":19212,"date":"2021-09-29T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T20:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cpaquebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/fr\/lordre\/nouvelles-et-publications\/lordre-des-cpa-plaide-pour-lequilibre-entre-la-primaute-de-la-langue-et-la-protection-du-public-en\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T12:44:14","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T16:44:14","slug":"lordre-des-cpa-plaide-pour-lequilibre-entre-la-primaute-de-la-langue-et-la-protection-du-public-en","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cpaquebec.wp.vortexdev.com\/en\/the-order\/news-and-publications\/lordre-des-cpa-plaide-pour-lequilibre-entre-la-primaute-de-la-langue-et-la-protection-du-public-en\/","title":{"rendered":"The CPA Order advocates a balance between primacy of language and protection of the public"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Montreal, September 30, 2021<\/strong> \u2013 As the parliamentarians are now holding hearings on Bill 96, An Act respecting French, the official and common language of Quebec, the Quebec CPA Order presented its proposals today. \u201cWe agree with the government\u2019s goal of modernizing and strengthening the Charter of the French Language so that it has full effect. But the primacy of the French language must not compromise the protection of the public, and it is this concern that guided our recommendations for improving the bill,\u201d said Genevi\u00e8ve Mottard, CPA, CA, President and CEO of the Order.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Protecting the public: primary mission of professional orders<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Professional orders are responsible for ensuring that members and candidates comply with their ethical and regulatory requirements. Although sanction is one tool a professional order can use to ensure the protection of the public, the core of its work is helping members understand their professional obligations and keep their knowledge up to date.
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\nThe CPA Order, like other professional orders in Quebec, must be able to effectively inform members of the requirements, procedures, standards and practices of the profession, as well as the frequent changes made by regulators. To this end, its independence, an ability to guide members through professional oversight and control processes and an ongoing relationship of trust with members are imperative. The Order must also have the flexibility to effectively guide professionals educated internationally in a language other than French, which Quebec so greatly needs in the current labour shortage.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Preserving Quebec\u2019s economic growth and influence\u00a0<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Professionals must remain fully competent, in step with scientific progress and international standards in their area of practice, and alert to emerging issues. Under the current rules, all CPAs must have a knowledge of French appropriate to the practice of their profession, which the Order in no way questions. Nonetheless, some professionals are more comfortable in English and understand best when English is used as the language of communication. Many aspects of the standards framework and regulatory oversight of the profession must be communicated in a way that will be understood by members in order to ensure the protection of the public.\u00a0
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\n\u201cThe Order is a proud ambassador of the French language in Canada and internationally. And, in many ways, it is a role model in this area. The use of French in business is nonetheless a challenge, and although much progress has been made, English remains, like it or not, the lingua franca of business, science, international standards and communication among speakers of different languages. We must resolve to continue our collective efforts to ensure a greater place for French without, in the process, isolating Quebec from the accounting profession and the business world. Quebec\u2019s economic growth and influence are at stake,\u201d concluded Ms. Mottard.\u00a0
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\nTo consult the Order\u2019s memorandum<\/a> (in French only).
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\nAbout the Quebec CPA Order<\/strong>
\nThe Ordre des comptables professionnels agr\u00e9\u00e9s du Qu\u00e9bec has 40,000 members and 5,000 future CPAs, making it the third largest professional order in Quebec. The Order ensures the protection of the public and the visibility of the profession. It represents all areas of expertise of the accounting profession, including financial reporting, management accounting, strategy and governance, audit and assurance, finance and taxation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Information:
\n<\/span>Ginette Bourbonnais
\nDirector, Institutional<\/span> Communications
\nQuebec CPA Order
\nT. 514 288-3256 [3022]\u00a0 1 800 363-4688
\n<\/span>relationsmedias@cpaquebec.ca<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Follow the CPA Order on social media!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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