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Quebec notaries warn Bill 96 translation requirement creating 2-tier system<\/a><\/p>\n

Some Quebec notaries are crying foul over an article in the province\u2019s controversial\u00a0Bill 96<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Under the bill, notarized documents such as wills, real estate documents, powers of attorney and marriage contracts, if drafted in English, are required to be translated to French for registration, at the client\u2019s expense.<\/p>\n

Montreal notary Francine Lewis is worried about what that will mean for her clients, not just in the city but worldwide.<\/p>\n

She pointed to a recent case in which she said the translation fee was hundreds of dollars.<\/p>\n

\u201cFive hundred eighteen dollars, including taxes to have these three pages translated by the translator,\u201d she told Global News from her Nun\u2019s Island office. \u201cThere\u2019s no notary fees there, there\u2019s no registration fees yet.\u201d<\/p>\n

Heather Trott, another notary, said she checked what the translation fee for a real estate contract would be.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor example, a 12-page document, a 12-page mortgage, just to get a sense of what the fees would be around, was close to $2,000,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She added that there will also be delays of a week or more because of translations.<\/p>\n

Lewis noted that the situation also affects francophones who have assets in other provinces or the United States, for example, and need to produce documents in English.<\/p>\n

Peter Zimmermann is preparing to draw up his will and pointed to what he sees as another problem with this law.<\/p>\n

\u201cWell, it\u2019s my will, and I want to understand my will,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n

He worries he won\u2019t be able to verify if a translation will convey his wishes exactly, since his French isn\u2019t as good as his English.<\/p>\n

This reality, say Bill 96 critics, has created a two-tier system whereby people who need these services in English are paying more.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think so,\u201d said Eva Ludvig, president of the English rights group Quebec Community Groups Network.\u00a0 \u201cNot only pay more, wait longer, not have the equal services.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to Trott, the bill is creating rifts between colleagues.<\/p>\n

\u201c(Supporters) are using phrases like, \u2018Well, finally the public registry is not going to be as polluted by English documents anymore,’\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Trott and others are considering a legal challenge to the new law.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are trying to kind of get together, put our heads together,\u201d she said, \u201cbecause of course if you\u2019re going to challenge it in court, you have to have a legal basis for it.\u201d<\/p>\n

There are already two other court challenges to Bill 96.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some Quebec Notaries are crying foul over an article in the province’s controversial new language law. Notarized documents such as wills, if drafted in another language are required to be translated to French at an additional cost to the client. \u201cAs Global’s Phil Carpenter explains, the concern is that a two-tier system has been created \u2013 Oct 7, 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16299","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nQuebec notaries warn Bill 96 translation requirement creating 2-tier system - Lewis Notaire<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Some Quebec Notaries are crying foul over an article in the province's controversial new language law. 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