The U.S. trade office released its new report on country-specific trade irritants, and it now includes Quebec’s latest language law and Ottawa’s plan to phase out plastic waste.
The U.S. Trade Representative released its 2025 report on foreign trade barriers on March 31, just before the Trump administration is set to unveil its broad reciprocal tariffs plan for the world on April 2.
The report says that U.S. businesses have “expressed concerns” about how Quebec’s Bill 96 will impact their registered trademarks on packaging and labelling.
The law was adopted in 2022 as an effort to protect French language in the province and reinforces rules for businesses in relation to the use of French-only labels, whether on displays or for official documents….