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Re:Why aren't Cubans, Quebecois, Saudis, Syrians allowed in ... by JiPi on Friday April 12, 2013 @09:11AM (#5538213)
I live in Quebec and worked in big organizations, even public ones like the Governement and a city, and never ever heard that. Source please?
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Re:Why aren't Cubans, Quebecois, Saudis, Syrians allowed in ... by awaythrowme on Friday April 12, 2013 @09:27AM (#5538293)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francization#Francization_in_Qu...

Any large company should have a policy document which states the absurd rules including installation of French software versions and use of French keyboards, hiring and e-mail policies. I believe the policies only apply to businesses with over 50 employees so you would not have encountered them in the public sector.

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Re:Why aren't Cubans, Quebecois, Saudis, Syrians allowed in ... by kmlymi on Friday April 12, 2013 @02:50PM (#5540343)
A lot of companies fragment themselves into smaller chunks with employees under 49 to avoid laws like this.
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