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Law 25 and Law 96

What Quebec's privacy and language statutes ask of a phone system, and what they do not.

August 19, 2026

Yes, you can record a call in Quebec (2026)

Yes. In 2026 a Quebec business may record a call it is party to if, under Law 25, the caller consents to a named purpose. An announcement alone is not consent.

August 19, 2026

Law 25 and a breach involving call records

Law 25 asks you to register every confidentiality incident, and to notify the CAI and the people affected when one presents a risk of serious injury.

August 19, 2026

Law 96 and your phone system: greeting and menu

Quebec's Charter of the French Language reaches telephone service directly: the greeting is in French, the English option is brief, and hold music is covered.

August 19, 2026

Recording announcements in Quebec: what to say

A recording announcement in Quebec satisfies two statutes: Law 25 wants a named purpose, and the Charter wants it in French. How to write one that does both.

August 19, 2026

Serving Quebec from outside: Law 25 and 96

Both statutes can apply to a business based in another province. Having Quebec customers is usually enough. Being incorporated elsewhere is not a shield.

August 19, 2026

Five things Law 25 asks of a phone system (2026)

Five Law 25 duties in force in 2026: a published privacy officer, a policy, consent per purpose, an assessment before data leaves Quebec, an incident register.

August 19, 2026

Where your call data lives under Law 25

Law 25 asks for a privacy impact assessment before personal information leaves Quebec. Almost every cloud phone system triggers it, and few of them say so.