In the event that athletic therapists are integrated into Québec’s professional system, the CTSQ wishes to prepare its members for the possibility that they may may have to take a test of their French language skills.

Under the law, every professional practicing in Québec must have an appropriate knowledge of French to practise their profession, meaning that they must be able to speak, write, and work in French.

Under the Charter of the French Language, your professional order considers that you have sufficient knowledge of French if you meet one of the following conditions:

• → you completed at least three years of full-time high school or post high school education in French
• → you passed French as a first language examinations for either year IV or V  of high school in Québec
• → you obtained a Québec High School Diploma (DES) in 1985–1986 or thereafter

In all other cases, you must obtain a certificate of knowledge of French. The Office québécois de la langue française is responsible for issuing this attestation to individuals who have successfully passed the French language examination.

Under the Charter of the French Language:

• › you must maintain an appropriate knowledge of French to practice your profession
• › if, for serious reasons, it is determined that you have not maintained an appropriate knowledge of French to practice your profession, measures may be recommended to help you maintain or regain the required level of French, including taking a refresher course
• › if, despite the recommended measures, there are serious reasons to believe that you still do not have sufficient knowledge of French, you may be required to pass the French language examination administered by the Office québécois de la langue française