By the Translation Bureau
Consult this page to find guidelines published by various Canadian organizations on gender-inclusive writing in French.
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General guidelines in French
- 23 articles on gender-neutral writing (in French only)
Source: Office québécois de la langue française - A French toolkit for gender- and sexually inclusive municipalities (PDF) (in French only)
Source: Canadian Commission for UNESCO - Gender-inclusive writing style guide: Laval University (PDF) (in French only)
Source: Laval University - Gender-inclusive writing style guide: University of Sherbrooke (PDF) (in French only)
Source: University of Sherbrooke - Gender-neutral writing style guide: Commission de la construction du Québec (PDF) (in French only)
Source: Commission de la construction du Québec - Gender-neutral writing style guide: Montréal Polytechnic School (PDF) (in French only)
Source: Montréal Polytechnic School - Gender-neutral writing style guide: Union des municipalités du Québec (PDF) (in French only)
Source: Union des municipalités du Québec - Guidelines for gender-inclusive language in French (in French only)
Source: United Nations - Guidelines for gender-inclusive writing (PDF) (in French only)
Source: Quebec SPOR support unit - Inclusive and accessible design guidelines (in French only)
Source: Canadian Museum for Human Rights - Inclusive communication style guide (PDF) (in French only)
Source: Corporation de développement économique communautaire (Entrepreneuriat au féminin) - Inclusive writing style guide: Institut national de la recherche scientifique (PDF) (in French only)
Source: Institut national de la recherche scientifique - Inclusive writing style guide: University of Montreal (PDF) (in French only)
Source: University of Montréal - Inclusive writing – French guidelines and resources (in French only)
Source: Translation Bureau, Public Services and Procurement Canada - Inclusive writing in French: A summary of recommendations (PDF)
Source: Government of Ontario - Non-sexist writing style guide: Association québécoise des organismes de coopération internationale (PDF) (in French only)
Source: Association québécoise des organismes de coopération internationale - Recognizing non-binary genders in French (in French only)
Source: Our Languages blog, Translation Bureau, Public Services and Procurement Canada
Legal writing in French
- Another perspective on non-sexist language in French (in French only)
Source: The Canadian Bar Review - French style guide for decisions of the Social Security Tribunal of Canada (in French only)
Source: Social Security Tribunal of Canada decisions - Inclusive writing in the legal community (in French only)
Source: The Canadian Bar Review
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For French resources on this topic, check out our page Écriture inclusive – Principes d’écriture inclusive en français.