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Bill 96: Quebec scales back mandatory French courses for English CEGEP students

by Lorraine Carpenter

Students will now need three French language courses to graduate as opposed to three core courses in French.

The CAQ tabled an amendment to Quebec language law Bill 96 on Tuesday, altering a controversial proposal to force English CEGEP student to take three core courses in French. Now the students would still need three French courses to graduate, but they would be language courses as opposed to core courses.

This move by the CAQ comes after widespread criticism of the mandatory French courses, notably from CEGEP administration and staff.

According to a statement from the office of CAQ French language minister Simon Jolin-Barrette, “The Minister reflected on the amendment and decided that allowing three French classes and not core classes respects the spirit of the bill to ensure Quebecers have a good knowledge of French.”

If the amendment is adopted, the change would take effect in the fall of 2024.

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Lorraine Carpenter was born in Montreal and studied communications and journalism at Concordia. She co-founded Cult MTL in 2012 following 12 years at the now-defunct Montreal alt weekly the Mirror, where she worked in editorial as copy editor and music editor. She’s dedicated to supporting the cultural scene in Montreal.