Posted: Feb 23, 2021 4:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 23
Quebec Premier François Legault said his government is weighing the possibility of capping enrolment at the province s English-language CEGEPs as a way of preventing francophone students from leaving the French education system. (Jacques Boissinot/Canadian Press)
Students and staff at Gatineau s Cégep Heritage College say they re concerned a provincial push to protect French-language education by limiting enrolment at English-language CEGEPs could backfire.
CEGEPs in Quebec provide two-year university preparatory courses and three-year career programs. Tuition is free for Quebec residents.
The province is planning to reform its French Language Charter, also known as Bill 101, amid concerns French is losing ground in Quebec.
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