Canada’s official languages commissioner is expressing concern over Quebec’s decision to cap the number of students who can enrol in the province’s English-language junior colleges.
Raymond Théberge says in a report released today that he’s also worried about the province’s decision to raise tuition for out-of-province students at the university level.
He writes that Quebec’s English junior colleges and universities play a valuable role by exposing students to a French environment, even if they’re studying in English.
The cap on junior college, or CEGEP, enrolment was part of Quebec’s 2022 language reform, which also mandates additional French classes for students….