Bill 96

Key Impacts of Bill 96 on Cégeps: 

• Imposes a cap (which functions as a locking ratchet) on the number of full-time students in DEC programs (and springboard) at anglophone Cegeps; Cegeps would have to pay penalties for admitting students above the limit
• Limits the number of students in a program given in English within a francophone institution
• Requires all students to pass at least three courses given in French. These courses cannot be French courses nor Physical Education courses. Cegeps can allow “English-eligible” students, “les ayants droit“, to take three additional French courses in place of three subject courses given in French
• Requires all students (except “English-eligible” students) to pass an exit exam to evaluate their French
• Necessitates changes to College policies, notably in relation to:
  • Measures to prioritise the admission of “English-eligible” students whenever the number of applications exceeds the number of students that can be admitted (as per the new caps)
  • Measures to ensure students know the appropriate French terminology for their programs at the end of their studies.

Official documents:

• Bill 96
• Amendments adopted during the Commission Parlementaire 

Some ways to get involved:

• Join the Cross-cegep Slack channel
• Sign the Open letter

More information about Bill 96:

• DTU Memo sent on March 31, 2022 

Motions adopted by our General Assembly:

• Motion regarding Bill 96
• Motion regarding applying Law 101 to cegeps

FNEEQ positions:

• 4 April 2022 – Le point sur le projet de loi no 96 et la Charte de la langue française
• 16 September 2021 – Avis déposé à la Commission de la culture et de l’éducation de l’Assemblée nationale
• 9 September 2021 – Recommandation adoptée au Conseil Fédéral