Quebec introduces bill to expand scope of Bill 101

Quebecers participate in a march in favour of Bill 101 on May 21, 2022. (Graham Hughes, The Canadian Press)

With just a few days left in the legislative session, French Language Minister Jean-François Roberge introduced a bill on Thursday to extend the application of Bill 101 to vocational training and adult education.

The four-page bill states that it “imposes this requirement on school service centres and accredited private educational institutions for subsidies related to the educational services covered.”

“Beneficiaries” will be exempt from the new law.

Premier Christine Fréchette had promised to take such action during the Coalition Avenir Québec (CAQ) leadership race.

For his part, Roberge had noted that the measure would transfer 27,000 students from the English-language system to the French side.

It remains to be seen whether the bill will pass; the legislative agenda is already extremely full, and the session ends on June 12.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published in French on June 4, 2026.