Hi i am new to this forum...
We are moving to montral in two months time from dubai..
My husband got the job and we will be in temporary work permit i want to ask as my son is eight years old & he is studying in CBSE school in dubai wil he get admission in english school or he has to go in french school...this is big worry for us if somebody can help in this will be great ...
thanks

Hi,
If either of you (yourself/spouse) have gone to high school in English in Canada , then your son is eligible to go to English school. Thats the law according to Bill 101 (you will learn a lot about this law)

Otherwise he will have to go to French School. They do have acceuil(welcome) classes where kids such as yours receive special attention to bring them on par(french) with the others.

Your next option is English private school. May cost around 10k/year depending on the school. Even there they have 25+% french curriculum, I am told.

Here are some links

http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.ca/en/education/finding-education/index.html

http://www.unesco.org/courier/2001_07/uk/education.htm

"With her rugged natural beauty and charming accent, Quebec shines as an emblem of cultural resolve in countries with strong minorities, ranging from Spain to Nigeria. The little francophone island thrives in a sea of English-speakers*, thanks to its carefully constructed rampart of laws and educational policies promoting French. But Canada’s “Belle Province” is set to change course: a new government inquiry has found that it’s time to roll back the legal locomotive, Bill 101, which has forced French into the school system and workplace for the past 30 years.
All children must attend French elementary or high schools, according to Bill 101 (also known as the French Language Charter), with one exception: old-time Quebeckers who attended the province’s English elementary schools can choose their children’s language of instruction. French is the rule, however, for all newcomers, from Canada or beyond, until the college or university level. "

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