{"id":496184,"date":"2026-06-16T21:01:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T21:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/496184\/"},"modified":"2026-06-16T21:01:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T21:01:10","slug":"quebec-reaches-french-language-deal-with-english-universities-promises-about-20m-per-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/496184\/","title":{"rendered":"Quebec reaches French-language deal with English universities, promises about $20M per year"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Quebec government says it has reached a deal with the province’s English-language universities to increase the percentage of out-of-province students who are capable of having basic conversations in French by the time they complete undergraduate degrees<\/p>\n

Quebec says the initiative is to protect and promote the French language\"\"Charlotte Glorieux<\/a> \u00b7 The Canadian Press \u00b7 Posted: Jun 16, 2026 12:14 PM EDT | Last Updated: 1 hour ago\"Text<\/p>\n

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\"MartineHigher Education Minister Martine Biron says the goal of this initiative is to help protect and promote French in Quebec. (The Canadian Press\/Karoline Boucher)<\/p>\n

The Quebec government says it has reached a deal with the province’s English-language universities to increase the percentage of out-of-province students who are capable of having basic conversations in French by the time they complete undergraduate degrees.<\/p>\n

The province says it will provide about $20 million per year to the universities over the next eight years as part of the deal.<\/p>\n

Quebec expects about 60 per cent of out-of-province students in undergraduate programs at McGill, Concordia and Bishop’s to have basic French-speaking skills by graduation.<\/p>\n

Officials from the universities say they are far from this target at the moment, but are confident they can achieve it.<\/p>\n

Higher Education Minister Martine Biron says the voluntary initiative is designed to help protect and promote French in Quebec.<\/p>\n

University leaders say they will use the new funding to support additional French courses, immersion activities and other learning opportunities.<\/p>\n

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Charlotte Glorieux writes for The Canadian Press<\/p>\n

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