C-11, r. 9.2 - Regulation to facilitate the application of the second paragraph of section 88.0.2 of the Charter of the French language

Updated to 25 July 2024

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chapter C-11, r. 9.2

Regulation to facilitate the application of the second paragraph of section 88.0.2 of the Charter of the French language

Charter of the French language

(chapter C-11, s. 93).

1. For the purposes of the second paragraph of section 88.0.2 of the Charter of the French language (chapter C-11), a student who meets the following conditions is deemed to be a student declared eligible to receive instruction in English in accordance with Division I of Chapter VIII of Title I of the Charter:

(1)  the student resides or has resided on a reserve, a settlement in which a native community lives or on Category I and Category I-N lands within the meaning of the Act respecting the land regime in the James Bay and New Québec territories (chapter R-13.1);

(2)  the student has received, for at least one year, elementary or secondary instruction in English, in an Aboriginal language or in both English and an Aboriginal language, as shown by an attestation of school attendance issued by the school that provided the instruction.

The attestation of school attendance referred to in subparagraph 2 of the first paragraph must indicate the period during which the student received instruction and specify the language of instruction.

O.C. 1063-2024, s. 1.

2. A student wishing to be considered as a student declared eligible to receive instruction in English in accordance with Division I of Chapter VIII of Title I of the Charter of the French language (chapter C-11) for the purposes of the application of the second paragraph of section 88.0.2 of the Charter must

(1)  have filed an application for a program of studies leading to a Diploma of College Studies in an institution that gives college instruction in English;

(2)  file an application accompanied by the supporting documents with the Minister of Higher Education, Research, Science and Technology or with one of the persons the Minister has designated before 1 July 2027.

O.C. 1063-2024, s. 2.

3. The student is notified if the application is incomplete because required information or documents were not provided. The missing information or documents to remedy the lack are specified.

O.C. 1063-2024, s. 3.

4. The decision of the Minister or the person designated by the Minister regarding the admissibility of the student’s application is communicated to the student and made available to the college educational institution in which the student is enrolled.

O.C. 1063-2024, s. 4.

5. The student whose application has been deemed admissible is not by virtue thereof deemed eligible to receive instruction in English in accordance with Division I of Chapter VIII of Title I of the Charter of the French language (chapter C-11).

O.C. 1063-2024, s. 5.

6. (Omitted).

O.C. 1063-2024, s. 6.

REFERENCES

O.C. 1063-2024, 2024 G.O. 2, 3128