The decision comes less than a month after the Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) and the First Nations Education Council (FNEC) filed a lawsuit challenging the Quebec Official and Common Language Act, French, because it in their opinion violates the law, the ancestral rights of Aboriginal people.
The new derogation was published in Gazette of Quebec Wednesday, along with the announcement that it would come into effect within 15 days.
To benefit from this exemption, an Aboriginal student must meet the following conditions:
- “He resides or has resided on an Indian reservation, a facility inhabited by an Aboriginal community, or on Category I and IN land within the meaning of the James Bay Territories and New Québec Land Respect for Land Act (Chapter R -13.1). ). »
- “He has received at least one year of primary or secondary education in English, in an Aboriginal language, or in English and in an Aboriginal language, as evidenced by a certificate of attendance issued by the school that provided the education.” »
- “This student received a college education in English. »
In a statement, a spokesman for Jean-François Roberge, the minister responsible for the French language, said the exception bodes well that the province’s French language empowerment policy is being implemented, taking into account indigenous communities, their languages and school experiences .
The law, passed in May, also requires students at English-language CEGEPs to take five French courses to graduate. However, no exception has been proposed for Aboriginal students.
Thursday the FNECwhich filed a lawsuit with the Quebec-Labrador First Nations Assembly in April, said it wanted to review the province’s proposal before commenting further.
Based on information provided by Antoni Nerestant, CBC
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