C-11 - Charter of the French language

Section 84.1 Disposition versions

2022-06-01

84.1. A child who is a foreign national and who stays in Québec temporarily may, at the request of one of his parents, be exempted from the application of the first paragraph of section 72 and receive instruction in English in the following cases:

(1)  he holds a permit issued under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act (S.C. 2001, c. 27) that authorizes him to work or study in Canada;

(2)  he is a dependent child of a foreign national authorized to work or study in Canada under such a permit; or

(3)  he is exempted from the obligation to obtain the consent of the Minister of Immigration, Francization and Integration to stay in Québec where the holder of parental authority is staying in Québec as a temporary foreign worker or international student.

The exemption is valid for a period of up to three years and may not be renewed. However, the exemption is extended until 30 June of the school year during which the period of validity ends if that period ends before that date.

The Government shall prescribe by regulation the conditions of the exemption and the procedure to be followed in order to obtain it.

2022, c. 14, s. 57.