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Fair enough, however if he is planning on moving here with his whole family, I would expect him to get a work permit to be able to earn an income. You do not need to be a Canadian citizen or even a permanent resident to qualify as a local student. With a work permit, his children would qualify...

It is my pleasure Kimman. Please feel free to reach out if you have any more questions. I know several families from HK who have settled permanently here in Quebec and done quite well for themselves. Back then, it was easier to get into the public English schools and even the private ones were a...

Without being aware of your exact immigration status, it would be difficult to determine whether or not you qualify for local tuition. I did do some research online though and found proof that you are exempt from international fees for CEGEP and university with your selection certificate, but...

I should add that given that you are willing to pay international student tuition at the public English schools had you been eligible, you definitely can afford French private schools and I would highly recommend that option. I know many people who attended French private schools with excellent...

For public French schools, they usually give priority to residents living within that neighbourhood. However, for a lot of wealthy neighbourhoods, the local public schools will serve mostly out of town kids because the local kids go to private schools. Also for private French schools, your...

If you are a CSQ holder, you would be considered a local resident. Public French school would be free for you and private ones would be quite affordable (5k a year is the norm). The government gives private schools another 5k per student in subsidies so you will actually be getting a 10k a year...

I am fairly certain if you are a resident in Quebec, you only need to pay local tuition. International tuition only applies to students who come here on study permits (in which case, you could even pay to attend the public English schools like you previously mentioned). For CEGEPs, there are at...

Keep in mind as well they your kids will only be able to attend the completely private English schools. Many private English schools receive subsidies from the government so they still require your children to have the certificate of eligibility. If you have concerns about the French public...

Not sure if you are aware but Selwyn House School (one of the subsidized private schools you listed as a top choice) will no longer take grants from the government starting next year so you will be able to enroll them even without a certificate. They ran an ad in La Presse this month announcing...

You in fact do qualify for English public schooling. https://www.emsb.qc.ca/emsb/admissions/eligibility/temporary-residents It would be best for you to contact the English Montreal School Board directly to get help in applying for a temporary certificate of eligibility. Keep in mind that your...

That is incorrect information. Foreigners who are in Canada on student permits are classified as temporary residents. Unless they apply for permanent immigration, their children will be able to obtain a temporary certificate of eligibility valid for the duration of their study visa and go to...

Top English private schools have been taking subsidies from the government since before Bill 101 was even created. The trade off is that these private schools can’t accept anyone without a certificate from grades 7 to 11 since Bill 101 was enacted in the late 70s. However under a previous...

You bring up a lot of good points. However, I do not believe the CAQ or even the Parti Quebecois (if they ever miraculously come back to power) will be able to overturn Bill 115 without pushback from the Supreme Court of Canada. The whole creation of the law was a way to appease the courts, not...

I have to respectfully disagree with you here. The Parti Quebecois closed a previous loophole in the early 2000s that allowed any children of non-anglophones to attend government-funded schools after just one year of non-subsidized private school. The Supreme Court of Canada then struck down...

Which is exactly why he can take advantage of Bill 115 as long as he becomes a citizen by the time he wants to send his daughter to either a public English high school or a subsidized private English high school. Most of the English private schools are subsidized but only in the high school...

If the original poster becomes a citizen soon, he will be able to take advantage of the private school loophole. Bill 115 allows non-anglophone children who attend private elementary school in English to get a certificate of eligibility. If the original poster cannot afford it, there is no...

This might be too late for you but if you send your daughter to a private English elementary school in Quebec and eventually become a Canadian citizen, your daughter will qualify for a certificate of eligibility under Bill 115. This means you will be able to switch her to public English schools...

All private schools in Quebec (English or French) qualify for government subsidies of about $5000 a year starting in grade 7. Many private English schools will take these subsidies, which means all their high school students must have a certificate of eligibility to attend (same requirement as...