Coalition Avenir Quebec Minister of the French Language Jean-François Roberge speaks at a news conference, Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023 at the legislature in Quebec City. St-THE CANADIAN PRESS/Karoline Boucher
At a news conference Sunday, French Language Minister Jean-François Roberge said a total of 21 measures — some of which are already in place — would help improve the vitality of Quebec’s official language in the coming months.French Language Minister Jean-François Roberge says the measures will reverse what he calls the 'decline' of French in Quebec.
The measures are based on nine government priorities, which include monitoring indicators of the linguistic situation in Quebec annually, attracting and retaining a greater number of French-speaking students and students who come from a culture or region with affinities to French. The government will be working to speed up the process for international students graduating from French-language programs to obtain permanent residency in Quebec.
"This measure will have positive impacts on attendance at French-language universities, and I am very proud of it," Déry said.The government says it also plans to grow the percentage of people from economic immigration who know French and improve temporary foreign workers' and asylum seekers' knowledge of the language.
But the latest plan from the Legault government takes into account five indicators which have had "the greatest impact on the vitality of French in Quebec in recent years," said the French Language Ministry in a news release published Sunday.
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