CENTRAL QUEBEC

February 5 -16, 2024

LESTER B. PEARSON

January 29 - February 2, 2024

EASTERN SHORES

January 12- February 16, 2024

NEW FRONTIERS

January 22 - February 2, 2024

EASTERN TOWNSHIPS

January 22 - February 9, 2024

RIVERSIDE

February 5 -April, 2024

ENGLISH MONTREAL

February 5 -9, 2024

SIR WILFRID LAURIER

January 29 - February 29, 2024

WESTERN QUEBEC

February 7 - March 1, 2024

When you register your child in one of our School Boards, the following documents are needed:

1 – A Certificate of Eligibility to English School

  • If you don’t have one for your child, you must apply for one. NOTE: In order to qualify for one, you must meet certain eligibility criteria under the Charter of the French Language as set out by the Quebec Government (see list of criteria A to H listed below)

2 – Your Child’s Birth Certificate, with the names of both parents

  • If you don’t have one at the time of registration, you will need to order one. Here is the link to order one if your child was born in QUEBEC: http://www.etatcivil.gouv.qc.ca/en/forms-publications.html 
  • If your child was born in Canada, you must contact the provincial authorities of the province your child was born in.
  • If the child was born OUTSIDE CANADA, you must submit an OFFICIAL TRANSLATION in English or in French. You must also bring the original birth certificate in the official language it was prepared in.

3 – Proof of Canadian Citizenship of the parent whoreceived English education in Canada

(except for Criteria E, F, G, H – see paragraphs below for details):

  • A valid Canadian Passport;
  • A Birth Certificate (long or short version is acceptable);
  • Proof of Quebec Residency, such as:
  1. Valid Driver’s license;
  2. Quebec Child tax benefit statement;
  3. Income Tax Return Quebec Revenue;
  4. Other document issued by a Quebec government agency;
  5. Lease, House Deed.

CRITERIA FOR A CERTIFICATE OF ELIGIBILITY TO ENGLISH SCHOOL

If you meet ONE of the following, you can apply for a certificate of eligibility to English School and attend one of our schools!

If you have more than one child and that one child has eligibility to English School, his or her siblings will also receive eligibility. Certain conditions apply in terms of blended families.

NOTE that a certificate of Eligibility doesn’t expire EXCEPT in the case of those issued for temporary stays in Quebec and for children who were granted eligibility because one of his/her parents was in the Canadian Armed Forces.

  1. You are the child’s parent and this child has a sibling who is attending English school in Quebec and holds a certificate of eligibility to English.
  2. You are the child’s parent, have Canadian Citizenship and received most of your elementary studies in English in Quebec.
  3. You are the child’s parent, have Canadian Citizenship and received most of your elementary studies in English in Canada.
  4. You are a Canadian citizen and your children are presently attending or attended English school in Canada and this education constitutes the majority of their studies.
  5. Your child has a severe learning disability and attending English school is recommended by a professional.
  6. Your child has a parent who is here in Quebec on a temporary stay and holds an employment or study permit issued by the provincial or federal authorities.
  7. Your child has a parent who is assigned temporarily to Quebec because he/she is a member of the Canadian Armed Forces.
  8. You are a Canadian Citizen and attended French school in Quebec BUT your child’s grandfather or grandmother, aunt or uncle, went to school in English in Canada.

For further information, please contact your local school board.

school boards

Address

Street : 2046 Saint-Louis Road
City : Québec
Province : Québec
Postal Code : G1T 1P4

Contact

Phone : (418) 688-8730 or 1-800-249-5573
Fax : (418) 682-5891
Website : http://www.cqsb.qc.ca Lien externe

Stephen BURKE, Chairperson
stephen.burke@cqsb.qc.ca

Stéphane LAGACÉ, Director General
stephane.lagace@cqsb.qc.ca

Nancy L’HEUREUX, Assistant Director General
nancy.lheureux@cqsb.qc.ca

Commissioners

  • Ward #1 – David EDEN
  • Ward #2 – Ian O’GALLAGHER
  • Ward #3 – André GOSSELIN
  • Ward #4 – Cameron LAVALLÉE
  • Ward #5 – Jo ROSENHEK
  • Ward #6 – Heather CLIBBON
  • Ward #7 – Jean ROBERT
  • Ward #8 – France PEDNEAULT
  • Ward  #9 – Chantal GUAY
  • Ward #10 – Jo-Ann TOULOUSE
  • Ward #11 – Debbie FORD-CARON

Parent Commissioners

  • Elementary School Representative – Jessie GREENE
  • High School Representative – Debbie CORNFORTH
  • Special Needs Representative – Jason KILGANAN
  • Representative for Remote Areas – Christian FALLE

ADDRESS

Street : 40 Mountsorrel Street, P.O Box 500
City : New Carlisle
Province : Québec
Postal Code : G0C 1Z0

Contact

Phone : (418) 752-2247
Fax : (418) 752-6447
Courriel : info@essb.qc.ca
Website : Eastern Shores Lien externe

Wade GIFFORD, Chairperson
wade.gifford@essb.qc.ca

Denise SIMONEAU, Director General
denise.simoneau@essb.qc.ca

Jane BRADBURY, Assistant Director General
jane.bradbury@essb.qc.ca

Commissioners

  • Ward #1 – Mary Ellen BEAULIEU
  • Ward #2 – Mederic O’BRIEN
  • Ward #3 – Julie McWHIRTER
  • Ward #4 – Mitchell SYVRET-CAPLIN
  • Ward #5 – Kenneth WARD
  • Ward #6 – George HAYES
  • Ward #7 – Douglas HUNT
  • Ward #8 – Donald BOURGOIN
  • Ward #9 – Ronald MUNDLE
  • Ward #10 – Kerry DICKSON

Parent Commissioners

  • Elementary Representative – Kathy MACKENZIE
  • High School Representative – Jackie BIZEAU
  • Special Needs Representative – Rita DI TANNA
  • Special Needs Representative – Rhonda STEWART

Address

Street : 340 Saint-Jean-Bosco Street
City : Magog
Province : Québec
Postal Code : J1X 1K9

Contact

Phone : (819) 868-3100
Fax : (819) 868-2286
Website : Eastern Townships Lien externe

Michael MURRAY, Chairperson
murraym@etsb.qc.ca

Kandy MACKEY, Director General
mackeyk@etsb.qc.ca

Sophie LEDUC, Assistant Director General
leducs@etsb.qc.ca

Commissioners

  • Ward #1 – Joy HUMENUIK
  • Ward #2 – Jonathan MURRAY
  • Ward #3 – Richard GAGNON
  • Ward #4 – Richard GOSSELIN
  • Ward #5 – Shawn JERSEY
  • Ward #6 – Claire BEAUBIEN
  • Ward #7 – Frank MacGREGOR
  • Ward #8 – Gordon BARNETT
  • Ward #9 – Tina PEZZI BILODEAU
  • Ward #10 – Gary HOLLIDAY
  • Ward #11 – Mary KIRBY

Parent Commissioners

  • Elementary School Representative – Daniel NAGLE
  • High School Representative – Hélène TURGEON
  • Representative of the Special Education Advisory Committee (SEAC) – Eliza McKNIGHT
  • Representative in General – Sarah LANGLOIS

Address

Street : 6000 Fielding Avenue
City : Montréal
Province : Québec
Postal Code : H3X 1T4

Contact

Phone : (514) 483-7200
Fax : (514) 483-7324
Website : English-Montréal Lien externe

Joe ORTONA, Chairperson
jortona@emsb.qc.ca

Nicholas KATALIFOS, Director General
nkatalifos@emsb.qc.ca

Pela NICKOLETOPOULOS,  Assistant Director General, Education
pnickoletopoulos@emsb.qc.ca

Jack H. CHADIRDJIAN,  Assistant Director General, Administration
jchadirdjian@emsb.qc.ca

Commissioners

  • Ward #1 – Ellie KIRSCHENBAUM-ISRAËL
  • Ward #2 – Joseph LALLA
  • Ward #3 – Julien RULF-FELDMAN
  • Ward #4 – Jamie FABIAN
  • Ward #5 – James KROMIDA
  • Ward #6 – Agostino CANNAVINO
  • Ward #7 – Sophie DE VITO
  • Ward #8 – Mario PIETRANGELO
  • Ward #9 – Mario BENTROVATO
  • Ward #10 – Pietro MERCURI

Parent Commissioners

  • Elementary School Representative – Maria CORSI
  • High School Representative – Tony SPERANZA
  • Special Needs Representative – Rosemarie FEDERICO
  • Representative in General – Daniel TATONE

Address

Street : 1925 Brookdale Avenue
City : Dorval
Province : Québec
Postal code : H9P 2Y7

Contact

Phone : (514) 422-3000
Fax : (514) 422-3016
Website : Lester-B.-Pearson Lien externe

Judith KELLEY, Chairperson
jkelley@lbpsb.qc.ca

Cindy FINN, Director General
cfinn@lbpsb.qc.ca

Stephanie STEVERS, Assistant Director General
sstevers@lbpsb.qc.ca

Véronique MARIN, Assistant Director General
vmarin@lbpsb.qc.ca

Commissioners

  • Ward #1 – Lori MORRISON
  • Ward #2 – Frank DI BELLO
  • Ward #3 – Patrick WHITHAM
  • Ward #4 – Allison SAUNDERS
  • Ward #5 – Malik SHAHEED
  • Ward #6 – Craig BERGER
  • Ward #7 – Jason DOAN
  • Ward #8 – Marilyne BOYER
  • Ward #9 – Michel BESNER
  • Ward #10 – Eric BENDER
  • Ward #11 – Daniel OLIVENSTEIN
  • Ward #12 – Angela BERRYMAN

Parent Commissioners

  • Elementary School Representative – Alaina CHARSZAN
  • High School Representative – Linda DALTERIO
  • Special Needs Representative – Oumy DIA
  • Representative in General – Marium HASANIE

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Address

Street : 214 McLeod Street
City : Châteauguay
Province : Québec
Postal code : J6J 2H4

Contact

Phone: (450) 691-1440
Fax : (450) 691-0643
Website : New Frontiers Lien externe

John RYAN, Chairperson
jryan@nfsb.qc.ca

Mike HELM, Director General
mhelm@nfsb.qc.ca

Joyce DONOHUE, Assistant Director General
jdonohue@nfsb.qc.ca

 

 

Commissioners

  • Ward #1 – Raymond LEDOUX
  • Ward #2 – Karin VAN DROFFELAAR
  • Ward #3 – Lina CHOUINARD
  • Ward #4 – Kenneth CROCKETT
  • Ward #5 – Joy THOMAS
  • Ward #6 – Abdul PIRANI
  • Ward #7 – Dianne McKELL-EASTWOOD
  • Ward #8 – Peter STUCKEY
  • Ward #9 – Barbara EDNIE
  • Ward #10 – Connor STACEY

Parent Commissioners

  • Elementary School Representative – Lorne FERGUSON
  • High School Representative – Caleigh SAUCIER
  • Special Needs Representative – Brenda BOURDEAU
  • Representative in General – Jennifer LARGAN

Address

Street : 7525 Chambly Road
City : Saint-Hubert
Province : Québec
Postal Code : J3Y 0N7

Contact

Phone : (450) 672-4010
Fax : (450) 465-8809
Website : Riverside Lien externe

Dan LAMOUREUX, Chairperson
dlamoureux@rsb.qc.ca

Chantale SCROGGINS, Director General
chantale.scroggins@rsb.qc.ca

Coleen LAUZIER, Assistant Director General
coleen.lauzier@rsb.qc.ca

Commissioners

  • Ward #1 – Pamela BOOTH-MORRISON
  • Ward #2 – Fadi TAWIL
  • Ward #3 – Charles HORRELL
  • Ward #4 – Anna CAPOBIANCO-SKIPWORTH
  • Ward #5 – Lesley LLEWELYN-CUFFLING
  • Ward #6 – Henriette DUMONT
  • Ward #7 – Matthew MAZUR
  • Ward #8 – Margaret GOUR
  • Ward #9 – Kevin ROSS
  • Ward #10 – Christopher CRAIG
  • Ward #11 – Patrick MICHAUD

PARENT COMMISSIONERS​

  • Elementary School Representative – Neela PARSNANI
  • High School Representative – Theresa AGUIAR
  • Special Needs Representative – Carrrie Ellen RONNING
  • Representative in General – David FOURNIER

Address

Street: 235 montée Lesage
City : Rosemère
Province : Québec
Postal code : J7A 4Y6

Contact

Phone: (450) 621-5600
Fax : (450) 621-7929
Website : Sir-Wilfrid-Laurier Lien externe

Paolo GALATI, Chairperson
pgalati@swlauriersb.qc.ca

Russell COPEMAN, Director General
rcopeman@swlauriersb.qc.ca

Selena MELL, Assistant Director General
smell@swlauriersb.qc.ca

Commissioners

  • Ward #1 – Donna ANBER
  • Ward #2 – Desiree RAMACIERI
  • Ward #3 – Melissa WALL
  • Ward #4 – Stéphane HENLEY
  • Ward #5 – Bob PELLERIN
  • Ward #6 – Barbara BARRASSO
  • Ward #7 – James DI SANO
  • Ward #8 – Vincent CAMMISANO
  • Ward #9 – Anick BRUNET

Parent Commissioners

  • Elementary School Representative – Tara ANDERSON
  • High School Representative – Chloée ALARY
  • Representative in General – Elena FERRATO

Address

Street : 15 Katimavik Street
City: Gatineau
Province : Québec
Postal code : J9J 0E9

Contact

Phone : (819) 684-1313
Fax : (819) 684-6810
Website : Western Quebec Lien externe

Wayne DALY, Chairperson
wdaly@wqsb.qc.ca

George SINGFIELD, Director General
georgesingfield@wqsb.qc.ca

Pascal PROULX, Assistant Director General
pproulx@wqsb.qc.ca

COMMISSIONERS​

  • Ward #1 – Kenneth T. BRUSHEY
  • Ward #2 – Michael McCRANK
  • Ward #3 – Greg GRAHAM
  • Ward #4 – Stephanie LYRETTE-BRENNAN
  • Ward #5 – Keri GEORGE
  • Ward #6 – Michael KANE
  • Ward #7 – Andrew CORNFORTH
  • Ward #8 – Kevin SHAAR
  • Ward #9 – Nick GIANNAKOULIS
  • Ward #10 – Kathy GOLDSBROUGH
  • Ward #11 – Joanne LABADIE

Parent Commissioners

  • Elementary School Representative – Letitia TAYLOR
  • High School Representative – Asha BOUCHER
  • Special Needs Representative – Jessica FORTIER
  • Representative in General – Gregory BRENNAN

Am I eligible ?

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR PUBLIC ENGLISH SCHOOLS IN QUEBEC

The important information contained in this document is essential for parents to register their children in English public schools in Quebec. Please read this information carefully. For more information, please consult the Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec website at http://www.education.gouv.qc.ca/en/parents-and-guardians/instruction-in-english/ or the English school board in your area (see list of sites above).

Eligibility Categories

Under the Charter of the French Language, children in the following three categories may be enrolled in English-language schools:
  • Children who are permanent residents of Quebec and who qualify for a certificate of eligibility for instruction in English.
  • Children who are permanent residents of Quebec and who are entitled to receive instruction in English under a special authorization.
  • Children who are living in Quebec temporarily and who qualify for temporary authorization to receive instruction in English.

Certificate of eligibility

A certificate of eligibility is generally delivered to children:

  • Who did most of their elementary or secondary studies in English in Canada; or
  • Whose brother or sister did most of his/her elementary or secondary studies in English in Canada; or
  • Whose father or mother did most of his/her elementary studies in English in Canada; or
  • Whose father or mother attended school in Quebec after August 26, 1977 and could have been declared eligible for instruction in English at that time.

The certificate of eligibility for instruction in English is permanent. In other words, there is no time limit after which it expires.

Children who are declared eligible under section 73, 76 or 86.1 may pursue studies in French and still transfer their right to receive instruction in English to their children.

Special authorization

Children who are entitled to receive instruction in English under a special authorization fall into two broad categories:

  • Children with serious learning disabilities as defined in the government regulation included under section 81 of the Charter of the French Language
  • Children admitted to receive instruction in English by the Ministère de l’Éducation du Québec by reason of a serious family or humanitarian situation, following a recommendation by the examining committee, after assessment by a person designated by the Ministry stating that the child’s situation is not covered under any provision of the Charter.
 

Temporary authorization

Children entitled to receive instruction in English under a temporary authorization fall into three broad categories:

  • First, the dependent children of persons living in Quebec temporarily to study or work, including:
    • The dependent children of foreign nationals who hold a Quebec certificate of acceptance or an employment authorization or a student authorization issued in accordance with the Federal Immigration Act, or who are exempted from holding such a certificate or authorization under a statute applicable in Quebec.
    • The dependent children of Canadian citizens or permanent residents domiciled in another Canadian province or a territory of Canada living in Quebec temporarily to study or work.
  • Second, the dependent children of persons who are not Canadian citizens and who are posted in Quebec temporarily as representatives or officers of a country other than Canada or of an international organization.
  • Third, the dependent children of members of the Canadian Armed Forces who are posted in Quebec temporarily. The temporary authorization to receive instruction in English is delivered to the child and is valid for the same period as the immigration document issued to the parent or child or for the duration of the temporary stay as specified in a sworn declaration. It expires on June 30 of the school year in which the parent or child’s temporary stay ends.

The application process

To have a child declared eligible to receive instruction in English, the parent or legal guardian of the child must apply to the school board or private school where he or she wishes to enroll the child.

If the parent or legal guardian wishes to contest an unfavourable decision of the person designated by the Minister, he or she has 60 days to file an appeal to the Administrative Tribunal of Québec. If the parent or legal guardian wishes to claim a serious family or humanitarian situation in support of an application following an unfavourable decision of the person designated by the Minister, he or she has 30 days to submit the application to the examining committee.