Issue

Education, student success and staff shortages

Academic success, quality of teaching, teacher shortages, legally unqualified staff, support for students, and curriculum reform.

Why it matters

Quebec still relies on hiring-tolerance mechanisms to cope with shortages and is preparing a new rollout of the French-language curriculum in 2027-2028.

Documented party positions

Coalition avenir Québec

Le budget et le bilan gouvernemental maintiennent l'éducation et les infrastructures d'enseignement parmi les secteurs d'investissement prioritaires.

Parti libéral du Québec

Tenir des états généraux en éducation et revoir le système; des engagements jeunesse portent aussi sur les stages et l'aide financière aux études.

Parti québécois

Mettre l'accent sur la réussite, la sécurité et la qualité des écoles; plusieurs engagements 2026 ciblent aussi les conditions du réseau.

Québec solidaire

Réinvestir dans l'école publique et les services, avec une approche financée notamment par une fiscalité plus progressive.

Related promises

Deposit $1,000 into the RESP of every newborn

Coalition avenir Québec

Why it matters

Documented party positions

Coalition avenir Québec

Parti libéral du Québec

Parti québécois

Québec solidaire

Related promises

Deposit $1,000 into the RESP of every newborn

Shield up to $35,000 of seniors' employment income

Add professionals for students with special needs

Invest $200 million in the Réseau commun

Invest $44 million to pay for internships

Increase teacher salaries

Give a Quebec children's book to every elementary student

Launch a summit on education within the first 100 days

Pay certain currently unpaid internships

Review and simplify student financial aid

Set international students at about 50,000

Extend Bill 101 to vocational and adult education

Extend Bill 101 to CEGEP and children of temporary immigrants

Investigate the language of socialization in Montreal and Laval

Launch an initiative on literacy and illiteracy

Allocate 10% of the grade to French quality

Hold a summit on the future of education

Make common literary works mandatory

Reintroduce singing and strengthen music education

Introduce 60 minutes of mandatory daily physical activity

Reintroduce physical fitness tests

Strengthen sanctions against violence in schools

Run a campaign on the effects of screens

Create twinnings between regional and city schools

Make part of private school funding conditional

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