The Quebec government may soon use the notwithstanding clause in the Canadian constitution to put an end to a loophole in Bill 101 that allows immigrant students to bypass the French-only-education law.
Under Bill 101, English public schooling is only available to the children of parents educated in English in Canada.
In October, The Supreme Court of Canada struck down Bill 104, an amendment to Bill 101, which attempted to block immigrant students from enrolling in English public schools after one year of private schooling.
French language defenders dismissed the loophole to Bill 101 as "buying" eligibility to English education.
Language Minister Christine St-Pierre announced Tuesday the government was considering using the notwithstanding clause, which says a law is valid despite the fact it violates the Canadian Charter of Human Rights.
Invoking the notwithstanding clause would allow the province to extend Bill 101 to private unsubsidized English schools.
