{"id":17680,"date":"2026-01-23T19:17:30","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T19:17:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/epca-thrilled-with-quebec-court-of-appeal-ruling-upholding-minority-language-educational-rights\/"},"modified":"2026-01-23T19:17:30","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T19:17:30","slug":"epca-thrilled-with-quebec-court-of-appeal-ruling-upholding-minority-language-educational-rights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/epca-thrilled-with-quebec-court-of-appeal-ruling-upholding-minority-language-educational-rights\/","title":{"rendered":"EPCA Thrilled with Quebec Court of Appeal Ruling Upholding Minority Language Educational Rights"},"content":{"rendered":"

Montreal, April 3, 2025<\/span><\/strong>\u2014 The English Parents’ Committee Association (EPCA) is thrilled<\/em> by today\u2019s landmark decision by the Quebec Court of Appeal, which firmly upholds the rights of Quebec\u2019s English-speaking community to manage and control its own educational institutions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In a resounding affirmation of minority language rights, the Court has struck down key provisions of Bill 40, declaring them unconstitutional for Quebec\u2019s English-speaking community.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

This decisive ruling protects the democratic right of parents and the English-speaking minority to manage and control their own schools, as guaranteed under Section 23 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a historic victory<\/em>,\u201d said EPCA President Katherine Korakakis, \u201cnot just for parents, but for every member of our community who believes in shaping our children\u2019s future. The Court\u2019s decision is a powerful reminder that our voices matter, and our right to govern our schools is non-negotiable.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

EPCA applauds the Court\u2019s clarity, courage, and commitment to constitutional principles, and looks forward to working with stakeholders across Quebec to continue building strong, responsive, and inclusive English-language institutions.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

The English Parents’ Committee Association, the EPCA, is a coalition of parents’ committees of Quebec’s English school boards; it represents nearly 100,000 students in the young anglophone sector. EPCA is a non-profit association funded by the Ministry of Education (MEQ). The EPCA advocates for public education in English in Quebec and lobbies for questions that concern members of our parent committee. <\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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Media Contact:<\/strong>Katheirne KorakakisPresident EPCA514-668-8672president@epcaquebec.orgwww.epcaquebec.org<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Montreal, April 3, 2025\u2014 The English Parents’ Committee Association (EPCA) is thrilled by today\u2019s landmark decision by the Quebec Court of Appeal, which firmly upholds the rights of Quebec\u2019s English-speaking community to manage and control its own educational institutions. In a resounding affirmation of minority language rights, the Court has struck down key provisions of Bill 40, declaring […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[60],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17680","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17680","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17680"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17680\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17680"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17680"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/epcaquebec.org\/fr\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17680"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}