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Lawrence River. Then there are basilicas, museums, and the Ice Hotel plus countless dining, wining and shopping opportunities. When you factor in the day trips to local ski resorts, you can have an unrivaled city-ski break" (the Mail on Sunday, 2006).
The educational system in Quebec is once again the result of cultural interactions between the French and the English, but the most significant part was played by the Americans, who left an impressive mark onto the Canadian education. "The evolution of the French Canadian college is not unlike that of the American" (Charlemagne Bracq, 1924, p. 296) foreign manager arriving in the Quebec Province would be presented with an opportunity to further develop his studies within highly specialized scholarly institutions, teaching in both French and English. The region also offers educational programs especially designed for the immigrants in the country.
Quebec is internationally recognized as a center of education. "Quebec has many universities, including Bishop's Univ., at Lennoxville; Concordia Univ., McGill Univ., and the Univ. Of Montreal, at Montreal; Laval Univ., at Quebec city; the Univ. Of Sherbrooke, at Sherbrooke; and the Univ. Of Quebec, with an administrative center at Sainte-Foy and campuses at Chicoutimi, Hull, Montreal, Rimouski, Rouyn, and Trois Rivieres" (the Columbia Encyclopedia, 2007).
The higher educational system has evolved significantly during the past century, when numerous institutions and commissions have been formed to regulate and improve it. Foremost, the social, cultural and economic changes of the last years have imposed the need for an education reform within French Canada. The most important stipulations of the reform revolved around: "access to education by all segments of Quebec society; the overhaul of the curriculum; improved teacher education programs; raising the profile of vocational education; enhancing adult education programs; increasing the decision-making power of teachers and decentralizing power in general; curtailing support for private education; considering whether to retain confessional schools (denominational schools) or to replace them with secular institutions,...
A primary requirement for the admission to a program is that "the school board or college must ensure that the studies you completed outside Quebec fulfil the minimum admission requirements of the program in question. Consequently, you may be asked to provide an evaluation comparative des etudes effectuees hors du Quebec (comparative evaluation of studies done outside Quebec)" (Immigration Quebec, 2008)
Both the cultural and educational backgrounds in French Canada are the result of years of interaction between the various European and American cultures. "French-speaking society in North America, Quebec is deeply attached to its culture. Quebec's culture is the very symbol of its identity, joining its French roots together with the Amerindian heritage, while being influenced by its proximity to the United States and by the multi-ethnic population that shapes its demographic profile. Quebec is proud to possess a culture of its own that reflects its reality, its history and its population" (Quebec Portal, 2008)
References
Charlemagne Bracq, J., the Evolution of French Canada, the Macmillan Company, 1924
Mcconaghy, T., a Blueprint for Restructured Education in Quebec, Phi Delta Kappan, Volume 78, 1996
Nuechterlein, J., Oh, Canda, First Things: A Monthly Journal of Religion and Public Life, Number 75, August- September 1997
Immigration Quebec, Official Website of the Government of Quebec, http://www.immigration-quebec.gouv.qc.calastaccessed on April 7, 2008
Quebec Portal, 2008, http://www.gouv.qc.calastaccessed on April 7, 2008
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