US EditionQuebec government to ban religious symbols in daycares
Quebec will extend secularism laws to subsidized daycares with exemptions for current workers, following a report recommending 50 measures to reduce religion in public institutions.
- On Oct. 23, 2025, Quebec announced plans to legislate a ban on religious symbols in childcare centres and government-subsidized daycares, Secularism Minister Jean-François Roberge said the government acts in children's best interests.
- Following a summer committee report, the Pelchat‑Rousseau committee's nearly 300‑page report set out 50 recommendations, including extending the ban on religious symbols to the daycare sector.
- Including a grandfather clause, the government will exempt people already employed in daycare centres who wear religious symbols and follow Pelchat‑Rousseau report compliance for public‑sector workers in positions of authority.
- Bill 21 is already before the Supreme Court of Canada in a landmark case examining Quebec's use of the notwithstanding clause, while the government has tabled legislation targeting public school staff and announced a ban on prayer in public places.
- CAQ activists pushed a face‑covering ban at their congress in Gatineau, Que., and last month Roberge voted in favour, but the proposal to ban face coverings in public spaces at all times remains far from implementation.
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It's official: the Quebec government plans to strengthen secularism by banning the wearing of religious symbols in subsidized daycares and early childhood centers (CPEs). A new law is expected to be introduced soon to regulate this measure across the province. Also read: Threats, physical violence: Quebec school support staff sound the alarm. This was confirmed by the Minister responsible for Secularism, Jean-François Roberge, on his social medi…
Quebec Government to Ban Religious Symbols at Daycares
The Quebec government has announced it will ban the wearing of religious symbols in daycare centres. Secularism Minister Jean-François Roberge said the new legislation would apply to all staff working at early childhood centres and subsidized daycare facilities, with an exemption for those already employed at such centres. He added that there is a “broad consensus” among Quebecers that secularism should be strengthened. “Quebecers want us to str…
Quebec to ban religious symbols in CPEs and subsidized daycares
Quebec will legislate a ban on the wearing of religious symbols in childcare centers, known as CPEs in the province, and subsidized daycares. On the other hand, the ban on face coverings in public spaces at all times, as desired by CAQ activists, is still far from being implemented. This is what the Minister […]
An acquired rights clause will be included for employees who already bear religious signs.
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