Quebec debates extended laïcité restrictions for daycare workers

April 23, 2025, 2:20 pm

Quebec officials are considering an expansion of the province’s strict secularism rules to include daycare workers—a proposal that has sparked as much debate as it has raised concerns over staffing. In this modern tug-of-war between personal identity and professional obligations, the conversation is anything but child’s play.


thestar.com / Quebec not ruling out expanding religious symbol ban to daycare workers: minister

QUEBEC - The Quebec minister responsible for secularism says the government isn't ruling out expanding its religious symbols ban to include daycare employees.

ledevoir.com / Suzanne Roy réclame un droit acquis si les règles sur la laïcité sont étendues aux CPE

«On ne veut pas créer de bris de services», dit la ministre de la Famille, en parlant de la pénurie d’éducatrices.

lapresse.ca / Laïcité  | Une clause de droits acquis nécessaire pour les CPE, selon Suzanne Roy

Si l’interdiction des signes religieux devait être étendue aux CPE, une clause de droits acquis devrait « définitivement » être mise en place, a soutenu la ministre de la Famille, Suzanne Roy. Sans quoi, le réseau en viendrait à manquer d’éducatrices.


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