What can be done to improve the retention and employment options of young Anglophones in Québec?

Attempting to answer this question presents a complicated situation. In several past briefs, the Board has demonstrated the many regional differences in Québec, especially among the English-speaking community. The situation and needs of English speakers in Montreal are different from those in the Gaspé Peninsula, the Eastern Townships, or Western Québec. Lack of facility in French is usually blamed for the loss of young people whose first language is English, and this brief will focus on this topic, but the problems faced by young Anglophones are also caused by economic constraints and are coloured by misperceptions and myths, some of which will also be addressed.