Quebec government to table expanded secularism bill on Thursday
Posted November 25, 2025 11:52 am.
Last Updated November 25, 2025 12:42 pm.
This week the Quebec government is expected to table legislation aimed at strengthening secularism in the province.
The bill would impose a religious symbols ban on workers of early childhood centres (CPEs) and subsidized daycares.
It’s also expected to ban prayers in public spaces, with some exceptions, and in all public institutions.
The CAQ would also prohibit the prominent display of religious symbols in institutional public communications, such as advertisements.
Public institutions would be prohibited from offering meals based solely on a religious tradition.
The CAQ government will table the legislation Thursday, as hinted at in a social media post by Jean‑François Roberge, Quebec’s minister responsible for secularism.
The post shows Roberge writing “This is how we live in Quebec” on National Assembly letterhead. The caption includes Thursday’s date and “Secularism 2.0.”
The Legault government says it’s following recommendations from the Pelchat-Rousseau report, which followed last year’s Bedford School controversy in Montreal in which teachers were suspended for alleged toxic behaviour, including intimidating students and staff.
Quebec passed Bill 94 on Oct. 30, which was specifically aimed at strengthening secularism in the Quebec school system.
