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Muslim women lose their jobs in Montreal schools for refusing to comply with Quebec's law against the hijab. headscarf

Canteen or after-school activity monitors, caretakers or administrative staff can no longer wear the Islamic veil in Quebec schools. Around 150 have chosen to lose their jobs rather than comply with the law.

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Nearly 150 workers in Montreal's education system have quit their jobs in recent months after refusing to comply with Quebec's regulations on religious symbols in schools. The majority of those affected are non-teaching staff such as canteen or after-school supervisors, educational assistants, caretakers or administrative personnel. The law that applies to them includes that Mothers cannot enter schools to volunteer if they are wearing a hijab.. The result of Quebec's efforts to combat religious symbols is that 73% of Muslim women have applied for, or are considering applying for, work outside Quebec., according to research published in 2025 by the National Council of Canadian Muslims.

The current model is not new, but the result of a progressive application of secularism to state schools. In 2019 the ban began with the teachers. although the evenings were allowed to keep their place, there was no option to improve. Over the years, this policy has become increasingly stringent and Since October, any exception for non-teaching staff has been removed.. From this moment on, any worker within the school must comply with the rule without exception.

Around 150 women would rather lose their jobs than comply with the law.

Media such as Canadian Broadcasting Corporation They explain that the consequences are already visible. School workers They have opted to resign rather than remove the hijab., while in other cases they have been sidelined or not renewed for refusing to comply with the law. The situation has led to a loss of staff in an education system that was already struggling to fill certain posts.

The Quebec government maintains a clear and uncompromising stance. He argues that the state school should be a completely neutral space., where any visible religious expression is excluded from the educational sphere. The Minister of Education, Bernard Drainville, sums it up like this: “They decided not to obey the law and, therefore, it is their decision. They must accept the consequences of their own personal choice.”.

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