Sudbury’s Laurentian University violated Ontario’s French Language Services Act when it cut 29 programs in April 2021, according to a new report from the province’s French language services commissioner.
Kelly Burke, Ontario’s deputy ombudsman and French language services commissioner, concluded the Ministry of Francophone Affairs also “failed to take an active role in monitoring Laurentian University’s compliance with its designation, which contributed to a situation where no one was ensuring the protection of language rights under the French Language Services Act.”
In February 2021, Laurentian filed for insolvency and entered into creditor protection. In April that year, the university cut 72 programs, including 29 French-language
