But all that wasn't enough to convince Quebec officials to give her an immigration suitability certificate that is a prerequisite to gaining permanent residency. pic.twitter.com/LPb32xnadj — Taher Zyad (@6aherZyad) November 8, 2019French is the official language of government, commerce and the courts in Quebec -- a former French colony ceded to Britain in 1763. But the province's French majority has often faced criticism for its arguably heavy-handed defence of the language of Molière. According to a letter from the Quebec immigration ministry, Dubois was turned down because she had not completed her dissertation entirely in French. Determined to press on, Dubois said "my desire to stay in Quebec is stronger."

Source: The Local November 09, 2019 16:34 UTC