QC-391: Bill 391: An Act to amend the Education Act to enshrine the right to free special school projects offered in schools providing preschool or elementary and secondary education and to limit the distance between immovables of a school with a special project

This bill primarily affects Quebec public school service centres and the schools they administer, rather than private businesses directly. Schools offering special programs or concentration programs — common in Quebec's public elementary and secondary system — will no longer be able to charge families fees for these programs, including selection, file-opening, or staff training fees. Private tutoring or test-prep businesses that have grown alongside paid public special programs may see reduced demand as cost barriers are removed. Organizations that supply services or facilities to special-project schools should be aware that multi-site arrangements may now be constrained by the 250-metre distance rule.