Days Before School Year Begins, More Than 5,700 Teaching Positions Unfilled in Quebec

Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville gives an update on this year's back to school situation during a news conference in Montreal on Aug. 16, 2024. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz

MONTREAL—Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville says there are still 5,704 teaching positions to be filled in the province’s schools, weeks before the new school year begins.

But Drainville says that number represents 2,800 fewer vacancies compared with this time last year.