As the new year begins, it’s the perfect occasion to look back at the topics that made you curious, sparked questions and debates or helped you understand your rights. As is tradition, Éducaloi is starting the year with its top 5 most-read articles. Ready for a throwback? Here are the articles you loved the most in 2025.
5. No More Cellphones in Schools: What You Need to Know
In fifth spot is our article on the Quebec government’s cellphone ban in schools. As of September 2025, cellphones are no longer allowed in classrooms, hallways or schoolyards of elementary and high schools. The decision was influenced by several factors, including evidence that digital devices can negatively affect children’s learning and working memory.
4. Urbex: Exploring Abandoned Places Without Breaking the Law
After the tragic passing of a 15-year-old girl exploring an abandoned factory in Shawinigan, readers wanted to know more about the legal and safety aspects of urban exploration. Since most abandoned places still have owners, urban explorers could face civil or criminal liability if they enter a site without permission. The urbex community also has “good practice” rules for explorers to stay safe and respectful during their adventures.
3. Access to English Services in Quebec is for More Than Just Historic Anglophones
After the Charter of the French language was updated, readers wanted to know who can still access services in English in Quebec. For example, people who are more comfortable with English have the right to receive health care in English, and new immigrants can access certain provincial and municipal services in English.
2. Language Rights: New Rules for Enterprises in Quebec
The curiosity for language laws continues in second place. With changes introduced by Bill 96 in June 2025, readers wanted to know how the new rules would impact enterprises, including non-profit organizations. The bill updated rules for workplace language, public signs, commercial advertising and trademarks. For example, francization rules, designed to promote and increase the use of French in the workplace, now apply to enterprises with 25 employees or more, instead of 50 employees as under the previous rule.
1. Parental Union: New Rights for Common-Law Couples With Children
The most read article in 2025 was on parental union, the new legal regime for couples who have children without being married and without being in a civil union. As of June 29, 2025, the parental union patrimony is created. Property like the family residence, furniture and cars used by the family are included in the parental union patrimony and will have to be shared if you and your partner split up. While you can’t opt out of the regime entirely, you can choose for parental union patrimony not to apply to your couple under certain conditions.
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What about French readers? When it comes to our articles, what grabs attention isn’t always the same in French and in English. While some topics cross over—like Parental Union: New Rights for Common-Law Couples With Children and our article No More Cellphones in Schools: What You Need to Know, respectively the first and third most consulted French articles—most of the time, what resonates the most depends on the language of our readers. So, what’s trending in French? Fifth place goes to our article Can You Drink in an RV. Holding fourth place is Staying in the United States: What You Should Know Before Escaping the Snow. And in second place, the article Legal Changes to Watch For in 2025. |