Some studies have shown that the choice of an English- or French-language school or day care depends a lot on availability. Nonetheless, one significant challenge is that a rather high proportion of francophones living outside of Quebec are married to anglophone spouses.
Studies have shown that in many cases, francophones already become anglicized before entering into a partnership with an anglophone spouse. Sometimes, this makes the choice of school or day care difficult. In fact, once an anglophone spouse is in the picture, the decision becomes automatic. Exogamy and the increase of exogamous couples living outside of Quebec represent a significant challenge.