De l'aide aux devoirs gratuite est offerte partout au Québec.
1. You don't have to do it all alone
Many newly arrived parents feel guilty about not being able to help their child with homework in French, especially while learning the language themselves. Good news: in Quebec there's a real network of free homework help, built for the local school curriculum. Your child can get help from teachers, online or in person, at no cost. Your job isn't to know the answer — it's to connect your child to these resources.
2. Alloprof: the province-wide reference
Alloprof is a charity offering free homework help to all primary, secondary and adult-education students — and their parents. On its website you'll find explanatory sheets that follow the Quebec curriculum, videos and educational games. Your kids can also ask a teacher a question directly by phone, text or chat. The phone line is 1 888 776-4455, and everything runs through alloprof.qc.ca. It's the first resource to save in your contacts.
3. Public libraries
Your neighbourhood library is an often-overlooked gold mine. Membership is free for residents. Many libraries offer volunteer-led homework-help sessions, quiet study space, computers and internet access, and sometimes children's reading clubs. Ask your nearest library about its homework-help program: schedules vary by location, and some periods are busier at back-to-school time.
4. Community groups and the school
In almost every neighbourhood, community organizations offer after-school homework help, often with special attention to immigrant families. To find them, call 211 — the free information service that lists resources near you — or ask your child's school. The school itself sometimes has a lunchtime or after-class homework program. Don't hesitate to ask the teacher: it signals involvement, not weakness, and it's well regarded in Quebec.
5. Frequently asked questions
Here are the questions parents ask most about free homework help: is it really free, in which subjects, and from what age.
Is Alloprof really free?
Yes. Alloprof is a charity and its services for students and parents are free — the website, the sheets and videos, and asking a teacher by phone, text or chat. You don't need to pay or subscribe.
My child is in high school — is there help for them too?
Yes. Alloprof covers primary, secondary and adult education. Libraries and community groups often help teens too. For high-school subjects like math, science and French, the Alloprof sheets and teacher line are especially useful.
Do you need good French to use these services?
The help is in French, since it follows the Quebec curriculum — but that's exactly what helps your child progress. For you as a parent, the school and community groups are used to working with newcomers; ask if interpretation is available for important meetings.
6. Official sources
To find homework help and resources near you, see: the Alloprof site. The 211 Québec community-information service. And Quebec's public library network.
7. See also
These related guides may be useful:
- Enrolling your child in a welcome class — getting started in Quebec school.
- The Quebec school system — the big picture.
- Practising your French in Quebec — for parents progressing alongside their kids.
Author's Note: save the Alloprof number, 1 888 776-4455, in your phone today, and drop by the library this week to sign the family up. Two small moves that change your child's school year — without spending a cent.
