{"id":1228,"date":"2026-01-07T09:24:52","date_gmt":"2026-01-07T14:24:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cgtsim.qc.ca\/milieux-defavorises\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T15:48:53","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T19:48:53","slug":"underprivileged-areas","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cgtsim.qc.ca\/en\/underprivileged-areas\/","title":{"rendered":"Underprivileged areas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-heading\"  ><div class=\"container\">\n<h2 id=\"supporting-school-success\" class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-h3\"><strong><strong>Contributing to equality of opportunity for students from underprivileged areas<\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph\"  ><div class=\"container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For over 50 years, the CGTSIM has promoted equality of opportunity for students from underprivileged areas. Through careful management of school taxes, it provides annual allocations to the school service centres (SSCs) and school boards (SBs) on the Island of Montr\u00e9al for educational catch-up in these areas. These funds enable them to implement concrete measures that promote equality of opportunity and thereby support the school success of students from underprivileged areas.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph\"  ><div class=\"container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2024-2025, the CGTSIM is proud to have allocated a total of $13.5 million to the SSCs and SBs on the Island of Montr\u00e9al to support underprivileged areas. The 2024-2025 allocation was as follows:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"component-block-image\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"block-image__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"block-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cgtsim.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Underprivileged-areas_1.webp\" alt=\"Pie chart showing the distribution of the $13.5 million allocated by the CGTSIM in 2024\u20132025 to the school boards and service centres on the Island of Montreal.\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"block-image__caption js-a11y-drawer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-a11y-toggle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"block-image__caption-toggle button button--small\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"block-image-caption-1677\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-image__caption-toggle__show\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHide\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-image__caption-toggle__hide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShow\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcaption\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"18\" height=\"11\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#ico-chevron-down\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-image-caption-1677\" class=\"block-image__caption-text\" data-a11y-target hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>This is a pie chart showing the distribution of $13.5 million allocated by the CGTSIM in 2024-2025 to the school service centres and school boards on the Island of Montr\u00e9al, to support measures that promote school success for students from underprivileged areas. The chart is divided into five segments:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Centre de services scolaire de Montr\u00e9al (CSSDM): $6,082,653;<\/li>\n<li>Centre de services scolaire de la Pointe-de-l\u2019\u00cele (CSSPI): $4,032,978;<\/li>\n<li>Centre de services scolaire Marguerite-Bourgeoys (CSSMB): $2,533,303;<\/li>\n<li>English Montreal School Board (EMSB): $583,733;<\/li>\n<li>Lester B. Pearson School Board (LBPSB): $267,333.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The total allocated funds amount to $13,500,000.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph\"  ><div class=\"container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Before allocating the funds, the CGTSIM complies with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgtsim.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Modalites-de-repartition-des-allocations-prevues-2026-2027.pdf\">allocation distribution terms<\/a> (available in French only), as established in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgtsim.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Regles-de-repartition-2026-2027.pdf\">distribution rules<\/a> (available in French only).<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-heading\"  ><div class=\"container\">\n<h2 id=\"map-of-school-success-and-social-deprivation-on-the-Island-of-Montreal\" class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-h3\"><strong>Map of deprivation on the Island of Montr\u00e9al<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph\"  ><div class=\"container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To ensure an equitable distribution of allocations, the CGTSIM relies on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgtsim.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Map-of-school-success-and-social-deprivation-map-on-the-Island-of-Montreal.pdf\">Map of deprivation on the Island of Montr\u00e9al<\/a>. This map helps:<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-list\"  ><div class=\"container\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Assess the correlation between the various sociocultural, sociodemographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the areas covered and the academic success of youth;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify the location of underprivileged areas where school success rates are lower;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Direct monetary allocations to the most vulnerable areas.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph\"  ><div class=\"container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most recent edition of the map, published in 2025, is based on data from the Minist\u00e8re de l\u2019\u00c9ducation and Statistics Canada from the 2021 Census of Population.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"component-block-image\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"block-image__wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"block-image\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cgtsim.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Underprivileged-areas_2.webp\" alt=\"\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"block-image__caption js-a11y-drawer\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div data-a11y-toggle>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<button\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"block-image__caption-toggle button button--small\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-expanded=\"false\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-controls=\"block-image-caption-1678\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-image__caption-toggle__show\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHide\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"block-image__caption-toggle__hide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShow\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tcaption\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg width=\"18\" height=\"11\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<use xlink:href=\"#ico-chevron-down\"\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"block-image-caption-1678\" class=\"block-image__caption-text\" data-a11y-target hidden>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThis is the 2025 map of school success and social deprivation on the Island of Montr\u00e9al, produced by the CGTSIM and based on data from the Minist\u00e8re de l\u2019\u00c9ducation and Statistics Canada. It illustrates school success level by aggregate dissemination areas, with a colour code ranging from red (very low rate of school success and significant concentration of deprivation) to dark green (very high rate of school success and minimal presence of deprivation).\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-heading\"  ><div class=\"container\">\n<h2 id=\"school-classification\" class=\"wp-block-heading is-style-h3 is-style-default\"><strong>School classification<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph\"  ><div class=\"container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The map of deprivation serves as the basis for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cgtsim.qc.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Classification-des-ecoles-primaires-et-secondaires-selon-leur-indice-de-defavorisation.pdf\">Classification of elementary and secondary schools based on school success index<\/a> (available in French only), which is produced annually by the CGTSIM.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"item wysiwyg component-paragraph\"  ><div class=\"container\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The school success index is calculated based on the students\u2019 place of residence, using enrollment data from the current school year.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Contributing to equality of opportunity for students from underprivileged areas For over 50 years, the CGTSIM has promoted equality of opportunity for students from underprivileged areas. 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