I am a U.S high school student looking to apply to the education programs of 3 Canadian universities. I have a 3.25 GPA right now, and I expect it to raise to a 3.4-3.5 by the end of this year (I’m a Junior). I have a 27 on the ACT, I just took the ACT again and I expect a 28-29. What are my chances at these 3 Universities?
Your chances are good, but why would you want to? Teacher licensure is done at the province or state level. In general, licenses don’t transfer. I’ve lived in 4 states/provinces. None of them automatically accepted another state/province’s license. It took about 1-2 years to complete the requirements for each new jurisdiction. Unless you are planning to live in SK or AB, you’re better off studying in the state you plan to live. The job market for teachers in Canada is poor, btw.
I want to teach french, and studying in a french-speaking country will be a huge benefit
“I want to teach french, and studying in a french-speaking country will be a huge benefit”
If you want to teach French, why not go to the French part of a bilingual country, rather than the English part?
Bishop’s in Quebec is one of the three English language universities in Quebec. It is very good small (2,400 students) undergraduate university, with a GREAT language program (particularly for French, as you might expect), and also a great education program. It is in Lennoxville, which is right next to (and possibly officially part of) Sherbrooke. Lennoxville is very small and almost completely bilingual, but Sherbrooke is a primarily French small city (~150,000 people). You grades should be just right to get in there. My daughter very seriously considered it, and we did check that you can learn French there pretty much independent of how much French you show up already speaking (they have a very good program for incoming students at pretty much any proficiency level in French).
Concordia in Montreal is another possibility. The University of Ottawa is officially bilingual. I don’t know anything about whether either have language and education programs, but both are large enough that it seems likely. Ottawa is of course right across the river from Hull, Quebec. Both are quite a bit larger than Bishop’s.
I do think that you will need to do something to get licensed in your state after finishing up at any of these Canadian universities. You might want to check into whether it would be feasible to get a Bachelor’s as a language major in Canada, and then get a Master’s in education in your home state.
Because all the universities in Quebec are 5-6 year programs. Only university of regina, university of alberta, and university of saskatchewan are 4 year programs.
“Because all the universities in Quebec are 5-6 year programs”
Is this for a degree in education? I will admit that we considered requirements for a language major, and we didn’t look at nor consider requirements for an education major.
Are you looking at requirements for a graduate from a high school in Quebec, or from a high school in the US or elsewhere in Canada? A student who graduates from high school in Quebec has had 11 years of schooling. For languages they then take 2 years at CEGEP and 3 years in university. A student who graduates from elsewhere in Canada, or from the US, has already had 12 years of schooling, and then has 4 years of university. It is possible that education might require another year, we didn’t look at this.
Honestly I don’t see the point in going to Canada to study French if you don’t go to a location where people speak French. However, as far as I know your GPA gives you a good chance to get accepted to the universities that you are considering. U of A is probably the most difficult of the three, but I think that you still have a very good chance. U of A is also an excellent university.
I’m a high school student in the USA. I’m considering other American universities as well, but I love Canada, and I’m looking for a more unique experience. Although Saskatchewan and Alberta aren’t francophone provinces, the campuses have residence halls, or colleges within them that are Francophone.
“the campuses have residence halls, or colleges within them that are Francophone”
Good point. That will help a LOT in terms of learning French well.
I do think that you have a good shot at U of A, and that it is a great university. I don’t know as much about the other two.
Your ACT is strong, but your GPA is a bit deficient. The way I see it, a high ACT will generally not make up for other shortcomings.
For the universities you intend to attend, you will want a 3.4-3.5 UW GPA (I would maybe even say 3.6).
Also, I’ve noticed that some Canadian universities (e.g. UBC) will only use the senior year grades (if you don’t do early admissions). Even if they also use junior/sophomore/etc. grades, the senior year is the most important. 
Although Canada has two official languages, you will not be speaking French in Alberta or Saskatchewan. I’m not sure I understand what you’re looking for in a program. An education degree or a French language degree? I agree with the comment about getting an education degree where you hope to live and work. Getting that in a Canadian province to then return to the U.S. makes little sense.
" I want to teach french, and studying in a french-speaking country will be a huge benefit "
Frankly what makes the most sense to me is to get a Bachelor’s in French in a French speaking province (which limits the choice obviously), then get a degree in education in the state where you want to work.
As an FYI, while it does appear that the U of A and U of Saskatchewan do offer a 4 year B.Ed, elsewhere in Canada, it has traditionally been a 1 year post-graduate program completed following a 4 year Bachelor’s degree in your teachable subject for a total of 5 years (despite still being a Bachelor’s degree and not a Master’s). Ontario has recently made the move to a 2 year post graduate program in Education for a total of 6 years. I personally would not pick a program with a lower level of credentialization. If you really want to teach French, I would recommend doing a 4 year/120 credit Bachelor of Arts in French Language at an English language university in Quebec and then complete your education credentials in the state in which you would like to teach. The only caveat I will make is that you should first check and see whether the French taught will be Quebec French or France French. You will not want a degree in Quebec French.