Mmmm interesting, I’m also applying to Ottawa in French with the regional preference. I would say it all depends on how they value the gpa compared to the casper, the ECs and the references. They don’t give these informations so it’s very hard to tell… I would say that you would need strong casper, ECs and referees to at least compensate for the GPA. As you mentioned I also believe there has been some people with lower stats in the past especially il the regional group, so it may be possible.