Canada: Applications for English-speaking universities fall as Quebec raises tuition fees

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Published 2024-02-08

In Quebec, a reform by the provincial government has sparked anger from its two most prestigious Anglophone universities, McGill and Concordia. Undergraduate tuition fees will increase by more than 30 percent for Canadians from other provinces, while a new tax will be levied on these institutions for each international student. The measure is intended to better fund Francophone institutions but also aims for a "linguistic rebalancing," according to Quebec's government. McGill and Concordia universities, whose reputation attracts students from all over the world, are seeing a drop in enrolment applications from Canadian students outside Quebec, as well as from international students. Under a bilateral agreement, Belgian and French students are spared from the reform. Our correspondents report.

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All Comments (21)

@kwatai9298 5 months ago

this will not increase the French language studying even if is free to study
@averyhazen8466 5 months ago

The irony is that students from France don’t pay the international rate 🤦🏻‍♀️
@TT-fq7pl 5 months ago

How are they going to keep the Internet out of Quebec to protect the French language?
@GLayton123 5 months ago

(1:18) Why not instead turn the French test into an entrance exam? Take advantage of immersion schools we have in the rest of the country. If you pass you get the lower rate.
@justsayin2023 5 months ago

For Canadians: All you have to do is get a Quebec address, apply for a health card in Quebec and then you're a resident. No increased tuition! Takes like 3 months.
@Havoc-bc6oy 5 months ago

Enrollment is dropping so they increase tuition?
@ScentlessSun 5 months ago

I wish I knew French. I live in Louisiana. We let it fade from our culture. Some speak French in the south but most do not. It is a big part of our history we have lost. Do not lose your history Quebec. It is great to know English, but know French also. Don’t be like me 😂
@FordFlatSix 5 months ago

Canadians: We can’t afford university now! Americans: Welcome to the club. Get ready for student debt.
@GLayton123 5 months ago

(4:29) but the Franco Ontarians are French speaking and they get the higher rate too.
@AllMightyLee 5 months ago

Quebec education is highly subsidized by Quebec workers' tax money. So why should out-of-province, and out-of-country students pay the same rates as those who are paying taxes (and a lot of them)? And what about learning the province's only official language, French?
@bloomingorchid9407 5 months ago

All my life, I just learned English beside 2 languages which are my native languages..French is out of Syllabus for me..
@Spirited_Away 5 months ago

Hey,I was hoping to apply in University of Montreal..It says 20k for international students which is very reasonable compared to it's counterparts of another provinces of Canada. I'd like to pursue economics however I don't have any French knowledge...Is there any way I can?
@Cris-ky1mq 5 months ago

J' avais un ami Français étudiant en littérature, il n' a pas été admis pour étudier au Québec, maintenant il vit aux États-Unis.
@user-cc5od3zk4p 2 months ago

There are other schools. And no, French is barely heard in western Canada.
@thewewguy8t88 5 months ago

This is why I hate living here a lot of times. Like I wish I could move out but moving out was never an option and I really struggled more then the average kid in learning French in Quebec and I still have that struggle and as an adult. And again I wish I could leave but I really can't I am stuck here :(
@xaviermoreno2248 5 months ago

Make Quebec French students pay higher tuition fees when they apply to study in other provinces .specially in Otawa
@user-fq7vs8dl5k 5 months ago

Go to trade school. I learned the hvac trade back in 1999. I make $30 an hour. Never had any loans or tuition fees.
@user-iw4jl6bc8h 5 months ago

Universities in Ontario have no more money and will reduce the number of students . Canada is reducing the number of international stidents accross CAnada and students have at least $20,000 in a bank account before applying for s stident visa.
@savoirancien4093 5 months ago

Where is the French University with cheap fees for French Quebecers in Ontario paid by Ontario Taxpayers. There is no reciprocity in English Canada. we got to stop the gravy train! I dont mine english by its time you pay for your stuff.
@Siopaoko 5 months ago

McGill they pronounced as Miguel?