By Canadian Press

Quebec plans to double university tuition for out-of-province students by 2024

Oct 13, 2023 | 9:59 AM

MONTREAL — The Quebec government is doubling tuition for out-of-province students to give more money to francophone universities.

Tuition for Canadians outside Quebec will jump to $17,000 from $8,992 beginning fall 2024, while the minimum tuition for international students will be $20,000.

Quebec’s English universities have far more international and out-of-province students compared to the French institutions.

Higher Education Minister Pascale Déry says the new rates are justified because the majority of out-of-province students leave Quebec after their studies but benefit from preferential tuition rates.

She says the extra money collected from the English-language schools will fund the French-language university network.

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Language Minister Jean-François Roberge says the new rates will help to stop the decline of French in Montreal.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 13, 2023.

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