Out-of-province students will now have to pay $12K to study in Quebec
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The Quebec government has officially revealed how much out-of-province students will have to pay if they want to study in the province.
The Quebec government has officially revealed how much out-of-province students will have to pay if they want to study in the province.
In a letter sent to the rectors of Quebec's three English-language universities, McGill, Concordia and Bishop's, Quebec Higher Education Minister Pascale Déry confirmed that tuition fees for students from other Canadian provinces will go up from $9,000 to a minimum of $12,000 per year.
The original proposal was an increase to $17,000.
According to the letter, Bishop's, located in Sherbrooke, Que., will be allowed to accept a fixed number of out-of-province students at a rate of $9,000 "for a total of 825 fee exclusions."
La Presse also reports that international students will now have to pay a base rate of $20,000, with the government collecting $3,000 in fees.
The funds raised by the measures will be used to increase funding for French-language universities.
The Quebec government is also demanding that English-language universities commit to developing the French-language skills of their students.
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