the legault government is reportedly ready to significantly increase university tuition for students from other canadian provinces — and lower rates for francophone students from france, belgium, and maybe switzerland.
quebec on wednesday was also mulling over a possible new measure: requiring 80 per cent of international students to reach intermediate french proficiency by graduation, according to la presse .
the government’s initial plan, announced in october , would have almost doubled the out-of-province rate, to $17,000, as of fall 2024. now, quebec is reportedly ready to set it at $12,000. that’s a 33-per-cent increase compared to current rates.
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hoping to avert the tuition increase, bishop’s, concordia and mcgill have offered to improve the teaching of french to students from the rest of canada.
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déry was asked about complaints from mcgill and concordia that the government has given them the cold shoulder . both institutions said tuesday they haven’t been able to reach déry since late november.
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