MONTREAL — English-language universities in Quebec are bracing for the potential financial fallout of the province’s decision to nearly double tuition for out-of-province students.
At McGill University in Montreal, the news has already had an impact as administrators measure the potential loss of revenue if students from outside Quebec opt to go elsewhere rather than pay the steep new fees.
On Friday, Quebec announced that tuition for undergraduate students from other provinces would rise to about $17,000 from $8,992, starting next fall. Higher Education Minister Pascale Déry also said the government would charge universities $20,000 for each international student they recruit. Bishop's University Principal Sébastien Lebel-Grenier says the financial impact of the tuition increase could be"catastrophic" for his Sherbrooke-Que. school, where almost 30 per cent of students come from other provinces.
"We're already running on paper-thin margins and we're being extremely careful with our spending," he added."It's hard to imagine how we could cut back."
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