April 24, 2025, 3:22 pm
Quebec’s Superior Court recently quashed a provincial policy that raised tuition fees for out-of-province students and mandated francisation percentages at key universities. The decision challenges the fairness of these restrictions as many students see relief amid growing discontent with the province’s education policies.
Quebec Superior Court Justice Éric Dufour concluded that the provincial policies are unreasonable and invalid
The judge ruled the 2023 decision to increase out-of-province tuition by 33 per cent was 'not justified by existing and convincing data'
La Cour supérieure donne raison aux universités anglophones et annule l’obligation de franciser 80% de leur clientèle.
A ruling out Thursday says the Quebec government's 2023 decision to increase out-of-province tuition by $3,000 — 33 per cent — was unreasonable and based on limited data.
The judge struck down the tuition increases and French requirements that affected out-of-province Canadian students, saying that the Higher Education Ministry lacked data to support its claims that out-of-province students weren’t integrating into Quebec society.
The ruling also overturns a French proficiency requirement for out-of-province undergraduate students
La Cour supérieure donne en partie raison aux universités McGill et Concordia dans leur bataille contre le gouvernement Legault. La hausse des droits de scolarité imposée aux étudiants provenant des autres provinces canadiennes est jugée déraisonnable. Tout comme l’obligation imposée aux...
MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has invalidated the provincial government's tuition hike for out-of-province students.
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