MONTREAL 鈥� An English-language university that was exempted from Quebec鈥檚 controversial tuition hike says it鈥檚 still seeing a drop in enrolment of out-of-province students.
Bishop鈥檚 University, in Quebec鈥檚 Eastern Townships, says student registrations from the rest of Canada have dropped 10 per cent.
Principal S茅bastien Lebel-Grenier says the Quebec government鈥檚 decision to hike tuition for out-of-province students by $3,000 has created a 鈥渃hilling effect鈥� that is discouraging students from coming to Quebec.
Bishop鈥檚 has an exemption from the tuition hike, but Lebel-Grenier says the university is still looking at a $2.6-million deficit, largely due to the drop in enrolment.
He says international student enrolment is down about 40 per cent, which he thinks is because the federal and provincial discourse on temporary immigrants makes them feel they won鈥檛 be welcome.
Montreal鈥檚 Concordia University said earlier this week that out-of-province enrolment is down nearly 30 per cent and international student registrations are down 11 per cent, which will cost the university $15 million.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Aug. 29, 2024.
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