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Quebec government will not appeal court ruling scrapping out-of-province tuition hike
- In 2023, Quebec raised tuition fees by one-third for students from outside the province in an effort to limit enrollment of English-speaking students.
- In April 2025, a Superior Court judge ruled that the $3,000 increase in tuition fees lacked sufficient justification and was excessive, leading to the reversal of both the tuition hike and the imposed French language proficiency requirements.
- The court allowed the tuition hike to remain for up to nine months as the government revises its plan and mandated discussions about the French-language proficiency rules with universities.
- On June 10, 2025, Higher Education Minister Pascale Dry reiterated that the government will maintain its stance and confirmed it will not challenge the court's decision.
- This ruling requires Quebec to revise tuition policies while maintaining its aim to protect French language and reduce English-speaking student numbers.
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Quebec says it will impose out-of-province tuition hike despite court ruling
Despite a court ruling striking down its tuition hikes for out-of-province Canadian students, the Quebec government will not appeal the decision. Yet the higher education minister said it intends to stay the course.
In the light of its deeply revised proposal, the Government will not appeal a decision that considers it unreasonable.
Quebec Government Will Not Appeal Court Ruling Scrapping Out-of-Province Tuition Hike
The Quebec government says it won’t appeal a court decision overturning a university tuition hike for out-of-province students. But the province is not backing down, with the office of the higher education minister saying the government isn’t obliged to guarantee access to Quebec universities for non-Quebecers. The statement by Pascale Déry’s office did not give details on the government’s next move. Quebec decided in 2023 to hike out-of-provinc…
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