A Quebec Superior Court judge has invalidated a university tuition hike for out-of-province students meant to reduce the number of English speakers in the province.
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.
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However, the fee hike may remain in place for up to nine months until the government revises its tuition plan.
The decision also overturns a new requirement that 80 per cent of out-of-province undergraduate students at English-language universities reach an intermediate level of proficiency in French by the time they graduate.
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Justice Eric Dufour says that requirement is unreasonable because of the “almost certain impossibility” that the universities will be able to meet the target.
McGill and Concordia universities launched a legal challenge of the changes last year, after the Quebec government said they were necessary to protect the French language in the province.
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