McGill University sounds alarm after out-of-province applications drop by 20%

There are some difficult times ahead for Montreal’s English-language universities. This as the province plans to move ahead with increasing tuition for out-of-province students. McGill and Concordia universities are anticipating massive enrollment declines.And fears are mounting that their credit ratings could be downgraded making borrowing costs skyrocket. Global’s Tim Sargeant reports.

• Quebec’s English universities propose new tuition model for out of province students
• McGill University applications down a ‘catastrophic’ 20% after out-of-province tuition hike