Quebec tuition hike already has some out-of-province students weighing alternatives

Hundreds of teenagers and their families packed into Concordia University's downtown Montreal campus on Saturday to attend the school's fall open house.

Papayiannis said her office is already seeing the impact of Quebec's decision to raise university tuition for out-of province students starting next fall, with many people cancelling campus tours or withdrawing from recruitment events., calls and emails have been rolling in from worried prospective students, she said, many of whom say the tuition hike — from $8,992 to around $17,000 per year for Canadians outside Quebec — is an insurmountable financial barrier.

"It's extremely expensive and makes it so I don't want to come here as much just because that's another thing I have to get over," said Clement. He's considering the renowned engineering and aerospace programs in Quebec, but his father said the increase will encourage them to explore other options in Ontario, the U.S. and Europe.

The measure is expected to mostly affect Quebec's three English-language universities — Concordia, McGill and Bishop's — which welcome more non-Quebecers than French schools. Government officials have cited what they claim is a decline of French in the province in their decision to raise tuition.Protest planned

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