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Period of study in Québec

Exemption from differential tuition fees depending on the program of studies and the region

Starting in September 2023, a limited number of exemptions from differential tuition fees will be granted to international students enrolled at and selected by a university or college located outside the territory of the Montréal metropolitan community. These students will have to take a program of study in French in the employment sectors identified as priorities by the Québec government:

  • information technology
  • engineering
  • health and social services
  • education
  • educational childcare services

With this exemption, international students who are selected by an educational institution and who meet the criteria will pay the same tuition fees as Québec students.

This measure will take effect in the Fall 2023 term.

Criteria

To be eligible, you must meet the following criteria:

  • Be an international student enrolled at an eligible educational institution.
  • Be enrolled in a full-time program of study in French, as determined by the educational institution, and related to one of the fields identified as priorities by the Québec government.
  • Your educational institution (campus) and residence must be located in Québec and outside the territory of the Montréal metropolitan community This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only) during your studies.

Eligible educational institutions and programs of study

The eligible programs of study are those that have been identified as priorities (PDF 413 Kb).

Technical training at the college level

Public colleges: the Fédération des cégeps is responsible for managing the Tuition Fee Exemption Program. This hyperlink will open in a new window. Each eligible CEGEP creates a short list of applications that it sends to the Fédération des cégeps. The CEGEPs later contact the individuals whose applications were accepted. The deadline for submitting your application to the eligible CEGEP of your choice was February 23, 2023.

Subsidized private colleges: the Association des collèges privés du Québec is responsible for managing the Differential tuition fee exemption for international students This hyperlink will open in a new window.. Each eligible subsidized private college creates a short list of applications that it sends to the Association des collèges privés du Québec. The colleges then contact the individuals whose applications were accepted. The deadline for submitting your application to the eligible subsidized private college of your choice is June 30, 2023.

University education

Each eligible university is responsible for the management of exemptions and the selection of candidates. You must contact the university of your choice to obtain more information.

Universities

Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue This hyperlink will open in a new window.

Université du Québec à Chicoutimi This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Université Laval This hyperlink will open in a new window.

Université du Québec en Outaouais This hyperlink will open in a new window.

Université du Québec à Rimouski This hyperlink will open in a new window.

Université de Sherbrooke This hyperlink will open in a new window.

Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Public colleges

Cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Collège d’Alma This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Cégep de Baie-Comeau This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Cégep Beauce-Appalaches This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Cégep de Chicoutimi This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Cégep de Drummondville This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Cégep Garneau This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles This hyperlink will open in a new window.

Cégep de Granby This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Cégep de Jonquière This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Cégep de Lévis This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Cégep de Lanaudière à Joliette This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Cégep de La Pocatière This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Cégep Limoilou This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Cégep de l’Outaouais This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Cégep de Matane This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Cégep de Rimouski This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Cégep de Rivière-du-Loup This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Cégep de Saint-Félicien This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Cégep de Saint-Jérôme This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Cégep de Sainte-Foy This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Cégep de Sept-Îles This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Cégep de Shawinigan This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Cégep de Sherbrooke This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Cégep de Sorel-Tracy This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Cégep de Thetford This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Cégep de Trois-Rivières This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Cégep de Valleyfield This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Cégep de Victoriaville This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Collèges privés subventionnés

Collège Bart This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Collège Ellis This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Collège Laflèche This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Collège Mérici This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Collège O’Sullivan de Québec inc. This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Séminaire de Sherbrooke This hyperlink will open in a new window. (in French only)

Last update: July 6, 2023

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