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
(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. 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 . 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
Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (in French only)
Université du Québec en Outaouais
Université du Québec à Rimouski
Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (in French only)
Public colleges
Cégep de l’Abitibi-Témiscamingue (in French only)
Collège d’Alma (in French only)
Cégep de Baie-Comeau (in French only)
Cégep Beauce-Appalaches (in French only)
Cégep de Chicoutimi (in French only)
Cégep de Drummondville (in French only)
Cégep Garneau (in French only)
Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles
Cégep de Granby (in French only)
Cégep de Jonquière (in French only)
Cégep de Lévis (in French only)
Cégep de Lanaudière à Joliette (in French only)
Cégep de La Pocatière (in French only)
Cégep Limoilou (in French only)
Cégep de l’Outaouais (in French only)
Cégep de Matane (in French only)
Cégep de Rimouski (in French only)
Cégep de Rivière-du-Loup (in French only)
Cégep de Saint-Félicien (in French only)
Cégep de Saint-Hyacinthe (in French only)
Cégep Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (in French only)
Cégep de Saint-Jérôme (in French only)
Cégep de Sainte-Foy (in French only)
Cégep de Sept-Îles (in French only)
Cégep de Shawinigan (in French only)
Cégep de Sherbrooke (in French only)
Cégep de Sorel-Tracy (in French only)
Cégep de Thetford (in French only)
Cégep de Trois-Rivières (in French only)
Cégep de Valleyfield (in French only)
Cégep de Victoriaville (in French only)
Collèges privés subventionnés
Collège Bart (in French only)
Campus Notre-Dame-de-Foy (in French only)
Collège Ellis (in French only)
Collège Laflèche (in French only)
Collège Mérici (in French only)
Collège O’Sullivan de Québec inc. (in French only)
Séminaire de Sherbrooke (in French only)
Last update: July 6, 2023