Globe and Mail
Ottawa doubles the cash foreign students need to study in Canada
International students who want to come to Canada will need to prove they have more than $20,000 in order to qualify for study permits – more than twice as much as is currently required – a reform the federal government expects to significantly cut the number arriving here.
Global News
McGill University applications down a ‘catastrophic’ 20% after out-of-province tuition hike
McGill University officials painted a dire picture Thursday of the impact already being felt by the institution over the government’s planned tuition hike for out-of-province students.
The Montreal Gazette
McGill won’t rule out moving some operations to another province
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