A total of CA$80 million will be allocated over the next four years to galvanise international students to pursue post-secondary education in French in selected regions outside of metropolitan areas. Minister of Labour Jean Boulet mentioned that the strategy was part of Quebec’s plan to draw and retain international students in the French-speaking region in the statement. The sectors identified as “priorities” so far are information technology, engineering, health and social services, education, and educational childcare services. Enrolled in a programme of study in French related to one of the fields identified as “priorities” by the government of Quebec.Both your residence and place of study must be outside of Greater Montreal.Registered full-time in university and colleges outside the territory of the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (known as the “Greater Montreal” area).

To qualify for the tuition cut, international students must be: Those studying in public colleges (or “CEGEPs”) will enjoy free tuition just like resident students. Under this scheme, foreign students will only need to fork ou t approximately 3,000 Canadian dollars per year compared to the usual CA$24,000 needed to settle tuition fees at the undergraduate level in Quebec universities, according to a press release issued on Thu rsday.

Starting from September 2023, Francophone international students will be able to enjoy domestic tuition rates in certain Quebec universities and colleges - if they’re willing to study in the outskirts. Plus, Senator John McCain has singled out a National Endowment for the Arts grant to Putney's Sandglass Theater as an example of an 'outrageous pork project.' We hear a response from Sandglass director Eric Bass.Īnd we hear another segment of Timeline from VPR Classical, on Guido of Arezzo and the solfege system.“P arlez-vous français ?” If so, good news: you may be eligible for a tuition fee discount in Canada. We're discussing the ties between Vermont and French Canada, with Sonya Enright, of the Vermont-Quebec Initiative, writer and actor Abby Paige of the 'When We Were French' one-woman performance piece, and Ed McGuire of the Vermont French-Canadian Genealogical society.

Yet for many Vermonters, the lands to the North can be a bit of a mystery, though it's getting easier to find good poutine. We've got the names to prove it - of both people and places - from Grand Isle to the state's families of Bodettes, Greniers, and Levesques.Įven now, tourism from Quebec is a big part of the state's economy. And ever since, French Canada and the state of Vermont have been trading people, goods, and ideas. The French first came to Vermont with Champlain in the early 17th century.

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