US EditionQuebec college facing $30M fine over English student enrolment postpones 1st day
LaSalle College exceeded its English-language enrollment quotas by 1,066 students in 2024-25, leading to a $30 million fine and a delayed semester start to negotiate funding and compliance.
- LaSalle College postponed the start of its school year by one day due to a $30 million fine from the Quebec government related to the number of English-speaking students enrolled at the school.
- The dispute stems from Quebec's Bill 96, which places limits on how many students can attend English-language programs at public and subsidized private CEGEPs.
- LaSalle College is taking the matter to Quebec Superior Court, asking the judge to cancel the fine.
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Quebec College Facing $30M Fine Over English Student Enrolment Postpones First Day
A Quebec college facing a $30-million fine for enrolling too many students in English-language programs, contravening the province’s language law, is postponing the first day of classes scheduled for Monday. LaSalle College said the suspension is tied to the fine imposed on the Montreal school it deems “abusive” and Monday classes are cancelled, but the campus will remain open to students. In a statement issued Friday, the college said the first…
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Quebec college facing $30M fine over English student enrolment postpones 1st day
MONTREAL — A Quebec college facing a $30-million fine for enrolling too many students in English-language programs is suspending the first day of classes on Monday.
The expected start date on Monday, August 25, is postponed by at least one day. In question, the $30 million penalty received for having too many English-speaking students.
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LaSalle College postpones 1st day of classes over Quebec's $30M funding cuts
LaSalle College suspended the first day of classes Monday to protest the slashing of its operational grant by the Quebec government, which is withholding $30 million in funding tied to the school’s English-language programs.
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