US EditionQuebec college faces $30 million in fines for too many students in English programs
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA, JUL 11 – LaSalle College exceeded English student quotas by nearly 1,800 over two years under Bill 96, prompting a $30 million fine and potential job losses, officials said.
- LaSalle College in Montreal is facing nearly $30 million in penalties from the Quebec government for surpassing the allowed number of students in its English-language programs between 2023 and 2025.
- The fines stem from LaSalle surpassing its English student limit first by 716 in 2023-24 and then by 1,066 in 2024-25 under Bill 96's enrollment restrictions.
- LaSalle's president Claude Marchand said they never increased English student numbers since 2019 and called the fines a 'clawback,' warning the penalties threaten 736 jobs and disrupt thousands of students.
- The Ministry of Higher Education accused LaSalle of being the only subsidized private college defying the French Language Charter and demanded repayment of $21,113,864 for the most recent over-enrollment.
- LaSalle contests both fines in court claiming no fair chance to discuss quotas, expects to be fully compliant by fall 2025, and hopes government intervention will resolve the dispute.
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Quebec imposed a $30 million fine on Lasalle College, whose institution is seeking cancellation, due to the excessive number of English-speaking students.
LaSalle College in Montreal is facing a $30 million fine for hosting an excessive number of students in its English-language programs.
LaSalle College fined $30M for over-enrolling students in English-language programs
The private college received a letter from the Ministry of Higher Education at the end of June saying it owed $21,113,864 for enrolling 1,066 students over its quota for English-language programs. That fine is added to a pre-existing one for the same infraction, the year before.
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Quebec college faces $30 million in fines for too many students in English programs
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LaSalle College hit with $30M fine from Quebec for surpassing English-speaking student limit
Montreal’s LaSalle College is facing a $30 million fine from the Quebec government for accepting more English-speaking students than allowed over the past two years. The fine says the College broke language rules under Bill 96. This law, which strengthens Quebec’s French Language Charter (Bill 101), limits how many students can enroll in English-language programs […]
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