International student enrolment is in freefall in Quebec universities, where the drop sometimes exceeds 50 per cent.

According to La Presse, the institutions blame the tightening of immigration rules, which they say tarnishes the image of Canada and Quebec internationally.

At Concordia University, applications from outside the country were 37 per cent lower than in the fall of 2024, while they declined by 22 per cent at McGill University.

At the Université de Montréal, new international undergraduate enrolments have dropped by 31 per cent compared to last year, according to preliminary data.

Both enrolment and international applications are in freefall across the network, particularly in French-speaking universities.

English-language institutions have also experienced a decline in the

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