The union representing over 7,000 engineering students at Polytechnique in Montreal held a demonstration on Thursday after the university announced its plans to phase out grants aimed at offsetting education costs. More than 200 students voiced their frustrations through chants, signage, and songs at the administration’s decision.

Currently, Quebec residents pay $670, while out-of-province or international students whose country has an agreement on school fees with Quebec, such as France or Belgium — pay $1,300.

Offered since 2014, these grants aim to help students pay for mandatory internships, though the school said it would stop offering them by the 2027 winter semester.

According to a Polytechnique Montréal press release, supporting measures are being put in place to help ‘mitigate’

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