Cégep du Vieux Montréal, UQAM sign agreement

Cégep du Vieux Montréal and the Université du Québec à Montréal—both located within the Quartier Latin—have signed an agreement that will consolidate their partnership, explore new collaboration opportunities, and move to revitalize the neighbourhood. The two institutions will work together on select services and resources with the aim of promoting the enrichment and deployment of […]

The Université du Québec has filed an official brief pertaining to the Government of Québec’s recently proposed Bill 83. If passed, the bill would require new doctors to work in the public sector for five years and face fines of up to $200K for noncompliance. The bill is designed to promote QC’s public health system […]

The Université du Québec à Montréal recently launched a new Canada Research Chair in Northern living environments. The post will be held by UQAM Professor Laurie Guimond, who will lead a team of 15 master’s and doctoral researchers. Together, they will analyze the geographic processes involved in “Northern living” in the context of change. Specifically, […]

The Government of Québec will end the Perspective Québec scholarship program early, bringing it to a close this Winter instead of in the Fall. Initially implemented in 2021, this provincial scholarship program provided financial aid to students in disciplines facing labour shortages, such as health and education. QC said that the changing economic context has […]

McGill University is reportedly planning budget cuts and layoffs to address a projected $45M deficit for the upcoming fiscal year. McGill administration attributed the deficit to factors such as the federal international student cap and provincial policy changes such as the out-of-province tuition increase and a tuition revenue claw-back. The Canadian Press and Montréal Gazette […]

The Université de Montréal Unité de Santé Internationale has received $30M from the Government of Canada over seven years to help strengthen health systems in Colombia, Haiti, and Guatemala. The project—to be implemented in partnership with Lawyers Without Borders Canada—is focused on sexual and reproductive health and rights for marginalized women, adolescents, and children in […]

In an act of solidarity with Québec workers, Cégep Drummond has announced the immediate suspension of all Amazon purchases and subscriptions. Radio-Canada reports that this move comes in response to Amazon’s late-January decision to close its warehouses and delivery centres in Québec and lay off more than 2,000 employees. Drummond directeur général Pierre Leblanc stated […]

The Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue is reporting a $3M deficit for the 2024-25 budget. UQAT recteur Vincent Rousson stated that most of this deficit—approximately $2.5M—stems from salary increases that were granted to public service employees by the Government of Québec. Rousson expressed that while he agrees with the increases, the provincial government did not […]

The Service de police de la Ville de Montréal are reportedly investigating a case of vandalism at McGill University that occurred on Wednesday night. CBC reports that a group of people reportedly targeted five McGill buildings, smashing the windows and disrupting the classes and exams taking place at the time. Graffiti was also left on […]

Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles is launching a Techniques d’administration et de gestion program in Fall 2025. This program replaces three of the cégep’s former administration and commerce technical programs and introduces an updated curriculum that is more in line with labour market needs. Students will learn about administration and management as they […]