UQAC students wait for study permits as semester nears

Study permit processing delays are impacting over 500 of the 680 international students at the Université du Québec à Chicoutimi who plan to begin their studies this fall, reports Radio Canada. Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe, Member of Parliament for the nearby Lac-Saint-Jean, stated that processing times for these permits have reached over 11 weeks. UQAC Rector Ghislain […]

The Institut maritime du Québec (IMQ) is leading a new training consortium to develop shipbuilding training programs and address labour shortages in the province. The partnership includes six cégeps: Cégep de Chicoutimi, Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles, Cégep de Jonquière, Cégep de Lévis, Cégep de Rimouski, and Cégep de Sorel-Tracy. CBC reports that […]

Six cégeps have formed a consortium led by Institut maritime du Québec to launch a concerted, sustainable response to the training needs of the shipbuilding sector. The consortium includes Cégep de Chicoutimi, Cégep de la Gaspésie et des Îles, Cégep de Jonquière, Cégep de Lévis, Cégep de Rimouski (with which the IMQ is affiliated), and […]