According to La Presse, the Government of Québec’s recent cap on international students may disproportionately benefit private postsecondary institutions. Journalist Suzanne Colpron highlights how private colleges like the Collège supérieur de Montréal and Collège Ellis are receiving more provincially designated Certificats d’acceptation pour études du Québec (CAQ) than public universities like McGill University and the Université du Québec à Montréal. Cégeps are reportedly receiving even fewer CAQs. QC has defended its CAQ delegations, stating that private institutions typically enrol more international students and should therefore receive higher maximums. However, critics argue that QC’s new international student policy—which was introduced to prevent institutions from exploiting international students—is instead disadvantaging the public institutions that were not at the center of these concerns to begin with.
