QC minister says no plans for further funding as universities announce deficit budgets

The Government of Québec Minister of Higher Education Pascale Déry has reportedly indicated that the provincial government is not planning to provide any further funding to support QC universities. La Presse reports that institutions such as the Université de Montréal, Université de Sherbrooke, and several members of the Université du Québec network have announced deficit budgets for the upcoming year. Université du Québec à Rimouski Rector François Deschênes called for QC to give greater consideration of an institution’s region when determining funding, adding that that institutions that serve vast areas with low population density are facing very different challenges than those in major urban centers.