At the end of November, Université du Québec à Chicoutimi (UQAC) deregistered 104 of its students, 65 per cent of whom were international students. The decision raised several questions about payment policies and the communication process of the administration.
"It's fine to ask people to pay their tuition, but UQAC changed the rules in the middle of the semester," said Étienne Paré, president of the Quebec Student Union. "When discussions took place with UQAC about payment of tuition a few months ago, no mention was made of students' immediate removal. This was handled clumsily and carelessly a significant change that was poorly explained."
The consequences of deregistration are significantly lower for students from Quebec than they are for international students noted Mr. Paré, explaining that "such a draconian measure is meant to target one or two outlying cases," and that "it's time for international students to stop bearing the brunt of policy decisions."
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