Students call for regulation of international student fees

Student groups at Alberta’s two largest universities are calling on the provincial government to introduce regulations on tuition fees paid by international students, writes Mrinali Anchan for CBC News.

Tuition fees for international students at the University of Calgary increased by 10% in May, affecting about 6,000 students. At the University of Alberta, international student tuition will rise by 6% starting in the 2023-24 academic year. The hike is projected to impact about 4,100 new international students enrolling that year and will add about CAD10,000 (US$7,700) to most arts and science degrees.

Statistics Canada reported last fall that, on average, international undergraduate students in Alberta paid about CAD28,000 a year in tuition, compared to CAD6,600 for their Canadian counterparts.
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