Canada’s Leading Research Universities

Developing talent, Driving innovation, Delivering impact.

With a drop in international students, campuses are seeing class waitlists, course cuts and fewer researchers

Daniel Jutras, Rector of the Université de Montréal and Chair of U15 Canada, quoted in CBC News article by Jessica Wong.| Posted September 10, 2025

Student leader worries peers ‘aren’t going to find the supports that they need’ this year

This school year has been a rough start for University of Regina student Daniella Iyaomolere. The digital marketing student is kicking off her second semester of undergraduate studies, juggling a tuition hike for international students as well as the scrapping of a plan that allowed them to pay incrementally.

There’s also been a delay receiving her transit pass — paid for as part of her tuition — while she and some of her peers have been waitlisted for certain classes….

With a drop in international students, campuses are seeing class waitlists, course cuts and fewer researchers | CBC News

What We Are Saying

September 9, 2025
Article by Robert Asselin, CEO, U15 Canada | Published August 29, 2025 in the Hub We no longer inhabit a world where Canada can count [...]
September 9, 2025
Contributed to Times Higher Education by Daniel Jutras (published September 3, 2025). Daniel Jutras is Chair of U15 Canada and Rector of l’Université de Montréal. [...]
August 7, 2025
Mr. Robert Asselin, CEO of U15 Canada quoted in Science article by Brian Owens | published on August 7, 2025. Researchers in Canada are pushing [...]