Quebec College Faces $30 Million in Fines for Too Many Students in English Programs

LaSalle College, which has been fined $30 million by the Quebec government for enrolling too many students in its English-language programs, is seen in Montreal on July 11, 2025. The Canadian Press/Christinne Muschi

A Montreal college is facing $30 million in fines from the Quebec government for having too many students in its English-language programs.

Claude Marchand, president of LaSalle College, says the fines, which relate to quotas imposed under Quebec’s 2022 language law, threaten the survival of the 65-year-old bilingual institution.