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Montreal, January 10, 2012 – As part of the pre-budget consultation process organized by the Quebec Minister of Finance, the Conference of Rectors and Principals of Quebec Universities (CREPUQ) has submitted a brief that includes three recommendations: stay the course on university refinancing, increase resources to attract foreign students and ensure adequate financing for pay equity in the universities.

University refinancing

“Education is an essential condition for social prosperity. As a society and as individuals, we are responsible for seeing that all young people develop their full potential and enjoy access to a quality education that meets the highest international standards. That is why the government must stay the course and implement its university financing plan. At the time same, it must also remain vigilant, working with the universities to keep a close eye on changes in enrolment. That way, it can ensure that access is maintained, specifically by making any necessary adjustments and improvements to student financial aid,” said Denis Brière, Chair of the CREPUQ Board of Directors and Rector of Université Laval.

Attract foreign students

“CREPUQ and the universities are prepared to intensify their efforts to help the government meet its objectives for recruiting, welcoming and integrating foreign students. For its part, the Quebec government must make a solid commitment and clearly demonstrate its intention to work closely with the universities by supporting them as they promote their programs, recruit foreign students and help those students integrate in their new surroundings. To that end, the next budget must include a significant and recurring allocation to support individual and collective university undertakings in this area,” continued Mr. Brière.

Financing for pay equity

“Thanks to action taken in recent years, pay equity is now assured in Quebec universities. However, across the entire public and parapublic sector, universities remain the only organizations that have still not received financial compensation for their efforts in this regard. The situation has an immediate impact on each university’s financial position and budget decisions. It has been 15 years since the law went into effect and it is time to settle the issue of pay equity financing within Quebec’s university system, once and for all. The next budget must therefore include the resources necessary to compensate the universities fairly in the matter of pay equity,” added Daniel Zizian, President and Director General of CREPUQ

The brief submitted to the Minister of Finance as part of the 2012 pre-budget consultation process can be viewed at the CREPUQ website: http://www.crepuq.qc.ca/spip.php?article1353&lang=fr&var_mode=calcul

CREPUQ includes all 18 Quebec universities. The organization acts as their voice in relations with government and milieus concerned with university education and research. It also fosters coordination and collaboration between universities, is a research centre for university administrations, acts as a centre for coordination and joint service delivery, and is a resource centre and think tank for its members.

Source :
Chantal Pouliot, Director of Communications
Conference of Rectors and Principals of Quebec Universities
514 288-8524, ext. 244
chantal.pouliot@crepuq.qc.ca