Education

$819M to promote the educational success of young people

• $544.5M to support student success;
• $113.6M to attract and retain school staff;
• $60.6M to support education partner organizations;
• $100M to accelerate maintenance of school buildings.

Higher education spending grew from $7.9B to $10.7B between 2018-2019 and 2023-2024, an increase of 35.7%, or an average annual growth rate of 6.3%.

As part of the 2024-2025 budget, the government is investing $420.5M over 5 years to promote success in higher education, namely:

• $370.0M to promote the success and retention of university students;
• $43.0M to support training in priority fields and digital transformation;
• $7.5M to increase the number of student housing units and maintain buildings.

These funds contribute to the growth in spending of the Higher Education portfolio, which reaches 3.5% in 2024-2025.

In parallel, the Québec Infrastructure Plan 2024-2034 provides for investments of more than $8.5B for the higher education networks.