Sorry if this topic has already been covered but can anyone tell me if our son (#2), a dual citizen, can establish residency after the first year to get Quebec resident tuition? Both my wife and I are Canadian but we live in California. Even though I attended McGill , we never thought of encouraging our first son to apply to McGill. He is now a freshman in a UC but our second son graduates next year and it would be great if we could somehow get the reduced tuition.
Was your son born in Canada or has he ever lived in Canada? If no, then he would qualify for Quebec tuition starting first year. @ShrimpBurrito will know more details.
I actually sent a question to McGill when I submitted my son’s proof of citizenship. See the following:
I believe my son will qualify under “Situation 8” to be considered a Quebec resident. He will have never resided in Canada before entering residence at McGill. How do we best prove his qualification?
Concerning situation 8, please send what you have as it becomes available. At this time, you can arrange for the proof of activities. For this we request letters of enrolment, not transcripts unless there is a problem obtaining letters. The letter should be on letterhead if available and include complete contact info; the text can be as simple as “Nathalie attended from X date to X date.”
Sworn statement – in person at Service Point.
Proof of domicile – you will provide your lease and first mailing in Sep. The second mailing, dated Nov or Dec to demonstrate 3 months residing in QC, is to be provided as soon as possible once available BEFORE the end of the Fall term. Updates take effect from the date they are entered, this means if the claim is completed after Fall, Fall can no longer be updated and remains Canadian.
http://www.mcgill.ca/legaldocuments/node/32/#when
My D is a dual citizen and will begin at McGill this fall. At McGill, there are two types of tuition benefits for Canadian citizens. If your S has the proper paperwork (Canadian birth certificate or Certificate of Citizenship), he will qualify for Canadian tuition, which is about 9500 CAD/year when you include all of the fees. (It may vary by Faculty.) https://www.mcgill.ca/student-accounts/tuition-charges/fallwinter-term-tuition-and-fees/undergraduate-fees
If your S has a Canadian Certificate of Citizenship but has never resided in Canada, he may qualify for Quebec tuition, which is about 4500 CAD/year, beginning his first semester.
Does your son have a Certificate of Canadian Citizenship? If not, get going on the paperwork ASAP. It took about eight months for my D’s to process.
McGill explains the process fairly well:
https://www.mcgill.ca/legaldocuments/quebec/situation8
If your son has never lived in Canada, he would be considered a Quebec resident for tuition purposes under Situation 8C. The McGill dorms count as a Quebec residence.
From what I understand, the first semester you pay the standard Canadian tuition. If you submit all of the required paperwork by the end of the first semester’s classes, officially establishing residency, McGill will reimburse your account with the tuition difference.
@ShrimpBurrito. Wow thank you so much for the information. My son does have his Certificate of Canadian Citizenship and has never lived in Canada. Congratulations to your D. McGill is a fantastic school and at that cost (with an exchange rate at $0.78 to $1) it’s really a no brainer. Amazing that we can get the discounted tuition even while living abroad. We will definitely be applying. Thanks again!
@TomSrOfBoston. Our son was born in the US, has never lived in Canada and has his proof of Canadian Citizenship (Certificate of Canadian Citizenship). Based on the information it sounds like he would immediately qualify for Canadian citizen tuition and then Quebec resident tuition after a few months. That’s unbelievable to me! While it may not be a household name here in California, McGill is outstanding school.
@Omegadoug. Thank you very much. This is very useful information which will help our son establish residency. I still can’t believe he’ll be able to qualify for Quebec resident tuition. Now the hard part getting him accepted.