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Almost 400 students in Montreal might be transferred to other countries after the Saudi government announced its plans to withdraw its students from Canadian institutions in retaliation for Canada expressing concerns about civil rights in the kingdom.

While the plan to relocate students in Canada is still unclear, The Globe and Mail reported that a government official said those who are studying in Canada on scholarships, grants or in trainee programs funded by the kingdom will be transferred to countries with similar education systems. The source told the paper that there are approximately 20,000 students in Canada with government-subsidized tuition.

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Quebec’s Ministry of Education and Higher Education told the Gazette Tuesday that it has not heard anything from Saudi authorities and are communicating with the province’s Ministry of International Relations as the situation develops. It also confirmed that there are about 400 Saudi students in the province.