# Changes and increases

**Source**: https://www.uottawa.ca/study/fees-financial-support/university-fees/changes-increases
**Parent**: https://www.uottawa.ca/study/fees-financial-support/university-fees/tuition-international

The Ontario government regulates Canadian students’ tuition fees for universities in the province. The University determines international students’ tuition fees, increases and rules to apply them. Here’s how increases are determined and how you can predict future tuition fees.

## Annual university fee increases

Tuition fees are approved each year by the University, usually in May or June, and come into effect in September.

The Ontario government regulates Canadian students’ tuition fees for universities in the province, whether they reside in Ontario or elsewhere in the country. Its framework sets out the maximum increases allowed and the rules for applying them, which vary depending on several criteria. Fees for international students are unregulated.

For international students, the University has the power to determine tuition fees, increases and the rules to apply them. Given this, to allow you to predict your tuition fees for the duration of your studies, the University adopted a [tuition fee predictability commitment](https://www.uottawa.ca/study/fees-financial-support/university-fees/tuition-international), which limits increases for returning students.

As a University, we are doing everything we can to limit tuition fee increases as much as possible for as many students as possible. Please check one of the following pages to learn more about university fees for 2025–2026:\

- [Fees for Canadian students from Ontario](https://www.uottawa.ca/study/fees-financial-support/university-fees/tuition-canadians-ontario)

- [Fees for Canadian students from outside Ontario](https://www.uottawa.ca/study/fees-financial-support/university-fees/tuition-canadians-outside-ontario)

- [Fees for international students](https://www.uottawa.ca/study/fees-financial-support/university-fees/tuition-international)

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Most [incidental fees](https://www.uottawa.ca/study/fees-financial-support/university-fees/incidental-fees), [ancillary fees](https://www.uottawa.ca/study/fees-financial-support/university-fees/ancillary-fees) and [administrative fees](https://www.uottawa.ca/study/fees-financial-support/university-fees/administrative-fees) will increase in line with the annual increase in the consumer price index, which is 2.75%. Certain fees have been eliminated and others added. Please check the corresponding pages to learn more.