The Honourable Rachel Bendayan, Parliamentary Secretary to the Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for Outremont, Caroline Desrochers, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Housing and Infrastructure, as well as Martine Biron, Minister of Higher Education and Minister responsible for the Status of Women and Eric Girard, Minister of Government Digital Transformation, Public Works and Procurement, Minister of Finance and Minister responsible for Infrastructure, announced today a total provincial and federal government contribution of more than $200 million to the Université de Montréal (UdeM). The announcement was made in the presence of Daniel Jutras, Rector of the Université de Montréal, and Jacques Courtois, President of the Courtois Foundation. This investment follows on the heels of the Canada-Quebec agreement and the Build Communities Strong Fund, which supports major infrastructure projects and the construction of university facilities. This investment will enable the university to move forward with Phase II of its Science Complex.